Nation Of Bomberu- Decca Audition 1963 (Lost Master Tape)

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Background
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Before Nation Of Bomberu were known as Nation Of Bomberu and released their debut album Archie in 1963, the band were originally called Starlight Dusters and had six members not four members respectively. David Wedge was on rhythm guitar, Tony Parker on bass guitar, David Geyser on drums, Stark Lloyd on lead vocals, Matthew Undertone on lead guitar, and Derek Wells on acoustic guitar. The band were formed by Tony Parker, an estranged teenager wandering for fame and fortune who was into music through his father.

The band formed in 1962 at The Underground Ritz Club in Elizabeth Square, Kensington, London and were spotted by an impresario and talent manager called Steven Moore who introduced the band to Decca label and auditioned them to the label. Decca accepted the band after the audition and agreed to produce their first three albums but then the band denied the offer and scrapped the label.

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The audition tape
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The audition tape consisted of a particular set list the group played to the label director Dick Mars who was evenly impressed by the groups skills and their "edgy" look and sound. The set list contained of mainly covers of rock and roll hits of the 1950s and rhythm and blues numbers. But there were only a few original songs that were written by Tony Parker who managed the group at first before Steven came along.

The tape was produced especially by protégé Marvin Wedlock and was recorded on 25th January 1963 at Scandal Road Studios in Westminster, South London. It was sent two days later to the Decca label headquarters in Soho, London and after a long hard decision by the label staff they agreed to take in the band as their newest signed act.

Set list- 1.Hello Mrs Darling 2.Johnny B. Goode 3.Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On 4.Mama Gimme Money 5.She's A Girl 6.I Saw A Face Before 7.My Lovely One 8.Memphis, Tennessee. 9.Teddy Boy 10.Money (That's What I Want) 11.Rock And Roll City 12.The Twist 13.Broken My Heart Twice 14.Guess Who It Is

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Leakage of the tape
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It has been claimed that two songs off the lost tape have been leaked online specifically YouTube by the user called Diggingstuff69. The user said that they were found from a hidden vault he discovered at Decca Studios in London where he works at. And said he managed to leak two songs off it but not the whole tape. He is in current possession of the tape at the moment and will hopefully leak the tape in the future.