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'Total Recall'

(Mike's photos)

Our luxurious rehearsal room of 8 years at the Kingston squat
Note 'safety first' gaffa tape over the open electrical socket...
The Fulham Greyhound 1979. Graham during his 'New York' period - souvenir keyfob Room 101 Chelsea Hotel
Skinny git with appalling haircut (appalling knitwear to follow...)
Adrian gives it full-frontal vocal
Bi takes inspiration from Drella for keyboard support (but is it art?)
Bi regards her battered keyboard with the contempt it deserves
Bi gives her horn some stick
The Front Line
Just bash the buggers as hard as you can (technique tip no 3)
The Elephant Studios House Cats "Dolby & Stereo, The Early Years"
Max in a mezzanine
The view from the kit - Max & Bennie Brongers (road manager)
The ORIGINAL Peter Hook
Rick (lights) & Adi
Jon 'Antman' Ivory (sound engineer)
Max gets cleaned up
Jon & Bennie ("take me to the airport, put me on a plane...")
Mick gets another bright idea
Clarendon Hotel. Harry on the faders. (Harry came from working with Joy Division & Ego & the Bunny-Wunnies)
Julie (road manager), Adi, Max & Harry
Graham, as ever ahead of his time, models the 'baggy-trouser' look
Downstairs at the Paradiso with a fan
Dieter (sound engineer) pretends to trash the kit. Oh yes, hahaha
Dieter, proud owner of the worst car in Groningen
Dieter soundchecking at the original Marquee for the double live 'In The Hothouse'
Bennie & the support group. "Hjey mayjt, djyou fanjcy a bjierj?"

"Sorry pal, I don't speak Dutch..."

Here it is, that PLUSH Marquee dressing room. The door on the far right opened straight onto the stage
The Sound go for the 'How many people can you cram into the Marquee dressing room in one go' Award
The Cardiac's Tim Smith
'The Power Station'
Recording 'Hothouse' at The Townhouse
Ian Nelson of Fiat Lux
World's most stylish bassist
Max giving it some welly...
gggggggg
Watching him like a hawk for the break.........

.........there he goes! Wooooh Hoooooh!

Max & Rick, lager -handed
4am between clubs. I'll sleep next week, probably
9am, before breakfast. Graham does an early impression of someone nearly awake
Th..th..th..that's all folks!

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