The following news story appeared on the T&M homepage:
13/05: ALVIN GIBBS SOLO LP UPDATE No.1
As announced on 29 April, Time & Matter Records have signed up U.K. Subs bassist Alvin Gibbs to release his debut solo album, with a release date pencilled in for December 2018.
With Alvin already exclusively writing and publishing his ever-popular memoirs on the T&M website, the T&M label booked Alvin into a studio for the initial recording sessions in London at the beginning of May 2018.
With the LP going under the title 'Your Disobedient Servant', Alvin's solo debut has an artist title of ALVIN GIBBS & THE DISOBEDIENT SERVANTS, with the first three days of recording being declared a fabulous success with T&M having already heard some rough mixes which bode extremely well for the final release...
Alvin intends getting in some surprise guest musicians to augment his singing as well as his guitar and bass playing, but the initial recording sessions have been completed with Steve Crittall at Steve's own studio: Racknophobia Studios in Soho. (Steve pictured left - click to enlarge)
Steve recently played guitar on the Subs re-recording of Hey Santa Claus! for a Cleopatra Records' Xmas Compilation back in 2015, but is also guitarist with the reformed Godfathers, their last album ('A Big Bad Beautiful Noise') being produced and mixed at Steve's studio (http://www.sohorecordingservices.com/).
Steve recently posted a picture of Alvin in his studio on his Facebook page which you can see above (click to enlarge)...
...and T&M spoke to Steve for our first update:
...and T&M spoke to Steve for our first update:
"Day 1 was Alvin laying down guide guitar tracks, and we've just finished the first three days at my Racknophobia Studios in Soho working up basic templates and guide tracks for six songs on Alvin's forthcoming solo opus.
Despite the scant amount of time invested so far, we can already tell that we've got something of a monster album on our hands. Very early days yet but we're both very excited with the results so far and can't wait to press on with the next episode. Watch this space!!"
Despite the scant amount of time invested so far, we can already tell that we've got something of a monster album on our hands. Very early days yet but we're both very excited with the results so far and can't wait to press on with the next episode. Watch this space!!"
Above: Steve in action - click images to enlarge...
Below: Exclusive photo of Alvin in the studio for T&M thanks to Steve - click to enlarge...
Below: Exclusive photo of Alvin in the studio for T&M thanks to Steve - click to enlarge...
Steve's song writing pedigree for The Godfathers is impressive, he co-wrote seven of the songs with Peter Coyne for the last album and you may recognise the guitar that Alvin is playing in this... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXU217liwhI
T&M will be supplying all the latest news and updates regarding this exciting project - Update number 2 will follow asap...