The End were formed by Tom Dunne and Cormac Wright in 1979 while at James's
Street CBS in Dublin. They met John Bonnie shortly thereafter. Brendan Lynott
completed the lineup. The End were described by Bill Graham as "[playing] a
a Doors-influenced pop with a freshness akin to early U2."
The End's debut gig was in December 1979 supporting the New Versions at
McGonagles. This was the first time Tom held a live mike through a PA and he
didn't realise it was switched off for the first half of the set! Over the next
couple of years they regularly played with Chant Chant Chant, The Epidemix, The
Resistors and The Lookalikes. The supported The Blades at the legendary Magnet
gigs; The Radiators from Space at the Crofton Airport Hotel; the Zen Alligators
on their Dublin debut at the National Ballroom in 1981; and Teardrop Explodes at
McGonagles in 1981. They played the Carnsore Point Anti-Nuclear festival in 1981
and appeared on the front page of the Sunday World (does anyone have a copy of
this?)
The End recorded a demo with Dave Freely which led to a Fanning Session. They
self-released a cassette EP in 1981 with 5 songs which sold reasonably well in
Ireland and Scotland. A video was made for "Warm Feeling" by Anything Goes, and
Cormac was interviewed by Dave Heffernan when the video was aired. They made at
least one other TV appearance, on TV Ga Ga in 1981, performing "Judith" (now on
you tube).
Brendan left in 1982 and was replaced with Finbarr O'Riordan. The band split in 1983.
Tom Dunne was later in Something Happens.
Cormac Wright moved to Detroit in the 1990's where he formed The Shouting Club
who recorded "Every Other Day" for the ill-fated Stars of Heaven tribute
compilation on Mickey Rourke's Fridge.
John Bonnie later in Those Handsome Devils
br> Discography
• Dave Fanning Session 1981
tracks:
Something Somewhere
Fashion Street
Refuge
Picture Postcard
Sitting Pretty
• s/t EP
K7 - demo - 1981
tracks:
Warm Feeling
a.o.
Notes:
According to my records, besides the songs listed here, the band
also recorded demos of: "Doubts About Jabouille", "Love on the Airwaves",
"Listen", "My Hero" and "Judith".
• various artists - Vinyl Verdict
LP - Scoff DTLP006 - IRL - 1981
See Compilations section for full track listing.
tracks: Picture Postcard
• Something Happens - Haplology
2xCD - boot - 200?
Collection of B-sides and live covers by Something Happens.
It includes 3 demos by The End.
tracks:
How Much?
Dreamdays
Come Down
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