Cath Carroll

Cath Carroll (born 25 August 1960) is a British musician.

Career Carroll was born on 25 August 1960 in Chipping Sodbury, England, but raised in Swansea, then Manchester. She played guitar in post-punk band Property of... in 1978, which also included former Warsaw drummer Tony Tabac. In 1979 she formed the band Glass Animals with her friend Liz Naylor. The band was renamed Gay Animals in 1980, before disbanding in 1984. Carroll stated that the band aimed to be "the lesbian Rolling Stones", but "it sounded like a very bad Fall". During this time she also produced the City Fun fanzine with Naylor. In 1984 she began writing for New Musical Express magazine and City Limits under the pen-name Myrna Minkoff, and also formed a new band, Miaow, who released their first single, "Belle Vue" on their own Venus label in 1985. After several line-up changes, Miaow disbanded in 1988, with Carroll going on to work with The Hit Parade.

Discography

With Miaow

Singles "Belle Vue" b/w "Fate", "Grocer's Devil Daughter" (1985), Venus "When It All Comes Down" b/w "Did She", and on the 12": "When It All Comes Down (cotechism mix)" (1987), Factory FAC179 "Break the Code" b/w "Stolen Cars" (1987), Factory FAC189

Albums When It All Comes Down (2003), LTM – compilation

Compilation appearances C86 (1986) includes "Sport Most Royal" Palatine – The Beat Groups (1991), factory – includes "When It All Comes Down" Factory Records: Communications 1978–92 (2009), Rhino – includes "When It All Comes Down"

Cath Carroll

Albums England Made Me (1991), Factory True Crime Motel (1995), TeenBeat/Matador Cath Carroll (2000), Heart and Soul The Gondoliers Of Ghost Lake (2002), LTM

Singles "Beast on the Streets" (1990), Factory "Moves Like You" (1991), Factory "My Cold Heart" b/w "Into Day" (1994), TeenBeat "Bad Star" b/w "Mississippi River Factory Town" (1995), TeenBeat "Free" (2001), Lilypad – promotional-only single "True Crime Motel 2001" (2001), "The Gravity Within" (2007), All Over The Place "Snobears" (2008), Lilypad "Desiree Won't Come Down" (2009), Lilypad

Compilation appearances The Last Temptation of Elvis (1990), NME includes "King Creole" (w/Steve Albini) SELECT FAC305C – The Factory Tape (1991) Factory / Select UK magazine includes "Moves Like You" & "Next Time (Edit)" Palatine – Selling Out (1991), Factory includes "Moves Like You (remix)" The Factory Story, Part One (1997), London includes "Moves Like You (remix)" Forever Dusty (2000), R & D – includes "No Easy Way Down" Black Music (2003), LTM – includes "True Crime Motel remix" Edge of Time (2004), Fairbanks – includes "I Remember The Sun" Factory Records: Communications 1978–92 (2009), Rhino – includes "Moves Like You"

Contributing vocals The Hit Parade – The Sound Of The Hit Parade (1993), Polystar The Hit Parade – "Autobiography" (1994), Sarah Nomad Planets – The Indestructible Drop (1998), Fairbanks – backing vocals on "Dance" and "Wink & A Prayer" Trembling Blue Stars – Fast Trains and Telegraph Wires – vocals on "The Imperfections of Memory", 2010, Elefant Records The Hit Parade – Cornish Pop Songs (2014), JSH Records