BLACK CAT
RECORDS
Independent label: Black Cat Records was an Irish indie rock label,
active in the late 1980s. It managed two singles. It issued singles in
BC-00 numerical series. Distributed By Record Services Records. Too Much For The
White Man was an Irish Reggae band from Tuam in County Galway who formed in 1985
and disbanded in the early 90s. The idea of the group came together when band
members were living in London. While in the UK capital, the band started playing
with Jamaican musicans. This gave rise to their interest in reggae. Leo Moran
only remained with the group for a short time as he left in 1986 to form The Saw
Doctors. They returned to Tuam in 1987. They derived their name from a rough
translation of a Spanish phrase. Band member, John Brogan, had just returned
home from the Canary Islands where the heat there was described as being 'Too
Much For The Whiteman'. Put Your Mind At Ease reached Number 28 in Ireland on
the 13th of October 1988 where it stayed for one week. They also contributed the
track 'Try A Little Harder' to the soundtrack of 'The Courier', a film featuring
Gabriel Byrne and Patrick Bergin. Too Much For The Whiteman split in the early
90s. However, they reformed on the 22nd of August 2015 to perform live at the
SugarBeat Festival in Tuam Stadium. On the 29th of April 2017 they played live
again at The Brogue Bar, Tuam in honour of their late bass player Dermot Holian
aka Der who had lost his battle with cancer on the 18th of July 2015. The
proceeds of that gig went towards Galway Hospice. Band Members were Martin
'Mouse' McHugh - Vocals, Mike Ivory - Guitar, Axel Grude - Keyboards, Dermot
Holian - Bass, Gerry McHugh - Percussion Alan Flynn - Drums, Danny Kelly -
Trombone
88
Too Much For The
Whiteman
Put Your Mind At Ease
BLACK
CAT
BC
01
89
Too Much For The
Whiteman
Suburban Blues
BLACK
CAT
BC
02