The Inmates:

R&B band formed in London in 1979. Part of the pub rock scene. Influenced by The Rolling Stones, The Animals, Dr. Feelgood...
Pretty stable lineup as you can see:

Founder members '79Hurley's own Elvis tribute!Lineup '98
Bill Hurley: vocals
Peter 'Gunn' Staines: guitar, vocals
Tony Oliver: guitar
Ben Donnelly: bass
Jim Russell: drums
Bill Hurley: vocals
Peter Gunn: guitar, vocals
Tony Oliver: guitar
Ben Donnelly: bass
Eddie Edwards: drums


In '82 Bill Hurley left for a solo career and was replaced by Barrie Masters from Eddie & The Hot Rods. Bill returned in '85 and Barrie became a Hot Rod again.

In '85 Bill Hurley's album "Double Agent" (INSIDE TRACKS 11003) was released. It featured great covers like "Reconsider Me" and "You Left The Water Running", Peter Gunn's "Midnight", a few Hurley originals - and powerful guitar playing executed by Johnny Guitar (Count Bishops) - and by Peter Gunn himself as well.

Riverside Record informs us on July 2 2001:
The Inmates: long-lost “Beatles” album to be released in September

The legendary "Meet the Beatles - Live in Paris" by The Inmates will be released in September by Riverside Records. Both original masters and artwork were lost after the album's original release in 1987 and no reprint had been possible since. The album comprises 13 tracks (2 more than the original vinyl LP), all written by Lennon-McCartney and performed live in a gun-smoking R&B style.

In 1987, the leading French newspaper Libération organised a concert in Paris to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Sgt Pepper album. They asked The Inmates to do that unique gig, bringing the dirty sound of stonesy R&B to the songs of The Beatles, like the Stones themselves did in 1963 when they covered I Wanna Be Your Man. “Meet the Beatles” is the live recording of that memorable concert. The album was produced, as usual, by Vic Maile. The Inmates will play a few UK dates, to be announced soon, to promote the release.

Track list:
1. LITTLE CHILD 2. I’LL GET YOU 3. SHE’S A WOMAN 4. YOU CAN’T DO THAT 5. DAY TRIPPER 6. BACK IN THE USSR 7. WE CAN WORK IT OUT 8. I WANNA BE YOUR MAN 9. SGT. PEPPER’S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND 10. BIRTHDAY 11. I SAW HER STANDING THERE 12. GET BACK 13. I’M DOWN

Links:
The Inmates - a fan's page
a French website with excellent discography

www.riversiderecords.com