Simon Wolstencroft | The X Generation | S01 E11: Ballet at Sadler’s Wells
The Sadler’s Wells Theatre in London is the backdrop for today’s episode.
Back in 1988, The Fall had recorded 11th studio album: I Am Kurious Oranj which combines studio recordings with tracks recorded live during performances in Edinburgh in August 1988.
The Fall collaborated with contemporary dance group, Michael Clark & Company. The music from the album was used in a ballet: I Am Curious, Orange and is considered one of the Fall’s strongest albums.
The hoi polloi who came to see the show in droves, like Simon, didn’t really know what it was all about, but they lapped it up!
After each day’s work at the theatre, the band would retreat to The Harlequin Pub round the corner – a popular haunt for backstage techies and members of the orchestra, escaping from the theatre. That’s where Si saw Kevin Rowland, frontman for Dexys Midnight Runners, in a dress and a pair of high heels. That’s show biz for you!
Season One of The X Generation brings you key moments in Simon Wolstencroft’s musical career that have influenced some of the greatest Manchester bands of all time.
Credits: Digital Blanket | Video Chain
Producers: James Delargy | John Steven Locke | Simon Wolstencroft
S01 E11: Ballet at Sadler’s Wells
Season One of The X Generation includes:
Simon Wolstencroft, The Smiths, The Stone Rose, The Weeds, The Fall, Johnny Marr, Ian Brown, James Delargy, John Steven Locke, Video Chain, Digital Blanket, The Clash, Bankrobber, Granby Row, Manchester, Manchester Apollo, Pluto Studios, Keith Hopkins, Derek ‘Lek’ Leckenby, Herman’s Hermits, Rafters Club, The Patrol, Altrincham Grammar, Abbey Road, Wembley, John Squire, Dunham Massey Village Hall, Apsley Cottage, Ray Winstone, There’s a Ghost in my House, Pluto, Granby Row, Rafters Club, Andy Rourke, Freak Party, The Vine Pub, Morrissey, The Hand that Rocks the Cradle, Suffer Little Children, Decibelle Studios, Beehive Mill, Jersey Street, Ancoats, Salford, Terry Hall, The Specials, Fun Boy Three, The Tube, The Colourfield, ABC, Prefab Sprout, Corbières Wine Bar, The Weeds, Andrew Berry, The Happy Mondays, Anthony H Wilson, Tony Wilson, The Mondays, The Woodthorpe Pub, Prestwich, Andy Rourke, Blitz Vega, Bend Sinister, Bridgewater House, The Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London, I Am Kurious Oranj, Edinburgh, Michael Clark & Company, I Am Curious, Orange, hoi polloi, The Harlequin Pub, Kevin Rowland, Dexys Midnight Runners, buzzing, The Haçienda, Noel Gallagher, Harry S. Fairhurst, India House, Whitworth Street, The Haçienda, Cog Sinister Records, The Harp & Shamrock, New Mount Street, The Inspiral Carpets, Carl Douglas, Kung Fu Fighting, Broadway, NY, legend, Barry White, New York baby, New York, Love Unlimited Orchestra, George Washington, Lisa Stansfield, Divide and Rule, Karl Burns, Golden Gaze, SARM Studios, Basing Street, Notting Hill, Chris Blackwell, Island Records, Basing Street Studios, Island Studios, Borehamwood, Elstree Studios, BBC, TOTP, Top Of The Pops, Grange Hill, Tina Turner, Bryan Adams, Stereophonics, Jez Kerr, The Family Bizarre, Wembley Stadium, The G.O.D.,
