The Sinceros

The Sinceros (Mark Kjeldsen, Ron Francois, Don Snow & Bobby Irwin) were a new wave/power pop band from London, England who recorded two albums for Epic Records, The Sound of Sunbathing (1979) and Pet Rock (1981). They were also Carlene Carter's band and recorded with Lene Lovich. Their first album, The Sound of Sunbathing, was produced by Joe Wissert and recorded at Wessex Studios in London. The band achieved considerable radio play with its first single, Take Me To Your Leader. They toured extensively after the release of the album riding on the heels of the then thriving new wave music scene. An attempt at a follow-up album entitled, 2nd Debut, produced by Paul Riley was shelved by Epic Records and was essentially reworked into, Pet Rock, under the guidance of producer Gus Dudgeon. In 1981 the band teamed up with Peter C. Johnson to record an album for Lamborghini Records, but the album was never released. In 2008 two tracks showed up on PCJ's compilation album 1978-1981 The band disbanded in 1981. Bobbi Irwin later became the drummer for Nick Lowe and Van Morrison. Don Snow replaced Jools Holland in Squeeze and later bandmember Steve Boulton went on to play guitar with The Who's touring band. Ron Francois briefly joined The Teardrop Explodes. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.