The first people to buy Bridge House Records

[Jeff]

Searching through all the old Bridge House  files, we came across a receipt book for the 'Live - A Week at the Bridge E16'  album.

When we made this first album the pubs takings were used to finance the project. By the time we paid for the recordings, the hire of the 8-track machines, tapes and engineers etc, we were almost broke.

So we came up with the idea of taking a £1 deposit for the album, so we could get it released on time. Around a thousand people signed up for this. This is a list of the first few customers to order their copies.


02.05.1978
Steve Brown. Sue Hennessy.

03.05.1979.
Jackie Shepard. Julia Neal. Chris Corbin.x 2. John Bender. Kerry Murphy.

04.05.1979.
Ron Waller. Mick O'Brien. Helen Glickslan. Phillip Jaggard. Peter Kamin.

05.05.1978. Cecil (Jeff). Keith Sheppard. Ian McKenna. Mick Shiner. .John Regan. Kevin Ford. Paul Scanlan. Terry King.x2. Jim Larwood. Gary Jackson (mo`b). John McGeady (tickets). Steve Chaseell.

06.05.1978.Steve Boorman. Glen Mitchell. Gary Neville. Dave Armstrong. Roy Mette.
Mickey Burkey. Denny. Nigel Dobson. Gary Baldry. Bob Willis. Val Elliss.
Stephen Rogers.x2.

To find this one book of receipts brings back so many memoriers, We just had to print them.
Some of the names are well remembered.

[rappo]

Damn................... That's my writing in the reciept book.................... And I can actually remember writing those tickets out.

[TerryMurphy]

In the Receipt Book,
I saw the Name Gary Baldry,he was at that time, thinking of becoming the Drummer in the U.KSubs.
which he did,and had a lot of success. Can you believe it, A PUNK,was inspired by the Live a week at the Bridge, album.Was he a friend of Kieth Sheppard, the Roll Ups Drummer,who is also in the receipt book?

[TerryMurphy]

Thanks for making contact Gary,i do wish you had posted you reply on the forum,I will  respect your private reply,
I do think you should reply for all to see,then i will answer you truthfully, i have not got anything to hide, but it does seem you have,why dont you prove me wrong?

[TerryMurphy]

I hope you all have been looking also at our web site,new picture posted.
One of the picture sent to us from America, taken by our first photograph Colin Rapp, is of our football team,
have a good look to see if you reconise any one in the picture,we will be having a contest,who know most of the names, there will be a nice prize for the winner.
in the picture there  are Roadies, band members, staff, customers, and family members,
Colin Rapp, is not allowed to enter.

[rappo]

Hey You, How come you only put up a couple of the pics on the main site......

And.........

If I can't enter your competition............

Do I get a prize anyway...............

 

[TerryMurphy]

Can any one name the artists, on the bridge house canning Town book cover,
no,Colin Rapp is not allowed to enter.because that would be inside information?
prize for first to answer.

[rappo]

Hey. I'm going to let you know anyway.

The pics on the book cover are :-

Left to Right.

Mickey Mouse. Goofy. Donald Duck. Pluto. Mr McGoo.

So, I'm the first to enter. What prize do I get. 

[TerryMurphy]

well i think you have got me there Colin,Prize for first to enter,i should have carried on saying naming the artists.So you can collect your prize at the book launch and gig on the 3rd of August,between 6&7pm,if you cannot collect then ,the offer is nul and void.
one of your answers was wrong anyway
So the offer still stand a prize for The first person to name all the artists on the front cover of the book except Colin Rapp.It could be Colin in the hat,on the right side ,is it you Colin?T.M

[peter]

gerry mcvoy paul jones chris thompson

[TerryMurphy]

theres more than 3 on the front Peter.so its a fail,and i cannot except your answer are correct,its got to be all of them.well done and thanks for competing

[Steve Fisher]

Am I allowed to enter this Terry? The man behind the gig ad will be a real guess!!!!

[TerryMurphy]

Sorry Steve,i read in the book that you work in the office of the bridge house,and you informed Depeche Mode they could support Fad Gadget.so yes you can vote but only if you do no know the answers,and if you do we will disqualify you..pay back time kid.T.M

[Steve Fisher]

How about if the prize is a light and bitter and the entry fee is a Martini.... I seem to recall that was the done currency of days gone by.
I spoke to Steve Powell at the Globe on Morning lane the other day and he said to get some promo stuff on the book to him and he'll put it in the pub

[adrian]

Terry,

There's a big star over the top right of the book advert but when I first looked at it - is it Danny Talbot out the Merton Parkas?