Just found a bunch of songs by am English band called Claudia Miss from the mid-90s on Soundcloud. Let me share these with you.

First off let’s go with the band. It was formed by Davy Chapman on guitar, Katie Finlay on vocals, Phil Barnard on keyboards, Craig Timmings on bass and Chris Ritchie on drums. It is Phil Barnard who has uploaded the tracks.

The first song I encounter is “The Diary of Peter Starbuck“. I find an obituary for a Peter Starbuck, a renowned academic from Shropshire and also a top businessman and former government adviser. Is that the same Peter Starbuck the song is dedicated to? In any case this track was recorded at The House in the Woods in Bletchingley on June 28, 1995 and was part of the “Claudia Miss EP”.

Also from this EP, and recorded at the same location there is “World of Blue Sky”, “SuperGee” and “Brighton“.

Then there are some live recordings. There’s a partial recording  at the Rock Garden in 1995 with overdubs added later in Walton on Thames for the songs “Cranium” and “The Further Away The Closer I Get“. These songs were engineered by Andy Chapman. Is he the brother of Davy? Cousins?

Then there is a version of “Cranium” in studio that was recorded at TRACKSAVE in Walton on Thames in 1995. This song was engineered, arranged and produced by Andy Chapman and Davy Chapman (who also wrote the lyrics). This track appeared on the compilation “Now That’s What I Call Walton”. On this same compilation another track of the band appears, that is “Jungle” which was recorded live at Water Rats rehearsal studio in 1995. Produced, engineered and mixed by Andy Chapman.

So Walton on Thames. Never heard of it! I do a quick search… Walton-on-Thames, known locally as Walton, is a market town on the south bank of the Thames in northwest Surrey, England. It is in the Borough of Elmbridge, about 15 mi (24 km) southwest of central London. Walton forms part of the Greater London Built-up Area, and is served by a wide range of transport links.

And about the compilation “Now That’s What I Call Walton”? I can’t find anything. Was this released in CD? Anyone knows? Other bands that appear on it are Planet Throb, Katie Finlay, Steve Chapman, Peter Hall, Fearsome Geordie, Jon Mackenzie, Rise, Phil Barnard, Trundle, Air France and Frak Cock. If that helps?

There are other songs in the Soundcloud account, by two other bands, Rise and The Wendyhouse. Rise was on the compilation indeed. And Phil too.

Now, that’s all there is about this band. Anyone has any clues to what happened to them?

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Claudia Miss – Brighton