Nikki sudden official website of the jacobitesswell. Mock 78rpm style cd disc the dying art of common sense. Its like tv21 the comic book meets the faust tapes. The last bandit have spent the last few weeks reading the autobiography of nikki sudden, published posthumously this year by the italian publishers arcana. Jan 15, 2017 nikki sudden and the jacobites texas uk creation 1986 the last bandit ep uk creation 1986 dead men tell no tales uk creation 1987 heart of hearts sp. Oct 04, 2010 nikki sudden had a long string of solo singles and albums as well as recording with bands swell maps and the jacobites. It was as the swell maps, in 1978, that the brothers, together with bassist jowe head and guitarist richard earl, released a selfrecorded and pressed 45, read about seymour. This double cd best of includes many of nikkis classics. Nikki sudden and epic soundtracks society public group. Nikki sudden and epic soundtracks society public group facebook. Sudden released his first solo record, waiting on egypt, in 1982, followed cl read more. Looking for nikki sudden and the last bandits quasimodo cd album. Nikki sudden official website of the jacobitesswell maps. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
The prose indicates enough unreleased material to fill up a box set, something venerable british label. They also issued a really nice promoonly sampler album called the nikki sudden compendium that might be the ideal starting place as it lets you sample all the wares, but as i said, its promoonly and might be a tad tricky to track down. This double cd best of includes many of nikkis classics, as well as rare material from early singles. A place to celebrate and discuss the rocknroll art and songs of brothers nikki sudden and. Nikki sudden has passed away wfmus beware of the blog. Record collector is the worlds leading authority on rare and collectable records. Nikki sudden and epic soundtracks society has 2,267 members. Nikki sudden made it clear that he was in love with what he was doing as much now as he was when the swell maps exploded out of the gates in 1972. This is amazing, for nikki suddens autobiography has already come out on arcana, the rome based publisher, in the english language edition this year.
Skeptics should dip their toes into the waters of playing with fire first, before deciding to dive into the wider, deeper ocean represented by the last bandit. By far the most prolific was guitarist nikki sudden whose output eventually numbered some twentyplus records of rainy strum and jangle or fully loaded rockers, not unlike the best midseventies rolling stones offerings. Adrian nicholas godfrey 19 july 1956 26 march 2006, known as nikki sudden, was a prolific english singersongwriter and guitarist. Lets talk about nikki sudden, dave kusworth, and the.
Visit musicmagpie for great deals and super savings with free delivery today. Ship this item qualifies for free shipping buy online, pick up in store check availability at nearby stores. Nikki sudden the last bandit cd2 mp3 album download. No cause of death has been announced as of this writing, although the theories are available for those who find comfort or validation in them. After the postpunk band swell maps dissolved in the early 80s, lead singer nikki sudden began a diverse and maddening solo career, during which he performed with a number of different bands and side projects. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. What else can i say about nikki sudden that i havent said over the numerous post ive done on him. Aviv blues shows a side of sudden often mentioned in the book but rarely heard on record. Nikki sudden author of the last bandit a rocknroll life. British singer nikki sudden never performed in large stadiums or reached billboards album charts. The set, released by glitterhouse records in europe, wagging dog records in england, and bomp records in america, featured remastered and edited versions of some of nikkis best most popular solo work. Nikki sudden ha appena terminato di lavorare al suo. The above photo was taken by my friend rob watts during nikkis live set on my show last monday evening.
The post punk progressive pop party the p5 was a radio show that aired every saturday night on 88. Swell maps nikki sudden july 19, 1956 march 26, 2006 born adrian nicholas godfrey in. Last bandit is the title track from a 2000 release. The above photo was taken by my friend rob watts during nikki s live set on my show last monday evening. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. English singersongwriter and guitarist, born 19 july 1956 in london, england, uk and died 26 march 2006 in new york, usa. Darrell bath and mark duncan can be found on the crybabys album where have all the good girls gone 1991, receiver records together with honest john plain formerly of the lurkers and the boys. A book written by their lead singer and guitarist then becomes a must. Some very pure romanticism appears from his description full of sex, drug and rocknroll.
