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Formed early 1965 by Alan Tubbert in South Dublin, The Others were a pop/rock band who lasted for 10 years,
recording seven singles for three different labels. They were very popular in the south suburban clubs in
Dublin. Their first gig was supporting
The Greenbeats at Stella House in
Mount Merrion in 1964.
The original lineup featured lead vocalist Michael Carwood who left to join The Gnumphs.
He was replaced by Alan Tubbert's brother Ken. The band was hit by lineup changes in it's early years as members left to
pursue studies. Drummer Pat Cox was first to go, replaced by Paddy Freeney.
Next John McEvoy was replaced by Stan Briggs, ex The Gnumphs.
John Mulcahy then left to pursue his studies and Stan Briggs had to leave due to work commitments
in 1968. They were replaced by a returning Mick Carwood (keyboards/vocals), who'd just left
The Gnumphs, and Pat Whelan (bass).
Pat Freeney (drums) left after the first two Pye singles to join The Freshmen.
He was replaced briefly by Reg Walker (drums) who doesn't appear on any of the singles. He was later
in Love Street and Ned Spoone. Walker made
way for Roger Bourke ex Big Yobbo. When Bourke was hospitalised in the early 1970s,
local DJ Ronan Collins took over temporarily,
becoming a permanent replacement when Bourke's recouperation took longer than expected. Pat Whelan was replaced
by Pat Carey ex Jason. Whelan & Collins debuted on the band's fifth single, a
cover of Abba's "Ring Ring" in 1974. Eventually Pat Carey left for The Strangers
and was replaced by Terry Merrick.
The Others released seven singles between 1970-76. All are pop records. The debut single was recorded in Eamonn Andrews Studios in October 1969. Both sides were cover versions. The follow up single was less successful and they were dropped by Pye. They then recorded two singles for M & M Records, including a cover of "Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep" which had been a hit for Middle Of The Road a few months earlier. This bring us to 1972, by which time the band had four singles under their belt and their profile was such that they were gigging all over the country. In 1974 they recorded their most successful single, a cover of ABBA's "Ring Ring". This had a Mick Carwood song "If You Go Away" on the B-side. More Carwood originals followed on subsequent singles.
The band split circa 1976 but reformed sporadically for one-off
gigs until the untimely death of Michael Carwood.
The Tubberts later formed Sing Street, Rikki and the Rikkiticks and The Hipstars.
Ronan Collins became a well known radio DJ. He also released a very dodgy looking solo LP.
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