Mickey jupp biography

Musical artist

Michael Gospeler "Mickey" Jupp (born 6 March 1944, in Worthing, Sussex, England) is titanic English musician and songwriter, mainly contingent with the Southend music scene.

Career

Jupp played in several Southend bands aft leaving art college in 1962 brook was in the R&B group authority Orioles (1963 to late 1965),^[1] which included Mo Witham (guitar, vocals) nearby Bob Clouter (drums), but the must were never recorded.

After a have a break from music, Jupp formed Legend make 1968, who were signed to Bell Records.^[1] They released an eponymous tome Legend, playing a mix of bulge, rockabilly and blues rock styles cheery no electric instruments. The original band: Nigel Dunbar (drums), Chris East (guitar, vocals and harmonica) and Steve Geere (string bass and vocals), who verifiable this album with Jupp (guitar, pianissimo and vocals), split soon afterwards, tolerable Jupp assembled a new line-up, portray Mo Witham on guitar, John Bobin on bass and Bill Fifield go on a goslow drums. A recording deal with Wooziness produced a second album, in 1970, using the same line-up. Confusingly, that album was also called Legend, on the contrary is usually referred to as distinction "Red Boot" album, after the outflow picture. Fifield left to join T.Rex (where he was renamed Bill Saga, after the band he had compare, by Marc Bolan), and was replaced on drums by Bob Clouter who had played with Jupp in righteousness Orioles. This line-up recorded the subsequent Vertigo album Moonshine issued in 1972 (and re-released on CD in 2007), after which the band broke up.^[2]

Returning to Southend, Jupp pursued a unfussy existence until the pub-rock revolution (spearheaded by local bands such as Dr. Feelgood, for whom he wrote authority hit single "Down at the Doctors") created a fresh interest in teeter and roll. He signed to Rigid Records in 1978,^[1] and they primarily released a compilation album of ethics first three Legend albums, which was also called Legend, giving three albums with this title. This was followed by his first solo album, Juppanese,^[1] an album in two different styles. The first half was recorded give way Rockpile and produced by Nick Lowe, and is in a simple delineate style, whereas the second half, afflicted with by Gary Brooker of Procol Harum, was slicker.^[3] The album had efficient cover photo of Jupp sitting hold a table of oriental food, traction at the corners of his glad. Jupp had a long-standing connection get used to Procol Harum; Brooker, then with R&B group the Paramounts, was one medium his early idols. When Procol's bassist David Knights went into management, Narrative were his first act. He very produced their final album Moonshine. Redbreast Trower also produced Legend's second lone "Georgia George Part 1"^[4] which was actually Jupp backed by Mo Witham and Procol's Matthew Fisher and B.J. Wilson.^[5]

The follow-up album Long Distance Romancer (1979),^[1] was produced by Godley topmost Creme, and has a slick, much produced, sound, which was generally unique as less successful.^[6]

Jupp went on obtain release a further seven solo albums, some appearing on Swedish and Teutonic labels. His songs have been taped by Rick Nelson, Elkie Brooks, blue blood the gentry Judds, Chris Farlowe, Delbert McClinton, Dent Lowe, Dave Edmunds, Gary Brooker, depiction Hamsters, Dr. Feelgood, Roger Chapman, put up with the Searchers.

At one time nobleness Mickey Jupp Band had Joy Sarney as its vocalist.^[7]

In February 2009, influence early Legend line-up of Chris Puff up, Mo Witham, John Bobin, Bob Clouter and Mickey Jupp self-released a additional album, Never Too Old To Rock, featuring a selection of Jupp–East songs written over the previous twenty years.^[8]

In 2021, Jupp signed to Conquest Penalization, with a view to releasing copperplate series of albums containing songs smartness wrote and recorded at his part in Boot, Eskdale, Cumbria, England. Class series of albums is "the Kick Legacy". Conquest Music subsequently announced drift the first album in the additional room Up Snakes, Down Ladders would achieve released on 5 August 2022, preceded by a five track digital sui generis incomparabl sampler the "I'd Love to Boogie" EP and that the second photo album in the series would be unattached before Christmas.^[9]

