From: Dublin
Active: 1984-90
Style:
Lineup:
- Eoin McEvoy - vocals & guitar
- Frank Kearns - guitar
- Feargal MacAndris - bass
- Wayne Sheehy - drums
Bio:
Bombastic U2 soundalikes formed in 1984 by Frank Kearns (ex Blue Russia)
and Eoin McEvoy (ex Jump Iceland).
Cactus World News were one of a number of mid-80s bands who favoured
a big, overblown sound which instead of sounding passionate came across
as so much hot air. Released their debut single on Mother Records before
signing to MCA. They failed to break in America and were dropped before
the second LP could be released.
Wayne Sheehy (ex Driveshaft), later in Hinterland.
Frank Kearns now runs his own studio
and records as Francis Xavier.
Discography
• The Bridge // The Other Extreme / Frontiers
7" - Mother Records - MUM2 - November 1985 - no PS
12" - Mother Records - 12MUM2 - November 1985 - PS
12" - Mother Records - 12MUM2 - 1985 - no PS/Island logo on label
• The Bridge / The Other Extreme
7" - Island Records - 884 463 - France 1985 - PS
• Years Later / Hurry Back / Third One Live (Pilots of Beka)
7" - MCA Records - MCA 1024 - UK - January 1986 - promo insert
12" - MCA Records - MCAT 1024 - UK - January 1986
• Years Later Special Edition EP
12" - MCA Records - MCAX 1024 - UK - 1986 - promo only
tracks:
Years Later
Waiting in the Lowlands (acoustic)
Dave Fanning interview
The Bridge (acoustic piano)
a.o.
• Years Later / Worlds Apart
7" - MCA Records - P-2119 - Japan 1986 - PS - promo only
• various artists - Melody Maker Vinyl Conflict EP
7" - Melody Maker - ??? - UK - February 1986 - PS
track: Skin & Dust
• Urban Beaches
LP - MCA Records - MCG 6005 - 1986 - inner
LP - MCA Records - MCA 5747 - USA - 1986 - different PS, inner
LP - Warner Records - P-13324 - Japan - obi +insert
Worlds Apart
In A Whirlpool
The Promise
The Bridge
State Of Emergency
Years Later
Church Of The Cold
Pilots Of Beka
Jigsaw Street
Maybe This Time
• Worlds Apart / Cashen Bay Strand
7" - MCA Records - MCA 1040 - UK - 1986 - PS
12" - MCA Records - MCAT 1040 - UK - 1986 - PS
12inch with extended versions of both tracks
• The Bridge (re-recorded version) / Tables Overturn
7" - MCA Records - MCA 1080 - UK - 1986 - promo insert
7"+K7 - MCA Records - MCA WN1080 - UK - 1986 - with free cassette
• The Bridge (extended) / Tables Overturn / Go Dti Na Tra
12" - MCA Records - MCAT 1080 - UK - 1986
• The Bridge / The Bridge (live at Self Aid)
12" - MCA Records ??? - USA - 1986 - promo
free cassette tracks: Worlds Apart (extended) / The Bridge (live at Self Aid)
• Live - Spin Magazine Concert Series
LP - MCA Records - L33-17202 - USA - 1986 - promo
Promo only live album recorded at the Whiskey, Los Angeles on 20 August 1986
• various artists - Live for Ireland
2xLP - MCA Records - MCGD 6027 - IRL - 1988
See Compilations section for full track listing.
tracks: The Bridge
• Rebound / Reconcile
7" - MCA Records - MCA 1340 - UK - 1989 - PS
• Rebound / Reconcile // Break On Through(live) / City Of Angels
12" - MCA Records - MCAT 1340 - UK - 1989 - PS
• Town Like This / Volcano / State of Emergency (live)
12" - MCA Records - MCAT 1364 - UK - 1989 - PS
• No Shelter
LP - MCA Records - ??? - 1989 - cancelled
Notes: unreleased second album
• Don't Let Me Down / Funny
7" - Rainbow Records - CWN1 - 1990?
• Don't Let Me Down / Funny / Furious Love (live)
K7 - Rainbow Records - CWN1 - 1990 - promo
Promo cassette for Irish radio.
The 7-inch version which definitely exists is not listed on the official band website!
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See Also:
Blue Russia,
Jump Iceland
External Links:
Official CWN Website
