| Bone Orchard | |
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| Origin | Brighton, England |
| Genres | Post punk, gothic rock |
| Years active | c.1983–1986 |
| Labels | Jungle, Vax |
| Past members | |
| Chrissie McGee Mark Horse Troy Tyro Paul Hendrickson Mick Finch Rim Tim Cheese Ben Tisdall |
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Bone Orchard were a post-punk/gothic rock band from Brighton, England, active between around 1983 and 1986.
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The band was formed in 1983 by Chrissie McGee (vocals), Mark Horse (guitar), Troy Tyro (guitar), Paul Hendrickson (bass), and Mick Finch (drums).[1] They played their first gig in April that year in London, and recorded a session for John Peel's BBC Radio 1 programme in June 1983 (one of few goth bands to be favoured by Peel) before releasing a record, subsequently signing to the Jungle label for debut EP Stuffed to the Gills in November that year.[1][2][3] The band drew comparisons with The Birthday Party, with McGee compared to Siouxsie Sioux.[4][5] Finch left, to be replaced on drums by Rim Tim Cheese in early 1984, and the band released a further EP before he was replaced by Ben Tisdall, with a single released prior to their debut album, Jack, in September.[1] Tisdall left in 1985, and the band continued with an EP and a mini-LP that year before splitting up.[1]