Effective period / Period of releases: 1982 - 2020

Members: Tony McGuinness, Steve Carter, Ian Gibson, Jim Blanchard, Tristan Garel-Funk, Juliet Sainsbury, Nigel Pollard, Liam McGuinness, Ian Butler, David Wood (2), Cliff Silver, Will Hicks, Simon Allard

Sad Lovers & Giants are a rock band from Watford, England who formed in 1980. Their sound blends post-punk, atmospheric keyboards and psychedelia. Following their debut EP ‘Cle’ and the ‘Colourless Dream’ single, both issued in 1981, they released two studio albums, Epic Garden Music (1982) and Feeding the Flame (1983) before splitting in 1983.
During this initial period they recorded a John Peel Session for the BBC and a live concert for the Dutch Radio Hilversum station in 1983 which was subsequently released as the album Total Sound in 1986.
After the split they returned in 1987 with a new line up and released ‘The Mirror Test’ album that year.
The band operates as a collective.

Line up:
Garce
Tony McGuinness
Ian Gibson
Nigel Pollard
Will Hicks


The following other members have also played:
Tristan Garel-Funk
David Wood
Cliff Silver