▁Records ▁singles ▁Category : Blue bird ▁Records ▁singles ▁Category : De cca ▁Records ▁singles <0x0A> </s> ▁Pet it ▁Che val ▁was ▁a ▁New ▁Rom antic ▁rock ▁group ▁from ▁South ▁Africa . ▁Their ▁name ▁is ▁French ▁for ▁" l ittle ▁horse ". ▁The ▁group ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁P ret oria ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁by ▁singer / song writer ▁Jon ▁Sel by ▁and ▁soon ▁after ▁recorded ▁a ▁demo , ▁which ▁land ed ▁them ▁a ▁deal ▁with ▁Warner ▁B ros . ▁Records ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁Their ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁debut ▁album ▁was ▁a ▁great ▁success ▁in ▁South ▁Africa , ▁but ▁the ▁increased ▁public ity ▁also ▁led ▁to ▁internal ▁disput es , ▁and ▁bass ist ▁Johan ▁G ries el ▁left ▁the ▁group ▁shortly ▁after ▁the ▁album ' s ▁release . ▁Adding ▁bass ist ▁Chris ▁Bek ker , ▁they ▁released ▁an ▁EP ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 ; ▁however , ▁internal ▁t ensions ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁split ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁Craig ▁Else ▁is ▁a ▁sound ▁engineer ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁and ▁plays ▁in ▁Bay ▁City ▁Roll ers . ▁Johan ▁G ries el ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁recording ▁engineer ; ▁D anny ▁de ▁W et ▁later ▁formed ▁the ▁band ▁The ▁Electric ▁Pet als ▁the ▁name ▁was ▁then ▁later ▁changed ▁to ▁Wonder bo om , ▁and ▁Harold ▁Sh enk ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁do ▁production ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁music ▁scene . ▁Franco is ▁du ▁Pl ess is ▁is ▁now ▁an ▁avant - gar de ▁artist