The Spares or Spare Pair from Newcastle were not the greatest of bands and fizzled out after a few gigs mainly with a limited set. Keith Forster was the vocalist and songwriter.Keith (by this time known as Keith Kosmic) and Norman went on to form the Sensational Spares with Johnny Jetset and Nigel Neutron. He then moved on to join thrash metal rockers "Sweet Trash" and the "Shotgun Brides"Norman, after leaving The Sensational Spares formed The Game with Nigel and Richard. He has since moved away from Tyneside to deepest Northumberland and is still doing the occasional gig around the Ashington area with "Intermittent Blues".Mick gave up live performance for the recording world and now runs Conrad ProductionsAfter The Spares and The Game, Richard gave up live performance for a while but came back a couple of years ago as a successful international solo guitar/vocalist. (Yes, he played in both England and Scotland)