DERRY

1990 - 1998

OVERVIEW Sean O'Neill came to prominence in the late 70's as part of The Undertones and later with That Petrol Emotion. Through connections on the local arts scene, Sean met Rare's vocalist Mary Gallagher and guitarist / keyboard player Locky Morris. Rare combine dance and rock elements with Sean`s enthusiasm for hip-hop and dub. After recruiting local drummer David Whiteside, they launched on to the Irish live circuit in 1992 and made their first recording, 'Something Wild', in early 1993. This dreamy but driving Equator Records debut, created a buzz through Radio One airplay and reached number 57 in the UK singles chart. They released a follow-up single, 'Don't Make Me Wait', in late April 1993. Rare went on a mini-UK tour, before returning to Derry to record their debut album, 'Peoplefreak', which was released during the summer of 1997. After touring the album for a while they called it a day. 1990 - Band formed - Release of 'Set Me On Fire' single 1996 - Release of 'Something Wild' single - Release of 'Don't Make Me Wait' single 1997 - Release of 'Killer' single - Release of 'Seems Like' single 1998 - Release of 'Peoplefreak' album