The Members

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{{Infobox musical artist
|name = The Members
|image = The_Members_in_2016.jpg
|alt = The Members in London, 2015
|caption = The Members in London, 2015
|landscape = yes
|background = group_or_band
|origin = [[Camberley]], [[Surrey]], England
|instrument =
|genre = [[Punk rock]]
|years_active = 1976–1983, 2007–present
|label = [[Stiff Records|Stiff]], [[Virgin Records|Virgin]], [[Arista Records|Arista]]
|associated_acts =
|website = [http://www.themembers.co.uk theMembers.co.uk]
|current_members = {{ubl|[[JC Carroll]]|Chris Payne|Nick Cash|Calle Engelmarc}}
|past_members = {{Ubl
| [[Rat Scabies]]
| [[Nicky Tesco]]
| Adrian Lillywhite
| Nigel Bennett
| Paddy Carroll
| Gary Baker
| Steve Morley
| [[Clive Parker]]
| Steve Maycock
| Rudi Thompson
| Simon Lloyd
| [[Chuck Sabo]]
| Adam Maitland
| [[Paul Gray (English musician)|Paul Gray]]
}}
}}

'''The Members''' are a British [[punk rock|punk]] band that originated in [[Camberley]], [[Surrey]], England. In the UK, they are best known for their single "The Sound of the Suburbs", reaching No. 12 in the [[UK Singles Chart]] in 1979, and in Australia, "Radio" which reached No. 5 in 1982.

==Career==

The Members were formed by lyricist [[Nick Tesco|Nicky Tesco]] (Nick Lightowlers) in 1976, through an invited [[audition]] at a recording studio at [[Tooley Street]], London.<ref name="nkvdrecords.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.nkvdrecords.com/members.PDF |title=Archived copy |access-date=17 November 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061117082951/http://www.nkvdrecords.com/members.PDF |archive-date=17 November 2006 }}</ref>{{dubious|date=January 2021|unreliable self-referencing interviews}} The original personnel, with Tesco (vocals), was Gary Baker (guitar), and Steve Morley (bass guitar), initially with Steve Maycock then [[Clive Parker]] (drums). Morley and Parker were later replaced by Chris Payne and Adrian Lillywhite.<ref name="Larkinindie">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Guinness Who's Who of Indie and New Wave Music]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Guinness Publishing]]|date=1992|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-579-4|pages=176/7}}</ref>

[[File:Members-logo600.jpg|thumb|left|100px|Official logo of the Members]]
In 1976, the band performed for their first gigs in London pubs. In that year, composer Jean Marie Carroll (aka [[JC Carroll]]) joined the band to complement Tesco's [[lyrics]].<ref name="nkvdrecords.com"/> The Members had [[sound recording and reproduction|recorded]] a number of songs, but the first released recording was "Fear on the Streets", produced by Lillywhite's brother [[Steve Lillywhite]].<ref name="Larkinindie"/> This song was included on the first [[Gramophone record|record]] released by the [[Beggars Banquet Records|Beggars Banquet label]], who made the [[Punk rock|punk]] [[compilation album|compilation]] ''Streets'' (1977).<ref name="Larkinindie"/><ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/> The song-writing collaboration between Tesco and Carroll moved The Members' sound towards an incorporation of [[reggae]], shown in the first single released for [[Stiff Records]], "Solitary Confinement", produced by [[Larry Wallis]].<ref name="Larkinindie"/> Following these releases, the band personnel became Tesco (vocals), Carroll (vocals and guitar), Nigel Bennett (guitar), Payne (bass) and Lillywhite (drums).<ref name="Larkinindie"/>

