
Chris Connelly joins to discuss The Chameleons and their debut album 'Script Of The Bridge'.
Author Chris Connelly (C argo Recording Studios 1977-1985 ) joins us to unpack criminally underrated UK band The Chameleons and their 1983 debut album ' Script Of The Bridge '. Cargo Studios , though only active from 1977 to 1985 in Rochdale, quickly became the epicentre for post-punk and independent recording bands across the UK, including The Fall, Joy Division, OMD, Gang Of Four, Felt and many many more. Chris was THERE for some of the ' Script Of The Bridge ' sessions, and offers keen insight into this fantastic record - AND this special place/time. Songs discussed in this episode: View From A Hill (acoustic version) - The Chameleons; Atmosphere - Joy Division; The Fan and the Bellows, Things I Wish I'd Said - The Chameleons; The Cutter - Echo & The Bunnymen; I Will Follow - U2; Don't Fall, Here Today, Monkeyland, Second Skin, Dreams In Celluloid (Demo), Second Skin (Live, 2000), Up The Down Escalator - The Chameleons; Untitled - Interpol; Less Than Human, Less Than Human (Demo), Pleasure and Pain - The Chameleons; Psykick Dance Hall - The Fall; E lectricity (Martin Hannett Cargo Studios version) - OMD; Thursday's Child, As High As You Can Go, A Person Isn't Safe Anywhere…
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