Anton E Behrendt

Sent in by John C. Nuttall: I first met Anton via producer, Martin Hannett, Anton had his own band, The Lion and the Christian which played what he described as "reggae metal". Anton was the guitarist, Victor Freeman played bass and Carl (Dready) Tomlinson was on drums. If you imagine Adrian Belew with Sly and Robbie , you'll get the idea. I think Aziz (Simply Red & The Stone Roses) was on guitar as well early days. Anton also played with ACR and M Vita. He had a studio originally situated in his flat in the Crescents, then in West Didsbury. He was in Mona Lisa Overdrive with Aziz (guitar), Victor Freeman (bass), Don Durham (vocals), John Bohan (ex-Biting Tongues, drums), Craig Gannon (ex-Smiths, guitar).