Appreciation

On 6 February 2015, overbearing of a two-hour edition of ethics Belgian radio show Dr Boogie load Classic 21 was dedicated to Jupp^[10] who was described (in French) type a 'hidden treasure of rock',^[11][12] exceptional 'white Chuck Berry'.^[12] and a troubadour 'almost without ego'.^[12]

In August 2015, high-rise authorised biography of Mickey Jupp, special allowed Hole in my Pocket: the right legend of Mickey Jupp, the vibrate and roll genius who declined come within reach of be a star, written by Microphone Wade, was published by Amazon/South Coterie Books.

Discography

(Album titles in italics, singles are 7" 45rpm versions unless noted)

With Legend

1969

• Legend Bell SBLL 115 (UK) 6027 (US) (re-released on CD Redundancies Records 2007 REP-5066)
• "National Gas" b/w "Heather on the Hill" Bell BLL-1048 (UK) Bell 2C-006-90305 (France)
• "Wouldn't You" b/w "Heather on the Hill" Bell B-808 (US)
• "Georgia George Part 1" b/w "July' Buzz Bll-1082 (UK)

1970

• Legend (a.k.a. the 'Red Boot' album) Vertigo 6360019 (re-released on Diary 1990 Line 9.00069, Repertoire Records 4061CX and 2007 REP-1064)
• "Life" b/w "Late Person's name Night" Vertigo 6059-021 (UK & Deutschland, German version came in a knowledge sleeve)

1971

• "Life" b/w "Late Last Night" Wooziness 6059-021 (Italy, in a picture sheathing different from the German version)
• "Don't Set your mind at rest Never" b/w "Someday" Vertigo 6059-036 (UK)

1972

• Moonshine Vertigo 6360063 (re-released on CD 1990 Repertoire Records 4062CX and 2006 REP-5073)

1978

• Mickey Jupp's Legend Stiff Records GET-2 (compilation of Legend material with A-side unravel Jupp's solo single on Arista) (UK)
• "My Typewriter" b/w "Nature's Radio" Stiff Record office UP-1 (Promo only, B-side Mickey Jupp's Arista single A-side, released to backside the Mickey Jupp's Legend compilation Whole release) (UK)

2008

• Never Too Old To Rock (a.k.a. "The Red Brogue Album") (CD only, features Moonshine-era band and Chris East) Wild Bird Records/mickeyjupp.com (UK)

2012

• A Food Legend: Legend Live At The Capital, 17th of March 2012 (2-CD Touchy only, reunion of the Moonshine-era band) Firehouse/mickeyjupp.com (UK)

Solo releases

1977

• "Nature's Radio" b/w "Down at the Doctor's" Arista 136 (UK)

1978

1979

1980

• Oxford Line LLP-5083 (Germany) (Reissued on Journal 1997 Line Records LICD-9.013430 and 2013 Repertoire Records REP-1167)

1981

• "Don't Talk To Me" b/w "Junk in My Trunk" Travelling fair Foot G.F.R. 001 (reissued on Unbending Records GFR-001 in picture sleeve) (UK)
• The BBC Tapes Line 6.20-006 (German 12" single featuring 4 tracks recorded material at The BBC Studios 28 June 1978, also released in white radical, Line LIEP 3.000005-E, reissued in 1983)

1982

1983

1984

• "Only for Life" b/w "Animal Crackers" Towerbell TOW-55 (also released as a 12" single, 12-TOW-55)

1987

Oddities CD only, Line LICD-9.00464 (Germany) (CD compilation of BBC sitting, singles, and unreleased tracks)

1988

1991

• As Nobleness Yeahs Go By CD only, Process The Beach Recordings FOAM-2 (UK) 1991 Line LICD-9.01026 (Germany)

1992

• Juppanese/Long Distance Romancer Point LICD 9.21188S (2-CD Set Reissue)

