Bless my cotton socks I'm on itunes...

Scratch

Here's a funny story. A few weeks ago I bumped into Barry Cook, an old friend and former bassist with late 70's Bristol band The Fans. The Fans were big on the local circuit having a deal with local indie record label Fried Egg records. Anyway they ran for a couple of years and then because any major success eluded them called it a day. In April they are doing a short tour of Japan! Story here...
Last night I saw Barry (third from left in The Fans picture) at a mutual friend's birthday party and he told me he had seen on the website that some live recordings of my old band from 1978 had also been released, if you scroll down the page from the link I just gave you until you come to...
ARC 124 STARGAZER
Live Granary Bristol 1978
Here you will see the story of the band and a list of tracks available on itunes. Here's a link to the itunes page. Scroll down to Stargazer live Granary 1978 and click the itunes link.
Now here's the thing, although I had no hand in writing any of the songs (in fact one of them was written by The Eagles but I don't think Bristol Archive Records have realised that) I did do a lot of the work on the arrangements and of course performed them at the Granary all those years ago, no one has contacted me to let me know of the release of the recordings. Simon Edwards, the guy who made the recordings lives quite close to me and we bump into each other now and again at the local supermarket hasn't even called me. I am fully aware the I will not make any money out of this and wouldn't expect to so I'm not making a fuss or anything but it's just a bizarre thing to be happening! Now all of you go and buy it so I can put a swimming pool in my 20ft X 20ft garden!
_________________
Her mouth opened, her eyes patients, the variety of age and constitution as a pullets egg, with some gobbits of fat, and the heavy sand.

(... don't piss us off)

DaveH · Posted: Sun Jan 10, 2010 10:37 pm Post subject:

Pity there isn't a t-shirt.
_________________
(... don't piss us off)

DaveH · Posted: Sun Jan 10, 2010 10:41 pm Post subject:

You are cheaper on Amazon http://www.amazon.co.uk/Live-Granary-Bristol-1978/dp/B002YKJWL2 than on iTunes.
_________________
(... don't piss us off)

Scratch · Posted: Sun Jan 10, 2010 10:41 pm Post subject:

Scratch · Posted: Sun Jan 10, 2010 10:44 pm Post subject:

usk · Forum beatnik Joined: 12 Jul 2007 Location: mid sweden

How cool!
And to think I have surfed the selfsame nook of the web as you, a legend, one of the untouchables, a stargazer walking the streets at night just like any old person from a secret hole in the wall!!!
Amazing!!!

Peace
Skei (the blinded by stargazing one)
_________________
Exterminate or coffee (Black)
www.wix.com/skeier/jazzamanazz
Retreat from the outside havoc...

mg · Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 4:39 am Post subject:

"secret hole"
*snickers*
_________________
(... don't piss us off)