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Ben Volpeliere-Pierrot – vocals (born Martin Benedict Volpeliere-Pierrot, 19 May 1965,
Earls Court, London) • Julian Godfrey Brookhouse – guitar (born 15 May 1963,
Putney, London) • Nick Thorpe – bass guitar, keyboards (born Nicholas Bernard Thorp, 25 October 1964,
Sunbury-on-Thames, Middlesex) • Migi Drummond – drums (born Miguel John Drummond, 27 January 1964,
Strawberry Hill, Middlesex) Lead singer
Ben Volpeliere-Pierrot was best known for wearing a
beret in most pictures of the band. He later revealed it was in fact a peaked fisherman's hat, turned round with the peak to the rear so that it resembled a beret. Ben VP (as he was billed on a number of solo singles in the mid-1990s) was frequently referred to as 'Ben Vol-au-vent Parrot' in
Smash Hits magazine, with 'Bendy Ben' (or 'Boozy Ben') also used. He also appeared as a model on the front of
Mike Read's
Pop Quiz board game. In 1995, Migi Drummond and Nick Thorp set up
Naked Records which was acquired a year later by software maker
Eidos Plc. Toby Andersen (formerly of
Funkapolitan) co-wrote all tracks and played keyboards on the album
Keep Your Distance. Session guitarist/keyboard player Mike McEvoy (
Michael J McEvoy) co-wrote the songs on their
Getahead album and
Toto drummer
Jeff Porcaro played on three tracks ("Cascade", "Can't Grow Trees on Money" and "Who Are You"). ==Discography==