Thursday, June 18, 2020

RIP Rupert Hine

One of those strange winding careers in British pop and edge-of-pop

A hit-maker for others (Howard Jones, Fixx, etc) but just the one hit for himself, as bandleader of Quantum Jump

big up the drummer on this



Bassman too

"Originally released as a single in 1976, the BBC banned it due to the drug and homosexual reference. However, thanks to Kenny Everett, the song received a lot of airplay on his TV & radio shows, and was re-released in 1979."

The albums showcase something else -  frantic fiddly fusion, the missing link between 10cc and Steely Dan,  at times like the missing link between Level 42 and Lizzy Mercier Descloux.

Then there was this project





A virtual group, music all done by Hine, but with actors - including Julian Clary - hired to play the parts of the group members for promo video and TV appearances. Clary played Leo Hurll, the keyboardist.


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