Background
The Hit Parade recorded their first three singles in Raymond Watt's father's garage in Little Chalfont, working alongside experimental noise groups Psychic TV and Einstürzende Neubauten who were both recording there at the time. The Hit Parade's early records "My Favourite Girl" and "The Sun Shines In Gerrards Cross" became 'Singles of the Week' in Melody Maker and Record Mirror, and were played on BBC Radio 1 by DJs including John Peel, David "Kid" Jensen and Janice Long.
The Hit Parade has never been commercially successful, in part because the three core members have been occupied in other careers. Watts moved to Berlin in 1989 to record with industrial rock acts, Henry developed a successful career in marketing and journalism, while Moffatt founded his own film lighting company. But they have continued to release records to the current day. They proclaim the Latin motto "Semper Eadem" ("always the same") on their records.
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