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"[2] Band members went on to form Darryl Read's Beat Existentialists and The Gorillas, as well as pursue solo careers.

[3] They initially played cover versions of other bands' songs, before writing their own original material.

[3] They dressed with ripped slash-neck T-shirts, studded belts and straight legged Levi jeans, and their aggressive and energetic live performances, blew many a name top act of the stage, from the Lyceum to the Guildford Civic – they were futuristic and a group to be reckoned with.

[6] As Tiger they were managed by Neil Christian of The Crusaders, and Arthur Anderson joined the band on bass guitar.

Read's works included three albums (Beat Existentialist (1991) and Freshly Dug (1999) with Ray Manzarek and Bleeding Paradise in 2007.