The Paraletics - Protest + Thrive

 

Jez Shea has made The Paraletics album 'Protest + Thrive' available online for the first time since it's mid-80s original release (although 'release' should be taken lightly, as it was shared with a few friends). Two of the songs did find their way onto a 1986 compilation cassette called 'Freedom What Freedom'

Speaking today, Jez says; An old friend, Adrian ‘Otto’ Williams, passed away a couple of months ago at the age of 58. Many shared memories of his life, but few remembered him as a bassist. In the 80s I played guitar in a punk band, The Paraletics, with Otto on bass, Gary Sheep on vocals, the legendary drummer Jonny Evans, and Ian Arkless as our mate with a van. For a few years we played local gigs, ripping up the Jazz Room in the Students Union. Once we travelled to Newtown to record an album on a mate’s 4 track portastudio, blasting out 15 original songs in a day. And here they are, never previously released, in memory of Otto [1966-2025], Jonny [1967-2001] and a bygone age in Bangor’s musical history.

Neil Crud - The day I met The Paraletics and Anhrefn.