All recordings held on cassette and reel to reel tapes by Rob
plus Archive of correspondence from Paul - do right-click and open recording in separate tab
to see more info, lists of names in letters etc.
And here is an early years 'musical family tree', created by Paul in letter 15, 1982 -
VEGETABLE LAMBS
(1977 - 78)
Mark Harrison - vocals / guitar
Paul Shorthouse - vocals / guitar
Ian Shepherd - piano
THE QUINTET
(1979 - 80)
Ian Menter - alto sax / trombone
Bob Helson - percussion
Pete Brandt - double bass -> (formed Pete Brandt's Method)
Paul Shorthouse - guitar / clarinet
Robert Lawrence - keyboards
VEGETABLE LAMBS
(1979)
Mark Harrison - vocals / guitar
Paul Shorthouse - vocals / guitar
Ian Shepherd - piano
Robert Lawrence - bass / keyboards / electronics
Derek Webb - drums
BROKEN PIPES EXPOSED 1
(Dec 1979)
Robert Lawrence - organ / synth / grand piano / radio / tapes / bass / voice
Paul Shorthouse - electric guitar / clarinet / voice
Ian Shepherd - electric piano / grand piano
Stephen Page - cooking
LAMBS1980
(April)
Mark Harrison - vocals / guitar
Paul Shorthouse - vocals / guitar / bass
Robert Lawrence - bass / keyboards / electronics
John Parker - drums / piano
LAMBS / BROKEN PIPES EXPOSED 2 1/2
(Summer 1980 - played Ashton Ccurt Festival)
Paul Shorthouse - guitar / bass / voice
Robert Lawrence - bass / synth / keyboards
John Parker - drums / piano
Malcolm Brown - vocals
BROKEN PIPES EXPOSED 3
(August 1980)
Paul Shorthouse - guitar / bass / vocals / synth / violin /clarinet / treated voice
John Parker - drums / organ / synth
Rob Lawrence - organ / guitar / synth / bass / radio / piano / voice / tapes
Mary Thompson - pre-recorded voice
CANCER DETECTIVES
(Oct - Nov 1980)
Paul Shorthouse - guitar / vocals
Adrian Pulham - trombone
Simon Vines - synth
Andrea Stark - vocals
CANCER DETECTIVES
(Nov 1980)
Paul Shorthouse - guitar / vocals
Adrian Pulham - trombone
Simon Vines - synth
Andrea Stark - vocals
Alan Bisset - bass
John Say- drums
Cathy Frost - alto sax
BROKEN PIPES EXPOSED 4
(Dec 1980)
Paul Shorthouse - vocals / guitars / bass / clarinet
Rob Lawrence - synths / drum machine / drums / vocals
CANCER DETECTIVES
(Jan - March 1981)
Paul Shorthouse - guitar / synth
Adrian Pulham - trombone / vocals
Simon Vines - bass / vocals
Ben Cartland - drums
CANCER DETECTIVES
(April 1981)
Paul Shorthouse - guitar / vocals / bass / synth
Adrian Pulham - trombone / vocals / piano
Simon Vines - bass / vocals / drums
Robert Lawrence - drums / keyboards / electronics
BROKEN PIPES EXPOSED 5
(April 1981)
Paul Shorthouse - guitar / vocals / bass / clarinet
Rob Lawrence - keyboards / drums / drum machine / organ
Mary Gardner - vocals
CANCER DETECTIVES
(May - July 1981)
Paul Shorthouse - guitar / bass / synth
Adrian Pulham - trombone / vocals
Simon Vines - bass / vocals / synth
Theo Simon - drums
RHYTHM METHOD
(Sept - Dec 1981)
Steve Clark - guitar / bass / vocals
Mark Robertson - vocals / harmonica / piano
(formed blues duo - Blind Trevor / Blind Trevor)
Paul Shorthouse - bass / guitar / vocals
Austin Lawler - drums
CANCER DETECTIVES
(Jan - Feb 1982)
Paul Shorthouse - guitar / clarinet / vocals
Judith Crow - recorders / clarinet / percussion / vocals
Simon Vines - bass
Robert Robertson - vocals
CANCER DETECTIVES
(April 1982)
Paul Shorthouse - guitar / clarinet / bass / vocals
Judith Crow - recorders / clarinet / percussion / vocals
Simon Vines - bass / vocals / keyboards
CANCER DETECTIVES
(May - July 1982)
Paul Shorthouse - guitar / bass / vocals
Judith Crow - clarinet / recorders / flute / vocals
Simon Vines - bass / vocals
Andrea Stark - vocals