Glenn Carmichael began his career in music in 1978. He lived in Cardiff during the punk explosion and saw most of the bands during 1976 and 1977, including the Sex Pistols, Clash, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Buzzcocks, Subway Sect, etc etc. In March 1978, when Punk was in it's death throws, an old friend, John McGowan, asked Glenn if he'd be interested in forming a band. John was squatting in Whitechapel. Glenn moved down to London and The Twilight Zoners were formed.
Their first EP 'Zero Zero One' - usually called the 'Hospital EP' - was released in 1979 on their own ZIP (Zoners in plastic) label.
The line up were:
Gordon Twilight (Glenn Carmichael) - vocals
Johny Limbo (John McGowan) - guitar
Tom Dixon - bass
William Pew-Evans - drums
Gerry - backing voclas
Tillie (Martha Tilson) - backing vocals
There were 45 different cover designs for the limited pressing of 1,000.
The second single 'Brighton Rock' was released in 1980.
The front cover shows a still from the film 'Brighton Rock' the 1947 film directed by John Boulting, starring Richard Attenborough as Pinkie and Carol Marsh as Rose.
