THE NERVES - NOTRE DEMO (1981)
The (irish) Nerves hailed from the Derrybeg estate in Newry and
were formed by The McCaul’s brothers who had initially played together
as a three piece New Wave band called The Mash. By March of 1980 they
had been joined by bassist Colin Murphy which gave birth to The Nerves
original line up of Pat McCaul (lead guitar, vocals), Tommy McCaul
(rhythm guitar, vocals), John McCaul (drums) and Colin ‘Dutch’ Murphy
(bass).
The Nerves went to Setanta Studios in Dundalk in late 1980 and recorded 12 tracks for the album that they titled “Notre Demo”.
The album was recorded and mixed in 46 hours at a cost of £400. The
album was subsequently released on Good Vibrations Records, only the
labels second album, as a limited pressing in fifteen hundred and
retailed at the knock down price of £2.99. Their song ‘Back Street
Mafia’ was also included on the 'Battle Of The Bands' compilation LP
released by RCA in that same year. A fifteen date Irish tour was
scheduled for early 1981 and the album finally came out, carrying with
it high expectations that The Nerves might well equal the success of the
Undertones. Although the album was well received the band were unable
to match the success of other Good Vibrations signings.
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