stephen singleton and guests . anne garner . mark stephen davies . mark johnson . richard hawley . liz and liz . Hello my name is Stephen , and I'm an artist . i am not able to reply to comments and messages , i got stuff to do , life to live . please don't take offence by the things i do or don't do . i am not you .unless i am .. .
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ok previous history .met mark white 1977 in the crazy daisy nightclub sheffield . formed vice versa along with david sydenham an old school friend . fisrt gig . supporting wire doncaster outlook . in 1978 formed neutron records with mark white . recorded an e.p music 4 , neutron 001 . a 4 track e.p in a foldout b/w sleeve . nme record of the week . and featured on the late grreat john peel show . distributed by rough trade . part of the new wave of independent records with photocopied sleeves and small runs . played more shows . supported the human league in sheffield university . played locally and oddsupport slots .
1. Thank you for the music .
2. Alleyways
3 . Not for the squeamish
4. Trainspotter
5. Mines a bitter
6. The secret city
7. The slag pulling opus
8 . For Sam in Goa something to hear .here's a great quote " If you listen, i hope you will learn about me a little and about you a lot because that's the whole scene .I'm just like anyone else .I feel and think just the same as you . (John Martyn 1967 ) there is a STEPHEN SINGLETON MYSPACE MUSIC PAGE too with 3 album tracks inc ..THE LOOK OF LOVE Jimmy Gomez remix, a very rare remix from the original master tapes of the song . abc 1982 . enjoy ... if you look at my top 8 friends there it is stephen singleton . on myspace music page other tracks include .. the secret city .... yer !!!FEATURED PLAYERS ON MY TRACKS ON MY MUSIC PAGE MY PRODUCER MARK DAVIES MANY INSTRUMENTS,MY FRIENDS RICHARD HAWLEY HARMONICA AND GUITARS, MARK JOHNSON GUITARS, STEPHEN SINGLETON EMS SYNTH VOICE. - - ANNE GARNER FLUTE,STRING ARRANGEMENTS MARK DAVIES MANY, STEPHEN EMS SYNTHI, LIZ HANKS CELLO AND LIZZ LIPSCOMBE VIOLIN - AND - THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC also see my bleep and booster page
please hear a track featured on MYSPACE ABC *** that is from ABC's debut album THE LEXICON OF LOVE . I REALLY LOVED MAKING THE LEXICON OF LOVE WITH A.B.C DURING 1981 AND 1982 . THE AVERAGE AGE OF THE GROUP WAS AROUND 20 YEARS OLD AND I THINK WE MANAGED TO COME UP WITH A CLASSIC ALBUM . I'M VERY PROUD OF THE BAND AND ESPECIALLY THIS RECORD AND THE TOUR WE MADE TO PROMOTE THE ALBUM . WE WENT OUT WITH A 16 PIECE LINE UP OF SOME OF THE BEST YOUNG MUSICIANS IN THE UK . I FEEL THE SAME WAY NOW AS THEN ABOUT MY NEW ALBUM AND HAD A FANTASTIC TIME WORKING WITH MARK DAVIES MY PRODUCER AND ALL THE OTHER MUSICIANS WHO CONTRIBUTED TO IT . I LOVE THEM ALL VERY MUCH FOR THEIR FRIENDSHIP,TIME, AND THE TALENTS WHICH THEY GAVE TO MY ALBUM . I AM CURRENTLY WRITING NEW MATERIAL . THE MUSIC YOU HEAR ON MYSPACE IS A PART OF ME . MY WORK OR MAYBE SOME MUSIC THAT HAS INFLUENCED OR INSPIRED ME OR JUST MADE ME FEEL GOOD . please take alook at anne garners myspace too . and the Pylon King . both helped me with my solo album . both are very great people ... thank you .... for your kind words .. best wishes to all .
