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Sept 23, 2008 6:14:35 GMT
Post by roddy byers on Sept 23, 2008 6:14:35 GMT
Hope hes well and got all he needs*
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Sept 23, 2008 15:15:28 GMT
Post by polly on Sept 23, 2008 15:15:28 GMT
Is Merton Mick back with the Bureau?
The Bureau were better than Dexys, as you didn't have to put up with the caterwauling over it by KR.
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Sept 23, 2008 19:35:56 GMT
Post by fester on Sept 23, 2008 19:35:56 GMT
Have to disagree Polly I thought Kev's singing and "dancing" was the best part of Dexys!
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Sept 23, 2008 20:12:44 GMT
Post by Hugh on Sept 23, 2008 20:12:44 GMT
Yes, those farmers singing "Toora Loora..." were really inspiring.
Did they have any cows?
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Sept 23, 2008 21:05:50 GMT
Post by fester on Sept 23, 2008 21:05:50 GMT
Nah not the toora loora stuff, the Searching for the Young Soul Rebels era Dexys with all the brass and the Mean Streets clobber !
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Sept 23, 2008 21:29:04 GMT
Post by Hugh on Sept 23, 2008 21:29:04 GMT
Ahh, toora loora was the first I heard and saw from them.
Fer ah come from Alabammer with a banjo on mah knee...
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Sept 24, 2008 6:34:22 GMT
Post by roddy byers on Sept 24, 2008 6:34:22 GMT
The singer from Bureau was rather good*
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bazza
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Sept 24, 2008 8:06:53 GMT
Post by bazza on Sept 24, 2008 8:06:53 GMT
Is Merton Mick back with the Bureau? Yes, Merton Mick is back in The Bureau although these days he has less hair than me! The last time I saw The Bureau was in 2005 at The Borderline in London to promote the CD and first UK release of their 1981 album. It was the original line up apart from the drummer Stoker. He was replaced by Crispin Taylor who also toured with Dexys back in 2003.
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Sept 24, 2008 8:09:23 GMT
Post by bazza on Sept 24, 2008 8:09:23 GMT
The singer from Bureau was rather good* Archie Brown now lives in the North East and still gigs with The Young Bucks when not involved with The Bureau. Archie is on MySpace - www.myspace.com/archiebrownandtheyoungbucks
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Sept 24, 2008 8:13:19 GMT
Post by bazza on Sept 24, 2008 8:13:19 GMT
Nah not the toora loora stuff, the Searching for the Young Soul Rebels era Dexys with all the brass and the Mean Streets clobber ! I missed the 1st line up of Dexys with the donkey jackets & wooly hats. The time I got into them it was all hoodies & boxing boots. I still remember seeing the band on the 1980 Xmas ToTPs doing 'Geno' and here is the very clip - uk.youtube.com/watch?v=tg8znpOfxls
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Sept 24, 2008 10:09:23 GMT
Post by Stewart Rennie on Sept 24, 2008 10:09:23 GMT
Did some of there fans kick off because one of the original members was missing ?
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Sept 24, 2008 10:30:18 GMT
Post by bazza on Sept 24, 2008 10:30:18 GMT
Did some of there fans kick off because one of the original members was missing ? No, as Stoker now lives in the USA and no longer drums, I think he is involved with producing now. He also gave The Bureau the go ahead to sort out a replacement. Some of you may remember Stoker as he ended up in General Public alongside The Beat's Dave Wakeling & Ranking Roger, Horace from The Specials and Too-Rye-Ay era Dexys Micky Billingham.
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Sept 24, 2008 10:36:13 GMT
Post by bazza on Sept 24, 2008 10:36:13 GMT
Did some of there fans kick off because one of the original members was missing ? No, as Stoker now lives in the USA and no longer drums, I think he is involved with producing now. He also gave The Bureau the go ahead to sort out a replacement. Some of you may remember Stoker as he ended up in General Public alongside The Beat's Dave Wakeling & Ranking Roger, Horace from The Specials and Too-Rye-Ay era Dexys Micky Billingham. Infact on this site it says that Stoker went on to produce The Specials - publicserviceska.com/_wsn/page2.htmlIn the late fall of 1989, PS! received a phone call from Stoker. Stoker's voice mail message said he had heard the single, "Bad Thing", from the Taste of Philly compilation - and thought that they might have something in common! An elated Manos - realizing that the drummer of one of his favorite artists had called - quickly got back to Stoker. After a short meeting, the two decided to begin pre-production for the first PS! release. Stoker has since gone on to become a top flight record producer in LA and now lives in Southern California with his family. Stoker has produced albums for major artists such as Ice Cube, two-tone ska legends The Specials, and third wave ska favorites, Hep Cat. Stoker has also remixed hits for artists such as Sting, and has produced musical tracks for movies, such as the film, "Demolition Man".
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Sept 24, 2008 12:06:04 GMT
Post by roddy byers on Sept 24, 2008 12:06:04 GMT
Yep Stoker is a great bloke who was also fun to hangout with, but unfortunately he got involed with record company polictics on both "Todays Specials" and the far better "Guilty" album in the mid 1990,s. I caught him trying to match drum sounds with the first Specials album, but as he explained thats what he had been told/paid to do.. Shame.. but ild like to work with him again tho* A cool drummer too!
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