Q&A with Dave Wakeling of General Public
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And for more from Dave Wakeling/General Public…
Q&A with Ranking Roger of General Public
Q&A with Stoker of General Public
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Andrew/Andy Growcott, aka Stoker, had played with both Dexy’s Midnight Runners and Tin Tin (Stephen Duffy) before joining General Public. And since? He’s done a whole lotta stuff — check it out.
Stoker produced the Lockjaw album for Dance Hall Crashers(and I worked for their label at the time, 510 Records)
Q&A with Horace Panter of General Public
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Before his stint in General Public, Horace Panter played in The Specials, and also helped create the artwork for the 2 Tone brand and style.
General Public, redux
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When: December, 1986
Where: Sacramento, Berkeley & Santa Cruz
And: Saw the guys first at a club in in Sacramento, and then the next night in the Bay Area — and they were so amazing and nice, we trekked down to Santa Cruz to meet up with them again. They were fun and sweet and silly and [...]
Meeting General Public
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When: February 1985
Where: Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland
And: I was so excited to meet the band — I was 15 years old and a huge fan. I had only really met one band at that point, so was pretty much reliant on luck more than tracking techniques! Luck worked for me, though, as some security person [...]