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ME... made noise with Joe Elliot aged 10 years at hunters bar junior school.. formed Vice Versa with David Sydenham and Mark White in 1977.. set up Neutron Records with Mark White and recorded first Vice-Versa " Music 4 e.p" in 1978 an nme record of the week..
recorded one track on "1980 the first 15 minutes "neutron ep 1980.. met Martin Fry 1980 and formed Vice - Versa mk2.. recorded 8 track cassette only album " 8 aspects" 1980.i loved vice versa fucking great little band . formed ABC 1980.made the cover of the nme about a year later ..band .. . . recorded THE LEXICON OF LOVE album 1981 - 1982..worked with producer trevor horn .. i heard a copy of hand held in black and white by doller produced by trevor and suggested that he may be the man ... oohh yes ... he was ... love trevor fucking great great guy ... much love always .4 hit singles of the album . tears are nor enough . poison arrow the look of love and all of my heart . teh rest of the salbum tracks had hot written all over them too .. toured the world with abc 1982-1983.uk europe usa japan . december 1982 played 2 nights at the Hammersmith Odeon.. filmed concerts.. my brother and sister stood with David Bowie.. Jan 1983 went out for the night to a club called sugar shack in Munich.. had a great night. met Monica my friend . . made the film mantrap 1982-1983(julian temple).. recorded BEAUTY STAB 1983.. left ABC 1984..
produced various groups including the Screaming Trees debut album "A Fracture in Time ".yeah my good friend gina suggested i do the job . turned out great and still one of my favourite pieces of work .
formed BLEEP + BOOSTER with David Lewin 1990 and recorded an album "THE WORLD OF BLEEP & BOOSTER" London Records 1994.another great album but one hardly anybody heard , pity as it's a fucking great album .
. travelled during 1994 -2000.
. was part of the film "Made in Sheffield" produced by Eve Wood..
OOOHH OK.. people are asking me why i didn't take part in the reunion !!! the programme bands reunited . . well me not being there at that reformed line up thing made better tv i thought . and funny how in all the segments the band played out their roles to perfection . that was abc .. not the performance at the end .. the performance was the whole thing ... fucking great .. me the control freak yeah ill do it ... maybe ... if ? if it's how i want it ... ie the 4 members .and to do something really fucking great . that's my thing great or don't bother .plus a small matter of being paid for dancing to the mtv tune .i don't work for free , i cost .i don't fucking need it , i am not a celebrity and i don't want to be ! i don't need an ego boost ! Mark no compromise Mark White . didn't even go on camera . totally rock n 'roll . David the sweet loveable guy , yes he'd do it .. cool ... a trip to the uk ... and a chance to smash a drumkit yeah ... and Martin , mr showbizz . "yeah let's put on the show "."I'm ready for my close up now " hahhahahha .. yeah smile for the nice t'v people . omg .. really ??? .,... that is brilliant .. those four personalities that made that stuff .. you couldn't get a better funnier script for a rock n roll ..ary .. hahhahah ... loved it .. seriously .. great drama , fly on the wall the office .. it's sheer comedy in places ... ohhh .. very very amusing to me ... and the whole never all back together vibe is still intact ... cool ..i am not a freaking puppet for a bunch of people turning up on my doorstep ,and sticking a camera in my face does not impress me at all .anyone out there who feels i should have done it .. for the fans .. sorry , but not really ... and for the idiot who said that mark and i should have done the programme , because without abc mark and i would be working in a dole office . or signing on .. excuse me . we fucking created the band you fucking dick head . and you know what we made those beautiful records for you . you bought em . end of ... enjoy what we did . we don't owe you anything . we love ya ... we give our love for free . xxxx thanks xxxxx
RECORDED FIRST SOLO ALBUM 2005 with master producer and musician the pylon king mark stephen davies.love him very much .and another great album . .. .
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Be the first to get your hands on the new self titled Blindfolds Aside mini album in limited edition digi pack format (only 1000 printed!) Released on 06.07.08. Available exclusively through mail order only on the bands myspace page. Sample two of the tracks on the page now (Minotaur and Waking The Wookie) plus an exclusive acoustic version of 'It's colder on the other side of the pillow' recorded for Kerrang Radio! Also up are some new exclusive tour pictures so you can see what we've been up to for the last few months.
That was an incredible moment with Mr. Costello and was more than a pose for a pic. He was very cool to me as we chatted briefly but on a topic of great importance. Unforgettable night in my life actually.
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