Trash

Mick Brophy – Guitar, Harmonica & Backing Vocals & Simon Butler-Smith – Drums
Trash were a UK Punk band formed 1976 in Weybridge, Surrey with Brian Devoil and Mick Brophey. In October of 1977, Trash recorded a single Priorities / Look, which was released on Polydor (catalog number 2058-939).
Priorities is a pretty good song; not standard punk fare, but with some nice hooks. Look is a bit of a stupid stomp-along, so check it out for the a-side.


After Brian left to play with Andy Revell, Trash released one other single called N-N-E-R-V-O-U-S/ Page 3 (Dumb Blondes), produced by Shel Talmy. The band now consisted of Mick Brophey, Keith Oswald Jeyes, Simon Wright, Simon Butler Smith. Like many other bands that changed to become punkier as the power pop/mod scene grew they changed stream again.
How the band got signed to a major label Polydor I have no idea. Polydor obviously had some faith in them as they hired Shel Talmy producer of some of the best work by the Kinks and The Who (to name just two) to produce the band. Unfortunately, they had no success with either single.
They auditioned in front of Roger Daltrey and John Entwistle for the role as a mod group in the film ‘Quadrophenia’ probably due to the Shel Talmy connection. They didn’t get the part and split in 1979.
Brian Devoil later formed progressive rock band Twelfth Night.

Thanks to Adam Sandtke. Heemskerk, The Netherlands. 9.05.03
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