Remus Down Boulevard

[TerryMurphy]

Went to see Dave Edwards and Dennis Stratton,in Dunmow Essex last Sunday ,they play the first Sunday in the month at the Kicking dickery,they have matured From there Remus Down Boulevard days at the Bridge house, playing some great all time  hit from the Beatles to Eric Clapton and many Eagle classics,after a reqest from me they played there owm composition Gun Runner,sounded great they and the governer of the pub Lawrence Daniels,made me and my dear wife Rita very welcome, it emerged tha Lawrence was the drummer in Cock Sparrer, who played many times at the Bridge House.So in future its Sunday lunch at the Spotted Dog, my Grandaughters Glastras pub then round the corner to see the boys, First Sunday in the month

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NOT BLOODY FAIR............. I wanna come. But, 7000 miles is too far to travel.

Remember me to Dave and Dennis.

Is Steve Goff still around ??

[TerryMurphy]

Hi Colin you would have loved it,like old times,let me tell you 7,000 is not to far,when you see these to guys
i told them we had made contact again after neary 30 years, guess what Dave said to me, does he still wear glasses, memories aye we all laught.

I Told them both i must get some recording out ,you know apart from the Bridge house album RDB have never released any music,is the tape you have, good enough to release,we could didgitally remaster it.
hopefully my book will be out by next April,hardback copy.
will you take the £1.00 deposits for it Ha Ha

[rappo]

I'm working on the two recordings that I have. Putting them through a mixer. But, we used cheap tapes. Remember that place in Forest Gate where we used to go and buy them in bulk.................

That's great news about the book. Can't wait to see it. I hope I don't hit the same aggravation trying to get a copy over here as I'm having getting a copy of Gerry's 'Riding Shotgun'. Although, keeping my fingers crossed, I think my oldest daughter has ordered a copy for me from the UK for a Xmas gift but no one will tell me for sure. You know what women are like, they only nag you when they want something.. RIGHT. 

OK OK I'll take the deposits for you...............................

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RDB. When The line up was Dave Edwards, Dennis Stratton, Steve Goff and Mick on drums.

WHAT WAS MICK'S LAST NAME.

I can remember just before the first recording on BH Records (Live - A Week At The Bridge E16) was done RDB changed the lineup to :-

Dave Edwards
Dennis Stratton
Ron Berg
Gerry Cunningham

[TerryMurphy]

Micky Harris, with Steve goff, Dave and Dennis the true R.D.B they played on my first night and 7 years later reformed for the closing night ,good guys

[lira]

Are there any plans of you guys to release these recordings on Bridgehouse label? Please I would satisfy greatly my collection if I could buy any of this souvenires.

Live at Week is the number one of my priorities. I still have to increase my buckets to do that! hahahah

God bless you

[TerryMurphy]

One of our Bridge House customers,Dave Sheppard,has sent me a demo tape, of Remus Down Boulevard,
recorded in a recording studio ,when they made there attempt, into the big time with the Status Quo managment,I will be seeing Dave and Dennis soon,i will ask them about it, the remour is that Ricky Parfitt, played on it with them,Dave and Dennis were (are) great guitarists, so is Ricky, i wonder who won the battle between them.?

[rappo]

That tape that Dave sent to you is RDB at Riverside Studios. It came a complete circle (and half way around the world). I gave that tape to Dave Shepherd way back in 1978. RDB Riverside on Side A and for some obscure reason Lonestar on Side B.

Dave also sent the orignal cassette over to me. That's what I was waiting for before putting my tapes through a mixer. Needed to see which one had the better quaility. I have been messing around a bit with the recordings but have also been really busy with my own business interests during the run up to Christmas. But, damn that will all get back to normal later this week.

I was at the studio with RDB when the recording was done and if Ricky Parfitt was there I must have been really really drunk unless my memory is on it's way out because I don't remember that 

[TerryMurphy]

Hi Colin thanks for the info regarding John Holliday,yes we still have the single he made for Bridge House music, You are the Power.7"BHS11, And if you remember he produced Wasted Youth first Album, Wild and Wandering.
we sell quit a few of both of them in our shop on the web site.
 i was really surprised when you found out that he had a number one hit in America,with .Wild Wild West, and another hit in Australia, called Louise,these with his last named band ESCAPE CLUB,he first band was The young Ones, then Hollidays Heros, also Mad Shadows, then finally The Escape Club,he was  a very tallented Vocalist and Bass player, it is wonderfull to here he has had some big success,in America, hope over here next. Regards

[TerryMurphy]

Had A meeting with Dennis Stratton, yesterday,Dennis with Dave Edwards were the backbone of Remus Down Boulevard,Dennis joined Iron Maiden after Steve Harris saw him playing at the Bridge House, He left Iron Maiden after a year or so ,and formed Lionhart,having great success in The.U.S.A. coming home he entertained the Bridge House Crowd,with Lionhart, after that he formed Praying Mantes..I have named all these bands,because a Dvd Film is to be made of his life in music,
And i am delighted to say that was why the meeting took place, so as I could have some input in the making of the films. some footage shot at the Bridge house in 1982 will be shown,RDB are back, on film

[lira]

Good to know!

Terry, one observation. Dennis didn't formed Praying Mantis. He participated in a kind of a revival show with Paul Di'Anno. See the album "Live at Last" (1990). The band invited them to stay, but only Stratton get the job becoming a full member. Di'Anno left to form Killers.

If you want some more information about the career of Dennis Stratton, tell me. I would like to help in making this documentary 'cause certainly I will buy it! 

[TerryMurphy]

hi Lira,i was just setting out what Dennis had told me regarding the 4.set DVD release,and the order it will be released ,We will be posting it on our web site, the first one Dennis Strattons ,Maiden years 79/80 the Marquee is featured many pictures of the band taken there ,they  have sent me the images which we will post soon.2nd is Lionhart,3rd the beginning at the Bridge House featuring a DVD i have of then playing on my final night there, This should be the most personal one because Dennis and I are on Camera talking about the very early days,of his musical career.4th is Praying Mantis.

[lira]

One DVD for each band... This will be hard stuff!

I've said that only because Praying Mantis was formed in 1979, the year Dennis Stratton got into Maiden. But who am I to say? You're interviewing the man itself! 

It's interesting that, in fact, 4 Maiden members played in Praying Mantis.

[rappo]

Click Below For A RDB Quarry Session Snippet From The Original Recording.

www.users.qwest.net/~rogerlane/snippet.mp3