Who is 'Reilly'? (China Crisis question 1)

[SAULGENESISF]

I'm a China Crisis fan, and have noticed that some of the songs, including 'African and White' and 'Christian' are credited to: Gary Daly/Eddie Lundon/Reilly. Daly and Lundon are the key duo in the group, any fan knows that, but who was Reilly? He was never in the band according to any of their albums, is never given a first name, is mainly credited in the early songs when the group was essentially Daly & Lundon alone, and i can't find any information on him through any fansite. Can anyone tell me who he is?

[dr pop]

His name was Dave Reilly and back in the early days around African and White,plus the album Difficult shapes and passive rhythms, he was the drummer/percussionist in the trio that were completed by Gary and eddie. Their second album, as you quite rightly say, did not have him in the line-up

Maybe somebody else knows where he went?

[kempie]

http://www.myspace.com/davethedrummerreilly

[SAULGENESISF]

I've read loads about China Crisis, but all i've read has stated that there was only two of them until Kevin Wilkinson joined on drums, and Gary Gazza Johnson joined on bass.

[SAULGENESISF]

Thanks guys.

[kempie]

"Daly quit school and then spent much of his time indoors tinkering with synthesizers and a drum machine. Along with Lundon, Daly began writing songs using his high-tech toys. Feeling creatively stifled by the drum machine, the pair eventually asked percussionist Dave Reilly to join them, and in 1982 they released the single African & White as China Crisis on the independent label Inevitable."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Crisis

[rhylmark]

gary johnson is a friend of my brothers..he's still gigging and the last time i saw him he was with cy tucker and the friars

[SAULGENESISF]

Gazza Johnson is still in China Crisis though. It's a pity Kevin Wilkinson felt obliged to kill himself.