BIOGRAPHY
The Remains formed in Boston in 1964 when guitarist and singer Barry Tashian joined fellow Boston University students Vern Miller, Bill Briggs, and Chip Damiani, inspired by Tashian's time in the UK watching the Rolling Stones, Beatles, and Kinks reinvent blues and rock and roll. The quartet built a strong New England following, scored regional hits on Epic Records, and appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show before landing a spot as an opening act on the Beatles' final US tour in 1966. Tashian dissolved the band just three days after that tour ended. Their sole album, released on Epic in September 1966, was largely overlooked at the time but has since been reassessed as one of the more cohesive rock records of its era, leading to a 1998 reunion at the Cavestomp Festival, a 2002 comeback LP, and a 2008 documentary on their history.