The complete session recorded by Eno & The Winkies on 26 February
1974 for the John Peel show on BBC Radio 1 and broadcast on 5 March
1974.
1. The Paw Paw Negro Blowtorch (
0:07)
2. Baby's On Fire/Totalled (
3:25)
3. Fever (
13:19)
The Winkies were formed by
Canadian-born Philip Rambow with former
Holy Rollers
guitarist Guy Humphreys, and the rhythm section of Brian Turrington
(bass) and Mike Desmaris (drums). Their music and stage presence were a
combination of the sound
pub rock and visuals of
glam rock clothing.
The Winkies caught the attention
Brian Eno while he was finishing his debut solo album,
Here Come the Warm Jets.
Eno took The Winkies as his backing band in February 1974, on his first
and only solo tour. The outing ended after five shows, after Eno was
rushed to the hospital suffering from a
collapsed lung. In March 1974 the
John Peel BBC radio show broadcast four songs from the 19 February 1974 performance - "The Paw Paw Negro Blowtorch", "Totalled", "
Baby's on Fire" and a
cover version of "
Fever" (
wiki)
Brilliant - thank you!
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