matt
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Post by matt on Jan 13, 2024 11:08:25 GMT
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Post by markquo on Jan 13, 2024 12:04:52 GMT
Interesting, I wonder what parts of Alan they overdubbed? Cheers
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mortified
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Post by mortified on Jan 13, 2024 12:26:38 GMT
The issue with Alan's hand even back then was mentioned in the recent book, "Decades - Status Quo in the 1980's"
A suggestion is made that the slight issue then could have been the early stages of MS, although that's a bit of a leap.
Still, you never know. We'll never know.
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Kernow Quo
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Post by Kernow Quo on Jan 13, 2024 12:52:23 GMT
Remember reading that 'Back in the Day' The final Quote of "If you work hard, then something will come of it. If you think you're good, just carry on, and don't let anyone tell you that you aren't" is a Legendary one
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quodec
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Post by quodec on Jan 13, 2024 15:11:05 GMT
Thanks for posting matt. Enjoyed that. Francis got £1400 for writing POMM - wow! A tidy sum of money in 1968!
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matt
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Post by matt on Jan 13, 2024 23:08:05 GMT
Jumping to conclusions it wouldn’t be a surprise that it was early stages of MS I assume
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Post by 4th Chord on Jan 14, 2024 12:13:54 GMT
"I don't visualise myself at 65 still rocking."
Rick Parfitt at 65.
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Post by No Contract on Jan 14, 2024 13:51:30 GMT
"I don't visualise myself at 65 still rocking." Rick Parfitt at 65. F*cking brilliant!
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Post by backwater67 on Jan 15, 2024 15:28:13 GMT
Thanks for posting matt. Enjoyed that. Francis got £1400 for writing POMM - wow! A tidy sum of money in 1968! Good read thanks. I remember reading in a book somewhere Rossi got £1800 royalty cheque for Matchstick men & other band members received £900, which caused a bit of friction within the band at the time. Back then the average UK wage was about £20/week or £1000 per year. Not bad considering the lads would’ve only been about 19. On a similar theme I can remember reading an article about Rossi receiving £50k royalties for the Hello album in 1973.
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Post by cammythemortonfan on Jan 16, 2024 21:32:37 GMT
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Post by MrWaistcoat on Feb 6, 2024 21:06:12 GMT
Thanks for posting matt. Enjoyed that. Francis got £1400 for writing POMM - wow! A tidy sum of money in 1968! Just googled that. Worth nearly £25k in today's money
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quodec
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Post by quodec on Feb 7, 2024 0:46:08 GMT
Thanks for posting matt. Enjoyed that. Francis got £1400 for writing POMM - wow! A tidy sum of money in 1968! Just googled that. Worth nearly £25k in today's money
Yeah, so maybe not such a huge sum after all. It just feels you could do more with £1400 in the late 60s than £25k these days!
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Post by MrWaistcoat on Feb 7, 2024 8:53:46 GMT
quodec you are spot on Average UK house price in 1968 was just over £4000 Average wage was £ 1144 Average wage now £25k Average price of house now £258000. At a push £25k might get you a 10% deposit
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Post by railroad007 on Feb 21, 2024 19:29:59 GMT
Thanks for posting matt. Enjoyed that. Francis got £1400 for writing POMM - wow! A tidy sum of money in 1968! Would he still get money? It's been used on quite a few compilations, in MIB 3 and it's been covered.
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Post by railroad007 on Feb 21, 2024 19:33:15 GMT
I also wonder how Parfitt & Lancaster felt about Bob Young's share of the revenue. U2 and Coldplay avoided this by making sure everybody got equal shares.
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