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Good things seem to just happen to the Bluebells. Without really trying or enforcing a nose to the grindstone work ethic the Bluebells have recorded on Scotland's Post Card Records, toured Britain and Europe, gained a domestic record deal on Sire Records, brought in Elvis Costello as a producer, and successfully toured the United States in support of their 6-song compilation E.P. Not bad for a band who came together in their own words "mostly as a joke." The Bluebells leader and main songwriter Bobby Bluebell (alias Robert Hodgens) recounts their once in a lifetime formation story. "I had a fanzine at the time called ''The Ten Commandments'' and I make up imaginary groups to fill up space, 'cause there weren't many groups going at the time. Well this other fanzine called me up and said they'd like to hear some of these groups, so I said I'd see if I could get a hold of them. So I went home and recorded this song and it ended up on their tape. Then a few weeks later Alan Horn who ran Postcard Records phoned me up and said he had to hear this track. When he found out it was me he suggested I start a group which ended up being the Bluebells." | Good things seem to just happen to the Bluebells. Without really trying or enforcing a nose to the grindstone work ethic the Bluebells have recorded on Scotland's Post Card Records, toured Britain and Europe, gained a domestic record deal on Sire Records, brought in Elvis Costello as a producer, and successfully toured the United States in support of their 6-song compilation E.P. Not bad for a band who came together in their own words "mostly as a joke." The Bluebells leader and main songwriter Bobby Bluebell (alias Robert Hodgens) recounts their once in a lifetime formation story. "I had a fanzine at the time called ''The Ten Commandments'' and I make up imaginary groups to fill up space, 'cause there weren't many groups going at the time. Well this other fanzine called me up and said they'd like to hear some of these groups, so I said I'd see if I could get a hold of them. So I went home and recorded this song and it ended up on their tape. Then a few weeks later Alan Horn who ran Postcard Records phoned me up and said he had to hear this track. When he found out it was me he suggested I start a group which ended up being the Bluebells." | ||
Even the introduction of Elvis Costello, and his subsequent producing of some Bluebells material just sort of happened. "Well we were in this office getting interviewed by this record publisher who wanted us to sign with him. So he told us if we did we could have anyone we want to produce our record. Much like here (referring to the Elvis Costello picture in the Quake offices) there was a picture of Elvis Costello on the wall, so we said | Even the introduction of Elvis Costello, and his subsequent producing of some Bluebells material just sort of happened. "Well we were in this office getting interviewed by this record publisher who wanted us to sign with him. So he told us if we did we could have anyone we want to produce our record. Much like here (referring to the Elvis Costello picture in the Quake offices) there was a picture of Elvis Costello on the wall, so we said 'Get him to produce us' then the next day Elvis called and we hit it off great." | ||
Make no mistake, when it comes time for the Bluebells to put their collective feet down on a question of quality their Scottish will and determination comes through. "We made one video for 'Cath'. When we met the director in London he asked 'what do you want in the video?' I told him no storyline, no sex, no special effects, we don't want make-up or beards and he said, 'I can't do anything like that but it would be a real challenge.'" | Make no mistake, when it comes time for the Bluebells to put their collective feet down on a question of quality their Scottish will and determination comes through. "We made one video for 'Cath'. When we met the director in London he asked 'what do you want in the video?' I told him no storyline, no sex, no special effects, we don't want make-up or beards and he said, 'I can't do anything like that but it would be a real challenge.'" |
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