This one's nearly ready. It goes from Aug 1982 to New Year's Eve and includes the first batch of It sessions, 3/4 of the Spice Demo, two radio snippets involving Jarvis' involvement with Heroes of the Beach, three tracks from a Heroes of the Beach gig which appears to include the only known recording of Jarvis singing 'Refuse to be Blind' live (with accompaniment from, among others, Peter Dalton on keyboards). Bonus tracks will include five tracks from a HOTB rehearsal (sadly one that Jarvis and Peter didn't go to...but it does help provide a flavour of what he was doing at the time).
The dichotomy between the ever sweeter and more twee Pulp stuff and the furious, noisy (and increasingly amateurish) side-projects is quite impressive and manages to be documented well by the chronology.
But the question remains...have I missed anything from this period of Summer-Winter 1982? Any further snippets and off-cuts gratefully appreciated!
Does anyone know an exact history of the Heroes of the Beach project (I'm looking at you Mr.Sturdy)? There are three HotB tracks on the Hallamshire Hotel comp but there is no indication of when they took place and also no indication if Jarvis is even taking part. When did the HotB project last until? Surely it can't have been later than '82?
Two phases of Heroes of the Beach. First period was circa 1980-early 1982 when they were a school band at Rowlinson school (analogous to early Pulp I guess). No Jarvis involvement. This is the line-up on that Hallamshire Hotel comp I believe.
Second period Aug-Dec 1982 with a few of the individual members plus various mates incl Jarvis. More of a fun part-time thing, mostly people letting off steam from their main projects.
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Saw, I'm working on something as we speak. A work in progress that I want to move to the wiki at some point.
Mr. Sturdy has HOTB starting off as a sixth form band. Early 1981 probably? Members dispute whether or not a girl was in the band. Murray Fenton and Paul Wade swear there was, but can't remember what colour her hair was! Paul Wade remembers her as "Ms. Demetriades".
HOTB gigs as far as I can ascertain:
23rd April 1981 Hallamshire (Mick Shaw guitar, Duncan Broomhead bass, Michael Paramore vocals, David Bocking sax, "Ms. Demetriades", Paul Wade drums. Three songs survive (available on the STA).
28th July 1981 Venue unknown. 7 tracks survive - Pink Panther, Kremlin, Illusions, In Desperation, COnversation, Last Afair, So Strange
30th July 1981 Venue unknown. Four tracks survive - Kremlin, Illusions, In Desperation, Conversation.
8th August 1981 St. CHad's Church Hall, Sheffield. Three tracks survive - Lasting Affair, COnversation, Desperation
29th August 1981 at Nursery Street
4th April 1982 Hallamshire. Eight tracks survive. Private view of LS Lowry, Image of You, Variations on a pipe dream theme, connection, Flamenco, Walk Away, California, Jesus SAVES.
At some point after this, the band splits with only Mick Shaw and David Bocking carrying on. Recruited are Greg Thompson (vocals), Steve Genn (bass), Nick Taylor (drums), El Jarv (some vox and guitar) and, when he's not at Uni, Peter Dalton (keys)
Prob. Summer 1982 Rehearsal (Five tracks survive on STA - Psycho Killer 1 and 2, STray Cat, Refuse to be Blind, Livin' in the UK). Jarvis and Dolly also in the band, but not at this rehearsal.
21 August 1982 (Hallamshire Hotel, Sheffield). Probably the one that's promoted by the Breakfast On Fargate. Radio interview survives, but nothing of the gig.
29 August 1982 (Hallamshire Hotel, Sheffield - supporting Tsi Tsa).
24 September 1982 Leadmill - Come on Eileen mime gig. Mick Shaw, Paul Wade, SImon Hinkler (!) and Jarvis are involved. It almost entirely involves the band miming to Come on Eileen. (The Leadmill, Sheffield - 'local festival against unemployment' with Agent Orange / Crocodile Parlour / New Model Soldier / Mirror Crack'd / Heroes of the Beach / compere Mark Miwurdz). Again, a radio spoken word piece survives about this, but nothing of the gig itself.
31st Dec 1982 Leadmill gig. Lengthy chunks of three tracks survive. Refuse to be Blind, Livin' in the UK, Incubus. Peter Dalton is here as he's back in town.
If someone wants to make that into English and put it on the wiki then feel free!
I haven't mentioned this before as I've always kinda dismissed it but I do actually know a Dave Bocking who is a journalist here in Sheffield (been interviewed a couple of times by him) who is about the right age. Maybe I should start a casual conversation next time he turns up to one of our events!
I haven't mentioned this before as I've always kinda dismissed it but I do actually know a Dave Bocking who is a journalist here in Sheffield (been interviewed a couple of times by him) who is about the right age. Maybe I should start a casual conversation next time he turns up to one of our events!
Same guy, most definitely. I interviewed him. He also took lots of photos of Pulp in the mid '80s, several of which are in my book.
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