On this day, 1 July 1987, British Hard Rockers Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction played Cardiff’s Ritzy. Support was provided by Beki Bondage and the Bombshells.
The band is the brainchild of Mark Manning, a former graphic artist and art editor of the now defunct Flexipop! magazine.
The magazine folded back in 1982 but the hedonistic lifestyle of the frequenting rock and pop stars to the magazine' offices fueled his desire to experience the debauchery of life as a decadent rock star.
He joined another music publication called Metal Fury as a graphic designer but assumed the alter ego 'Zodiac Mindwarp' at night.
'Zodiac Mindwarp' was the namesake of a series of underground comics written and illustrated by Spain Rodriquez.
Zodiac soon left Metal Fury and formed the Love Reaction in 1985 with Jimmy Cauty (who later formed The Orb, The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu and The KLF) on guitar; Kid Chaos (real name Stephen Harris) on bass; and Boom Boom Kaboomski on drums.
At various times, the band has also featured Evil Bastard (real name Robert Munro who co-penned and sang on two B-sides: "Hangover from Hell" and "Lager Woman from Hell"), Heavy Metal Bear (real name Alex Bradly), Trash D Garbage (real name Paul Bailey), Flash Bastard (real name Jan Cyrka), Suzi X (real name Richard Levy), Tex Diablo (real name Christopher Renshaw), and Robbie Vom (real name Rob Morris).