In 1980, an all female British rock band formed in London when a ska band called the Bodysnatchers broke up. The group included Jennie Matthias on lead vocals, Sarah Jane Owen on lead guitar, Stella Barker on rhythm guitar, Miranda Joyce on alto saxophone, Clare Hirst on tenor saxophone and keyboards, Lesley Shone on bass and Judy Parsons on drums.
It would take a few years of hard work playing locally, a half dozen singles released on Stiff Records, and a four song EP called
Another Latin Love Song (click
here for that review) before they'd put out their only full long-playing record. That album was the self-titled
the Belle Stars which was released on January 28th, 1983, and reached number 15 in the UK charts on February 15th, 1983.