In 1978/79, the Members continued to play the London [[public house|pub]] and [[nightclub|club]] circuit, became a feature in the [[music press]] and were championed by John Peel. They signed to [[Virgin Records]] in 1978, for which label they recorded "The Sound of the Suburbs", again produced by Steve Lillywhite.<ref name="Larkinindie"/> This became The Members' biggest [[record chart|chart]] success and their best-known song in the UK. However, the follow-up single, "Offshore Banking Business", a reggae tune written by Carroll,<ref name="Larkinindie"/> based on his experiences working in [[offshore banking]] at the private bank [[Coutts]],<ref>{{cite web|author=John Dizard |url=https://www.ft.com/content/75104856-fd65-11e5-b5f5-070dca6d0a0d |title=Offshore banking business, international crime! |website=Financial Times |date=8 April 2016 |access-date=27 June 2016 |url-access=subscription }}</ref> did not achieve the same popularity. A version of "Offshore Banking Business" was recorded for the early 1980s film ''[[Urgh! A Music War]]'', produced by [[Michael White (producer)|Michael White]], and distributed by [[Filmways]] and [[Lorimar Productions]].{{citation needed|date=January 2021}}

The Members' first album, ''[[At the Chelsea Nightclub]]'', was followed by a second for Virgin, ''[[1980 – The Choice Is Yours]]''.<ref name="Larkinindie"/> Augmented by saxophonists Steve (Rudi) Thomson and Simon Lloyd (the latter of whom also provided horns and additional keyboards), the group recorded what would turn out to be their final album. This last album was first issued in the US as ''[[Uprhythm, Downbeat]]'' in 1982,<ref name="nkvdrecords.com"/> and it surfaced in the UK a year later, with a new title called ''Going West''.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/> The album featured the singles "Radio," which made no. 5 in Australia,<ref>{{cite web|author=Steffen Hung |url=http://australian-charts.com/forum.asp?todo=viewthread&id=27137 |title=Forum – 1982 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts) |publisher=australian-charts.com |access-date=30 December 2011}}</ref> and ''Working Girl'', the music video for which gave the band exposure in North America via [[MTV]].{{citation needed|date=January 2021}}

The band broke up in 1983, when Tesco left the band after the last [[concert tour|tour]] of the US. JC Carroll formed the UK fashion house, The Dispensary, with his then wife Sophy Lynn and began working on film soundtracks, most notably with film producer Stephen Malit and director Julien Temple.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3602903/|title=Jc Carroll | Composer, Music Department, Actor|website=IMDb.com|access-date=28 May 2024}}</ref>{{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}} Lillywhite went on to join the band [[King (new wave band)|King]] in the mid-1980s in time for their [[Bitter Sweet (King album)|second album]]. Lloyd soon joined the Australian band [[Icehouse (band)|Icehouse]], remaining with them for their international smash hits "[[Electric Blue (Icehouse song)|Electric Blue]]" and "[[Crazy (Icehouse song)|Crazy]]". In 1989, Tesco appeared in ''[[Leningrad Cowboys Go America]]'', written and directed by [[Aki Kaurismäki]], a film about a fictional [[Russians|Russian]] rock band touring the US.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGBKbqdj4P8 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/UGBKbqdj4P8 |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live|title=NICK TESCO conversations. Pt-08. Leningrad Cowboys and Aki Kaurismäki. |publisher=[[YouTube]] |date=20 May 2010 |access-date=27 June 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> This fictional band then toured as an actual band, and recorded the Tesco song "Thru the Wire". Kaurismäki directed a [[music video|video]] for "Thru the Wire", featuring Tesco.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtYI9PYRXcU |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/AtYI9PYRXcU |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live|title=NICK TESCO conversations. Pt-07. Berlin, Aki Kaurismäki, Thru the Wire. |publisher=[[YouTube]] |date=21 May 2010 |access-date=27 June 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> As well as working as a [[music journalism|music journalist]] for the magazine ''[[Music Week]]'', Tesco became a commentator on new releases for [[BBC 6 Music]]'s "Roundtable".{{citation needed|date=January 2021}}

==Reunion incarnation==
In 2008, the original line up of the band reformed to play two concerts, then a line up of Carroll, Payne and Nick Cash resumed touring. In 2009, a new single "International Financial Crisis" (a re-write of "Offshore Banking Business") was released, recorded by Tesco, Carroll, Payne and Bennett, with [[work of art|artwork]] by the original Members' [[album sleeve]] designer, [[Malcolm Garrett]]. This line up played [[Glastonbury Festival|Glastonbury]] and [[Isle of Wight Festival|Isle of Wight]] Festivals.{{citation needed|date=January 2021}} The Members line-up of Carroll, Payne and [[Rat Scabies]] (drums) performed from 2010 to 2013, playing over 90 shows including three European tours and New Zealand and Australian tours.{{citation needed|date=January 2021}} Nick Cash rejoined the band in 2014.

