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Fictitious Names
Fictitious Names were a pop /rock band from Radcliffe, Greater Manchester in formed in 1982.

The band consisted of Martin Isherwood (Vocals & Guitar) brothers David (Guitar) and Gino (bass & Vocals) Kerekes and a sequence of drummers including Rick (?), Juan Brooks, Andy Jones, Martin Wren and Mike Hedges. The band was augmented briefly by sound emgineer Steve Lloyd on keys.

Fictitious Names were, for a time in the late 1980s, hotly tipped in Manchester as being a future next big thing and regularly packed out the Gallery venue on Peter Street in Manchester. They were included on a Piccadilly Radio Manchester Night Out showcase at Dingwalls, Camden Lock on Friday the 8th February 1985 featuring The Stone Roses and Laugh.

In the Spring of 1985 the band toured France with French Rock Band Station.

They released a single 'Such Splendid Things / The Present Season' in 1986 on their own Hat & Cap Records, recorded at Square one Studios in Bury, produced by Steve Boyce-Buckley and distributed in the UK and Europe by The Cartel (record distributor) via Probe Plus in Liverpool. The single lacked the energy and passion of the band's live performances and despite receiving some radio play and press reviews, the consensus was that the B side, and indeed earlier demos had been much stronger songs than the A side. Unfortunately for the band, the single consumed most of the band's resources built up over years of frequent gigging and resulted in a dead end.

Gino and David left the band in May 1987 although the name continued for 2 years with a new line up.