The Reynolds Girls, it seems, would rather slack than attempt a comeback. As soon as I’d Rather Jack had made them stars, Linda and Aisling Reynolds decided they didn’t fancy the pop life after all, and they’ve remained impossible to trace ever since. Classic Pop went in search of the Liverpool sisters responsible for one of Stock Aitken Waterman’s most bizarre artistic statements…

JOHN EARLS

On paper, The Reynolds Girls were perfect pop stars for Stock Aitken Waterman - two teenage sisters straight from the relatable Mel & Kim mould. However, it all went very wrong, very quickly, resulting in one of the most complete vanishing acts pop has ever seen. Now that Andrew Ridgeley has emerged back into the light with his book Wham! George And Me, there’s only really Meg White from The White Stripes who can rival Linda and Aisling Reynolds for so determinedly avoiding anything to do with their musical past. Yet the girls behind one of SAW’s more eccentric hits were once total fame junkies - right up until the moment in 1989 when they actually, suddenly became famous…

CASSETTE GIRLS

While SAW were at their peak, Pete Waterman continued to present a weekend show on Liverpool radio station Radio City. Local teenagers Linda and Aisling Reynolds hung around the studio virtually every week to hand Waterman the same demo tape, which Waterman continued to drop into the nearest bin. The demo was a song written by a friend of Linda’s, designed to highlight the sisters’ vocals. Eventually, Waterman stuck it on his car stereo by mistake. He wasn’t blown away, but was impressed enough to keep the Reynolds’ details on file at PWL, just in case.