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Originally Posted by David
John plays the electric guitar part (on a Turner) on Gold,
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Nope, "Gold" &
Bombs Away Dream Babies pre-dates Turner guitars. Both John & Lindsey were still playing the alpine white Gibson Les Paul Customs at the time (like the one John's playing on the cover of the album).
Although, when I saw him (at the old Golden Bear nightclub) about a year later, after his follow-up album
Dream Babies Go Hollywood, he was playing a Turner Model 1. He wasn't having the greatest of nights with all the electronics (a whole rack of FX)...but, he soldiered on through. When he finally just gave up the electric bit and picked up the acoustic guitar and finished his set by himself acoustically, he was phenomenal!
After I'd read he'd been diagnosed with Alzheimer's, in some small way, it was a blessing he went quickly before he and his family had to deal with the "long goodbye".
RIP, John, you'll be missed.