They wanted everything

The Godfathers were formed in London in the mid 1980s by Peter and Chris Coyne from the ashes of the Sid Presley Experience. Peter sang and Chris played bass; the siblings were soon joined by Mike Gibson and Kris Dollimore on rhythm and lead guitars, respectively, and George Mazur on drums. The outfit traded briefly under the Presley Experience moniker before adopting the Godfathers, a great name that, much to the fellas’ surprise, had never been used before.

Before signing to Epic Records and r...