World Exit/The Floise/Electrix

[PlaistowHammer]

If only I'd known about this site years ago! Very many happy memories of the Bridge, circa 80/81, some great bands and great times.

Does anyone remember or know anything about World Exit (formerly Electrix then The Floise)? They played the Ruskin on a fairly regular basis, frontman was called Cazz Bekk or Begg or something like that, had an amazing voice, GLC was one of theirs, did a cracking version of Nutbush City Limits too.

Anyway, would be grateful for any info at all, and look forward to seeing the BH book (nice one Terry).

[Dagenham Dave]

I remember them well, Caz was a good mate of mine and Simon(World Exit drummer) used to live downstairs to me

[TerryMurphy]

yes  i remember the Electixs. a Jim hendrix  look and sound alike,John Squires who became our resident Photograph, was in that band,a really exciting band ,and this was before all the  tribute bands started.
I new ther manager also.T.M

[borgbaiter]

hi

used to see the electix lots scanned some of my pics if anyone wants to look, bought back good memories to me

www.scribe-computers.co.uk/Electrix/electrix.html

let me know if the link doesnt work

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[Dagenham Dave]

Your link works and it brought back some good memories for me too

Terry I've just realised who John Squires is! It's taken me ages as I only ever knew him as Johnny Reggae, I was good mates with him too and Tony the bass player. There was also another guy who was always with them who took loads of photos at gigs but I can't remember his name, he possibly went out with John's sister but I'm not sure after all this time.

[borgbaiter]

hi there

Does anyone know for sure what cazz real name was. never managed to find out for sure. Laurence Cassard was the name i heard most. Guitar was Johny Reggae (John Squires?). Bass Tony Clarke and Drums Martin Alan.

found some old tapes and these are most of thier tracks;
Down In The City
you Better Run
Nutbush City Limits
I Dont Mind (Lordy Lordy)
25 years
Gimme Some Truth
GLC
Hustler
Sweet Little Rock'n'Roller
Feet
Facts are Facts
The Initiation
Now ive Got You Here
Are you sure im what you need
Time
Things Are Getting Better
The Myth
I Dont Mind
I am Somebody
Harry

Dont remember the Floise incarnation but i must have seen them at least once as i found a Floise badge. Got some other Farewell Dec '83 Electrix badges so i guess this is when they changed to World Exit. Cazz gave me a demo Tape of World Exit but i cant find the damn thing now. Any other info you have id love to hear.

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[TerryMurphy]

I know a year or to back ,John Squires was playing in a band in Hornchurch,he did tell me the pubs,but i have forgotten,he pops in the witherspoons pub some lunchtimes i will try to make it ,next time i am around,,a freind of mine us to drink with him Alan Fox, i got hes number some where?.Be Good if you could up load a couple of the songs onto our Forum we can all have a listen.what date was they recorded, is there a date on the recording.T.M

[borgbaiter]

hi

Added a few tunes to my web pages, Down In The City, I Am Somebody and Feet, one should play on each page. The tape says there from the ruskins 20th Jan 1984 which is after the farewell badge i mentioned earlier. Im pretty sure I am somebody was recorded at bunnys.

let me know if they dont play.
www.scribe-computers.co.uk/Electrix/electrix.html


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[borgbaiter]

Hi

found some old paper clippings so now theres a page 4 with another song. Gimme Some Truth seemed appropriate.


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[borgbaiter]

hi

found the World Exit tape. only two tracks on it and the tapes deteriated :-(. i'm trying to recover it. the Tracks are War of Night, War of Day and The winner.


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[TerryMurphy]

yes good to hear the tracks ,after all that time,i wonder if Cazz is still playing?,any more cuttings re the bridge house, thanks for your help Borg.T.M

[borgbaiter]

hi

i moved to wales for 10 years so lost track of everything from here. ive cleaned up one of the world exit tracks its probably the best recording i have of cazz as the ones i recorded didnt do justice too him at all.

ive lost my 1983 diary which had all the electric dates (didnt really have anything else in it) i went to in it.

think ill have to do another page but i dont have much to put on about world exit.

if anyone knows anything about electrix floise or world extit id like to hear it. please let me know.


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[Dagenham Dave]

Borgbaiter, I must have seen you about at the Electrix gigs as I was sat at the lighting desk for many of them. My mate John owned the light rig, he was quite tall with long fairish hair and a nose that you couldn't miss while I was the shorter one with long dark hair, normally wearing a leather jacket and at many of the Ruskin gigs had my Ducati 900 parked right outside the door-alot of people knew me because of that bike, it was so loud that it could be heard over the noise of the bands!

[Lee Drury]

The Corvettes supported Dogwatch at the Ruskin in 78. Hardly anyone wanted to come to the gig as it wasnt exactly a punk friendly pub! We turned up on the 101 bus and had to carry everything in thru the pub to the stage. I was the oldest at 18. The others were 15 and 17 and after looking inside they didnt want to go in. I had to carry all the gear in myself with the others hiding behind me. When we eventually set up, the drum kit collapsed at the beginning of the first song. Shouts of 'Tesco's drumkit' could be heard. As we were about to restart Ken Scott came in and gave us a wave. This gave me a massive confidence boost and Ken said later it was one of our better gigs.
After the gig I was at the bar when a massive biker in a wooly hat came over to me and said 'what was that song that you did twice?' I thought he was going to complain but he patted me on the shoulder and said 'I liked that one'.
We had one bit of trouble from a stroppy women who didnt want to let us past with the bass drum as we were leaving, but her old man came along and smoothed it over and we were gone.
I had learnt my lesson not to hang around too long in unfamiliar places!
Lee.

[borgbaiter]

hi lee

sounds like a good experience. ruskins had a sacrey exterier but once in the door you become one of us. i was very young back then too but never had a bad time at the ruskins.


miss them days


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