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Spider U.K - Merseyboogie 

Formed in 1977 in their hometown of Wallasey Merseyside, Spider were to gain the reputation of being a hard working Rock and Rolling 12 Bar Boogie Band that knew how to work an audience. Honing their act in the Bars Clubs and youth clubs of Liverpool and the surrounding area, they very quickly built up a local live following. Initially playing a mixture of Buddy Holly, Dr Feelgood, Eddie and The Hotrods, and Status Quo covers, with a smattering of self penned material thrown in for good measure- they would go on to take their Boogie to every nook and cranny of a gig in The U.K, accompanied by an ever increasing band of enthusiastic followers.

Spider (u.k) Started life when a hofner bass guitar became a serious area of interest. The owner of the guitar..Colin Harkness was at the time a bass player of a front room lounge band called The Satelites. He also dabbled in vocals, could knock out the odd tune here and there, and in the eyes of a certain Brian Burrows, a Beatles nut at the time,was the owner of a highly desirable bass guitar. The pair were introduced when upon answering his door one night..Harkness was confronted by a friend of his telling him that a certain Mr B would like to see him.. The pair got chatting-and it transpired that both had similar interests in music. Col knew a lad who could play guitar a bit, childhood friend David (Sniffa) Bryce.Meanwhile Brian had a younger brother named Robbie, who was keen to learn how to play the drums and get in a band. During the Hofner Bass admiration discussions it was suggested that maybe the four of them should get together- get together they did..and in the next ten years they would Rock many a joint to it's foundations- even if the establishment could'nt figure out quite how they managed to do it.