I don't know where this photo of Mick Jones comes from (or where I got it for that matter)- long hair, floral shirt, red trousers all makes it post Clash I think. This curio came my way via email recently too from old friend/reader Dub Robots. 7 Years was a Big Audio Dynamite demo from 1988 just Mick, drum machine and spare guitar. Someone called IndieGround and Heston have re-imagined it adding samples, instruments and more voices and turned it into a nicely B.A.D. piece of work, totally unofficial but rather good. There's a link on the Youtube page if you want a download version.
There are multiple B.A.D. bootlegs available out in the internet, The B.A.D. Files, running up from Volume 1 through to 9, containing all kinds of odds and ends. This, if you're interested, is Mick's original demo of 7 Years.
7 Years (Original Demo)
Excellent work.
ReplyDeleteI wasn't actually sure if I liked it when I sent it your way, but I kept being drawn back to it and have since concluded that it's rather decent.
ReplyDeleteMind you, I think I could enjoy listening to Mick singing Star Trekkin' over a Bontempi organ backing, so I'm probably not the best judge.
It took me a while to get into it but like you I enjoy it now.
ReplyDeleteStar Trekkin' would be a song too far.
I work sometimes with one of the people who made star trekkin'.
ReplyDeleteYou will be pleased he is a bit of a knob.