HW: Wind Of Change

david hall dave at PARMA29.FREESERVE.CO.UK
Mon Apr 24 14:14:38 EDT 2000


If I remember correctly Frenchy released the live LP without asking Huw.
That's what Huw told me in'85.

Dave
-----Original Message-----
From: Si Halley <sihalley at VOSSNET.CO.UK>
To: BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU <BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU>
Date: 22 April 2000 21:07
Subject: Re: HW: Wind Of Change


>Subject: Re: HW: Wind Of Change
>
>
>> So it looks like three 1983 LLG studio tracks were made then...
>> Outside the Law
>> Working Time
>> Wind of Change (maybe)
>
>Don`t know whether any of this is relevent to this thread (I`ve not been
>paying enough attention :( ) but from memory(and record sleeves):
>
>The first Live LLG album was recorded at the Brentford Red Lion. This was
>supposed to be Huw`s first solo show. I was lucky enough to be there. It
was
>a great gig. Lot`s of cry`s for `Hurry On Sundown` which I seem to remember
>Huw played a small teaser from but stoped saying it was Dave`s song and he
>hadn`t reheased it.
>He said the band had been working on a few tracks for a studio album.
>At the show it seemed just about everyone was recording it. I know I did
>(though my tape disappeared years ago). One guy actually had a `ghetto
>Blaster` ON the front of the stage and Huw even taked into it when someone
>said the vocals weren`t loud enough!
>These tapes apparently went into circulation very quickly and copies
reached
>Huw. Most weren`t that good (in his opinion) and so the first album
`Outside
>The Law` was rush released from his tape on Flickknife (Sharp 15) to try
and
>stop people selling the bad tapes.
>Included with this album was a free single, (free 001) of `Working Time`
b/w
>`I See You`. The Label lists Huw- Gtr, Vox, J. Clark, M Griffin - Drums, R.
>Rawlinson - Bass. As there are two drummers listed I presume the tracks are
>from different sessions.
>
>Next came the `Wind Of Change` single (FLS 021) which had `Outside The Law`
>on the B`side. Sleeve says recorded at Alaska Studios so I presume both are
>studio versions. Can`t check right now but can later if it`s important.
>
>The next LLG release I`ve got is a 12" of `Dreams That Fade Away`/`It`s On
>Me`. Copyright is 1984 so slightly later then your listing. Personal listed
>is Bass - Kenny Wilson, Drums/Harmony Vocals - John Clarke, Guitar/Synth
>Guitar/Vocals - Huw.
>This was released on Ultra Noise (12 Huw 1). I`m presuming this is also
>Studio recordings.
>
>That`s where I lost track as my local source of HW/etc records closed and
it
>became more difficult to get obscure stuff off the shelf.
>
>Hope that`s all of interest.
>
>Si
>
>By the way, was Harvey`s Almon Mulo noted? He also did a tape for Orbit
>fanzine which was basically a long (over an hour?) interview on tape with
>him playing all through in the background and featured a few clips of his
>earlier bands like Ark. I`ve got it somewhere still. Very interesting.
>
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