Paul Avron Jeffreys
13/02/52 - 21/12/88

This site is about the life and music of Paul Jeffreys, put together by the people that knew him and played with him. Paul was a very likeable and popular person and even though his death was many years ago the memories of this man are still fresh and alive in our minds and hearts.

Paul Jeffreys was a founder member of the seventies pop group called Cockney Rebel, he left the band in 1975 and joined Bill Nelson's Be Bop Deluxe for one tour.
The name of all the bands he played in was Cockney Rebel, Be Bop Deluxe, Chartreuse, The Violins, Warm Jets, Electric Eels, The Pope, Sperm Wails, Wattle & Daub, Linda & The Prophets, The One Pacific.
Paul died in 1988 a victim of the lockerbie disaster, he and his new wife Rachel were on their way to a honeymoon in New York.

Paul grew up above his parents dry cleaning shop in East Ham, London and went on to play bass in some great British bands. Paul lived and loved music and was a great admirer of the legendary Captain Beefheart.
In 1988 Paul got married to Rachel Jones and sadly they both lost their lives over the skies of Lockerbie on the way to their honeymoon.
Paul was a very likeable and popular person and even though his death was many years ago the memories of this man are still fresh and alive in our minds and hearts.

Cockney Rebel
Singles:
Sebastian
B side - Rock and Roll Parade
1973 - EMI 2051
Judy Teen
B side - Spaced Out
1974 - EMI 2128

Mr. Soft
B side - Such a Dream
1974 - EMI 2191
Albums:
Human Menagerie
1973 - EMA 759
Psychomodo
1974 - EMC 3033
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Chartreuse
You Really got Me
B side - Rock and Roll Rules OK
1977 - KL634
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Warm Jets
Sticky Jack
B side - Shell Shock
1978 - BHS1
Big City Boys
B side - Mr. Natural
1979 - RSO48
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Electric Eels
Singles:
Don't Wanna go to Moscow
B side - Wild Dream
1980 - XPRES28
Not In Love (with the modern world) - EP
C/W - Double Complications
B side - Jellied Reggea
1980 - XPRES 34
Albums:
Thoroughly Modern - Electric Eels
Band'its at Ten O'clock
(101 compilation album)
1980 - POLYDOR 2384 116
The Original Electric Eels Album
2001 - BOPCD004
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Linda and the Prophets
Work
12" single - 3 mixes
1984 - HUM 1T

Rock and Roll Rules OK - Chartreuse
B side of - You Really got Me
KL 634 - 1977
Shell Shock - Warm Jets
B side of - Sticky Jack
BHS 1 1978
Don't Wanna go to Moscow
Electric Eels single A side
XPRES 28 1980
Double Complications - Electric Eels
Track on EP "Not In Love"
XPRES 34 1980
Thoroughly Modern - Electric Eels
Band'its at Ten O'clock
(101 compilation album)
POLYDOR 2384 116 1980
Rhythm, Movement and Throbbing
Cover version on "Shape up and Dance"
by Felicity Kendal
Rhythm, Movement and Throbbing
Cover version on B side of "Lion Sleeps Tonight" by Tight Fit
Work
by Linda and the Prophets
HUM 1T - 1984
Jellied Reggae, Shell Shock, R.M.T
E-lectric Eels - The Original Album
BOPCD 004 2001
Love in Tokyo, Real Life Romance, Kamikaze Smile, Instant Pleasure
Interworld album by Megabop 2001
Reveillez - Instant Pleasure
BOPCD16 2002
First Love - Instant Pleasure
BOPCD 028 2002
Kamikaze Style, Thoroughly Modern
Instant Pleasure
Megabop Records 2003