Paul Balance ,Paul Jeffreys. Miltom Reame-James and Maciej Hrybowicz. The guys came to see me and asked if they could be considered for the next live album we planned to do. I said maybe, but the trouble is you are not compatible with any of the other bands. Paul Balance, as quick as ever said 'you mean we are too original'. I said, you could put it that way..and the argument went on and on.
They gave me a good account of what they wanted to record, and i liked Sticky Jack best. I told them I had ordered the mobile recording unit for next week, but we were booked up gig wise for that week. When Colin Barton came in (it was his mobile) , he was to be the producer for me. I put the idea to him and he said, 'I will be here all day so why don't we record them in the bar during the day. My reply, what a good idea. I said if the recordings are good I will put you on the next album.
After we recorded the tracks we played them back, but with no audience for the live recording they did not sound very good. Milton who was also producing for the band, said 'lets now take them to a studio and get them right.' We were using the Pathway Studio where we had edited the Week at the Bridge album. So we booked a day and they came out with the finshed product.
Arthur Brown, who had a smash hit with Fire in the sixties was very suppotive, he owned the studio and gave some good ideas, if you listen carefully you can silently here him shouting 'fire' in the background.
The tracks did not go out on an album, we put them out as our first single on Bridge House Records instead. We have got a great radio interview with the band on tape. It's quite sad when we listen back and hear Paul Jeffreys talking, because he is no longer with us. He was on the Lockerbie plane crash with his new wife when the bomb went of, killing all passengers and crew.He was a great guy and is sadly missed.