JEFF HILL
Based: Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, UK
BRIEF BAND BIO FROM THE SING SING MUSIC BLOG, 2009:
The Jeff Hill band were active in the U.K. from 1977 to 1980. In that time they put out 2 GREAT singles. The first, on Chiswick features Jeff Hill backed by some session players and the second on the bands own DIY 'Balloon' label.( soon to be reissued on Sing Sing ) Featured Jeff Hill on guitar and vocals, Dave Buckley on drums and vocals and Ray Humphries on bass. Both records are great and worth tracking down. When we approached Jeff and Dave about the possibility of re-releasing the 'Something's Wrong With My Baby' single Dave gave me a disc of demos, recorded on both a 4 track TEAC and a Revox machine. the tracks are culled from practices in the basement of their then manager Keith Roberts hair salon and a practise in a local village hall. The recordings are raw, and the stellar songwriting of both Dave and Jeff and the tight musicianship of the group can really be heard here. These recordings, in addition to the previously unreleased stuff on the LDK Lp (amazing and worth tracking down) prove that this band was a force to be reckoned with and given the opportunity, would have made a legendary LP.__________________________________________________________________________
DISCOGRAPHY
Singles & Albums
I Want You To Dance With Me (7", 1977)
Something's Wrong With My Baby (7", Jeff Hill Band, 1979)
Extraneous Releases
Something's Wrong With...The Jeff Hill Band (LP, 2003)
Various Artists
Long Shots, Dead Certs And Odds On Favourites - Chiswick Chartbusters Vol. 2 UK LP 1978 (Chiswick): I Want You To Dance With Me
The Chiswick Story UK 2xCD 1992 (Chiswick): I Want You To Dance With Me
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Links
Attacking The Beat - Jeff Hill Interview
Demos at Singsing
