The Thurston Lava Tube
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This article is about a musical ensemble. For information on the lava tube
of the same name, please see Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
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The Thurston Lava Tube is a psychedelic, experimental surf instrumental band from Leicester, England
.
The band formed in 2001 with members Alan Jenkins (formerly of The Deep Freeze Mice
and The Chrysanthemums
) - guitar, Blodwyn P. Teabag - organ, Johnny Pacino - bass and Mat Bartram - drums. Marshall Cavendish replaced Johnny Pacino on bass in 2003.
Lava tube
Lava tubes are natural conduits through which lava travels beneath the surface of a lava flow, expelled by a volcano during an eruption. They can be actively draining lava from a source, or can be extinct, meaning the lava flow has ceased and the rock has cooled and left a long, cave-like...
of the same name, please see Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, established in 1916, is a United States National Park located in the U.S. State of Hawaii on the island of Hawaii. It encompasses two active volcanoes: Kīlauea, one of the world's most active volcanoes, and Mauna Loa, the world's most massive volcano...
.
Leicester
Leicester is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the National Forest...
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The band formed in 2001 with members Alan Jenkins (formerly of The Deep Freeze Mice
The Deep Freeze Mice
The Deep Freeze Mice were an English New Wave band that were active between 1979 and 1989. They were based in Leicester, and consisted of the core members Alan Jenkins , Sherree Lawrence , and Mick Bunnage...
and The Chrysanthemums
The Chrysanthemums (band)
The Chrysanthemums were an English pop group active between 1987 and 1998. The project began as a collaboration between multi-instrumentalist Terry Burrows and Alan Jenkins, the leader of The Deep Freeze Mice. The first releases were performed in the studio by Burrows and Jenkins alone...
) - guitar, Blodwyn P. Teabag - organ, Johnny Pacino - bass and Mat Bartram - drums. Marshall Cavendish replaced Johnny Pacino on bass in 2003.
Albums
- Me Ka Nahuku (Cordelia, 2002) (surf instrumental versions of BeatlesThe BeatlesThe Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
tunes) - Move Over Rover, Let Clover Take Over (Cordelia, 2003)
- The Pink Elephant with Nipples for Tusks (Cordelia, 2005)
- The Thoughtful Sounds of Bat Smuggling (Cordelia/Sorted, 2006)
- The Year of the Dog (Cordelia, 2009)