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  Oct 15 2007, 05:48 PM

  In 1977 the first grouping of Annie Lennox and Dave A Stewart (who later became Eurythmics) was a small group with Peet Coombes called 'The Catch' after only one single - Borderline/Black Blood they recruited bass guitarist Eddie Chin and drummer Jim "Do It" Toomey and re-christened themselves 'The Tourists' and in 1978 were a viable live gig band. Many people know them for their cover version of the Dusty Springfield cover "I Only Want to be with You" in 1979, which the band could never... More... In 1977 the first grouping of Annie Lennox and Dave A Stewart (who later became Eurythmics) was a small group with Peet Coombes called 'The Catch' after only one single - Borderline/Black Blood they recruited bass guitarist Eddie Chin and drummer Jim "Do It" Toomey and re-christened themselves 'The Tourists' and in 1978 were a viable live gig band. Many people know them for their cover version of the Dusty Springfield cover "I Only Want to be with You" in 1979, which the band could never break away from despite some self penned numbers of their own. Although they started to support Roxy Music on a world tour, they broke up before the end of the tour in 1980.