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TAURUS

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BBC Bootleg 1980

 

The session was recorded on 30th April 1980. It was first broadcast on June 6,1980.

The session was recorded under the band name Jack Thighs. The band changed its name to Taurus prior to the June broadcast.

Correct song titles are:

01. Paper Chaser
02. Fast Car
03. Shy Girl
04. You Know How I'm Feeling

Band line-up was:

Terry Keegan: Vocals
Nigel Brown: Guitar
Terry Swain: Guitar
Brian Tippey: Bass  (Some sites list Brian West)
Hugh McGouran: Drums


 

The song Paper Chaser appeared on the compilation albums Metal Explosion From The Friday Rock Show and Metal Explosion.


 

Taurus, formerly Jack Thighs, later Raid The North, was a NWOBHM band from Middlesbrough, whose song Paper Chaser (Just an incredible NWOBHM anthem) appeared on several Compilation albums.  Aside from that song, the only other known recording of the band is a bootleg EP that was recorded in 1980 (when the band was called Jack Thighs). 

 

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Jack Thighs

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