The Immediates [SEP] location of formation
The Immediates
The Immediates was a Manchester post-punk band, performing and recording between 1978 and 1982. The main members were Mike Dunne, Franny Dunne, Andy Connell and Phil Tomlinson with Jane Lancaster sometimes fronting the band live. They were members of the Manchester Musicians' Collective which also included Joy Division, A Certain Ratio and The Frantic Elevators but The Immediates had a sound more influenced by The Ramones, XTC, Talking Heads and Elvis Costello. The first Immediates single, "Do the Don't" c/
- Major-General H.R. Briggs (May 1942 – Jul 1944)
- Major-General Geoffrey Evans (Jul 1944 – Sep 1944)
- Brigadier Robert Mansergh (Sep 1944 – Sep 1944)
- Major-General Cameron Nicholson (Sep 1944 – Sep 1944)
- Major-General Dermot Warren (Sep 1944 – Feb 1945)
- Brigadier Joseph A Salomons (Feb 1945 – Feb 1945)
- Major-General Robert Mansergh (Feb 1945 – Aug 1945)
Formation during World War II Headquarters