In March 2012, the Members released their fourth studio album, ''InGrrLand'', featuring Carroll, Payne, Bennett, Cash and Rat Scabies. In December 2013, Nigel Bennett rejoined the Members. In 2014, the Members (comprising Carroll, Bennett and Cash), mounted a 23-date tour of the US; Carroll on bass guitar and lead vocals, Bennett on lead guitar, and Cash on drums. This was the band's first tour of the US for 32 years.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.musicnewsnashville.com/uk-punk-trailblazers-members-touring-america-now/ | title=UK Punk Trailblazers The Members Touring America Now | publisher=Nashville Music News | date=25 August 2014 | access-date=2 September 2016 | author=Harr, Dan| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170620224523/http://www.musicnewsnashville.com/uk-punk-trailblazers-members-touring-america-now/ | archive-date=20 June 2017 }}</ref>

In 2015, the band began work on their fifth studio album in studios in London and West Byfleet featuring a nucleus of Carroll, Cash, Payne and Bennett together with guest appearances from [[Guy Pratt]] and guitarist Steve Brookes.{{citation needed|date=January 2021}} ''One Law'', released in early 2016, was produced by Carroll, and received reviews in [[Louder Than War (website)|Louder Than War]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://louderthanwar.com/members-one-law-album-review/ |title=The Members: One Law - album review |publisher=Louder Than War |date=22 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510111312/http://louderthanwar.com/members-one-law-album-review/ |access-date=27 June 2016|archive-date=10 May 2017 }}</ref> ''The Aberdeen Voice'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aberdeenvoice.com/2016/03/members-one-law-punk-coming-age-album/ |title=The Members One Law – A Punk Coming of Age Album |date=31 March 2016 |publisher=Aberdeen Voice |access-date=27 June 2016}}</ref> ''[[Record Collector]]'' and ''[[Vive Le Rock]]''.{{citation needed|date=January 2021}}

In 2021, the band released their seventh studio album ''Bedsitland''<ref>{{cite news |last1=Simpson|first1=Dave |title=The Members: how we made Sound of the Suburbs |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/apr/12/the-members-how-we-made-sound-of-the-suburbs// |access-date=12 April 2021 |work=The Guardian |date=12 April 2021}}</ref> and JC Carroll's definitive story of the band, ''Still Annoying the Neighbours'', was published.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Browne |first1=Den |title=Still Annoying The Neighbours by JC Carroll – book review |url=https://louderthanwar.com/still-annoying-the-neighbours-by-jc-carroll-book-review// |access-date=11 March 2021 |publisher=Louder Than War |date=11 March 2021}}</ref>

Since reforming the Members have performed all over the world; and apart from a break for the COVID pandemic, they continue to perform.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.themembers.co.uk/tour.html | title=The Members, Tour Dates|website=Themembers.co.uk}}</ref>

On 26 February 2022, it was announced that Tesco had died, at the age of 67.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Robb |first1=John |title=Nicky Tesco (The Members) RIP |url=https://louderthanwar.com/nicky-tesco-the-members-rip/ |access-date=27 February 2022 |publisher=Louder Than War |date=27 February 2022}}</ref> The BBC's [[Johnnie Walker (DJ)|Johnnie Walker]] and JC Carroll paid tribute to Tesco on the ''Sounds of the 70's'' BBC radio show.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0014ykp|title = BBC Radio 2 - Sounds of the 70s with Johnnie Walker, Remembering Nicky Tesco from the Members|website=Bbc.co.uk}}</ref>

