Live in 1982, by The Escape

Live in 1982

by The Escape

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Comes with full booklet, sleeve notes by ex NME, Sounds and Melody Maker journalist Dave Massey. Includes rare never seen before photos.

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about

THE ESCAPE: ‘LIVE IN 1982’

From the stale suburbs, sleepy satellite dormitory districts of the outer reaches and inner city vacant Victorian vicinities of Bristol, three young men came together in the city with a vision to make the public sit up and listen. They wanted to get out there and gave themselves the right kind of name – The Escape.

They were fuelled on a diet of Comsat Angels, Bauhaus, Killing Joke, Echo and the Bunnymen, Television, Southern Death Cult, Theatre of Hate and the combined content of a typical John Peel radio programme, out there fanzines and the most alienated individual anywhere with their prized record collection. A constant input of dark, Goth, strident and nowhere to go angst and alienation combined with a desire to make serious waves drove the band.

In their electric live performances throughout 1982 The Escape seemed at the time like a band of brothers and a tight unit both musically and artistically. Bassist, Stuart Morgan, provided rooted but also sharp-edged lines and visual hair action; drummer Emil (just Emil, no surname) was an intense-eyed polyrhythmic machine of shockwave pulsating percussion, and guitarist / vocalist, Alan Griffiths created sonic mayhem to accompany his tales of searching and scorching assessment of life.

The music industry soon took note. The Escape were given a live review preceded by a full page feature in Sounds before they had even released any material. The NME wrote a smaller feature and the band got attention from local and national radio and TV, leading to sessions and appearances on BBC Radio One and the Beeb’s new music show, ‘The Oxford Road Show’.

None of the live recordings have ever been released – until now – in what is a seminal release on Bristol Archive Records. ‘The Escape Live in 1982’ features the band in their pomp playing at student union venues in their home city and in London, as well at a club in the appropriately dystopian surroundings of Basildon in Essex.
Stuart and the now, sadly, late Alan Griffiths – this album is something of a tribute to him - went on to work with U2 and Tears for Fears respectively. Emil stopped playing music altogether in order to eventually pursue his interest in photography.

But these live recordings show the three of them blasting with early twenties energy, passion and sense of adventure. This is the sound of a young guitar band in full flow and at the top of their all too short game.
The questions were always calling for The Escape, and they answered most of them. Listening to this album may do the same for you.

THE ESCAPE – ‘CASTING VOTE’ (TV RECORDING) www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKk5qbU01TY
THE ESCAPE – ‘THE RETROSPECT’ (TV RECORDING) www.youtube.com/watch?v=iw6Hj_Y1LbM

credits

released July 27, 2018

Alan Griffiths – Guitar / Vocals
Stuart Morgan – Bass / Backing vocals
Emil – Drums

All songs written by Alan Griffiths, Stuart Morgan and Emil

Published by Copyright Control

1 & 8 – Recorded at Raquel’s, Basildon - November 1982
2 & 7 - Recorded at University College, London – October 1982
3 / 4 / 9 & 11 – Recorded at Redland Polytechnic, Bristol – September 1982
5, 6 & 10 – Recorded at Thames Polytechnic, Woolwich, London - October 1982

Live mix by Tommy Winstone and various other live engineers, assisted by Dave Massey

Mastered by Steve Street

Produced by Dave Massey

Photographs by Andy Ounsted

Thanks to Mike Darby, Simon Edwards, John and Andy Ounsted, Steve Street and many others

A 570561 Production DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY AND TALENT OF ALAN GRIFFITHS (1959 – 2017) RIP – ‘LIFE’S A BLUR’