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THE STICKY YEARS
Watneys Red Barrel, Babycham, flared hipsters, tie-dyed t-shirts and of
course very long hair. Yes..... It was the I970’s
Amongst a lively music scene on the UK’s south coast, guitarist Eddie
Renouf, formally of Rusty Butler met a funky drummer called Martin
O’Hara who was playing in a Worthing group called VHF. The meeting was
to be the start of what became Sticky Wickit.
Vocalist and front man extraordinaire Tony Savva, previously of Samuel
Prody (and also Rusty Butler) was playing in a Brighton band called Zoo
when Eddie approached him to start the new band. By chance, an old
school friend Andy Haselip was playing bass (also with Zoo) and both he
and Tony decided to join the unnamed outfit.
At this time keyboard man Chris Dawson was playing gigs in a Bognor band
called Felix. Andy occasionally stepped in to pIay bass and on hearing
their version of America by The Nice, Eddie asked Chris to join the new
band. Chris agreed and became the final member of
‘Sticky Wickit’ - named by Tony.
The band soon started playing the South Coast and London pub circuit and
became well known for their energetic performances of original rock
songs that had an edge of the progressive mixed with a funky rhythm
section. A following soon developed and with the help of friends Paul
Floyd (sound engineer), Phil Dimer (light show), and Martin Tyre (photos
and recording) they developed a stage show that included dry ice, bubble
machines and pyrotechnics.
With songs like the funk based ‘Better Get Back’ fantasy epic ‘Chaos
Rules’ and the 12 minute rock opera ‘Sam’ - the climactic ending to the
set - they started to fill many venues to bursting point.
Sadly. Sticky Wickit never had the chance to professionally record their
material before splitting up in 1977. More than 30 years later the band,
having gone very separate ways, had a reunion meeting and decided to
make that recording become true.
The result is this album – around 18 months in the making.
This is a new website so check back regularly to see more details,
photos, and samples from the new CD which we have just released!
Sticky Wickit April 2010
Click here to see more PICTURES from around 1976
Click here to see a VIDEO of the 12 minute track SAM on the Samuel Prody site.
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