Private World
Private World from; Limerick Active; 1986 – 1990 Style; Indie
Line up;
Vocals; Pearse Gilmore
Guitar; Brian Kelly
Bass; John Moriarty later -+*Declan Hogan
Drums; Seamus O’Muircheartaigh Keyboards; Jim Hanley
John Moriarty went from being the bands bass player to their manager
Fanning Session
Private World recorded a 4 track session for the Dave Fanning show. Two of the tracks were “Crucible” & “The Face”. The recording took place at their Xeric studio in Limerick, the session was aired on RTE2 on the 8/2/1990. The standout track was Crucible.
Recordings
Private World released a 7″ single in 1989 on their own Xeric label called “Blue Gem Sea”, It reached number 18 on the Irish charts. They also had a track on the Reindeer Age LP “Change The Room”. This was a compilation album of various Limerick bands.
The Reindeer Age album, was recorded at the Xeric Studio in Limerick in 1989. This compilation album featured fellow Limerick Bands, The O’Malley’s A Touch Of Oliver, Up The Downstairs, The Hitchers, Tuesday Blue, They Do It With Mirrors, Private World, The Drive, The Separators, Toucandance, Perfect Moment, Utopian Puppets, The Surrealists, X-It, Big John’s Bootleggin Band. The cassette version featured two extra tracks by Preachers Story & Mike O’Mahony.
John Lennon Tribute night
On the 9th anniversary of his death, some members of some of Limericks top bands got together for special concert, featuring only songs that John Lennon wrote. Members of Perfect Moments, Toucandace, Private World, The Groove, The Hitchers, Up The Downstairs, Wow.
The Split
When Private World split, Pearse & James Hanley carried on producing and writing songs in their Xeric studio in Limerick.
