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Pelican West Haircut One Hundred a Fresh, Daring Million-Seller ALBUMCLASSIC PELICAN WEST HAIRCUT ONE HUNDRED A FRESH, DARING MILLION-SELLER. NOW THAT’S HOW YOU MAKE A DEBUT ALBUM. THE FACT THAT IT WAS NEVER PROPERLY FOLLOWED UP REMAINS FRUSTRATING EVEN 30 YEARS LATER. BUT THAT ALSO MAKES HAIRCUT ONE HUNDRED’S MAGNUM OPUS ALL THE MORE SPECIAL… IAN PEEL 64 PELICAN WEST CLASSIC ALBUM ack in 1982 there Haircut One Hundred wasn’t a self- weren’t together respecting dancefl oor for long enough, but Nick Heyward still – or even a front regularly plays live room – that didn’t Bhave a copy of Haircut One Hundred’s debut album on the turntable. It was a remarkable feat, given that these were the fi rst recordings by a group of teenagers who went from bedroom rehearsals to Top Ten in a matter of months. It was doubly remarkable given how undated this collection of songs remains after the decades that have passed. But Pelican West rarely gets mentioned in the media and has never been properly reissued. Here to correct that is this issue’s Classic Album spotlight, for which we sat down with Nick Heyward backstage at the Rewind North festival to trace the story of Pelican West from the man who was at the eye of the storm... How much of Pelican West was already written when you fi rst got a record deal? Marc Pinder TRACK BY TRACK Also released on , an early Backed with a non-album jam, , it Les Nemes shares a co-writing credit on this 1 FAVOURITE SHIRTS Pelican Dance Ski Club (BOY MEETS GIRL) four-track 12” club promo, with Kingsize, was the group’s last release to use Nick’s song, unlike the rest of the tracks which are The debut single, and one of two tracks on Baked Bean and Calling Captain Autumn. graphic style on sleeve and label. (The all Heyward compositions. Pelican West was group’s artwork and visual sense was profi led the pop end of a wave of real-life Brit-funk Pelican West to feature the group’s original 4 MARINE BOY in Issue 12). As for the video, the drummer, Patrick Hunt. He’d joined when Slap bass, a piano solo, Marc Fox’s timbales, Classic Pop that appeared in 1982. Released in the same Heyward, Nemes and Smith were still known Nick Heyward’s spontaneous lyrics and one less said about that the better. week alone were albums by Pigbag, Fun Boy as indie upstarts Moving England. Favourite Three and Spandau Ballet. of Phil Smith’s more raucous sax breaks 8 BAKED BEAN Shirts was in the Top Five within weeks of combine for the B-side of Love Plus One. If anything points the way to the second, lost 11 the group getting their record deal. You can SURPRISE ME AGAIN Check the 12” vinyl for a richer, darker Heyward & Haircut album, it’s this track. The see the bewilderment in their eyes when Less of a full-band jam and more of a extended version – that has yet to appear band started recording at Richard Branson’s performing the track on daytime TV – see rounded, Nick-focussed song. For more of on CD or iTunes – and which features the live Manor studios. A fourth single, Nobody’s the latter, a wealth of solo material followed The Big Picture, following page. rap that gave Pelican West its name. Fool, was the result but nothing more was Pelican West. And for more of the former, 2 LOVE PLUS ONE 5 MILK FILM issued and the project was shelved when there’s Favourite Shirts’ B-side, Boat Party, As a 7”, this song went one step higher than Shorter and simpler than anything else on Nick left. The Manor sessions did appear on a (Pat Hunt’s only other released session for Favourite Shirts in the singles chart, reaching the album, Milk Film is a song that strips semi-offi cial Noughties bootleg, Half-Baked. the band). No. 3 in January 1982. Head to YouTube to the Haircut sound back to its early, Moving (The appearance of baked beans on the 12 relive the near six-minute 12” version, which England-style essentials and points the way cover of Nick’s 1993 album From Monday to CALLING CAPTAIN is ridiculously hard to track down on CD (it’s to much of Nick Heyward’s later solo work. Sunday seems incidental... or is it?) AUTUMN on a 2009 Japanese compilation, 80s × 12” An album highlight, and a live highlight, Collection). This track was also the group’s 6 KINGSIZE (YOU’RE 9 SNOW GIRL Calling Captain Autumn could easily be 12 only hit in the US. It’s since popped up on MY LITTLE STEAM A fi xture – bizarrely – on Christmas minutes long rather than the four minutes Glee and in movies including Se7en, Edge of