gav
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Post by gav on Jul 23, 2019 22:34:41 GMT
That was most ignorant of Colin Johnson to do that. It was the beginning of the end. Alan must’ve been seething watching that... how bloody insulting! I'd have been flattered that they went to such an effort!
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Post by Quoincidence on Jul 23, 2019 22:37:31 GMT
but at the end of the day they needed a promo for Rockin' as the single was rocketing in the charts. Colin wasnt the bad guy at all, other people were that Colin had brought in to work with the band... Mr Crux The interview I listened to says that it was CJ's decision for the puppet. It was, but that doesn't make him a bad guy. In those days if you had a single rocketing into the charts you needed a promo video to go along with it... Or they would have been expected to "perform" on every TV program that wanted to show off the track, like TOTP etc...
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Post by Gaz on Jul 24, 2019 11:30:54 GMT
The interview I listened to says that it was CJ's decision for the puppet. It was, but that doesn't make him a bad guy. In those days if you had a single rocketing into the charts you needed a promo video to go along with it... Or they would have been expected to "perform" on every TV program that wanted to show off the track, like TOTP etc... Sounds a bit arse about face doesn’t it? The songs already rocketing into the charts then it’s decided to rush a promo video with a stupid looking marionette.
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viza
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Post by viza on Aug 12, 2019 12:32:39 GMT
Just read an interview with Alan. backwateronline.weebly.com/interviews-1-3.html#According to him Andy became a full-time member after that John left the band. He also said it was Francis desition and he (Alan) was never asked about it.
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Post by frozenhero on Aug 15, 2019 11:19:56 GMT
Officially yes. But he played on virtually all songs from RAOTW onward, appeared in all videos and was onboard live too... even writing songs from IYCSTH onward. To me that makes 1977 the more fitting answer.
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