1. The 60s female group known as The Breakaways consisted of Jean Ryder, Margot Quantrell, and Vicki Haseman (23rd August 1940 - 16th June 1991). In addition to recording their own songs, they did session work with many artists, including the background vocals on The Jimi Hendrix Experience's version of Hey Joe. All three hailed from Liverpool and started out as members of the original Vernons Girls, the 16-strong girl group from legendary TV shows like Six Five Special and Oh Boy. After moving to London they started their recording career at Pye Records in 1962 with a stiff-corseted version of the Crystals' 'He's A Rebel'. It was at Pye that they began what was to become their staggeringly prolific career as a backing group. Their first-ever session was I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now with Emile Ford. Then came an album with Joe Brown. Before long they were also working for Decca, EMI and Philips, and for smaller labels like Oriole and Ember. The girls were well on their way to becoming established when they suffered a major setback - Vicki had to quit due to a family crisis. Margo and Betty continued as a duo for sessions, but live work and touring ceased. Then Betty became unsettled at the idea of not having such steady work, and she too left, joining a Frank Ifield/Susan Maughan summer season as a dancer-singer. Margo then joined Pye's other session group, the Babs Knight Singers. It looked as though the Breakaways were history after only one year. However, Vicki then returned, her problems sorted, and rejoined Margo. Still a member short, they contacted Jean Ryder, an old mate from the Vernons Girls who had worked for a while as the Two Tones with another ex-Vernon, future Ladybird Maggie Stredder. Jean and Maggie had also recorded a 45 as the De Laine Sisters. Initially less than keen to be part of another girl group, Jean agreed to join her pals for the next Breakaways session. The trio would remain together for over a decade. They were all married to showbiz husbands. Vicky to singer and guitarist Joe Brown. Jean to Mike Hawkes, a successful songwriter and Margot to Tony Newman. 2. The Breakaways are a surf revival band from California that play Fender instruments and amplifiers exclusively. They have released one CD on called Time Surfin'. 3. A Late 70s Power pop band. When The Nerves broke up in early 1978, Paul Collins and Peter Case formed The Breakaways (with a new guitarist Pat Stengl who played on the first Jack Lee's album). The Breakaways shared the refinement of The Nerves but had more of the raw, rocking style heard here on those four songs. The Breakaways split after they recorded some demos which later saw release in the form of an EP and on several compilations. 4. A 60s garage/beat band from New Zealand that was also known as Bari and the Breakaways. They had several singles and two albums of mostly covers. The group featured Bryan Beauchamp (lead vocals, drums), Bari Gordon (lead guitar), Keith "Midge" Marsden (rhythm guitar), Dave Orams (bass), Dave Hurley (lead guitar, 1966), Tom Piper (lead guitar), and Doug Thomas (lead vocals).