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Formed from the remnants
of Code of Arms in 1987, Cleveland began life as a two-piece recording
outfit. John Kilby took charge of all drum and percussion duties (as
well as being chief chippy and A1 music runner) and Paul Swindells did
everything else. They were soon to have a flexi-disc pressed up for
the front of an edition of Dave Haslam’s seminal magazine, ‘Debris’.
However, being a non-gigging duo proved to be restrictive, and by 1991
the line-up had expanded. There were several line-up changes over the
next couple of years; members included Frank Roper, Tony, Jeff, Steven
Heywood and Simon Jolly. The band gigged extensively and recorded a
couple of demo’s at Starlight Studios in Manchester.
Cleveland eventually got a
record deal, flew to New York and recorded an album, though the record
company went into liquidation before the record could be released. The band split in the
early 1990’s.
check out the
download section
to hear Cleveland's 'Carnival Day'
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