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Article from International Musician & Recording World, September 1985

The Diary of Samuel Deevoy takes yet another turn for the perverse


A big Bob De Niro welcome to Recording World. Freakin 'A.


Father puffs reflectively on his briar pipe as the breeze slips gently through the ochre leaves in the orchard. I realise that I must retire to the library to make the first entry of the Golden Season. Lifting the dusty, leatherbound tome... (I haven't seen so much waffle since my last Canadian breakfast. Get on with it or get a new job — Ed)

As Westside Studios' birthday came and went so did Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley who have been dividing their much sought-after energies between the forthcoming Madness LP and Julian Temple's Absolute Beginners now in its fourth year of pre-production. The workaholic Winstanley has also mustered the time to produce LA Specials-cum-Toto combo The Untouchables. Those with an inclination towards pure Pop will be relieved by the news that Lloyd Cole and the Commotions have returned cap in hand to Westside to commence work on a new LP.

Remaining on the topic of hot Coles, Richard Coles, Communard and Jimi Somerville collaborator has been seen at Aosis with the diminutive Glaswegian whilst the other two Bronskis have been but a corridor away in the selfsame studios. Could this have been the first amicable split in the history of popular music?

Pan-sticked warbler David Sylvian has been in and around Air working on his latest project which should be in the S's in your local recordgeschefte in October. And it is not only Air who have been subjected to the Max factor. CIJ have been playing host to Maurice Jarre while he completes the soundtrack for Mad Max 3.

The Thin Sliced Duke put in a brief appearance at Abbey Road recently with engineer Tony Clark. When I called David at his Swiss chalet he said it sounded like a great movie and he'd take the part. Also putting in an appearance at Abbey Road were wrinkly Rock types The Hollies making more music for Men In Pastel Coloured Trousers.

The thoroughly listenable Comsat Angels have put their fragile sounds in the hands of Heavy Rock producer Chris Tsagn... Stnag... Tnsnag... that foreign geezer, for a forthcoming release on Jive. The Peter Pop of the pan pipes, Cliff, is back. Surrey Sound is the studio in question. Keith Bessey is the producer-in-chief. Howard Jones is now frolicking in infinitely more sensible attire at Farmyard although producer Rupert Hine has been turning up at sessions in lurid orange suits that he claims to have got hold of cheaply.

Ex-Orange Juice segment Zeke Manyika completed his solo album at Rak with desirable fader-raiser Phil Thornalley. The album combines the indigenous musics of North Africa and Central Glasgow. Other visitors to Rak have included Big Country bassie, Tony Butler, Thomas Leer and Steve Harley the latter of whom is being produced by Mickie Most, who we should all be eternally grateful to for the cold-blooded hatchet jobs he performed on potential Paul Daniels for New Faces all them years ago.

Guitar-welding dirge-merchants the Screaming Blue Messiahs have taken their assorted talents to Townhouse 3 where the Waterboys are presently toiling on another album with Mick Glossop in the leather chair.

With the same gusto as Paula Yates introduced the Boomtown Rats on The Tube we gladly announce that Re-flex are back in action preparing to assault the hemispheres with their redefinition of Pop Music as we know it. And I'm not just saying that because Paul Fishman's giving me one. Ooops!

The Godfather of electronic music, Elvis Costello has taken his noble dome to Utopia while Brian Eno, the bespectacled boss of Imp Records, has been producing a song or two of his own at Red Bus.

Cultural film referenced 2: There's a scene in The King of Comedy when De Niro, relying heavily on the embarrassment tactics he's used throughout the film, turns to his female accomplice and says, "No, no I ain't doing that. No way Jose." Well somebody as called their band No Way Jose. Marquee Studios are currently sparing them no blushes.

Female acapella collective The Mint Juleps have been giving Neill King and Eden studios the easiest miking job they've had in a long time while new Polydor signings Eden got down to some serious multitracking at Surrey Sound with Jim Ebdon.

A hazy Autumnal dusk engulfed the library and I wondered where the sun goes when weary heads hit lace pillows... (it's probably picking up your P45. You're fired — Ed).


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International Musician - Sep 1985

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