The Professionals

This UK band was an offshoot from the notorious Sex Pistols and originally featured Paul Cook (b. 20 July 1956, London, England; drums/vocals) and Steve Jones (Stephen Phillip Jones, 3 September 1955, Shepherd’s Bush, London, England; guitar/vocals) plus Andy Allen (bass). The trio began recording sessions in mid-1980 but Allen departed after the release of two singles, ‘Just Another Dream’ and ‘1-2-3’ (an album featuring the Cook/Jones/Allen line-up was eventually released in 1990). Cook and Jones were then joined by Ray McVeigh (guitar/vocals) and Paul Myers (bass, ex-Vic Goddard And The Subway Sect). The quartet received plenty of press attention thanks to the involvement of Cook and Jones, but their 1981 debut album and a handful of singles could not convince either the critics or the record-buying public that they had anything to offer. The Professionals split the following year after completing a second US tour. [SOURCE: ALLMUSIC]