[1] Stephen Holt had been the original singer in Inspiral Carpets, performing on their first few releases, including the Planecrash and Trainsurfing EP's plus the Dung 4 demo album.
The final line up before splitting up in 1996 saw Manny Lee, ex Waltones, replace Nick Farr on bass and also saw the addition of lead guitarist Dave Pears.
The Rainkings reformed in December 2012 in anticipation of the release of the compilation album Another Time – 1989-1994 which was remixed and mastered by Seadna McPhail who has worked with bands including I Am Kloot, Thea Gilmore and Inspiral Carpets.
Original members Stephen Holt (who rejoined the Inspiral Carpets in 2011), Dave Swift and John Rowland were joined by bassist Cathy Brooks (Dub Sex) and Chris Hutchinson on keyboards/guitar.
These tracks were released that year alongside "Nothing's Set in Stone", "In From the Rain" and "By My Side" on the Fiveways EP, on Stephen Holt's label Hear Here Records.