==Line-ups==
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|-
! style="vertical-align:top; background:#e7ebee; width:25%;"| 1976
! style="vertical-align:top; background:#e7ebee; width:25%;"| 1976
! style="vertical-align:top; background:#e7ebee; width:25%;"| 1977
! style="vertical-align:top; background:#e7ebee; width:25%;"| 1977
|-
| valign=top |
* '''Nicky Tesco''' – vocals
* '''Gary Baker''' – guitars
* '''Steve Morley''' – bass
* '''Steve Maycock''' – drums, percussion
| valign=top |
* '''Nicky Tesco''' – vocals
* '''Gary Baker''' – guitars
* '''Steve Morley''' – bass
* '''Clive Parker''' – drums, percussion
| valign=top |
* '''Nicky Tesco''' – vocals
* '''Gary Baker''' – guitars
* '''Steve Morley''' – bass
* '''Adrian Lillywhite''' – drums, percussion
| valign=top |
* '''Nicky Tesco''' – lead vocals
* '''Gary Baker''' – guitars
* '''Steve Morley''' – bass
* '''Adrian Lillywhite''' – drums, percussion
* '''JC Carroll''' – guitars, backing vocals
|-
! style="vertical-align:top; background:#e7ebee; width:25%;"| 1977 – 1978
! style="vertical-align:top; background:#e7ebee; width:25%;"| 1978 – 1981
! style="vertical-align:top; background:#e7ebee; width:25%;"| 1981
! style="vertical-align:top; background:#e7ebee; width:25%;"| 1981 – 1983
|-
| valign=top |
* '''Nicky Tesco''' – lead vocals
* '''Gary Baker''' – guitars
* '''Adrian Lillywhite''' – drums, percussion
* '''JC Carroll''' – guitars, backing vocals
* '''Chris Payne''' – bass, backing vocals
| valign=top |
* '''Nicky Tesco''' – lead vocals
* '''Adrian Lillywhite''' – drums, percussion
* '''JC Carroll''' – guitars, backing vocals
* '''Chris Payne''' – bass, backing vocals
* '''Nigel Bennett''' – guitars, backing vocals
| valign=top |
* '''Nicky Tesco''' – lead vocals
* '''Adrian Lillywhite''' – drums, percussion
* '''JC Carroll''' – guitars, backing vocals
* '''Chris Payne''' – bass, backing vocals
* '''Nigel Bennett''' – guitars, backing vocals
* '''Steve "Rudi" Thompson''' – horns
* '''Adam Maitland''' – horns
| valign=top |
* '''Nicky Tesco''' – lead vocals
* '''Adrian Lillywhite''' – drums, percussion
* '''JC Carroll''' – guitars, backing vocals
* '''Chris Payne''' – bass, backing vocals
* '''Nigel Bennett''' – guitars, backing vocals
* '''Steve "Rudi" Thompson''' – horns
* '''Simon Lloyd''' – keyboards, horns
|-
! style="vertical-align:top; background:#e7ebee; width:25%;"| 1983
! style="vertical-align:top; background:#e7ebee; width:25%;"| 1983 – 2007
! style="vertical-align:top; background:#e7ebee; width:25%;"| 2007
! style="vertical-align:top; background:#e7ebee; width:25%;"| 2008
|-
| valign=top |
* '''Nicky Tesco''' – lead vocals
* '''JC Carroll''' – guitars, backing vocals
* '''Chris Payne''' – bass, backing vocals
* '''Nigel Bennett''' – guitars, backing vocals
* '''Steve "Rudi" Thompson''' – horns
* '''Simon Lloyd''' – keyboards, horns
* '''[[Chuck Sabo]]''' – drums, percussion
| valign=top |
'''Disbanded'''
| valign=top |
* '''Nicky Tesco''' – lead vocals
* '''Adrian Lillywhite''' – drums, percussion
* '''JC Carroll''' – guitars, backing vocals
* '''Chris Payne''' – bass, backing vocals
* '''Nigel Bennett''' – guitars, backing vocals
| valign=top |
* '''JC Carroll''' – guitars, lead vocals
* '''Chris Payne''' – bass, backing vocals
