BITS 'N BOBS
The videos for "Reptile and "Beautiful People" were shot in Elstree Studios, Hertfordshire and Peckham, London respectively- They were both directed by Roger Pomphrey-
The publicity pica of the band looking mean and moody as used in the tour programme and other places, were shot on the banks of the River Thames, down by the Thames Barrier- The photographer was a guy by the name of Pete Anderson-
The boys even managed a mention on ITV's "Hale & Pace" comedy show on 29 September. For those that didn't see it, the gag was;
"We went to see the Rolling Stones and we got stoned"
"We went to see Wet Wet Wet and we got wet"
"We went to see Big Country and we got lost"
Los Angeles based DCC Compact Classics label have started to issue "King Biscuit Flower Hour" radio shows on CD. Initial releases will be compilations, but hopefully, full live shows will follow, subject to the individual bands permission- I know of 3 Big Country shows recorded by "King Biscuit" and these are Ritz Club, New York, August 1983. Barrowlands, Glasgow, New Years Eve 1983 and Tower Theatre, Philadelphia, November 1983.
It would be great to get one/all of these released, as from what Stuart tells me, there will never be a live Big Country album as far as he is concerned-
on a similar note. Windsong Records have started to release old "Radio One in Concert" albums, recent releases being Wishbone Ash. Sensational Alex Harvey Band and Family from the 1970's-
Congrats to long-time "WSNS" reader Ian Drain from Portsmouth for getting his review of "No Place Like Home" on Channel 4's Oracle teletext service on 23 October -
Whatever happened to the Country Club's "regularly updated" 0898 (i-e. rip-off at cheap rates, extortionate at other times) news update service ? As far as I am aware, it hasn't been updated for at least two months and is still promoting the "new" single "Beautiful People"
N.B. The comments above relating to charges are levelled at British Telecom, not Country Club. Just in case you wondered.
Ever wonder what the band talk about in the dressing room after a show ? Well, if York is anything to go by, topics included Paul McCartney, sausages and Bruce posing naked for a future issue of "WSNS" (I kid you not !)
