Loading gear into the vans at the Sandbrook house on Walter Street in Middlesbrough

A quick stop at the offices of our English agents: Borrow-Hunter

Arrival at Impulse Studio Studio in Wallsend (Newcastle)
At the entrance to the historic building that housed a showhall theatre, bingo hall. . . and Impulse Studio.

Bernie Watson at Wurlizter Piano

Sue-On and studio-head Dave Wood
Beside the "state-of-the-art" recording unit :)

Mickey Sweeney - Engineer

Synth player John Ashcroft going over charts at the deck

Alan Studholme in drum booth

Mickey Sweeney at the deck

Bill Hillman doing vocals

Bill Hillman with Telecaster laying down guitar and vocal tracks

Mick Sandbrook on Bass adjusting the cans

Bernie Watson on Keys

Sue-On doing vocal tracks

John Ashcroft and his synths
Aug 10, 1977

MUSICIANS TAKE A BREAK FROM THE STUDIO
Exploring the historic Walls End Priory and Roman Wall

Overlooking the North Sea
Sue-On and Margaret with Bernie, Alan and Mick

Group Shot at the Priory

Group at the Priory

Group shot with old lady passerbys

Bernie and Alan arise from the dead

Wallsend Priory

Group Caged

Priory Bunkers

Bernie ~ Mick ~ Alan

The Group's Last Stop

Grave Yard

Group hiding behind tombstones

BACK TO THE STUDIO

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Now read the whole adventure in our Gig Notes series:
 Gig Notes Ch. 5 and Diary Entries in the Media Section

NOW ON TO UK PART IV:
England Tour III Recordings - 1979
 

BILL AND SUE-ON HILLMAN
A 50-YEAR MUSICAL ODYSSEY BOOK PROJECT