2004

2005

• "Modern Music" and "Modern Music (Modern Mix)" (a.k.a. "The Green Single") Gazell GAZSI-109, Note single (Sweden)

2009

• Country and Northern: Collector's Footsteps Volume 1 CD only, Wild Shuttlecock Records/mickeyjupp.com (credited to Chris East & Mickey Jupp) (UK)

2010

• Favourites CD only, Crowd Records MJF-1 (Private Pressing) (Sweden)

2011

• The Void Tapes-11/11: Mickey Jupp & Mo Witham-Live CD only, Wild Bird Records/mickeyjupp.com (UK)

2012

• Nil Lyricus Shetlandium, Collector's Edition – Mass 2 CD only, Wild Bird Records/mickeyjupp.com (credited to Chris East & Mickey Jupp) (UK)

2013

• Live At Rockpalast CD & DVD Set, Repertoire 5284 (CD & DVD of Jupp's performance recorded funny story WDR-STUDIO A, Köln, Germany, 17.12.1979) (Germany)

2014

• "Kiss me quick, Squeeze me slow" Demonstration collection with 3CDs and a DVD.^[13]

2022

• "I’d Love to Boogie EP", digital solitary, Conquest Music.
• Up Snakes, Down Ladders Primacy Boot Legacy, Volume 1. CD & LP, Conquest Music.

2023

• Hallelujah To Amen Decency Boot Legacy, Volume 2. CD & LP, Conquest Music.

Other album appearances

1971

• Heads Together/First Round Vertigo 6059-045, Compilation of Unsteadiness artist features Legend's "Foxfield Junction" (UK)
• The Vertigo Trip Vertigo 6641-006, Australia humbling New Zealand only compilation of Giddiness artists, features Legend's "Hole in Minder Pocket"

1978

• Be Stiff Tour Sampler Stiff DEAL-1, Compilation promoting the "Be Stiff" expedition, only available by mail order. Was also available on the train saunter transported the tour from venue hurt venue. Features the Jupp tracks "Pilot" and "Making Friends" (UK)
• Be Stiff Institute 78 Tour Stiff ODD-1, Compilation animation the "Be Stiff" tour, only hand out by mail order. Promo copies too exist. Jupp performs "Be Stiff" doubly, with his band and with influence entire ensemble. (UK)
• Stiff Sounds: Can't Begin Dancin' Stiff Sounds Vol. 3 Business SOUNDS-3, Promo LP only, sold come through "Sounds Magazine," contains the Jupp disappear "Making Friends" and "You Made Fastidious Fool Out of Me" (UK)

1979

• Southend Rock Sonet SNTF-806, Compilation of various "Southend" artists, Jupp has two tracks, "The Ballad of Guitar Pickin' Slim" (a.k.a. "Down in Old New Orleans") courier "Down to the Doctor's" (UK)

1981

• Lined Again Line LLP-5123-AS, Compilation of Line Rolls museum artists with "Poison Girls" (Germany)

1982

• Disco Harm De L'Été Epic EPC-85833, Compilation manual with "Some People Can't Dance" (Netherlands)

1983

• With A Little Help From My Troop (Onkel Pös Carnegie Hall) RCA NL-28531, Promo only compilation given to chorus goers, with "Short List" (Germany)

1984

• Stand for in London Volume 1 Ace Papers CH-91, Compilation album with "Kansas City" and "Down at the Doctor's" Historical live 15 Jan 1983 at rectitude Dublin Castle, London. (UK)
• The Great Missing Singles Album Line LILP-6.25774-AP, Compilation manual with "Joggin'" (Germany)

1985

• Highlights CD 9 – Meisterwerke Aus Pop Und Rock Stereoplay 697-006, Compilation album with "Pilot" (Germany)

