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Band Members
Malcolm Harris: Guitar/Vocal

Ian Sturgess: Bass/Vocal

Mike Barnes: Drums

Colin Parker: Keyboards/Vocal

David Parker: Guitar/Vocal

Biography
A 'Post Punk DIY' band all hailing from around Basingstoke in Hampshire, UK.

The majority of their material was written solo by Malcolm Harris, although their handful of released recordings were all credited to Harris/Sturgess/Barnes/Parker/Parker. The band began life as ‘The Brothers K’ in 1978, but changed to ‘The Walking Floors’ with a change to Ian Sturgess on bass in 1979.

Mike Barnes and Ian Sturgess also worked with The Lemon Kittens during 1979-1980, appearing on the latter’s ‘Cake Beast’ EP and providing back-up at a number of memorable live appearances (a spectacularly mismatched support slot with Killing Joke has entered music folklore).

Notable Live Appearances
The Walking Floors most notable live appearances was probably their handful of gigs supporting The Diagram Brothers in London and an appearance supporting The Lemon Kittens at Reading University in 1980.

Drummer Mike Barnes went on to become a music journalist and wrote the definitive biography of Captain Beefheart. He relates a jolly tale from a Walking Floors gig at:-

http://www.mojo4music.com/blog/2009/02/will_bono_haunt_me_to_the_grav.html

Guitarist David Parker wrote a book called ‘Random Precision’ which documents the recording sessions of Syd Barrett.