Thursday 17 February 2011

UP A CLOSIE WITH GREY APPROACH - 1981

I would normally make an effort to clean up a photo using my computer software - remove scratches & stains and so on - but on this occasion, I reckon the mucky surface looks OK to me. Enhances the image even.
So who are the trio in grey who approach the photographer?
That's right, you managed to suss it out from my wee clue there - it's The Supremes - nah, only kiddin, it is of course Grey Approach, pictured in 1981 up some closie in Westport.
Jim Low, Colin Warden & Gordon Walker, who were once described in Cranked Up as "Dundee darling boys", their position in the local music scene back in 81.
Unfortunately, Fanta (GW) has admitted that the guys chose to mess about as a band rather than work at it, and so cut short any potential they had. Now we'll never know if they could have gone on to greater things, like their idols at the time, Joy Division.
Colin was the one who left grubby paw prints on the synth - Jim & Fanta were the ones who scuffed at the tunes.
They may not have made much of a mark on the alternative music scene at the end of the day, but they sure did leave plenty on their photo!!
Big thanks to Dave.

13 comments:

  1. They sure were Pretty Boys...mmm.

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  2. Grey Hair/ Nae Hair

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  3. Was that first comment from Mr. Herbert off of Family Guy?

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  4. Cool dudes, cool threads.....puts ye all to shame

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  5. Jim Low looks aboot 12 years old.

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  6. are they loking for gandalf?

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  7. Looking for chicks, but no' gettin' any.

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  8. Knew Jim & Gordie back in the day.
    What ever happened to Gogs?

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  9. i got rare n fat, gogs

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  10. Does Gogs not work in a butchers shop now? I heard he was a dab hand at making sausages and hough.

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  11. dab hand at scoffin sas'ges an hough

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  12. Wow...Fanta - I knew him when he was going out with Dawn.

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