WHITE CROSS

White Cross formed in Melbourne in late 1985, though all three musicians were from Perth and had traveled over separately. Singer and guitarist Peter Mather and drummer Ashley Davies were in the Soft Ones, bassist Nigel Harford was in locally renowned bands the Stray Tapes, German Humour and And An A. The band played locally for about four months and started to attract attention from bands like X and Hunters and Collectors who offered them support slots. Saxophonist Paula Henderson came on board and joined in early '86.

Monash Records approached the band and so they cut a six track mini album 'When The Fabric’s Torn'. It came out in late 1986 on Crash! Records, the label of distributors Monash. It attracted a lot of attention, and was played a whole lot on public radio. White Cross also backed Steve Lucas from X on his 1986 album 'Double Cross' — he wanted to do something that didn’t sound like X, and they were friends. White Cross would travel to Sydney a few times over the next five months and they also headed to Perth. Following this was the full album 'The Bride' in late 1987. The track ''It's All In Your Mind'' found its way onto the compilation album 'Used And Recommended By' released on the White label. ''Don’t Break Their Hearts'' and the live session for JJJ were the last things recorded by this lineup. The mini album 'White Boy' from 1991 was pretty much Peter Mather backed by local musicians including James Black (Jo Jo Zep and The Falcons, The Black Sorrows).

Members

Peter Mather (vocals, guitar), Ashley Davies (drums), Nigel Harford (bass), Paula Henderson (sax)

SINGLES
''Don't Break Their Hearts / Lonely Man'' 1988 Mighty Boy
''Deep Is The Ocean / Don't Break Their Hearts (II)'' 1991 Higher Love

ALBUMS
'When The Fabrics Torn' (mini album) 1986 Crash Records
'The Bride' 1987 Crash Records
'White Boy' (mini albums) 1991 Higher Love Records

References 

David Gerard