Melrose

Melrose is a Finnish psychobilly rock 'n' roll band originating from the city of Vantaa. The group was founded in 1981 by guitarist-singer Tokela (Mika Tuokkola) and achieved their greatest popularity in the late 80's in Finland. They worked as a warming band for Guns N Roses in the summer of 2006, when they toured Finland, as part of their Chinese Democracy World Tour.

Links To Peel
Peel described on many occasions that the best Finnish record he heard was from Melrose's Coming Out Soon. In his 23 March 1987 show, Peel mentioned that he would drive from his home to Helsinki to see the band perform. However, he didn't make it to Finland on his car journey, where his European road trip only reached Sweden, due to lack of funds and his ambition to see the group live disappeared.

Shows Played

 * Melrose - Coming Out Soon
 * 02 January 1987 (BFBS): 'Coming Out Soon (7")' (Electric Kid)


 * 12 January 1987: Coming Out Soon (7") Electric Kid
 * 1988
 * 23 February 1988: Coming Out Soon (album - Melrose) Electric Kids EKR 1001 (JP - 'Nothing they have done since has matched the serious indiscipline of that')
 * 2003
 * 02 December 2003: Coming Out Soon (LP - Melrose) Electric Kid
 * December 2003 (FSK): Coming Out Soon (LP - Melrose) Electric Kid
 * 11 December 2003 (Radio Eins): Coming Out Soon (LP - Melrose) Electric Kid