Gig: 7/16/1995, Mike Peters, Stratford Upon Avon Phoenix Festival

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Day Seventeen: Tuesday 14 June 2005 James Stevenson arrives back with his son Oscar in tow. We decide to tackle the guitars on ‘Cease And Desist’. Out comes the cherry red 12 string Gibson 335. This is the guitar that gave such a distinctive sound to ’45 R.P.M.’. The intro riff sounds great even though it takes an age for James to get used to the correct way of playing [read more]

‘Beautiful Thing (Abbey Road)’ [6:16] (Mike Peters), Mike PetersLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: He was born down in the ghetto He was raised on the fear of the city streets of black America Baptised a God fearing man But there’s a southern religion that would crucify the black american The black American Listen up now Hey man don’t be a fool All of the colours are beautiful Hey man don’t be a [read more]