History

“Without a doubt, he was the king of the punks at the time, a real character with his mohawk hairdo and covered in tattoos but he was a natural leader … “

“Gobsmacked, I sat in Tony Geary’s office at EMI, the Australian home of Parlophone, the iconic recording label of The Beatles.”

“After the ice hockey game the venue was turned over to the skating public, and we’d be the background music. You might say the reception was as cold as the ice.”

“…this was some kind of magic emanating from an instrument you could fit in your pocket.”

“They were pretty unique, they had a huge following and crowds loved them.”

There are a lot of other units we’d like to add to our collection – I’m sure they’re out there somewhere!

“There’s nothing better than to mix for a good band. The better they are, the less you have to do once you set it up straight.” 

“Slim Dusty was a stickler for good sound. He loved good foldback; it was his number one concern.”

Always engaging, and with an obviously warm regard for his subject, Foakes takes the reader back to the early days of effect lighting.