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NEWS UPDATES 2011... 21 December Well... this is the big new: Cyril, Chris and George are talking about a new Flamin' Groovies album. Work has already started on song ideas and there are plans for some work in the studio early in 2012. Up for consideration are some previously unrecorded Groovies tunes including Billion Dollar Deal and She Satisfies, along with some new numbers. It's expected that the two 'lost' Gold Star tracks, Long Way to be Happy and Don't Forget to Write, will be included. As of this moment everyone concerned is very positive. Chris, meanwhile, will be playing a couple of dates with The Barracudas in May in Japan. More news soon... 12 June "Cyril and I are back in contact and I'm over the moon. After a long wait The Flamin' Groovies' plan for world domination is back on track. I've also been talking to George and he's interested in being involved. There'll be more news very soon. Keep checking this site for updates," Chris Wilson. [Or for more information contact this site's webmaster] 26 May Sorry for the not updating the site in such a long time - there's been plenty going on although not all of it can yet be reported! First up, Chris will be playing a solo show on Sunday 29 May at the Bull and Gate on Kentish Town Road. He'll be on stage sometime after 8pm. And then
there's this little item... 16 January The new album, Love Over Money, is now available to download from iTunes and can be purchased thourgh Amazon and other online stores. Full details of the album can be found here.
2010... 21 October Chris live on French TV, 19 October, performing Bad Dreams from his new album Love Over Money. 12 SeptemberThe album is finished and the masters have been delivered. The mid October release date has been confirmed - everything thing is go! The closest anyone has come to a Flamin' Groovies reunion is almost upon us. Thanks to Roy, James, Mike and George for their input - thanks also to Robin and a special thanks to Matthew. You all helped make a great album... 1 August: Roy Loney to appear on new album Work on the album is nearing the end and so the full lineup of guests can at last be named. Joining Matthew Fisher, George Alexander, Mike Wilhelm and James Ferrell is Robin Wills from The Barracudas and original Flamin' Groovies singer Roy Loney. The album, Love Over Money, is due for release in early October on the Rock Paradise label. More news very soon... 16 May: Procol Harum's Matthew Fisher to guest on album After the recent email exchanges with another of our special guests I think it’s safe to reveal their identity – a true 60s keyboards icon, Procol Harum’s Matthew Fisher, will be adding some Hammond to the album. Matthew and I are currently working out the finer points of where and when his contribution will be recorded and once that has been finalised well be edging very near to the finishing line for the album… although there may just be a couple more names to add to our guest list before then. 20 April: Another studio session completed Another session in the studio, another step closer to finishing the next album. Last weekend saw Chris return to Panther Studios where five lead vocals were banked along with some additional touches to the songs already nearing completion including Semaphore Signals and Love Over Money. The new songs tackled included Lose My Voice, Fading Away, Cold Dark Night and Gambling Man – no, not the Magic Christian track of the same name, but very ‘old school’ Groovies nonetheless. As a result of the hard work we’re very close to getting things wrapped up. Most of what remains is instrumental overdubs – some of which we’re hoping will be done by some special guests who’ll join Mike Wilhelm and George Alexander on what could turn out to be a very groovy set of songs. 25 March: James Ferrell to play on new album We’re in a position to reveal the name of our third guest contributor to the new album – ex-Groovies guitarist James Ferrell. James, who recently joined Chris on stage in France, will be adding guitar to a song that Chris describes as an “old school Groovies number – something that could have come off Flamingo or Teenage Head”. We’re still in negotiation with some other ‘name’ musicians who we hope to be in a position to announce very soon. If everything works out as we hope the new album will be a truly star studded affair. 15 March: Mike Wilhelm to play on new album Chris is back in France later this week for a couple of gigs. The first to be announced will be at Les Combustibles, 14 Rue Abel, Paris [Metro: Ledru-Rollin or Gare De Lyon] on 27 March. Doors open at 20:30 and support will be provided by Delaney Blue. Sadly I’ll not be able to make it along so I’ll just say ‘hi!’ to everyone in advance – see you all soon. Work on the album is slowly moving forward. Brass and keyboard parts have been added to the mix and I’ve just got an email from Mike Wilhelm promising a slide guitar part for the track Bad Dreams. So that’s two ex-Groovies for the new album… so far. 18 January: George Alexander to play on new album
We can finally announce the first of the special guests that will be appearing on the next album – former Flamin’ Groovies bass player George Alexander. George will be adding a guitar part to Semaphore Signals, one of the batch of songs currently being finished up, and some harmonica to Can't Let Go. We’ll hopefully be in a position to reveal a couple more names in the coming weeks so check back soon for an update.
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"The Groovies only ever had one run-in with the police. We'd just
come back from France - the middle of November 1972 - and we were in this big Ford
Transit. We were going to see Flaming Star, the Elvis movie at a cinema on the Kings Road,
so we pulled up this little side street and started spinning up a couple of joints when
this copper comes walking up. Johnny, our tour manager, spotted him and yelled back 'Stash
it!'.
"Earlier in the day we'd been to Granny Takes a Trip
and Cyril had got a load of clothes which were all stashed in a bag along with a bloody
great flick knife which he'd brought back from France. It was about ten inches long! |
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