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The Pearlfishers are a Scottish band who have been making albums since 1991. The likes of Todd Rundgren, Crowded House, The Beatles and Prefab Sprout can be heard although, this shouldn’t distract from the originality of their own work.

EXCERPT FROM THE PEARLFISHERS WEBSITE
1984 to 1994

DAVID SCOTT: By the summer of 1984, David Scott had written 10 tunes. He played them
for Scottish musician Bobby Henry who had just set up an independent record label called
Shift, licensed through Phonogram. Henry was sufficiently impressed to produce two of

the songs for inclusion on The Shift Compilation Album. David Scott was asked to think of
a name and a joke suggestion stuck - Chewy Raccoon. By November 1984 he was demoing
six songs and by December that year had signed a record deal with Phonogram. Together
with friend and partner Kenny Thomson, Scott recruited a band from session musicians who
had contributed during the London recordings.

CHEWY RACCOON: the band hit the live circuit. A small fanbase was successfully secured and their first
single, Don’t Touch Me, was released in August 1985. Although the single was well received,
it had little impact and, as a result, the band were unceremoniously dropped. They decided to
go their separate ways, however Scott’s standing publishing deal with Virgin Music kept him
solvent while he regrouped.

JIM GASH: In 1986, drummer Jim Gash arrived in Glasgow from Sydney, Australia, to get
involved in the Scottish music scene. He soon found work as a session musician and played
alongside, amongst others, Hue & Cry and The Platters. Although drums are his speciality,

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