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Track 0287: WEST SIDE STORY (Hodgson) 3:06 (BLITZKRIEG BOP) (3rd September 1978)
Musicians: John Hodgson – lead vocals, synthesizers, Mickey Dunne – guitars, backing vocals, Mick Hylton – bass guitar, Alan Cornforth – drums, backing vocals
Recorded: Impulse Recording Studios, Wallsend (16 track) Produced by Blitzkrieg Bop & Larry Ottaway.
I was keen to utilise my Yamaha synth for these new recordings and on this song in particular I rattled off a wild synth solo.
Our manager Larry made about 50 copies of the session on little 5” reels and posted them to every record company in the country. I have somewhere in the loft a stash of rejection letters that trickled back over the next few months. Larry was so depressed about the lack of response that he ended his contract with us and we were left without a manager.

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from Legend & Lunacy: 50th Anniversary Box Set Vol​.​17, released May 1, 2016

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Fast Cakes aka John Hodgson presents his Fast Cakes releases, plus his older releases with other bands, and also the massive "Legend & Lunacy" a 50th Anniversary box set of 1261 tracks celebrating 50 years of songwriting and music making with a variety of bands including Blitzkrieg Bop, Basczax & Makaton Chat amongst others. From pop tunes to indie anthems, all human life is here. ... more

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