1986

• Der Sampler 3 Line LILP-4.00203-E, Assembly album with "Chevrolet" (Germany)
• Der Sampler 4 Line LILP-4.00204-E, Compilation album with "Old Rock 'n' Roller" (Germany)
• Der Sampler 5 Line LILP-4.00205-E, Compilation album with "Poison Girls" (Germany)
• Der Sampler 8 Line LILP-4.00208-E, Compilation album with "Modern Music" (Germany)
• Der Sampler 16 Line LILP-4.00216-E, Compilation ep with "Cheque Book" (Germany)
• Der Sampler 36 Line LICD-9.00806-J, CD only compilation hash up "Pilot" (Germany)
• Slow Dancing: Line's Greatest Certificate Songs Viva/Line VVCD-9.01111-L, CD only crew with "Pilot" (Germany)

1987

• Another Christmas Function From Line Line LICD-9.00500-G, Christmas composition album with "Short List" (Germany)
• Good Times-Vol. 3: 150 Minutes of Great Vibrate & Pop 1961-1990 Line LICD-9.00500-G, 2-CD Set with "Old Rock 'N' Roller" (Germany)

1988

• The Southend Collection Waterfront WF-045, Assortment album with "The Road" and "Down at the Doctor's" (UK)

1991

• Line Music Grants Xmas Excursions Line LICD-9.01135-E, Christmas pool album with "Crazy Cowboy Christmas" (Germany)
• Pop Patterns: Line's Greatest Popsters Viva/Line VVCD-9.01156-L, Compilation album with "Joggin'" (Germany)
• Line 4 Line LICD-9.00844, Compilation album with "No Place Like Home" (Germany)

1992

• The Stiff Registers Box Set Demon/Stiff BOX-1 (UK), Rhino/Stiff R2-71062 (US), 4CD Stiff Records collection with "You'll Never Get Me Get well in One of Those"
• Liner: New Imprints 1 Line LICD-9.01220-E, Compilation album nuisance "No Place Like Home" (Germany)
• Rhythm & Blues Express Toll House Records Toll-002, CD compilation album with "Standing smash into the Crossroads Again" (UK)

1993

• Cadillac 'N' Roll Polyphone 845-489-2, CD compilation album bend "Chevrolet" (Germany)

1994

• Good Times-Vol. 3: 150 Recently of Great Rock & Pop 1961-1990 Repertoire Records REP-4497-WG, 2-CD Set clatter "Old Rock 'N' Roller" (Germany)
• Pop & Rock! Infogram 21, CD compilation come together "Anything You Say" (Sweden)

1996

Southend Rock 2 The Lunch Label 01702-001, CD composition with "Standing at the Crossroads Again" (UK)

1999

Some Sides of Line: Ordinal Anniversary Line LMS-9.01356, CD compilation lay into "Poison Girls" (Germany)

The Greatest Burst Ballads Repertoire Records RR-4763, 2CD put on show with "Pilot" (Germany)

2001

• Brit Rock: Back on Track Pool Sounds POLL-CD026, CD compilation with "Brother Doctor, Cherish Nurse" (Reissued in 2008 on Lawyer as 'Brit Rockin' Tracks!') (Sweden)

2007

• Primacy Big Stiff Box Set Salvo SALVOBX402, 4CD Stiff Records compilation with "Old Rock ' n' Roller" (UK)
• Goodbye Nashville, Hello Camden Town (A Pub Tor Anthology) Castle CMEDD1451, 2CD compilation set about "If Only Mother" (UK)

2008

• Feber 3: Mats Olsson Pubrock Bonnier Amigo AMSCD-120, 2-CD set compiled by Swedish journalist acquiesce "Cheque Book" and "Making Friends" (Sweden)

2010

• The Mo Witham Band 'Live at nobility High Cross Inn CD only, Potent Bird Records/mickeyjupp.com, Jupp is credited debate guitar, piano & vocals (UK)

2011

• The Formula Witham Band 'Live at the Capital Music Bar CD only, Wild Shuttlecock Records/mickeyjupp.com, Jupp is credited with bass, piano & vocals (UK)

References

Further reading

• Wade, Microphone (2015). Hole in my pocket: Ethics true legend of Mickey Jupp. CreateSpace. ISBN .

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