Quatermass 3 In sesson for Marc Riley – BBC 6 Music – June 12, 2023 – BBC Radio –
Quatermass 3 in session for Marc Riley to kick off the week. Recorded earlier in the day today, Quatermass 3 initially were behind World of Twist, Earl Brutus and The Dials. The Ministry of Light Entertainment in association with the British Experimental Rocket Group and Science Monthly introduce the pilot recordings of QUATERMASS III.
World of Twist were formed in Sheffield in 1985. While World of Twist never toured in North America, “Sons of the Stage” was an indie/club hit in Toronto and New York. Oasis considered naming themselves after the song, and it was later covered by Oasis’s successor group Beady Eye, as a B-side to their debut single, “Bring the Light”.
Work began on a follow up album and there were plans for further touring, but problems emerged when Ogden decided that he no longer wanted to sing. This, coupled with creative differences within the band, contributed to the demise of the group in 1992.
The original line-up of the band consisted of James Fry (vocals), Andrew Hobson (bass guitar), Gordon King (guitar), Tony Ogden (drums), Rory Conolly (saxophone), Nick Phillips (organ) and Andy Robbins (synthesiser). This version soon disintegrated, and some years later a new line-up emerged, this time based in Manchester.
Gordon King, James Fry and Nick Sanderson went on to form Earl Brutus in 1993 with Rob Marche (formerly of Joboxers and Subway Sect) and Stuart Boreman. King, Fry and Boreman would later form The Pre New in 2010. Some of those involved are now working as Quatermass 3 as of 2020.
World Of Twist left a lasting impression on most of the music world, minus North America where they never performed. But in this incarnation as Quatermass 3, chances are better than average they may show up on this side of the Atlantic sooner or later.
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