Marine Girls was an English band that comprised Tracey Thorn, Alice Fox and Jane Fox. Thorn later became famous as part of the duo Everything But The Girl.
In 1994, eleven years after the Marine Girls split up, Thorn was appearing on Later with Jools Holland. Also on the TV show that night, with her own band, was Courtney Love, Kurt Cobain's widow. Just before the cameras started rolling Love looked across to Thorn's stage, put down her guitar and strode across the empty central area. "Hey", she said, "you're Tracey from the Marine Girls! Kurt and I were both huge fans of your band". Thorn managed to mumble something polite in return, before Love strode back and the show continued.
At the time Thorn wasn't sure that she entirely believed her. Later, though, she discovered that an old friend had travelled to Oregon, formed a band, and then signed to the same record label that ultimately signed Nirvana. He had played the Marine Girls album Beach Party to Kurt and Courtney.
Years later, in 2002, Kurt Cobain's journals were published. The album Beach Party is listed as one of Nirvana's Top 50 albums, along with the Sex Pistols, the Clash, and Public Enemy.
From that album...
And from the album 'Lazy Ways'...
Place In The Sun (1983).
