World of Twist - Gordon King

<p>Gordon King  - World of Twist - in conversation with David Eastaugh</p> <p>New book - When Does The Mind-Bending Start? by Gordon King</p> <p> </p> <p>A short lived 1986 version of World of Twist featured Gordon King (vocalist and co-songwriter), Tony Ogden (co-songwriter), Andy Hobson (Bass, Keyboards), Neil Drabble (visuals).</p> <p>The 1989 version of World Of Twist featured Ogden (now vocalist and co-songwriter), King (guitar and co-songwriter), and Hobson (synthesisers) joined by Alan Frost (visual effects, synthesisers), Julia aka M.C. Shells (swirls and sea noises) and Angela Reilly (visual effects). <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Sanderson_(musician)'>Nick Sanderson</a> (drums) joined some time later.</p> <p>A <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demo_tape'>demo tape</a> (featuring "The Storm", "Blackpool Tower Suite", "The Spring", and "She's a Rainbow") released in early 1990 drew attention to the band, and a <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recording_contract'>recording contract</a> with Circa Records followed. The <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_label'>record label</a> issued the <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_(music)'>singles</a> "The Storm" (<a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_producer'>produced</a> by Clif Brigden) that same year with "Sons of the Stage" also (<a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_producer'>produced</a> by Clif Brigden) and "Sweets" following in 1991. A cover of <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rolling_Stones'>The Rolling Stones</a>' "<a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/She%27s_a_Rainbow'>She's a Rainbow</a>", originally issued as the B-side of "The Storm", was reissued with new dance mixes by <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluke_(band)'>Fluke</a> in 1992. The original B-side version had been one of the last tracks produced by <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Hannett'>Martin Hannett</a>, who died in 1991.</p>