BILL and SUE-ON HILLMAN: A 50-YEAR MUSICAL ODYSSEY
Album No. 9 Sessions :: Guardian Studio ~ Durham (Pity Me), England
www.hillmanweb.com/slides/pityme

Photos taken from slides in the Hillman Library Archive and not seen since 1979
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Bill ~ Sue-On ~ Terry in the studio control room

Bill ~ Sue-On ~ Terry ~ Our son Ja-On mixes the album
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Bill in the vocal booth
Keith Moon's drums had been set up here for the bed tracks

Alan Clark of Dire Straits laying down synth tracks
Alan played all the keys on the session 20 songs.
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Many years later after this session and a few months before Dire Straits were inducted
into the US Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame, the Rock Hall organizers contacted us.
They asked if they could use our solo photos of Alan Clark in the Dire Stratis induction ceremony.
We, of course  agreed and a short time later a contract and a very generous cheque arrived.
Sue-On and I, expectantly tuned into the TV broadcast which had an audience of millions.
Alan represented Mark Knopfler, who couldn't attend and was called to the stage
to accept the Hall of Fame honour on behalf of the band.
During this time, giant images of our photos of Alan playing his synths
and at the mixing boards in the Guardian control room appeared on a huge screen behind him.
A proud moment and a thrill for us.
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Desperado: John, Colon, Paul, Mick, Alun

Bill ~ Paul ~ Terry :: At the Board
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Terry ~ Paul ~ Bill 

Bill going over the track sheet during the mix
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Alun ~ Alan Clark ~ Paul ~ John ~ Mick ~ Terry

Colon ~ Alun ~ Mick: Working on Harmony Backgrounds
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Alun ~ Mick ~ Terry

Bill ~ Mick ~ Terry: End of another 15-hour day in the studio
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Alan Clark keeping in touch with his agent

Mick laying down harmony track in the vocal booth
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Terry with his young assistant, John

Terry with his young assistant, John
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Bill and Sue-On listening to a playback with Terry

Shot of the Hillmans through the glass into the control room
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Hillmans with Terry at the entrance to Guardian Studio

Terry and Hillmans take a break
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Bill's office away from home

Lunch break at the pub down the street
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Bill at the entrance to the village

Sue-On with toddler Ja-On
We were so intrigued by the name of the village
that we posed for many photos with the sign.
See
www.hillmanweb.com/slides/pityme/signs.html
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ALBUM 9 RECORDING CREDITS
The Hillmans with Desperado

Lead and Back-up Vocals: Bill and Sue-On Hillman
Back-up Harmonies: Desperado
Lead and Rhythm Guitars: Bill Hillman ~ John Whittingham ~ Colon Bradley
Bass: Mick Sandbrook
Drums: Paul Duckers and Sue-On Hillman
Keyboards and String Arrangements: Alan Clark (Dire Straits)
Engineering: Terry Gavaghan
Studio: Guardian Studios, Durham (Pity Me), County Durham, England
PRODUCED BY BILL HILLMAN
REFERENCES:

www.hillmanweb.com/albums/album09.html

HILLMANS' +50-YEAR MUSICAL ODYSSEY
An Online Illustrated Memoir
 www.hillmanweb.com/book

HILLMAN GIG NOTES PART 5
 www.hillmanweb.com/book/gigs/05.html
The Maple Leaf / Union Jack Project 
www.hillmanweb.com/book/gigs/05.html#maple


 


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