THE BERRY LANE
THE BERRY LANE
Band / 1982-2023
Though Jeff performed with eleven different professional bands around Essex in the early eighties, his first full time outfit was The Berry Lane between 1982-1983, which came out of Basildon, very big at the time for electronic and New Wave music. Acts such as Yazoo and Depeche Mode used the same rehearsal rooms as The Berry Lane.
The name The Berry Lane was taken from the address of their rehearsal studios, also used at the time by Depeche Mode and Yazoo.
Notable gigs included The Basildon Ball-zup, rumoured to be Alison Moyet’s 21st Birthday party. Other live shows were mostly around Essex and the South-East of England.
To celebrate the 40th Anniversary of their first live performance, The Berry Lane re-united in 2023 to create new recordings of some of their original songs. The first to be released was the single Someone (Touch Me), making top ten in the official LGBTQ Music Chart. 2024 opened with a second single release, Life's Worth Livin'.
Jeff Kristian (Vocals/Keyboards), Chris Burdon (Guitar/Vocals), HECTOR (Bass/Vocals), John Chamberlain (Drums #1/VOCALS), Doug Garvie (Drums #2) Jeff Moody (Drums #3/VOCALS).
MUSIC
LIFE'S WORTH LIVIN'
THE BERRY LANE SINGLE / 24TH JANUARY 2024 / DIGITAL, MP3, M4A, FLAC
LIFE'S WORTH LIVIN' / LIFE'S WORTH LIVIN' (LA LA MIX)
To celebrate the 40th Anniversary of their first live performance, The Berry Lane re-united in 2023 to create new recordings of some of their original songs. The second to be released was the single Life's Worth Livin' backed with a brand new stripped back acoustic version, Life's Worth Livin' (La La Mix).
Words and music by Jeff Kristian. Produced by Jeff Kristian at Sparkie's Little Music Factory, Kent.
SOMEONE (TOUCH ME)
THE BERRY LANE SINGLE / 28TH AUGUST 2023 / DIGITAL, MP3, M4A, FLAC
SOMEONE (TOUCH ME) / SOMEONE (TOUCH ME) (SACK THE DRUMMER MIX)
To celebrate the 40th Anniversary of their first live performance, The Berry Lane re-united in 2023 to create new recordings of some of their original songs. The first to be released was the single Someone (Touch Me) backed with a brand new stripped back acoustic version, Someone (Touch Me) (Sack The Drummer Mix). The song spent fifteen weeks in the official LGBTQ Music Chart, peaking at number ten.