WHISTLE) compilation albums in mainland Europe, the that close out Side Two, a perfect Haircut One Seventeen and Knocked Up. The album’s biggest dance track. “I’ve been work of the album’s producer Bob Sargeant is Hundred jam where all the elements of the misinformed,” said Smash Hits. “I thought to the fore here. More of which can be found 3 LEMON FIREBRIGADE group combine to singular effect. As David these chaps were raw novices. From where on recent reissues such as The Beat’s A platform for the group’s dexterity: Les The Hepworth said at the time in Smash Hits, it’s did they get the poise, the confi dence, the Complete Studio Recordings, Joy Division’s all about “the winning vocals, the sturdy, Nemes’ wandering bass, Smith’s “Billy sheer class to fashion a debut this subtle?” Whizz guitar”, Phil Smith’s brass melodies... 1979 Radio Sessions and Gary Numan’s The fl exible rhythm section, creamy saxophone, No surprise that, as well as reforming, the 7 FANTASTIC DAY Complete John Peel Sessions. the poignant thoroughly British songs. I could original members have also talked of playing The third and fi nal single from the album, 10 LOVE’S GOT ME IN say you can dance to it; the fact is you simply under a new name: The Lemon Firebrigade. Fantastic Day reached No. 9 in April 1982. TRIANGLES will dance to it.” 65 CLASSIC ALBUM PEL I C A N W E S T Nick Heyward talking to Classic Pop at the THE Rewind North festival PLAYERS NICK HEYWARD LESLIE NEMES Pelican West’s lead singer and After Haircut One Hundred, chief songwriter. When group like Graham Jones, bassist life and their massive, instant Les briefly joined Boys success proved too much Wonder before vanishing, for all concerned, Nick embarked on a solo musically speaking, though he did pop up on career, delivering eight albums (so far), from Norwegian duo The Monroe’s 1985 album 1983’s North of a Miracle through to 2006’s Face Another Day and has appeared on The Mermaid and the Lighthouse Keeper. many of Nick Heyward’s solo releases. More In terms of critical and commercial success, prolific of late, Les has started sharing his Warning Sign and Laura – in 1984 and 1985 bass secrets on his own YouTube channel at respectively – were the peak of his singles. youtube.com/leslienemesbass GRAHAM PHIL SMITH JONES As a session saxophonist, Phil Graham jumped from the hasn’t had a dull moment, Haircuts into Boys Wonder post-Haircut One Hundred. and stayed with them for the He went straight from duration of their almost-career. “Success the group into sessions for Toyah and his could be but a leering wink away for these discography has taken in Paul Rutherford’s tacky, sub-glam revivalists,” Melody Maker cult classic 1989 album Oh World, various wrote of an early gig, but it was never to be. tracks for Transvision Vamp and ABC (on both Decamped to Cornwall, helping to set up the the Abracadabra and Up albums), Spinning first SAS (Surfers Against Sewage) festival The Wheel from George Michael’s Older and and working as a tree surgeon. tracks for Pixie Lott including Boys and Girls. MARC FOX BLAIR Marc took on vocal duties CUNNINGHAM when Nick Heyward left, One of the most visible post- fronting the group for Paint Haircut players, Blair took and Paint. He then became up stints with The Pretenders So Favourite Shirts was Haircuts retreated firmly a session percussionist for some of the and then with Off The Ground-era Paul already fully-formed at back into Brit-funk for highlights of Eighties wonky pop (Hollywood McCartney. Nineties high points included that stage? Paint and Paint. Beyond, Breathe) as well as some if its Alison Moyet’s Hoodoo and Kevin Rowland’s Yeah, Favourite Shirts, Love Yeah, it went very funky. I kept stadium highlights (Paul McCartney, Depeche My Beauty. He’s also worked with synth Plus One, Marine Boy, going to see them live. It was Mode, Cher), before helping kick-start the pioneer Thomas Leer, as well as Blancmange Surprise Me Again... At that like a Spinal Tap moment. careers of both the Spice Girls and, equally and John Foxx. David Phoenix’s This is my particular point we didn’t Graham Ward joined important to Classic Pop, The Beloved. World marks his most recent appearance. have Fantastic Day, even because Blair had left. And though that was the song I Graham ended up coming learned to sing and play in with me on an American tour Well, we’d been lifted us and we played better. my bedroom in the punk days, with Kite.
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