Steve Swindells

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Born 1952. Scorpio. Dragon. Went to Sexy’s School Bruton Somerset and The Bristol Cathedral School. Then The West Of England College Of Art for a few months before dropping out and going to live in a tent in a wood - in 1970. His first band was called Squidd (www.rodneymatthews.com). Steve then moved to Worthy Farm, living there for 3 months, and helped to build the first pyramid stage for the 2nd Glastonbury festival in 1971. This time he had a larger tent - a roof of a marguee in a beduoin tent styleee! He moved to London on ‘73 and lived in a squat in Camden, then after a short spell touring the free festivals of the UK in a dodgy old van with the band The Sommerstown Squatters Band, and squatting in a disused slaughterhouse in Jericho in Oxford, Steve got a publishing deal with Chappell Music and a record deal with RCA, having been taken on by a violent, aristocratic, gay junkie alcoholic called Mark Edwards who was obsessed with him. Edwards produced his first album ‘Messages’which was released in’74, whilst abusing him physically and mentally. He then blew Steve’s deal with RCA by sweeping everything off the MOD’s desk with his umbrella in a drunken rage, as the second album ‘Swallow’ was being readied for release. SS was rescued/kidnapped by his friends Caroline Guinness and Tim Clark(RIP)and went on to join the pop group Pilot as keyboard player in ‘76 and recorded the album ‘Three’s A Crowd’ with them in Abbey Road (produced by Alan Parsons) whilst hanging out with the likes of The Sex Pistols and living in Notting Hill.

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kb7clx wrote:
January 2009

No problem at all mate. That's great news! Thanks for the friend add. Since we're friends now, I'll be connecting you to my friends' group radio kb7clx, and you'll be streamed on our radio. I hope you'll stop by and join, introduce yourself and your music, and give a listen. Have a great week!

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kb7clx wrote:
October 2008

Hey just thought I'd let you know I've been enjoying your music, past and present, and just got all your bands, all 6 of them, connected to Hidden Artists. Last.fm has lost a lot of promotional potential for independents since the change-over, but groups are still useful. Cheers from Kansas.

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danmingo wrote:
May 2008

Also check out Steve Swindells and DanMingo's radio station on www.last.fm/user/danmingo

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