Brewers Droop

Brewers Droop
The original Brewers Droop, taken in 1972
Background information
Origin	High Wycombe, England
Genres	Blues rock, pub rock
Years active	1971–1973
Labels	RCA Records Red Lightnin'[1]
Members	Ron Watts (vocals) Steve Darrington[2] (keyboards) John McKay (guitar) Malcolm Barrett (bass) Bob Walker (drums)
Past members	Pick Withers Mark Knopfler

Brewers Droop was a Southern English band (whose history can be followed in "Hundred Watts" by Ron Watts) in which Mark Knopfler played for a few months in 1973. Knopfler split his time between teaching part-time, and playing with the band. Later, the Dire Straits song "Industrial Disease" (which Knopfler wrote and performed) mentions a malady (alongside smoker's cough) which shares its name with that band. The name is a reference to a slang expression for erectile dysfunction brought on by heavy drinking.

Discography

• Opening Time, Album, 1972
• Sweet Thing, 7" Single, 1972
• The Booze Brothers, Album, 1989 (recorded 1973)

References

1. Red Lightnin', Record Company
2. Steve Darrington, Homepage