Re: Rescued tape c. 1977
Date: Fri 14 Feb 2003 - 02:36:16 PST
The recording details, as far as I can remember:
'Innocents and English Men' by Patrick
Pat Fish (JB) Vocals, sax and lyrics
Pete (Max) Guitar, vocals Rolo (of Woodentops fame??) bass and vocals John (?) on drums, I think, who was a car worker at British LeylandJonathan Stephenson on synth, mini Korg and Rhodes piano (now jazz pianist, www.jazzharmony.com)
recorded on a clapped out old 2(maybe 4) track tape deck in Oxford Uni recording society by a guys whose name I have forgotten, but might be Andy, on a homemade desk. This was the first of two tapes we recorded between 76 and 80.
Fish, Pete and Rolo continued on for a few years in the band which was called the Institution (the second of the bands Pat formed at Oxford, the first was called Night Shift and the tape I have is really nasty). I left in 1979 when it got too punky for me, about the time they cut their first single, + changed drummers to Owen. After a year or so the JB concept was started by Pat as far as I know.
J
- Original Message ----- From: "William Blake" <h2ofuego@pacbell.net> To: <jbc-list@adjective.com> Sent: Friday, February 14, 2003 9:56 AM Subject: Re: Rescued tape c. 1977
> My God...............
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> Innocents? I still can't believe my ears!
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> ........Fuckin Brilliant Mate!!!.........Well done!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> "It is a like a gift"
>
> William Blake
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>
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> "Adrian H. D. Bell" wrote:
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> > Wow....6 years before Bath of Bacon! What was the band called in those
> > days? Is this the fabled band of Oxford days? Or even earlier?
> >
> > The sound is to me more like the early 80s with the electronic keyboard.
> > Trail blazing even when they were wearing long socks?
> >
> > Also what's known about the Tonix? Couldn't find any mention on the
> > website? Does it share the JBC sound?
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jonathan_Ntl [mailto:JGStephenson@ntlworld.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, 13 February 2003 9:58 PM
> > To: jazz butcher
> > Subject: Rescued tape c. 1977
> >
> > All this list tickling makes me suspect you need something new...
> >
> > Just rescued an old cassette from the old days. TDK SA , despite their
> > lifetime guarantee, are fucked after 20 years. But after changing the
> > shell
> > for a later one I managed to make this old tape play.
> >
> > I won't tell you any more, you can work out who is playing here:
> >
> > http://www.jazzharmony.com/realmedia/innocents.rm
> >
> > one of our better efforts.
> >
> > Jonathan
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