{"id":7759,"date":"2025-03-25T21:24:43","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T21:24:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghostown1976.com\/?page_id=7759"},"modified":"2026-02-13T14:45:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T14:45:42","slug":"missing-link-the-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ghostown1976.com\/?page_id=7759","title":{"rendered":"Missing Link The"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Missing Link from; Dublin Active; 1986 &#8211; 1990 Style; Indie<br>Line up;<br>Vocals; Jimmy Tague<br>Lead Guitar; Gerry Bennett<br>Keyboards; Dave Morrissey<br>Bass; Charlie Bennett<br>Drums; Dave McPartin<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1302\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ghostown1976.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/pete-mccluskey-missing-link.jpg?fit=700%2C387&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8914\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ghostown1976.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/pete-mccluskey-missing-link.jpg?w=1302&amp;ssl=1 1302w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ghostown1976.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/pete-mccluskey-missing-link.jpg?resize=300%2C166&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ghostown1976.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/pete-mccluskey-missing-link.jpg?resize=1024%2C566&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ghostown1976.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/pete-mccluskey-missing-link.jpg?resize=768%2C425&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ghostown1976.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/pete-mccluskey-missing-link.jpg?resize=700%2C387&amp;ssl=1 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image supplied by Pete McCluskey<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-black-color has-pale-pink-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-d80c7edd7b54fa6c317638c9e7f4db32\">Snap Shot LP<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Missing Link appeared on the compilation album &#8220;Snap Shots&#8221; released by Owl Records (SN901) in 1987. Each artist on the album supplied two tracks. Also on the album were <a href=\"https:\/\/ghostown1976.com\/?page_id=8864&amp;preview_id=8864&amp;preview_nonce=ef08657850&amp;preview=true\">Rex &amp; Dino<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/ghostown1976.com\/?page_id=8893&amp;preview_id=8893&amp;preview_nonce=c8a837df38&amp;preview=true\"> Soft Music Company<\/a>, O.T.T., <a href=\"https:\/\/ghostown1976.com\/?page_id=8953&amp;preview_id=8953&amp;preview_nonce=0abbc0edf4&amp;preview=true\">Brainchild<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ghostown1976.com\/?page_id=8935&amp;preview_id=8935&amp;preview_nonce=1ba897a74c&amp;preview=true\">A Splash Of Red<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ghostown1976.com\/?page_id=8924&amp;preview_id=8924&amp;preview_nonce=18badd94f7&amp;preview=true\">Pink Hurts<\/a>. All the tracks were taken from demo tapes by Pete McCluskey &amp; Eddie Joyce, Pete &amp; Eddie would go on to from Danceline Records. Pete McCluskey started his musical career playing his famous Flying V with the Navan Road band <a href=\"https:\/\/ghostown1976.com\/?page_id=6571&amp;preview_id=6571&amp;preview_nonce=b95040b099&amp;preview=true\">The Strougers<\/a>. They famously played with U2 at The <a href=\"https:\/\/ghostown1976.com\/?page_id=730&amp;preview_id=730&amp;preview_nonce=b5f9ac9395&amp;preview=true\">Danelion Market<\/a> &amp; The Howth Community Centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-pale-pink-background-color has-background\">Gaining a good following<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1119\" height=\"2504\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ghostown1976.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_9836.jpg?fit=458%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ghostown1976.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_9836.jpg?w=1119&amp;ssl=1 1119w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ghostown1976.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_9836.jpg?resize=134%2C300&amp;ssl=1 134w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ghostown1976.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_9836.jpg?resize=458%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 458w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ghostown1976.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_9836.jpg?resize=768%2C1719&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ghostown1976.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_9836.jpg?resize=686%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 686w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ghostown1976.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_9836.jpg?resize=915%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 915w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ghostown1976.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_9836.jpg?resize=700%2C1566&amp;ssl=1 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Article from Hot Press 1989.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Missing Link from; Dublin Active; 1986 &#8211; 1990 Style; IndieLine up;Vocals; Jimmy TagueLead Guitar; Gerry BennettKeyboards; Dave MorrisseyBass; Charlie BennettDrums; Dave McPartin Snap Shot LP Missing Link appeared on the compilation album &#8220;Snap Shots&#8221; released by Owl Records (SN901) in 1987. 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