Blasts From The Past

 

...a selection of regrettable hairstyles, questionable fashion taste
and amusing facial expressions - plus the odd vintage synth or two

the enid

At the tender age of 21 with that bunch of rock'n'roll rapscallions, The Enid in 1976

Unable to afford a real tux, young Nicholas took to designing his own stage wear. This off -the-shoulder number is from the 1977 Autumn collection...

autumn

cheesecloth

The first Hackett tour of 1978. Cheesecloth was out - but I didn't care. The shirt got stolen shortly after this. Thank you. No, really...

When you're busy on the road, the odd Bad Hair Day is inevitable... This one occured in 1980.

bad hair

live 1980

Ouch! Do you know the piano's on my foot?

You hum it, I'll play it... in 1980

The "Cured" keyboard rig in the control room at Redan Studio, 1981

cured rig

dollis hill

Rehearsing for the "Highly Strung" tour at Dollis Hill, 1983

The little-known bid for pop stardom in 1984 - can you tell what it is yet? Yes, it's a single remake of Rolf Harris' "Sun Arise".

sun arise

sam fox

The things I do for International Rescue... a promo shot from one of the session jobs I did in the 80s. This page three stunna is from 1985.

Photos and scans by Melvyn Hiscock, Nigel Goode and Nick Magnus, © 1999

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