Newcastle’s band formed by : Alan Fish (Guitars), Colin Roberts (Bass), Bob Smeaton (Vocals), Bryan Younger (Guitars), and John Miller/George Waters (Drums), released three singles – Nervous Breakdown (1979) , Finished With The Fashions (1980), The City Beat (1981), and one LP –In The Zero Hour (1981)-, all of them brought out In Vallium Records.
In The Zero Hour is a first-class power pop album of its era, blended traditional pop with alternative rock sensibilities and sounds. The singer was heavily influenced by Bruce Springsteen's voice.
Bob Smeatonn become a film director and worked as assistant director on a number of television productions including Jools Holland in Memphis, the award-winning Nigel Kennedy’s Four Seasons, and Famous for 15 Minutes, the idea for which he also conceived. He was series director and writer for the Grammy-winning Beatles Anthology television series and received his second Grammy as director for the documentary Jimi Hendrix - Band of Gypsys. Since then, he has made documentaries on The Who, Pink Floyd, The Band, Lou Reed, Elton John, Queen, Nirvana and others.
In The Zero Hour is a first-class power pop album of its era, blended traditional pop with alternative rock sensibilities and sounds. The singer was heavily influenced by Bruce Springsteen's voice.
Bob Smeatonn become a film director and worked as assistant director on a number of television productions including Jools Holland in Memphis, the award-winning Nigel Kennedy’s Four Seasons, and Famous for 15 Minutes, the idea for which he also conceived. He was series director and writer for the Grammy-winning Beatles Anthology television series and received his second Grammy as director for the documentary Jimi Hendrix - Band of Gypsys. Since then, he has made documentaries on The Who, Pink Floyd, The Band, Lou Reed, Elton John, Queen, Nirvana and others.
WHITE HEAT - ... In The Zero Hour [lp 1980 Vallium Records]
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