* '''Nick Cash''' – drums, percussion
|-
! style="vertical-align:top; background:#e7ebee; width:25%;"| 2009
! style="vertical-align:top; background:#e7ebee; width:25%;"| 2009 – 2010
! style="vertical-align:top; background:#e7ebee; width:25%;"| 2010 – 2013
! style="vertical-align:top; background:#e7ebee; width:25%;"| 2013 – December 2013
|-
| valign=top |
* '''Nicky Tesco''' – lead vocals
* '''JC Carroll''' – guitars, backing vocals
* '''Chris Payne''' – bass, backing vocals
* '''Nick Cash''' – drums, percussion
| valign=top |
* '''JC Carroll''' – guitars, lead vocals
* '''Chris Payne''' – bass, backing vocals
* '''Nick Cash''' – drums, percussion
| valign=top |
* '''JC Carroll''' – guitars, lead vocals
* '''Chris Payne''' – bass, backing vocals
* '''Rat Scabies''' – drums, percussion
| valign=top |
* '''JC Carroll''' – guitars, lead vocals
* '''Chris Payne''' – bass, backing vocals
* '''Rat Scabies''' – drums, percussion
* '''Steve "Rudi" Thompson''' – horns
|-
! style="vertical-align:top; background:#e7ebee; width:25%;"| December 2013 – 2014
! style="vertical-align:top; background:#e7ebee; width:25%;"| 2014
! style="vertical-align:top; background:#e7ebee; width:25%;"| 2014
! style="vertical-align:top; background:#e7ebee; width:25%;"| 2014
|-
| valign=top |
* '''JC Carroll''' – guitars, lead vocals
* '''Chris Payne''' – bass, backing vocals
* '''Nick Cash''' – drums, percussion
* '''Nigel Bennett''' – guitars, backing vocals
| valign=top |
* '''JC Carroll''' – guitars, lead vocals
* '''Nick Cash''' – drums, percussion
* '''Nigel Bennett''' – guitars, backing vocals
* '''Calle Engelmarc''' – bass, backing vocals
| valign=top |
* '''JC Carroll''' – bass, lead vocals
* '''Nick Cash''' – drums, backing vocals, percussion
* '''Nigel Bennett''' – guitars, backing vocals
| valign=top |
* '''JC Carroll''' – guitars, lead vocals
* '''Nick Cash''' – drums, backing vocals, percussion
* '''Chris Payne''' – bass, backing vocals
|-
! style="vertical-align:top; background:#e7ebee; width:25%;"| 2014 – 2015
! style="vertical-align:top; background:#e7ebee; width:25%;"| 2016
! style="vertical-align:top; background:#e7ebee; width:25%;"| 2016
! style="vertical-align:top; background:#e7ebee; width:25%;"| 2016
|-
| valign=top |
* '''JC Carroll''' – guitars, lead vocals
* '''Nick Cash''' – drums, backing vocals, percussion
* '''Chris Payne''' – bass, backing vocals
* '''Paddy Carroll''' – guitars, backing vocals
| valign=top |
* '''JC Carroll''' – guitars, lead vocals
* '''Nick Cash''' – drums, backing vocals, percussion
* '''Chris Payne''' – bass, backing vocals
* '''Nigel Bennett''' – guitars, backing vocals
| valign=top |
* '''JC Carroll''' – guitars, lead vocals
* '''Chris Payne''' – bass, backing vocals
* '''Dan Heatly''' – drums, backing vocals, percussion
| valign=top |
* '''JC Carroll''' – guitars, lead vocals
* '''Calle Engelmarc''' – bass, backing vocals
* '''Nick Cash''' – drums, percussion
|-
! style="vertical-align:top; background:#e7ebee; width:25%;"| 2017 – 2020
! style="vertical-align:top; background:#e7ebee; width:25%;"| 2020 – 2022
! style="vertical-align:top; background:#e7ebee; width:25%;"| 2022 (199 club – 45 years reunion)
! style="vertical-align:top; background:#e7ebee; width:25%;"| 2022 – present
|-

