In the singles list we had intentionally left this one out. We thought we had covered our tracks and no one would notice. But with the Bridge house web site becoming more popular and with more visitors than ever, it was only a matter of time before someone found us out. Thanks to Timothy Charge for pointing out our omission and sending photos in of the rare single.
Tom Lucy is currently a top stunt arranger for many top films and TV shows and has worked as a stunt double for stars such as Sean Connery. Tom is also first cousin to Darren, the bass player with Wasted Youth and this is the secret behind this release.
We cannot reveal all the details behind this record just yet. There are personal and legal issues to be resolved with those involved. Email us with any questions and let us know if we should reveal the truth. If there is sufficient interest all will be revealed.
Part 2.
Sorry for the delay but we had to check with Tom and his family before proceeding.
Wasted Youth were a great live Band and they could of had many hit singles, some of the lyrics are marvellous, poetic stories. But because of the band name and reputation they were not getting the radio play they deserved.
John Peel was the only BBC DJ who was playing their songs regularly at the time and through our publishers, Martin and Coulter, it had been confirmed that the band were indeed blacklisted.
To see if this theory was true it was agreed to release the single under an assumed name. It was decided to put the single out under the name of Tom Lucy because as well as being Darren's cousin he was in the studio every day with the band and contributed to the recording and production of the single.
When this single got almost daily radio play it seemed the fears were proved correct. Although pressure was applied on the band by music industry bigwigs to change their name and style but they would not sell out.