Andy Kinch - the home of Andy's Diner CD,Flip,11:59

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Sadly, the bottom line is that I want to flog a few more copies of the <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Comic Sans MS" >"Andy's Diner"</FONT> CD. This, I can predict, WILL change your perceptions as to what music can be created with little money, a few good song ideas, and most excellent musicians.</div> <div> However, back to the start.(Or very nearly). </div> <div> I guess the story really starts here in the UK during the sixties, in the small Bucks village of Oakley. I used to earn extra pocket money by singing to the cricket team whilst they had their tea. Though I think they used to pay me just to shut up and go away! - They were getting indigestion! This, I think, was to be the pattern for the rest of my life.</div> <div> Since those early days, many long hours have been spent in the company of either guitar or keyboard, in the vague hope of inspiration.</div> <div> A big influence on my development as a musician was my music teacher at school - Mr. Eric Shaw. Here was a man so much in love with his art, it was infectious for someone like myself who knew what he wanted but had no idea how to achieve it!</div> <div> Unfortunately, I was spending far to much time in the music lab, and as a consequence some of my other subjects suffered disastrously, particularly Maths which I hated.</div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Comic Sans MS" >I also embarked on a voyage of spiritual discovery which led me to play with the pioneering gospel group </FONT>"11.59",<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Comic Sans MS" > and in the musicals </FONT>"Come Together"<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Comic Sans MS" > and </FONT>"Yesterday Today and Forever"<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0099" FACE="Comic Sans MS" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Comic Sans MS" >(See favourite links).</FONT></div> <div> Venues played included The Royal Albert Hall, and Trafalgar Square in front of 22,000 people! </div> <div> Sadly, after taking many wrong turnings in my life, my belief in Jesus has all but gone, as I can't seem to reconcile what I hear of other peoples experiences with my own, and what horrible things happen to the innocents in this world of ours.</div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Comic Sans MS" >During the latter part of the seventies, I formed the band </FONT>"PTO"<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Comic Sans MS" > with my friends and top musicians -Mark Millin, Tim Lynk, Roger Shrimpton, Ali White, Herbie Payne, Mark Finnis, Roy Quilley, DaveDevlin and Dave Goodison. Sadly this combo, (In various guises) didn't get to do much serious recording, though I still have some rare demo's tucked away somewhere - I think.</FONT></div> <div> Though, we did play some very memorable gigs, notably Friars, Aylesbury, (twice), where many huge bands cut their musical teeth. IE David Bowie, Genesis etc. Also we played before many thousands of people at the Greenbelt Music and Arts Festival, also twice.</div> <div> The eighties saw the most commercially successful part of my musical career so far with the band <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Comic Sans MS" >"Flip"</FONT> ( also called "Touch" at one stage)</div> <div> We made the album (imaginatively titled) "Flip" at the famous "Abbey Road" studios, meeting and working with some of my all time heroes. Eric Stewart of 10cc fame being one, and Kate Bush the other - Wow!!!</div> <div> Eric played guitar and produced one of the tracks "Love Incognito" The other producers were Colin Thurston (Producer - Duran Duran) and Peter Collins (Producer - Nick Kershaw / Gary Moore amongst many). Other musicians included Andy Richards and JJ, both of whom formed part of the Trevor Horn production team based at Sarms East and West studios in London, with JJ being the cornerstone of the band "The Art of Noise"</div> <div> We did most of the recording in Studio 3 at Abbey Road. Amongst the many historical albums made in this studio include the mighty "Dark side of the moon" by Pink Floyd.</div> <div> Three outstanding memories from our sessions there include playing table tennis in Studio 2. Now, for those who don't know, Studio 2 is where all those fab albums were recorded by "The Beatles". It was just unreal, probably the most surreal experience of my life,- just so much history! Also Eric singing a very special version of "I'm not in love" -just him on the studio piano. Thirdly, my encounter with Kate Bush, which is much too personal to go into here, no, this stays private!</div> <div> The band did OK, appearing on one of the last editions of the BBC1 programme "Crackerjack" and the single "That's what they say about love" went to number 1 in Holland.</div> <div> Click the link above to find out about the Andy's Diner CD. It's full of really good songs. Email me if you want to find out more.</div> <div> I hope to carry on doing what I love until I drop, still hoping to write that one truly great song.</div> <div> Love and peace</div> <bR> <div> Andy (Autumn 2001) </div> <div> <B>  </B></div> </td> </tr></table></body>