Nikki sudden had a long string of solo singles and albums as well as recording with bands swell maps and the jacobites. Nikkis eccentricities stand in a kind of comic opposition to the insufferable arrogance that usually typifies the fabled rock n roll outlaw. The voracious appetite of adrian nicolas godfrey, aka nikki sudden swell maps, the jacobites etc, is as evident in this doorstep of a memoir as it was in his music. Nikki i s the only guy i ever loaned money to who paid me back. I havent read the book so i cant comment on it, but nikki was a lovely, gentle man. Nikki chases most popular book is the five brothers next door. Very midlands, very british take on experimental rock and really like no other. It also includes one bonus cd, of a previously unreleas. But his music, as a solo artist and as a member of both the swell maps during the 1970s and the jacobites during the 1980s, influenced everyone from the replacements to sonic youth. The best of nikki sudden nikki sudden on allmusic 2001 this bestof collection, which draws from various. As anyone who knows me knows i am a rather large swell maps fan. I must admit that after the swell maps split in 1980 i have never listened to. Written by nikki sudden in the last two years of his life, the last bandit is a powerful story of passion, romanticism, rocknroll, drugs, sex, love and death. According to nikki sudden, the inspiration for the song came from roger mcguinns king of the hill song.
Books by nikki chase author of the five brothers next door. I worked closely with nikki during the last couple years of his life, ran his website for a while, did cover art, was even his manager. I belong to you is a 1991 song by nikki sudden from the album the jewel thief. All of this is a bonanza for sudden fans, who will find the autobiography fascinating reading. Nikki sudden is the author of the last bandit a rocknroll life 3. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. The only official nikki sudden website featuring discography, bio, shop and gallery of the jacobitesswell maps singersongwriter and guitarist. Albion sunrise a novel by nikki sudden introduction. The songs were recorded during a brief period when sudden guested at r. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Back in 1978, it was among the first stations in the u. Apr 02, 2006 it was as the swell maps, in 1978, that the brothers, together with bassist jowe head and guitarist richard earl, released a selfrecorded and pressed 45, read about seymour. Nikki sudden vinyl records and cds for sale musicstack. This double cd best of includes many of nikki s classics, as well as rare material from early singles.
As for the other band members, dave kusworth teamed up with nikki sudden and also lead and leads his own bands, the bounty hunters and the tenderhooks. Xvi face a nikki sudden untitled by robert maria quickborn. Nikki suddens last album was a retrospective, the last bandit the best of nikki sudden. The best of nikki sudden nikki sudden on allmusic 2001 this bestof. Nikki chase has 25 books on goodreads with 43533 ratings. If ever a musician belonged on a label called troubadour, it would be nikki sudden. The last bandit a rocknroll life by nikki sudden goodreads. Though his life was abruptly curtailed after a new york gig in 2006 he was 49, godfrey packed it. Jun 01, 2011 in addition to his recently published excellent autobiography the last bandit, nikki seemed to be forever working on one written project or another be it his history of the wick, the house on richmond hill in london sold by actor john mills to the stones ronnie wood, or one of several plays written for, but never taken up by, radio 4 including the bagman and the twangman. He cofounded the postpunk band swell maps with his brother, epic soundtracks, while attending solihull school in solihull.
A rocknroll life by sudden, nikki and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The squawking guitar that kickstarts lets build a car by the swell maps is a strident, clattering testament to the musical creativity that exploded out of the uk in. The song was later collected on the 2000 compilation the last bandit. Sudden performed brilliantly in support of these records, though in new york he frequently did so for criminally small crowds. Collects material recorded by former swell maps front man nikki sudden over the past 20 years.
Discussion in music corner started by manicpopthrill. Keep in mind, this book was nowhere near complete when he died. Punk and rock music, record collecting, travel, photography, pinball, leopard print and polka dot patterns, movies and books also rock my world. Before we get to the article, we should add that there is also, of course, the recently published the last bandit a rocknroll life, nikkis autobiography. Limited pressing of copies only of a deluxe multi disc clam shell box set version of the last album nikki sudden issued in his lifetime. Together with his brother, epic soundtracks, nikki sudden formed what was to become swell maps, releasing 4 singles and 2 albums on rough trade uk between 1977 and their break up in 1980. Lets talk about nikki sudden, dave kusworth, and the jacobites. I play with computers for a living and work with them in my spare time, or the other way around. Adrian nicholas godfrey 19 july 1956 26 march 2006, known as nikki sudden, was a. Nikki sudden the last bandit 19th july 1956 26th march 2006 i believe in music.
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