REs1 ORO h RADIO MIRROR. NAY 11, 1974 rrs BEEN one hell of a Eight for survival for - changes the group has the Bay (.Sty Rollers I P gin younger and the these put few year.. t I original guys that la Although they made the me and Derek, have 7 1. Marta with Keep On -sr become the oldest." Dancing back In Ia71, a Many people, particu- the Scottish band was larly the press, have unable to follow It up said what a shy bunch' with another hit. But I of lada the Rollers they pressed on regard- appear to be. They . less and now, three \ don't have much to say years later, they're and look as If they're back In the limelight J, lacking in confidence. and proving to be more "Nothing could be successful than the first further from the truth," time around. retorts Eric. There's no doubt You should see us on , about it, We were a one. r stage. We're very wary hit wonder group after who we meet and talk Keep On Dancing," 1 to. Mind you we're not admits the oldest of the : the kind of guys who go Rollers, 20 -year -old to parties or cane out of

Alan Longmuir who I the stage door drunk or with his brother Derek, have pints of beer m are the only members stage, we're just still In the band from professionals. We all1 that period. live at home although Alan Is shaving as he Alan has a flat In talks and the rest of the 1( Edinburgh, because Rollers - Eric Falco- home Is a nice place to ner, Leslie McKuen, get back to after the John Woody' Devine, road life. I suppose and Derek are eventually we'll have to changing into their have some sort of headquarters as does stage gear. It's a it Wednesday afternoon get a bit expensive at the Beeb and travelling down to Meted, London, are getting ready for a Top Of The Pops We all come from appearance. working-class families which could be the "Keep On Dancing success. kept us working reason for our steady mean If you've got for five nights a week i but everything in life, then that's all It did for you've no target to aim us. When we made the for. But if you've got charts with it we very little like us, then thought that was It, there's something away we go. We worth fighting for." expected to have great The Rollers fan club scenes and people is something which screaming whenever seems to be growing at we went on stage a fantastic rate. because that's what There's 18,000 mem- we'd- been used to In bers, including married Scotland before Keep e women of 24 or more, On Dancing. But It just which means more hard didn't happen. " work for Tam Paton Added Derek: "It since he runs the club. was terrible, really "Fans are now demoralising 'but Alan coming to our concerts kept saying wemust wearIng similar clothes keep going. When Keep 9 to the ones we wear on On Dancing came out stage," said bolls. we had been playing in 'We're still singing', Scotland In ridiculous Keep On Dancing as daces like old barns they expect from us and nd fields even and l In fact we don't get we found of it either. We suddenly was that doesn't mean to tired _thrust over the borde think- me that the band something which the might be labeled as a oranlve,s into say we ve got to go ou beautiful ballrooms. auu-as'.tjec_rontra is now very st eight p ess ha e flogged to teeny-bopper group, so The average age of the was It. I'm not that soft the lads for being sd - cad dle`la?in^aerb.wr - bray silYl ¿11ig.J'%2 at ly go with Bú( ieed "Pah'' 'ifie band at the time was IS now. I think I've learnt intelligent handling daft our tired of la king about It. biggest teeny-bopper and we had been used to a tremendous amount money the way they do. money. Obviously we But jus how have the they get want to have the group ever was the doing gigs for [35 a In the past couple of "Obviously a best fans reacted to Leslie Beatles. set wage and each has a equipment and we've night which meant we'd years." taking ov r from Nobby At the moment we often have to sleep in At that someone said bank deposit. If it's the Just picked up a new Clark as the Rollers last thing I do It's make Mercedes van today for Just want to have a good the van. we couldn't part of the Rollers and lead vocalist' time and enjoy every. stage Clothes and Tam's success was sure they all have the gear, but they're "When I first re- afford money at the end of essentials. We're also thing that's happening. some weeks we didn't their nalvity In the placed him 1t was a bit We want to have Just this," says Tam with getting a new car but even a wage." early stages, a state- difficult," admits Les- nice, happy records and get sure sincerity. we want It for The Rollers' man- ment which I'm lie. bring back those good Paton, was contains a lot of truth. "It's true what he reliability and not for "Most of Nobby's ager, Tam us not show." times and forget the just as new to the big "Because Tam says about being fans were in Scotland sentimetnal stuff. It's comes Alan, who was - as the band was. wasn't aware of the extravagant," a look and I've picked up a lot time voice from behind me. Mg chuffed with the good to Bee audience But he stuck with them problems, they didn't after appearing on Top participation again." and thin mean anything, he just It was Leslie who with new stage trousers Of The Pops which has through thick his broad Scottish which the band had just Talking about and today he's still fought on regardless," completely obliterated records the Roller. are angel. added Alan. accent took some collected from their anything that Nobby their guardian understanding. tailor, rejoins us. in the processor getting the group on "There were all sorts ever had although I together debut "I built "The Bay City Roll- "The strange thing la their theory and things that of political situations don't mean this un- album which should be which he overcame ers don't book into five that we were going out kindly." should have happened, more money out in August. at the because he was so star hotels, we don't go for just "He's a great guy," will have some of didn't happen t200 was "It Tam enthusiastic and am- running up booze before Remember adds Tam Paton. our material an it time." confesses a when own good reason to bitious about the whole btlls. We still eat in hit than Keep "There weren't any probably," Eric adds. who had roadside cafes although On Dancing was In the look well pleased since thing. Anyone else hassles when Nobby "Our ambition in to getting a charts. In Shang A Lang lo would have given up It's bit tact if left, it was all very get an album in the up the charts at with the problems we difficult because we're Remember hadn't tak- amicable. He'd just singles' chart as it moving days. starting to get recogni. en off, well the writing a fast pace to make It had In the early " had enough. I think hasn't been done since for the Eric comes over to sed, .and we'd rather was on the walL It was he's gone out of the the days of the Beatles. two hits In a row our last in just three join in the conversation stay in say a two star going to be music business, I'm not I also hope the Bay City Rollers you single. But with the doing at months. and says: "Before hotel 'cos get just sure what he's Rollers goes on for at "After Keep On Remember took off we as good a treabnent. In lane up we've now got the moment but I least another five years' we were were financially em han fact on some occasions which has been the believe he wants to be a because during that Dancing same six months, No doubt to kicked around and we rassed, In other words we travel from one gig for solo singer. time we're bound to another and with Remember do well and we But right now had a few robberies If flat broke. We had a lot overnight he'll progress. and save being a hit, the best." see a you know what I mean of rlpoffs and every- ourselves the everything wish 'Small It's good to young speak thing we've got now expense of a hotel. We seems to have clicked Alan then decides to band like us getting the which 1 Can't as made a lot of we've really had to don't mind sleeping In at long last." take a turn break." about. I the funny as I was very work hard to earn it -- the car. The change in spokeman: "It's HUI. mistakes We're is 'cos through all the Roy raw to it all I came Tam then enlightened all young, but Rollers lineup