The neo-psychedelic British band the Dylans originated in Sheffield, England, during 1989, built around vocalist/bassist Colin Gregory together with guitarists Jim Rodger and Andy Curtis. In the summer of 1990 the group secured a deal with Beggars Banquet without having played a single show; keyboardist Quentin Jennings and drummer Garry Jones joined soon afterward, enabling the ensemble to make its live bow in the opening weeks of 1991. Their debut release, the single “Godlike,” quickly climbed to the Top Ten of the U.K. indie chart. After Andy Curtis departed in favor of guitarist Andy Cook, the band issued the double-sided “Lemon Afternoon”/“My Hands Are Tied,” followed by a third independent-chart success, “Planet Love.” The self-titled debut album arrived in October 1991. Following an exhausting tour the Dylans re-emerged in 1992 with “Mary Quant in Blue,” though membership remained unstable: drummer Garry Jones was dismissed, Andy Cook moved to the drum chair, Craig Scott was added on guitar, and keyboardist Quentin Jennings, absent while tending to his ailing wife, gave way to Ike Glover. By the release of the second album, late 1993’s Spirit Finger, British pop had shifted so sharply that the Dylans appeared out of step; the record sold weakly and the group soon dissolved.
