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    Artist: If Only
    Release: Demo (1989) and Demo (1990)
    Genre: Hard rock, AOR
    Country: UK (London, England)
    Bitrate: 128kbps, 192kbps and Youtube Rip
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    The awesome but somewhat ill-fated IF ONLY, often referred to as Britain’s answer to Vixen or Heart.

    There is, at least two demos recorded with singer Lorraine Bennington.

    Demo 1989 Lorraine Bennington (v)
    4 song Youtube Rip + (3 song MP3 rip at 192kbs)
    1. Don't walk away (MORITZ cover)
    2. One in a million
    3. Should have been mine (PAINTED LADY cover)
    4. Lies

    Band line-up
    Lorraine Bennington (v)
    Martin Chaisson ex-WAYSTED (g)
    Ian Edwards ex-MORITZ (b)
    Andy Stewart ex-MORITZ (k)
    Andy Elphick ex-MORITZ (d)

    Demo 1989 Lorraine Bennington (v)
    (MP3 rip at 128kbs)
    Never gonna dance
    Always and forever
    Nobody's heroes

    Later that year Jackie Bodimead replaced Lorraine Bennington and during 1989 the band recorded at least one more demo, featured in Metal Forces #48
    Demo 1989 Jackie Bodimead (v)
    (Youtube Rip - thanks to AORheartedwin)
    1. Stand like a stone
    2. Forever my love
    3. If love could last forever
    4. Hearts on the line
    5. All over

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    Band line-up
    Jackie Bodimead ex-GIRLSCHOOL (v)
    Greg Hart ex-MORITZ (rg)
    Martin Chaisson ex-WAYSTED (lg)
    Ian Edwards ex-MORITZ (b)
    Toby Sadler ex-AIRRACE, SAMSON (k)
    Andy Elphick ex-MORITZ (d)

    They enter their song “If love could last forever” into the BBC Rock Wars and win their first weekly heat (17/08/1990) but come in second for the month (24/08/1990). Never-the-less they still get a BBC Friday Rock Show session recorded on 21 September 1990 and broadcast on 12 October 1990 [Tumbling dice, All over, Ghost of you, Rock and a hard place] with the following line-up:
    Jackie Bodimead (v)
    Greg Hart(g)
    Martin Chaisson (g)
    Ian Edwards (b)
    Toby Sadler (k)
    Andy Elphick (d)

    During 1990 at least another two demos are recorded
    Demo 1990 Jackie Bodimead (v)
    (MP3 rip 192kbs)
    1. Tumblin' dice
    2. Shot down
    3. Forever my love
    4. Stand like a stone
    5. If love could last forever

    Band line-up
    Jackie Bodimed ex-GIRLSCHOOL (v)
    Greg Hart ex-MORITZ (rg)
    Martin Chaisson ex-WAYSTED (lg)
    Ian Edwards ex-MORITZ (b)
    Toby Sadler ex-AIRRACE, SAMSON (k)
    Andy Elphick ex-MORITZ (d)

    The four demos above are all in the one archive.
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    Lorraine Bennington had previously been with Painted Lady: viewtopic.php?f=168&t=60799
    She also sang & played guitar with Tokyo, Rengade & Airdance aka Gypsy:
    https://www.reverbnation.com/gypsyrocked

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