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Soft Cell, signed onto Stevo Pearce's Some Bizarre label (on which DM released 'Photographic')<ref>It is possible that Stevo Pearce saw DM for the first time on this night. He would see them again | Soft Cell, signed onto Stevo Pearce's Some Bizarre label (on which DM released 'Photographic')<ref>It is possible that Stevo Pearce saw DM for the first time on this night. He would see them again at the [[1980-12-01 Bridge House, London, England, UK|1980-12-01 Bridge House gig]].</ref>, were the support act. While they might have been bigger than DM in most parts of the UK, the fact that they played at DM's home ground Crocs meant that DM were the main bill. In the audience were also present members of Spandau Ballet, Ultravox and Visage. Soft Cell's performance went miserably wrong. An intoxicated and drugged Marc could not hear what he was singing because there was something wrong with the system, and the microphone fell out repeatedly. Furthermore, the backing tapes were not as they should be. The musicians and other audience members would laugh at them and throw coins. Rusty Egan of Visage recommended Stevo to drop Soft Cell from Some Bizarre Records. ([https://www.facebook.com/508012545931575/photos/a.509027275830102.1073741845.508012545931575/509038369162326/?type=3&theater Source]) | ||
Gary Numan also attended a Composition Of Sound gig at Crocs. This could have been one of the [[1980-08-16 Crocs, Rayleigh, Essex, England, UK|1980-08-16]] or [[1980-09-20 Crocs, Rayleigh, Essex, England, UK|1980-09-20]] gigs, but judging by the info above it seems that the 1980-08-30 Crocs gig was the most hyped, and therefore it would be most likely that Numan attended this gig. Numan said to Jonathan Miller for his "Stripped" biography: | Gary Numan also attended a Composition Of Sound gig at Crocs. This could have been one of the [[1980-08-16 Crocs, Rayleigh, Essex, England, UK|1980-08-16]] or [[1980-09-20 Crocs, Rayleigh, Essex, England, UK|1980-09-20]] gigs, but judging by the info above it seems that the 1980-08-30 Crocs gig was the most hyped, and therefore it would be most likely that Numan attended this gig. Numan said to Jonathan Miller for his "Stripped" biography: | ||
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Soft Cell, signed onto Stevo Pearce's Some Bizarre label (on which DM released 'Photographic')[1], were the support act. While they might have been bigger than DM in most parts of the UK, the fact that they played at DM's home ground Crocs meant that DM were the main bill. In the audience were also present members of Spandau Ballet, Ultravox and Visage. Soft Cell's performance went miserably wrong. An intoxicated and drugged Marc could not hear what he was singing because there was something wrong with the system, and the microphone fell out repeatedly. Furthermore, the backing tapes were not as they should be. The musicians and other audience members would laugh at them and throw coins. Rusty Egan of Visage recommended Stevo to drop Soft Cell from Some Bizarre Records. (Source)
Gary Numan also attended a Composition Of Sound gig at Crocs. This could have been one of the 1980-08-16 or 1980-09-20 gigs, but judging by the info above it seems that the 1980-08-30 Crocs gig was the most hyped, and therefore it would be most likely that Numan attended this gig. Numan said to Jonathan Miller for his "Stripped" biography:
"They [CoS] were on the edge of the dancefloor - no stage, no risers. I thought they were brilliant, but didn't talk to them at the time as something happened and I had to leave. I had an idea that Beggars Banquet might be interested in them, and thought it would be cool to try and get them a [record] deal[2]. Unfortunately, I can't remember now if I ever mentioned it to Beggards, although I think I did."
References
- ↑ It is possible that Stevo Pearce saw DM for the first time on this night. He would see them again at the 1980-12-01 Bridge House gig.
- ↑ Jonathan Miller states that Vince Clarke and Dave Gahan had already gone to Beggars Banquet at this point, and got rejected.
