I think I actually prefer his voice now to his voice then.

’Ere. I want a word with you.

You need to introduce me to Willie Mathers. Oddly enough, that was the first – well, only, actually – thing that I can do that came to mind when I saw this thread, only no one has ever been impressed.

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I bet he does OK out of licensing for telly/films too – I’m sure I remember As Serious As Your Life being used for BBC programme links for ages.

> (the League Of Gentlemen album is missing)

Huh, so it is. I wonder what happened there?

I don’t have to do the Tiggerlion thing of listening to it six times, do I?

I bought it for myself as a birthday treat – but I haven’t actually cracked it open yet!

RIP Monsignor Bruce Kent, CND stalwart and veteran peace campaigner.

Ah, yes…

Has any other band apart from the post-Matlock Pistols used all their band members as lead vocalist? After Johnny left, Sid, Steve and Paul all had a go as vocalist.

It was a bit like one of those bits in ISIHAC when they have to sing one song to the tune of another. Only no one told her what the new tune was.

She’s never been the same without Daphne.

Blimey – the Grey Organisation, or two of them at least, ending up designing the cover to 3 Feet High and Rising!

It was Andrew Collins, it would seem.

From Cider with Roadies…

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Something to do with lions. Lion pop? It was a Stuart Maconie thing.

The thing I mainly remember from when I saw him in 1985 was that he never seemed to play any complete songs – everything was part of a sodding medley.

How about Lion Rock? Which was Cud, and no one else at all, IIRC.

Not that I recall.

That’s brilliant – thanks.

And it’s also reminded me that I’ve got Froggy’s autograph on a Streetsounds compilation!

XR3i’s were brilliant and I still fancy one too, although I did end up with a very unreliable and impractical Capri for a while, which I absolutely loved.