{"id":1065,"date":"2022-11-28T15:11:27","date_gmt":"2022-11-28T15:11:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theamband.co.uk\/?page_id=1065"},"modified":"2025-02-20T01:20:28","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T01:20:28","slug":"early-days","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.theamband.co.uk\/?page_id=1065","title":{"rendered":"Early Days"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1065\" class=\"elementor elementor-1065\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4517ec3 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-bottom elementor-section-content-bottom elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4517ec3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6cb19c4\" data-id=\"6cb19c4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e850f58 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e850f58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 15-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Early Days<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75b00be animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"75b00be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Writer\u2019s Revenge 1982 \u2013 1986<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8af0d08 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8af0d08\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-52c0360\" data-id=\"52c0360\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e475b7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e475b7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.21.0 - 15-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>This band of happy reprobates that eventually evolved into The AM Band began it\u2019s life with Andy in his early teens writing and performing scripts with original music compositions to go with them. Some might call these efforts musicals but Andrew would like it to be known he will kill anyone who does so.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1341f13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1341f13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8b16bc5 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8b16bc5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-307232b\" data-id=\"307232b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2769e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f2769e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 15-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"218\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theamband.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/WR-Poster-218x300-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1067\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cd801e3\" data-id=\"cd801e3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6db572 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e6db572\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:600}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It was during this period that the first inglorious version of The Band that is AM came into existence in 1982 then titled\u00a0<strong>Writers Revenge\u00a0<\/strong>(named after One of Andy\u2019s scripts) with fellow songwriter\u00a0<strong>John Falcini\u00a0<\/strong>who wasn\u2019t consulted about the name and wasn\u2019t that bothered.<\/p><p>In 1984 this incarnation became a short lived live\u00a0band inducting\u00a0<strong>Michael Katin\u00a0<\/strong>on Guitar;\u00a0<strong>Matthew Vaughan\u00a0<\/strong>(Not the film producer) on Drums and on bass\u00a0<strong>Mark Campbell<\/strong>. It lasted all of One shambolic gig held at\u00a0<strong>The All Saints Hall\u00a0<\/strong>in Whetstone. Living the dream Huh!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-222e56f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"222e56f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0b1ce3\" data-id=\"e0b1ce3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9913f32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9913f32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-176240e elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"176240e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cda6e34\" data-id=\"cda6e34\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96b1a6c animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"96b1a6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:600}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A second attempt led to gig a year later that had the band trying to outnumber the audience with a vast number of line-ups none of which were entirely successful but at least there were Two Hundred people there to witness their failure.<\/p><p>Two Bass players popped on and off stage\u00a0<strong>Matthew Almer\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Richard Maughan<\/strong>. The Drums featured\u00a0<strong>Paul Brady\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Pietro Dalmasso<\/strong>, The various guitarists were consecutively and simultaneously\u00a0<strong>Austen Hornbrook<\/strong>;\u00a0<strong>Mike Katin<\/strong>;\u00a0<strong>Richard Maughan\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Paul O\u2018Gorman<\/strong>. On keyboards were John Falcini; Andy Mitchell and\u00a0<strong>Nick Peskitt<\/strong>.\u00a0 Andy sang for most of the gig With some help from\u00a0<strong>Susannah Behrens\u00a0<\/strong>and John Falcini and there was the obligatory clich\u00e9 of Eighties pop featuring on this Eighties grunge that was attempting to be pop\u00a0featuring\u00a0<strong>Paul Naggs\u00a0<\/strong>on Saxophone.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5600d17\" data-id=\"5600d17\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a14c0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3a14c0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img 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class=\"tg_horizontal_gallery_cell\" style=\"margin-right:20px\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"tg_horizontal_gallery_cell_img lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.theamband.co.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/musico\/images\/default-image.jpg\" data-flickity-lazyload=\"https:\/\/www.theamband.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/WR-Programme-inset-1024x744.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"height:600px;\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"tg_horizontal_gallery_cell_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theamband.co.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/musico\/images\/default-image.jpg\" data-flickity-lazyload=\"https:\/\/www.theamband.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/WR-Programme-inset-1024x744.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"height:600px;\" \/><\/noscript>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3a43d1b elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3a43d1b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-db30a00\" data-id=\"db30a00\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b96494b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b96494b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-766892d animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"766892d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:600}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From this demented musical version of a Hieronymus Bosch vision came the slightly more stable line up of Andy on keys and vocals, (he had not at this time started making squeaky metallic noises on the Blues Harp); Austen on Guitar and Backgrounds; Richard Maughan on Bass and briefly session dazzler\u00a0<strong>Simon Lupin\u00a0<\/strong>on Drums. This was the first time that Paul Went AWOL and the group went through several difficult drummer less periods, occasionally tempered by people like Si who ostensibly had his short stay driven on by his libido fancying Susannah. John was still around but took a step back during this period whilst at this point\u00a0<strong>Neil McDougall\u00a0<\/strong>tentatively became embroiled in the band\u2019s antics producing their first coherent demos.<\/p><p>The most notable moments were a\u00a0 spot on\u00a0<strong>Busk Aid<\/strong>, The Covent garden buskers answer to Live Aid, playing to an audience of Two thousand people.\u00a0This made up for the numerous unspectacular performances of Three people and a Dustbin Truck on Andy &amp; Austen\u2019s other\u00a0 extremely crappy busking adventures and playing at\u00a0<strong>Frien Barnet Mental Hospital\u00a0<\/strong>whose audience included ex\u00a0<strong>Pink Floyd<\/strong>\u00a0singer\u00a0<strong>Sid Barrat<\/strong>.\u00a0 Their performance of\u00a0<strong>Necrophiliac trials\u00a0<\/strong>led to them nearly being committed. However they were eventually released to wreak more havoc as part of the care in the community scheme.<\/p><p>By this time Paul had begun his\u00a0penultimate stint in the band but after recording their second fully fledged demo on a stage at\u00a0<strong>Elstree Film Studios\u00a0<\/strong>and being filmed there by a camera man with wobbly balance the line up altered again. First was the arrival of\u00a0<strong>Pete Pittman\u00a0<\/strong>Who after filling in for Paul on a sound check at\u00a0<strong>The Rock Garden<\/strong>\u00a0then joined the band when Paul\u2019s customary Spring migration found the\u00a0group\u00a0requiring a new guy on kit.<\/p><p>Finally the band had a committed drummer the impact of this was that he urged Andy to bring in a new bassist. After a protracted period of limbo\u00a0<strong>Andy Tristram\u00a0<\/strong>was inducted and the rhythm section was beginning to sound a bit like a \u2026 well a Rhythm section. Also Andy had stopped playing keys live, Thankfully, and was desperate to bring in his mentor Neil to complete the line up.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d9e900 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0d9e900\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Early Days Writer\u2019s Revenge 1982 \u2013 1986 This band of happy reprobates that eventually evolved into The AM Band began it\u2019s life with Andy in his early teens writing and performing scripts with original music compositions to go with them. 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