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Monday, 16 May 2011

NICK AND SAINT NICK - 80'S

Top image is Nick Parkin mucking about outside the College of Commerce sometime in the late 80's.
He used to play synthesizer with one of the guys from Altres, Jeremy Bryning, although Nick himself wasn't in that band.
Many of you may recall Nick & Jeremy as the buskers who wore Santa Claus outfits in the mid 80's. Their patch was the Overgate and they made a wee fortune. Enough to keep them supplied with fresh electronic equipment!
With his brother Andy, Nick ran a recording studio for a while and formed bands called Love and Up 'n' Out.
Nick also managed a Dundee girl duet called Mix 'n' Match.
Nick then moved to London in the early 90's, working in a recording studio there.
His mate Jeremy, as I mentioned earlier, was a member of Altres and also made a cassette of solo recordings on the Altres label, Multi-Purpose Productions.
Sadly, Jeremy developed mental problems later in life and disappeared about 12 years ago. Nobody knows what has happened to him and still to this day he remains on Tayside Police's official "Missing Persons" list.