| valign=top |
* '''JC Carroll''' – guitars, lead vocals
* '''Calle Engelmarc''' – guitars, backing vocals
* '''Nick Cash''' – drums, percussion
* '''Chris Payne''' – bass, backing vocals

| valign=top |
* '''JC Carroll''' – guitars, vocals
* '''Nick Cash''' – drums, percussion
* '''Chris Payne''' – bass, vocals

| valign=top |
* '''JC Carroll''' – guitars, vocals
* '''Nick Cash''' – drums, percussion
* '''Chris Payne''' – bass, vocals
* '''Adrian Lillywhite''' – drums, percussion
* '''Steve "Rudi" Thompson''' – horns
* '''Nigel Bennett''' – guitars, backing vocals
* '''Calle Engelmarc''' – guitars, backing vocals
* '''Paddy Carroll''' – guitars, backing vocals

| valign=top |
* '''JC Carroll''' – guitars, vocals
* '''Nick Cash''' – drums, percussion
* '''Chris Payne''' – bass, vocals

|}

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==Discography==
===Albums===
{| class="wikitable"
! style="text-align: center;" | Year
! style="text-align: center;" | Title
! style="text-align: center;" | UK
! style="text-align: center;" | Label
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 1979
| ''[[At the Chelsea Nightclub]]''
| style="text-align: center;" | 45
| Stiff/Virgin
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 1980
| ''[[1980 – The Choice Is Yours]]''
| style="text-align: center;" | -
| Virgin
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 1982
| ''[[Uprhythm, Downbeat]]''
| style="text-align: center;" | -
| Virgin
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 1995
| ''Sound of the Suburbs'' (Best Of)
| style="text-align: center;" | -
| Virgin
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 2010
| ''Live in Berlin''
| style="text-align: center;" | -
| Smash The System
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 2012
| ''Ingrrland''
| style="text-align: center;" | -
| AngloCentric
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 2016
| ''One Law''
| style="text-align: center;" | -
| AngloCentric{{Snd}} Cadiz Music
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 2016
| ''At The Luton Hat Factory''
| style="text-align: center;" | -
| AngloCentric
|-
|style="text-align: center;" | 2018
| ''Greatest Hits (all the Singles)''
| style="text-align: center;" | -
| AngloCentric{{Snd}} Cadiz Music
|-
|style="text-align: center;" | 2019
| ''Version''
| style="text-align: center;" | -
| Cleopatra Records
|-
|style="text-align: center;" | 2019
| ''InGrrLand (vinyl edition)''
| style="text-align: center;" | -
| Cleopatra Records
|-
|style="text-align: center;" | 2021
| ''Bedsitland (vinyl, CD, Digital )''
| style="text-align: center;" | -
| AngloCentric Records
|-
|2024
|Greetings From knowhere
| -
|AngloCentric Records
|}

===Singles===

{| class="wikitable"
! style="text-align: center;" | Year
! style="text-align: center;" | Title
! style="text-align: center;" | UK
! style="text-align: center;" | UK Indie
! style="text-align: center;" | US Main
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| "Working Girl"
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| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited
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| "(I Love my)English Girls"
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| "Smartphone Junkie c/w Non. Je ne Regrette Rein"
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===Compilation appearances===
*''Streets'' ([[Beggars Banquet Records|Beggars Banquet]] 1977{{Snd}} Track: "Fear on the Streets")
*''The Moonlight Tapes'' (Danceville Records 1977{{Snd}} Track: "Rat Up a Drainpipe")
*''The Sound of the Suburbs'' (Columbia Records MOOD18 (1991){{Snd}} Track: "The Sounds of the Suburbs")

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{External links|date=May 2024}}
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*[https://www.youtube.com/user/lapt0p The Members Official YouTube Channel]
*[http://www.themembers.co.uk The Members web site]
*[http://www.musicgoulash.blogspot.com Nick Tesco music review blog.]
*[http://wimwords.com/2014/08/27/the-members-sacramento-082614/ Review of The Members in Sacramento 2014]
*[http://www.themembers.co.uk/The_Members_rc_sept2016.pdf Record Collector Article September 2015]
*[http://www.jccarroll.com J C Carroll Official Site]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0856254/ Nicky Tesco filmography]
*[http://www.jccarroll.com/nickcash.html Nick Cash: a bio]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7pPhSKiCfU&feature=PlayList&p=B4D7A9337F540488&playnext_from=PL&index=0&playnext=1 Nick (Nicky) Tesco biographical videos.]
*[https://vivelerock.net/suburban-guerilla Vive Le Rock Magazine JC Carroll Book Review April 2021.]
*[https://louderthanwar.com/still-annoying-the-neighbours-by-jc-carroll-book-review/ Louder then War Magazine - JC Carroll Book Review April 2021.]
* {{discogs artist|The Members}}
* {{IMDb name|3172513}}

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