The Mighty Wah! - Story Of The Blues (1983)
Active from 1979, Wylie and company gained critical acclaim throughout 1980 for the singles "Better Scream" and "Seven Minutes to Midnight"(both as Wah! Heat), the latter being single of the week in the NME, Sounds and Melody Maker during spring 1980. Both tracks were released on the Inevitable Record label run by Pete Fulwell (managing director of Eric's a well known venue in the Liverpool scene). Better Scream originally released in 1979 and being the first release for the record label.
It was also home for other notable Liverpudlian bands such as Dead Or Alive, It's Immaterial and China Crisis.
Seven Minutes to Midnight 1980
Their biggest hit single was "The Story of the Blues", which was released in late 1982, and reached number 3 in the UK Singles Chart by January 1983. Apparently inspired by Alan Bleasdale's gritty drama 'Boys from the black stuff' which showed the lives of once proud people hit with unemployment and desperation no thanks to Thatcher's government back in the day and sparking the catchphrase 'Gis a Job' made famous by actor Bernard Hill who played Yosser Hughes...
Their biggest hit single was "The Story of the Blues", which was released in late 1982, and reached number 3 in the UK Singles Chart by January 1983. Apparently inspired by Alan Bleasdale's gritty drama 'Boys from the black stuff' which showed the lives of once proud people hit with unemployment and desperation no thanks to Thatcher's government back in the day and sparking the catchphrase 'Gis a Job' made famous by actor Bernard Hill who played Yosser Hughes...
It was also about Pete Wylie's frustration with WEA Records on which the single was released. Clearly getting Pete riled up made for good tunes!
Just as a slight aside, although still relating to Mr Wylie if we fast forward to 1986 and his appearance on Top Of The Pops with 'Sinful'. John Peel's introduction to it caused a bit of a stir at Aunty Beeb
(I remember watching it on TOTP at the time and laughing loudly!), he suggested that if the song wasn't made #1 he would personally come and break wind in your kitchen, here is the late Mr. Peel and his rather amusing comment as well as many other quips in this clip...
Originally posted on here all the way back in 2019: https://www.akickindienutz.com/2019/03/the-might-wah-story-of-blues-1983.html
Video Source Story Of The Blues:memorylane1980s@youtube.com
Video Source Seven Minutes To Midnight: El ABC de la New Wave@youtube.com
Video Source John Peel: SozLike@youtube.com
Boys from the Blackstuff Andy Baader@youtube
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