Camera Obscura

Nigel James & Peter Oldroyd formed Camera Obscura in the winter of 1982. 'Destitution b/w Race in Athens' became the duo's first single on Small Wonder Records in the spring of 1983, followed by "Village of Stars" and "Insect" for the B-side, in London, at the Atmosphere studios on Wardour Street . These tracks were never released and sadly the masters have not survived. Camera Obscura played live extensively at this time and they soldiered on into 1985 with a 4-piece line up (Gary Scargill and Rob Gospel were added). Nigel left in '87 and was replaced by Steve Wright from Fiat Lux. Sadly the band ended there. However, Camera Obscura never actually split up. [SOURCE: DISCOGS]