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Sturdy


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Quite possibly. It's either that or some quality time digging through the Hull Daily Mail archives!

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It's at times like this, Steven, that I wish I'd been able to track you down while I was writing the book rather than about three days after I'd finished it!

Thanks for the info about the Adelphi gigs. I knew you'd played there around that period but it was one of those tidbits that I never managed to pin down when I was putting that date list together. (Most of the gig dates I got from that period were from the Sheffield Star band pages, which of coure wasn't much use for anything outside of South Yorkshire.) Were there any other out-of-towners while you were in the band? A trip down to London maybe?

Sorry Mark, I had no idea that your book was going ahead at the time. I've moved around the country quite a lot since leaving Sheffield in 1990. 

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I don't remember any other out of town dates other than those listed on Pulpwiki. The gig at the 100 Club was the only London date. 



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I do know of people who work/have worked at the Adelphi. I'll put out some feelers in that direction. There certainly do seem to be a lot of 'forgotten' Adelphi gigs if one considers that Jarvis felt love enough for the place that he played it the other year...

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You're right about Death Comes To Town. I do like the remix as I like stuff from that era but the original is miles better, having only heard it on the recent reissue

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Aaw, that was the most interesting bit!

Smyth seems to have learnt his lesson since Don't You Want Me Anymore - a few friends have recorded with him in recent years (and, I must say, speak of him very highly) and by all accounts he's a stickler for getting everything in time! If only Beat Detective existed in 1987...



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Yeah, don't hold back on Smyth. I've just checked and he wasn't too complementary of you in Truth and Beauty.

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To be fair, there are also comments against Nick, and less than entirely positive comments about Candida and Russell's contributions, too. He's very much a Jarvis-and-Steve sort of man.

Not sure what Steven H said above, but I do think Alan Smyth is an amazing producer. It would have taken someone of talent to make Pulp sound that good at that time, and to create an album that still stands up well today and is a huge departure on the previous releases is no mean feat. Obviously can't comment on him as a person, but his work really is brilliant.

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Oh dear, I've made it look worse than it was there. Steven wasn't slagging Smyth off or anything, just expressing regret that he didn't get to tell his side of the story in my book and pointing out that the original DYWMA? speeds up in the middle!

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Oh dear, I've made it look worse than it was there. Steven wasn't slagging Smyth off or anything, just expressing regret that he didn't get to tell his side of the story in my book and pointing out that the original DYWMA? speeds up in the middle!

Thanks Mark.

Stephen - Nothing against Mr Smyth at all & yes, he's done some really great work. I was just expressing my annoyance at a comment he made in the book, that's all. Once it's in print those off the cuff remarks stick & it's a bit annoying when they're not entirely true. I wasn't about to send the boys round to his house or anything!



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H wrote:
I wasn't about to send the boys round to his house or anything!

 Go on! Fuck him up!



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H wrote:
I wasn't about to send the boys round to his house or anything!

 Go on! Fuck him up!

 That.................made me laugh.A lot.



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H wrote:
fredthe3rd wrote:
H wrote:
I wasn't about to send the boys round to his house or anything!

 Go on! Fuck him up!

 That.................made me laugh.A lot.

 That's a relief, my online humour has gotten me in a lot of bother on other sites!



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