DEAN

"24 Strings, 4 Tracks and an Attitude" cover art

D.E.A.N. allegedly stood for Douglas Ewan's A Nob, but other explanations were normally given to prevent social conflict and impacts on airplay - Douglas being a well-known nob on the Contact 89FM dial at the time.

Dean's first release was the song Unfortunate Flux on the 1995 compilation The Fridge. They have released two albums, 24 Strings, 4 Tracks and an Attitude in 1996, and Battle Truck in 1999.

The band went under the pseudonyms Andrew Dean, Scott Dean, Byron Dean, Garry Dean and Casio T. Dean, the latter a nice retro drum machine. The other four members played guitar. By the release of the song Jo from Truebliss on 2002's Zero.one compilation, Scott and Byron Dean had been replaced by Giuseppe Dean and Andrea Dean.

Releases

• 24 Strings, 4 Tracks and an Attitude album, 1996
  
• Battle Truck album, 1999
  
• Special Little Band EP, 2003
  

• Unfortunate Flux appears on the 1995 compilation The Fridge
  
• Girth by "Dean vs Nodrog" appears on the 1997 compilation Green Eggs and Hamilton
  
• Jo from Truebliss appears on the 2002 compilation Zero.one
  
• We Know In Our Hearts That Phil Is Innocent appears on the 2006 compilation A Low Hum (Series 3, Issue 9)
  
• We all know in our Hearts Phil is Innocent appears on the 2006 compilation Area 07
  

Published Articles

• 24 Strings, 4 Tracks and an Attitude album review, Nexus, 4 April 1996