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August 21, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 176 The Record Covers
I started buying albums in the 70s and it was a great time for the cover artwork. I have to admit that was part of the attraction for me – those Hipgnosis and Roger Dean images grabbed my imagination. It was an essential aspect to enjoying an album for me. By the time the Spines […]Archive
February 6, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 148 The Album
We have been recording it in our downtime since late last year and it is something I’ve been wanting to do or a long while. Back in the eighties we recorded in some wonderful studios – EMI, Marmalade, Last Laugh, Writhe but there were nearly always time and budget constraints. Our album The Moon was […]Archive
July 10, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 119 If I Were You
When I first saw you baby I couldn’t believe my eyes After the show John and I talked long into the rest of the night – he’s a close friend and knows the music very well The beauty of playing a gig sometimes is just the pleasure of singing some of these lines I’ve written […]Archive
May 22, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 112 Jayrem Records
It was Jim Moss and his Wellington answer to the South Island’s Flying Nun and Auckland’s Ripper or Propeller Records and yet it was totally different. Those other labels had their own style or ethos whereas Jayrem would release any type of music in any given genre – from the Upper Hutt Posse to the […]Archive
July 20, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 17 The Gladstone
After the Spines had recorded our album, the Moon, we went about playing the songs live. That line up with Ross Burge, Wendy Calder, Neill Duncan and me became very forceful and rhythmic and could play to big crowds. We got some great support slots – Hunters and Collectors, the Go-Betweens, The Violent Femmes and […]Archive
June 15, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary #12 The Moon
At the end of 1984 the Spines was humming again. Ross Burge and Wendy Calder were both back in the band and it was time to record our first album. Neill Duncan suggested Capture Studios in Gisborne, run by his old mate Maurice Priestly. We took the train. Jayrem Records gave us a budget for […]Archive
May 8, 2014 by Simon Sweetman