Christine Perfect Complete Blue Horizon Sessions

[nicepace]

This CD seems to be back in stock at Amazon. It is also in stock at CD Universe for the better price of $18.39, where I just ordered my copy.

[macfan 57]

Originally Posted by nicepace

This CD seems to be back in stock at Amazon. It is also in stock at CD Universe for the better price of $18.39, where I just ordered my copy.

I just got an e-mail this afternoon from Amazon. They shipped my CD today. Hopefully, I'll have it by the end of this week. I got it at the original price of $18.99 with free shipping.

It sounds like they got more orders than they expected. They didn't have enough in stock on the initial release date.

[michelej1]

Reading the liner notes, I'd like someone to ask Christine about that short period of time after "Sounds of Blue," when she had to go back out and get a job as a window dresser. How depressed was she? Did she think she was just between gigs or did she fear that was the end of her dream of having a musical career?

I just think it's interesting, because we always hear a lot about how Stevie and Lindsey got dropped from Polydor and felt discouraged and I don't know anything about that early time in Chris' life. Guess she wondered what to do with that sculpture degree.

Michele

[Gailh]

Originally Posted by michelej1

Reading the liner notes, I'd like someone to ask Christine about that short period of time after "Sounds of Blue," when she had to go back out and get a job as a window dresser. How depressed was she? Did she think she was just between gigs or did she fear that was the end of her dream of having a musical career?

I just think it's interesting, because we always hear a lot about how Stevie and Lindsey got dropped from Polydor and felt discouraged and I don't know anything about that early time in Chris' life. Guess she wondered what to do with that sculpture degree.

Michele

Christine herself has said Sounds of Blue were a "terrible" band and that she was playing bass. I don't think they had a recording contract. She might even have still been at college at that time. She worked as a window dresser in a London store who's name escapes me at the moment and she got the call to join Chicken Shack. The rest as they say is history.

Gail

[aleuzzi]

Originally Posted by Gailh

Christine herself has said Sounds of Blue were a "terrible" band and that she was playing bass. I don't think they had a recording contract. She might even have still been at college at that time. She worked as a window dresser in a London store who's name escapes me at the moment and she got the call to join Chicken Shack. The rest as they say is history.

Gail

I once knew the name of that store, but I can't recall it now. It was on Regent Street in London's West End. Christine has said she worked as a window dresser with "a bunch of bitchy people." In the documentary she softens the experience by saying it was "a very high class store, of course." But when she got the call from Stan Webb to join Chicken Shack she said "I'll do it, I'll do anything to get out of here."

[Gailh]

Originally Posted by aleuzzi

I once knew the name of that store, but I can't recall it now. It was on Regent Street in London's West End. Christine has said she worked as a window dresser with "a bunch of bitchy people." In the documentary she softens the experience by saying it was "a very high class store, of course." But when she got the call from Stan Webb to join Chicken Shack she said "I'll do it, I'll do anything to get out of here."

I think the store might have been Mappin & Webb. I've just looked them up and they are on Regent Street.

"Bunch of bitchy people". I think our Tea Lady prefers working with men

Gail

[michelej1]

Liner notes say it is Dickens & Jones store. I wonder did she think she would get out? Sometimes you take a no end job and end up retiring from it!

Then they quote Andy:

"On Monday 3rd 1967, I received a letter from Christine showing interest in Chicken Shack. The following day I sent a letter back asking her to join the band." On Friday 14th [hey that's supposed to be bad luck] April, Christine handed in her notice and returned back to the Midlands to become the fourth member of the Chicken Shack.

As far as the store goes and Christine hating it there, you Brits excuse me if I envision Are You Being Served in my mind, since that's what I know best.

Michele

[macfan 57]

Originally Posted by Gailh

I think the store might have been Mappin & Webb. I've just looked them up and they are on Regent Street.

"Bunch of bitchy people". I think our Tea Lady prefers working with men

Gail

I often thought the same thing about those "bitchy people". I think she greatly preferred men, both as friends & co-workers.

[aleuzzi]

Originally Posted by macfan 57

It sounds like they got more orders than they expected. They didn't have enough in stock on the initial release date.

This is excellent to hear...and not a little ironic as Christine is once again pained to see that album of songs just will not go away!