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sect were initially Vic Goddard on Vocals, Robert Simmons -
Guitar, Paul Smith - Drums and Paul Myers - Bass.
Mark Laff
replaced Paul Smith march 1977 before leaving to join Generation
X in May 1977 and who was replaced by Bob Ward. This
classic mark 3 line up recorded the two singles and John Peel
session.
By the time of
the Ambition single release
Simmons, Myers and Ward had left or been pushed. Vic in NME 7.10.78 says
"he decided to reshape Sect to reflect his new ideas
in writing." Interestingly he gives a different
reason in our Punk77 interview.
A third
line up with a blend of AOR/ jazz inflection was put together by Vic straight
away but again without success. Vic became a postman and still writes and releases
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For a band so
shy of publicity this unusual advert for their tour came out
with teen magazine style profiles of the band (see below). Interestingly
for a band that wanted drums without cymbals Bob Wards hero is
Ian Paice from Deep Purple and favourite band is the very metal
Montrose!
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