The Insisters

All-girl group from JoBurg 1980-83

"... and here comes Linda Dawson with thigh-high leather boots on
She plays lead guitar in an all-girl band ..."
-- Jonathan Handley (from 'Yeoville Canticle')

Discography:

Singles

• If That's What You Want/
  Sweetheart (1981) Radium
• If That's What You Want/
  Sweetheart re-issue (1982) WEA Went to No 1 on RAUcharts and peaked at No 39 on Capital charts on 13 March 1982
• Bluebeat/
  Wild Horses Heavy Waves (1983) WEA

  'Bluebeat' is a fine example of garage pop at its best
  -- Benjy Mudie

  Sue Charlton (solo):
  
  
• I'm Amazed/
  Someone (1984) WEA

• Sue Charlton (Su Insister): vocals, drums
• Yvonne Raff: guitar, vocals (left in 1982)
• Linda Dawson: lead guitar, vocals (passed away 1993)
• Muff Shapiro: bass, vocals (left in 1982)
• Colleen Briel: keyboards (joined in 1982, see also Snakeshed)
• Tammy Isaacson: bass (joined in 1982)

All info supplied by Sue Charlton, September 2002. Photo from the History of Contemporary Music Of South Africa book (TOGA 1994).