Tapestry of Delights: Big Boy Pete was former Peter Jay and The Jaywalkers member Pete Miller who also cut Baby I Got News For You as Miller, recording under a pseudonym. He first played in a rock n roll combo called The Offbeats, who recorded a six song EP Introducing The Offbeats in 1958, before joining Peter Jay and The Jaywalkers in 1961. His work with the Jaywalkers included a number of singles, produced by Joe Meek, from whom Pete would learn many recording techniques. In October '65, he quit the band to concentrate on recording demos, alongside session work. During this period, over 100 of his songs were accepted by Major Publishing houses in London.
Returning back to his native Norwich, Pete continued to record demo's - influenced by the contemporay sounds, of Sgt. Pepper, Satanic Majesties and Axis Bold As Love, and although rejected for being too far-out for the mainstream publishing houses, many of these tracks have now been compiled on the Homage To Catatonia and Return To Catatonia retrospectives.
However Big Boy Pete is best remembered for Cold Turkey which is an interesting and unusual psychedelic record well worth getting to hear. When the single started to create a buzz, Pete, tired of touring from his days with The Jaybirds, refused to go out giging to support the single so a 'bogus' Big Boy Pete was enlisted to do the dirty work. Big Boy Pete later relocated to the 'States, where he runs his own Recording Studio, and record label.
01. 'Twas Not So Short Ago 3:36
02. Me 2:20
03. Summerland 2:53
04. Nasty Nazi 3:24
05. The Raid 2:12
06. Creosote And Cream 3:15
07. Crystal's Tune 2:58
08. Strontium Ninety Nel 2:41
09. Convercircles 2:13
10. The Day Strares Straight Back 3:46
11. Henry Nut (part two) 2:41
12. Hung Up 2:39
13. Sums 3:24
14. The Shelter 3:05
All tracks written and produced by Peter Miller
Drums: Robert Newton, LukeWatson
Bass: George Parsons, Harvey Platt, Pete Miller
Guitars, sitar, harmonica: Pete Miller
Organ: Peter London
Piano: Paul Gunnell Sax: Johny Byles
Violin: Alan McClennan
Percussion: Robert Newton, Granville Hornsby
Trumpets: Norman Samways
Vocal backing: Ricky Southern, Luke Watson, Roger Moon
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