Sema 4

Sema 4 formed in the late '70's by Steve Gibson and David (Jock) Marston; they were an offspring of two bands. Jock and Steve had both been in a band called Stratford Canning with two other members, Dave (Fawlty) Sollitt and Mick Gregg. Then the York scene took off with bands like Cyanide, The Jermz, etc. and Jock was a former member of Cyanide who had considerable success nationwide. 

 

However Jock decided that he had to make a decision about his future and quit Cyanide to form Sema 4 with Steve and Geoff Hardaker, just gigging around the local area. Sema 4 then took the York scene by storm and released two EP's which were both limited editions, numbered, signed, etc. which were received really well, and are now in real demand. Their songs, written and produced by the band were short catchy Punky / Mod type with a Jam feel to them. The band split due to musical differences and Jock went on to be part of The Pullovers with Dave Astley, also in Our 15 Minutes. 

 

Unfortunately after the band split, Jock was tragically killed in a car accident, hence the 'In Memory Of...' final versions of Sema 4 stuff released by Detour Records in 1997 on both LP Vinyl and CD, including all their recorded, two unreleased studio tracks and some live stuff never before released. [SOURCE: BORED TEENAGERS]