Loz Netto Loz Netto, 1986

Side 1
Walking In The Dark
We Touch
Dance To The Music
No Reaction
Silent Movie

Side 2
Fat City
Do What You Want
One Night Out
Substitute

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Produced/Engineered & Mixed by Andy MacPherson.

Loz Netto Vocals,Guitar.
Tessa Niles Backing Vocals.Steve Butler Backing Vocals
Paul Young Backing, Vocals,Ian Wilson Backing Vocals, Richie Close Keyboards,
Jon Carrin Keyboards Steve Piggot Keyboards, Phil Palmer Guitar
Mike Hehir Guitar, Ashley Mulford Guitar, Andy Mac Guitar, Dave Irving Drums
Snake Sax, Jon Astley Fairlight.

I love this guys voice I´m surprised he never had any solo success as their are some top tunes on this album. We Touch, Do What You Want, Silent Movie and No Reaction are my favourite tracks here.
The album included the singles We Touch, Walking In The Dark and Dance To The Music.

Loz Netto, You Are Rhythm, 1984

Side 1
You Are Rhythm (Extendered Version)





Side 2
You Are Rhythm (Dub)




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I bought this from the local car boot in Guazza, not his greatest song but still an interesting listen. Loz played on the first two Sniff N´The Tears albums

Berlin Blondes, Berlin Blondes,1980





Side 1
Framework
Astro
Science
Romance
Trail To Istanbul





Side 2
Secret Days
Mannequin
Neon Probe
Zero Song



Berlin Blondes;
Steven Bonomi, Robert Farrell,Jim Spender
Drums;Paul Simmons, Danny Frankel (Science)
Backing Vocals, Drew McCuññoch (Zero Song)

Produced by Mike Thorne

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Bonus Songs,
Marseille, 1981
The Poet, 1981

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Just bought this album again for a good price and a friend of mine put onto a CD for me.

I remember buying it originally in a Nottingham record shop up Hurts Yard.I loved the sleeve and I had already bought their single Framework.Their other single from the album was the fab, Science.

Other tacks I really like are,Romance, Mannequin and Astro,great track.
Fantastic to have this album again.

Famous Names, Holiday Romance, 1980

A-Side
Holiday Romance




B-Side
Talk It Out




Produced By Rupert Hine

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After Writz split Steve Fairnie released this single under the guise of Famous Names, there was another single called Modern Mums, 1980 and an unreleased album Venetian Blind 1981 which I have not heard but would love to. The band also has tracks on the Curious Collection album in 1983.
This is a fab new wave single well worth the download, enjoy.

Pamela Stephenson, Unusual Treatment, 1982

Side A
Mr Wrong
Preger, Burgess, Walters



Side B
Music Bitch Weekly
Preger, Stephenson, Jenkin



Side C
Italian Shoes
Preger, Burgess, Walters



Side D
Pretty Boys
Preger, Burgess, Walters



All vocals; Pamela Stephenson
Drums; Stuart Elliot
Bass; Andy Pask
Guitar; David Rhodes, Gary Kemp
Arranged by John Walters
Produced by Richard James Burgess

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Pamela an actress, comedian and married to Billy Connolly.
She made her name in the UK on the TV series Not The Nine O´Clock News in which she sang in some of the sketches including a parodie of Kate Bush.
Pamela released this double pack single in 1982, I remember buying it originally because I thought and still think sleeve was great.



I wish that could say the same for the music, the best track is Italian Shoes which is a conventional song and to be honest theonly track I can remember from this set being my favourate and only song which I played, Mr Wrong has Pam singing in a strange voice- not a good one- Music Bitch Weekly is humourous but only warrents one listen and Pretty Boy is just so so.



In 1996 Pamela gained a doctorate in clinical psychology from the California Graduate Institute, I wonder what she now thinks of the singles sleeve!!

The Vandike Club, Magic Wand, 1992

Tracks
Side A
Magic Wand



Side B
Magic Wand (Pardon me for not singing mix)
Hold On To Heavenly Blue



Produced by Greg Vandike

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Here´s a rare one from Greg Vandike, named after hiss fathers club.
It´s 12inch single from 1992. Not as minimal as his previous work much more mainstream. The best of the songs is the B-Side Hold On To Heavenly Blue.

Greg Vandike Doctor Rain, Plus,1991

Tracks
Marie Celeste
Suddenly My Heart Goes Zing
Dreamland
I'll Be Your Surprise
Ivory Towers
Doctor Rain
Wallpaper Music
Problem Page
Louis Quinze
Heaven
Carmen Miranda
Flying Doctor
Lamorna
Try A Little Harder
major to minor
Animation
Parallel Universe

Plus
Burt Bacharach
Fittest Person In Heaven
Clone
All The Girls
Final Scene

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Sadly Greg Vandike died in 2007 he was 56.



Excerts from his Myspace site;
Gregs Mum was a jazz singer, his Dad a bass player for the BBC. He grew up on Frank Sinatra, Cole Porter and Standards, he always had a good ear for a good tune.
In 1968 Greg´s father opened the now legendary Vandike Club in Plymouth Devon UK.


Greg cica 1965.

The teenage Greg booked bands and DJ alongside them. Between 1968 and 1980 Greg worked with some of the most famous artists at the Vandike promoted concerts. These included David Bowie, Pink Floyd, Marc Bolan, Peter Gabriel, Eric Clapton, The Clash, Sex Pistols, Leonard Cohen, Queen, 10cc, Roxy Music, The Police, Cat Stevens, Jackson Brown, Steve Hatrley & Cockney Rebel, Madness, Ian Dury, The Ramones, Talking Heads,Blondie, Bob Marley and 100´s more houseold names to numerous to drop.
Greg played with several local Plymouth bands before releasing his first single Clone in 1979 and appeared onthe BBC show Somthing Else.His second single was Marie Celeste.
Greg started his own rare record and memorabilia buisness in 1980.

Check out Gregs Myspace site Here

Also check out Greg´s daughters Lauren Vandike Myspace site in which you will find here covering Greg´s Final Scene Here

Greg is best known for his excellent single Clone which for some strange reason wasnt featured on this collection of Greg´s work.The album has some fantastic songs included on it and was a limited release. It does include Greg´s other singles Parallel Universe, Doctor Rain and Marie Celeste.



The album has some interesting minimal synth tracks among my favourites are I´ll Be Your Surprise,Problem Page and Suddenly My Heart Goes Zing.
I have also included the missing single Clone and a couple of fab tracks from his Myspace site,Burt Bacharach and Fittest Person In Heaven.
A rare gem, I love this album.



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