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Post by Catherine on Mar 16, 2011 7:16:37 GMT
Karma for the Lord, Sir Gin Ginnie McGinster!! Great thread, Ginnie, things I've never seen before and things we never saw fit to collect - kinda thinking it would always be so -
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Post by Ginnie on Mar 19, 2011 23:43:59 GMT
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Post by Ginnie on Mar 21, 2011 22:28:31 GMT
Circus Raves, March 1975 HARVEY BREAKS HEADLINERS' HEARTS
A sure sign that a band on its first tour is Happening is the headliner's nervousness about having them on the bill. A last minute cancellation in California didn't faze the Sensational Alex Harvey Band in the least; Fleetwood Mac was merely added to the growing list of established bands who prefer not to follow the Sensationals onto a stage. Undaunted, amidst the confusion, a smiling Alex waxed nostalgic about his group's competitive ways on tour abroad. The Band are always greeted by a thousand rowdy rock fans with arms outstretched in the Harvey fashion.
"What happened was, people weren't too keen on having us on their tour, because like if we're on before somebody, well , it's really good fun then," chortled the feisty Scot. "In some ways that's the best position. When the Band started, some of the best receptions we ever had was people throwing things at us ... It's tradition you see. People are incredibly conservative, even freaks. They've got an idea of what a rock 'n' roll band should be, and if you don't adhere to these rules then there are some people who don't like it. It inspires amazing anger. And that's a lot of fun, because the adrenalin gets going then."
Harvey then recalled, with something of a wicked grin, the approach he took when his group supported Slade in England. "They were big, a great big act. Their fans came along like a football crowd, and in certain places they didn't like us at all. 'Cause it's a big act, you can play safe, and you can be polite, and you can play a melody of current teenage hits. But we didn't do that. Like we were saying 'we're the best band in the world -- we're sensational., and your wasting your time for this lot that's coming on after.' And sometimes I used to say things like 'After our show, boys and girls, we're bringing on four young boys from Wolverhampton, and I hope you give them as good a reception
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Post by Ginnie on Mar 21, 2011 23:04:04 GMT
Found something that is interesting (to me anyway)... For some reason, I've always associated the colour orange with SAHB... I thought my NEXT album (in the days when I had LP's) had orange in it. When I was designing the Sahbstock I DVD cover, I did one that was based on the NEXT album. Lo and behold, my memory thought there was orange in it but the album covers online didn't have orange. So I thought i must be a little loony... until... I was just checking SAHB albums online this evening and came across an ORANGE Next album! I was thinking it was just my imagination... Apparently the first one is the UK release, and the second one is the U.S. release:
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Post by peterbarrow on Mar 21, 2011 23:26:54 GMT
Found something that is interesting (to me anyway)... For some reason, I've always associated the colour orange with SAHB... I thought my NEXT album (in the days when I had LP's) had orange in it. When I was designing the Sahbstock I DVD cover, I did one that was based on the NEXT album. Lo and behold, my memory thought there was orange in it but the album covers online didn't have orange. So I thought i must be a little loony... until... I was just checking SAHB albums online this evening and came across an ORANGE Next album! I was thinking it was just my imagination... Maybe different colours in different countries Sir Gin. (If confused, consult Dr Siggy who's on his way back from North Africa.)
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tiddybeth
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Post by tiddybeth on Mar 22, 2011 0:29:51 GMT
My all time favourite track!!!!
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Post by Catherine on Mar 22, 2011 7:34:32 GMT
Found something that is interesting (to me anyway)... For some reason, I've always associated the colour orange with SAHB... I thought my NEXT album (in the days when I had LP's) had orange in it. When I was designing the Sahbstock I DVD cover, I did one that was based on the NEXT album. Lo and behold, my memory thought there was orange in it but the album covers online didn't have orange. So I thought i must be a little loony... until... I was just checking SAHB albums online this evening and came across an ORANGE Next album! I was thinking it was just my imagination... Apparently the first one is the UK release, and the second one is the U.S. release: I have a vague memory of NEXT being printed in silver/black, like the one I have and white?/black - I'm sure Kid or Hoggy would know - buggered if I can recall the reason and I've never seen the orange one. It's white/black on the gold disc.
We were watching some old footage of Alex recently and his stripey was deep egg yolk YELLOW and black!!
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Post by penny on Mar 22, 2011 9:01:50 GMT
Gosh, Ginnie!! Ive never seen that orange/black cover before or the black/white one either. Very eye catching. Ive got the silver/black one, played to death now.
Will look out my old bits and bobs of newsprint and get Sarah to put them on here for me.
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Post by thetomahawkkid1 on Mar 22, 2011 16:10:56 GMT
the orange cover of next is the american release ;D -
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Post by penny on Mar 22, 2011 16:13:00 GMT
I love that picture disc of Next...... must look out for one, would be very nice in a frame in Kington (dream on, Pen!!) and Ive got the Live one.
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Post by thetomahawkkid1 on Mar 22, 2011 16:19:31 GMT
jist keep checkin ebay penny, sometime's they come up
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Post by penny on Mar 22, 2011 16:38:20 GMT
jist keep checkin ebay penny, sometime's they come up I will, TK. Won't be able to put it up on the wall though....unless its in a cupboard!! ;D
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Post by Ginnie on Mar 22, 2011 20:49:17 GMT
the orange cover of next is the american release ;D - You're right TK.
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