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My Time as a Member of Metal Band Fist (NWOBHM)
Around 1978 I was equally active producing bands for Neat Records and writing and demoing my own songs. One day Keith Satchfield of Fist approached me and asked if I had any songs suitable for the band (Fist). He was trying to get a commercial edge to their output. I said sure no problem and … Read more
Foolin’ Myself – Jimmy Chambers
I’ve found two versions of this song on my hard drive. I originally wrote and demo’d it around 1977. I can’t recall why I was running around making new demos of this song in 1980 but I must have had some action on it. My old mate Gus Dudgeon recommended one of his session singers, Jimmy Chambers so … Read more
Songwriting Masterclasses
The first songs I wrote were pretty rubbish. However, I worked at it and eventually I must have got it right cos I’ve sold hundreds of thousands of records around the world. I also studied the masters: Lennon/McCartney, Goffin/King, Bacharach/David, Todd Rundgren, Brian Wilson (who Todd must also have studied). With my band we play … Read more
Searcher For A Day
When I posted yesterday the story about my song that the Searchers recorded I forgot to mention that I was actually a member of the Searchers. Ok, just for a day but it left me with a terrific memory. I had co-produced with John Verity a solo single with Mike Pender. He was still in … Read more
The Evolution Of A Song
I was a big fan of the Searchers in the sixties so it was a pleasure to work with them in the early 80’s. Now not many people know this but the song they recorded was originally a “Cowboy Song”. Yes, the first demo demonstrates this both in the lyrics and in a short intro … Read more