4/1/2023 0 Comments Altered images![]() ![]() But only if they get the master files to the LP pressing plant…last month! Hopefully there will also be a CD. Altered Images have been signed to the vibrant indie Cooking Vinyl and the new album will be out in early 2022. The latter is the musician from Altered Images who’s had the biggest footprint in music, starting with the formation of Hipsway immediately afterward, but certainly reaching the heights with his foundation of the band Texas, who have had a long, stately career with plenty of metallic records on their collective walls. This fourth album will be co-produced by Stephen Lironi of the band with… Bernard Butler who has co-written with the new band, which in addition to Grogan and Lironi, also features Bobby Bluebell and a third returning original member – Johnny McElhone. I wonder if they had a clue as to their fates back a dozen years earlier? The last 20 years have seen her mothering, hosting TV shows, writing a children’s book, and playing the occasional live gig with a band of ladies these days. In a charming turn of events, in the early 90s, she ended up marrying her ex-bandmate Stephen Lironi, with whom she had formed the post-Images band Universal Love School to no recorded releases. There was one more track released on a sampler, but it was no picnic in the sun.Īfter leaving Altered Images and her barely launched solo career behind, Clare Grogan spent more time acting in the occasional project. Stop the presses! I just got a note from Gavin alerting me to the frankly astonishing news that Altered Images, the fine Scottish band of the early 80s who snuffed their career far too early for my tastes, are back… Back… BACK! It seems like only yesterday when their divisive third album under performed in the UK charts and the group seemed to break up in a fit of pique over their last three singles from it placing lower, and lower following a solid top 10 success with the sumptuous “Don’t Talk to Me About Love.” That was 1983 when that happened and singer Clare Grogan, attempted a solo career with an unconvincing single and a album ready to go that was shelved. Her debut novel TALLULAH AND THE TEENSTARS reached No 2 in the Waterstone’s Children's Book Chart.Īlthough Altered Images are regularly on the bill at 80s themed festivals such as REWIND and LET’S ROCK.L-R: Stephen Lironi, Rob Collins, Clare Grogan, Bernard Butler, Simon Watson She also recently started hosting a new show for ABSOLUTE 80’s. Her recent Radio 4 comedy and dramas include ROMANCE AND ADVENTURE alongside Josie Long, RUMBUNCH with Mel Giedroyc and the serialisation of MODESTY BLAISE. She has presented for 6MUSIC and BBC RADIO SCOTLAND. Her film credits include, GREGORY’S GIRL, COMFORT AND JOY, JILTING JO, WEDDING BELLES, SMALLEST GAME IN TOWN, LOYAL, EMO, THE PENALITY KING, BAFTA winning drama THE WEE MAN and most recently DELIRUM - which is currently doing the film festival circuit.Ĭlare has presented film, travel and music shows for TV and radio including the BBC's THE ONE SHOW, STV’s SCOTLAND’S REAL HEROES, ITV’s DREAM TICKET, VH 1 and VINTAGE TV. WATERLOO ROAD, EASTENDERS, DOCTORS, RED DWARF, FATHER TED, TAGGART, SEA OF SOULS, FORGIVEN. The multi-talented Ms Grogan has also had roles in dozens of TV and Radio Dramas, including some of the UK's best loved TV shows: SKINS - which she also wrote songs for, used in the series. She recently made her debut at The Royal Albert Hall where she joined Texas on stage. Clare and the band worked closely with Scottish painter David Band creating original pieces of art work that were released as special edition prints alongside the singles.Ĭlare recently received a Special Recognition Award at the Scottish Music Awards and headlined a Gala night at the Citizens Theatre in Glasgow and in January played to a sell out crowd in LA at the Microsoft Arena. They were voted BEST NEW GROUP at the NME awards the same year that they were invited to play at The Royal Command Performance. They recorded 3 Top 10 Albums and had 6 UK Top 40 hits including ‘Don’t Talk To Me About Love’, ‘I Could Be Happy’ and ‘Happy Birthday’. The summer she left school her band, ALTERED IMAGES, were signed to Sony Records and Clare appeared in the BAFTA winning comedy GREGORY’S GIRL directed by Bill Forsyth.Īltered Images quickly had worldwide success, selling millions of records, which topped the charts in several countries. CLARE GROGAN has worked extensively in Music, Film, Television, Theatre and Radio for 30+ years. ![]()
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