Bit muffled, a little distant, but you could hear my bass, Barney sawing away, Steve Brotherdale doing the business, Ian doing his punky singing—yet to fully develop his baritone, of course; still doing the punky shouting back then but sounding great. We’re sounding like a band, a good band. The kind of band you’d want playing at your venue, surely. . . . Then suddenly I heard the theme tune to Coronation Street drown it all out. And next I hear this voice, Terry’s mum, Eileen, saying, “Come on now, Terry, your tea’s ready. . . .” Now, back then the only way you could record tape-to-tape was
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