This is a great song, as was Love Cascade and Cash Flow. How come Leisure Process never get mentioned in the same way as Human League and ABC? Classic 80s band, long overdue for a revival.
@@ajs41 Such a shame. At least this song deserved to be a hit. I was playing in a band at the time and the DJ of the club played this during our breaks. That was my "holy shit what is this" experience with slap bass. I still have the 12 inch.
Either score a major hit, or be the ultimate cult band - VU class, Pavement, like that. Fad Gadget, perhaps, in those days, and still remembered widely
@@TimPavonear7 1982 is one of my favourite years for music and this is the most interesting new songs Ive recently discovered from the year. Never heard of the band until now.
He had a habit for disappearing and killed off any chance of Leisure Process making it. Case in point being the appearance of Razmatazz that the record label had lined up for them but had to be cancelled since Ross had disappeared. This soured the label to them and the end wasn't long in coming.
I can give you some background on that. We were fellow mental patients in a clinic in Bristol 1985/6. He'd had a series of breakdowns even back when Leisure Process were up and coming. Later on when we got to know each other he confided that he wished he'd asked for help but didn't have any real friends he could turn to. He was a very likeable guy and very kind with the other patients, but he had zero interest in talking about his band days. But here's the thing, I bumped into him years later in Brighton - 1996? - and not only did he seem healthy and happy but he was making music again. He had a solo sort of dubsteppy techno thing called Dugout, really good. He came round to mine with a test pressing of a song called Kamakura, v Japanese drum n bass, with a really nice trance piece called Temple Bells on the other side. We'd meet up for a pint from time to time. He was in advertising or something to earn a living, but he was really back into music. Then I moved to London and next thing he'd moved to Paris. I think there was some talk about recording with Gary Barnacle again, don't know if that happened. Personally I think Leisure Process could have been massive, shame about his personal problems. But the stuff's all up here on UA-cam, sounds great, maybe there'll be a revival. I love Cash Flow and Love Cascade. Got to ask - what was Razzmattazz?
@@nickwyatt9498Thanks for the back story, very interesting. Razzmatazz was a music show that was broadcast on the ITV network in the early to mid '80s during the children's television programming slot.
LYRICS Baby's got a brand new toy, she's cracking out the eggshell, boy Let's not talk of love, I'd say you never liked me anyway Possibility of change, I contact men on midnight trains [chorus] Just contemplate that beauty She sees through you and me She looks so cold and splendid A way you’ll never be Should I tell you my desire, then cast myself into the fire (I think I'm burning) (Oh) I would give you everything if you would give me words to sing [rap] The world may move and couples stare, but I am the one who waits I'm the black car parked across the road, the spectre at the gate I’ve been in you, wrote over me, a message from a big country Someone young just gave to me the youth of synchronicity [I was impressed when you got undressed] - (lyrics in the longer version of the song)
great song! got vinyl still! mysic thenbwas awesome! play many bands from that time! Talk Talk Inxs Cure Depeche susie (misspelled) & the banishes ( slow dive( fabulous song 🎵 ❤😊 from 🇺🇸
Incredibly skilled musicians (unlike so many in the 80s), 4 amazingly crafted singles, smart lyrics, powerful voice, a modest look, a class act all the way--a quality that didn't take anyone very far in that era. Hope someday recordings will be remastered and issued on CD.
It was produced by the biggest producer of the time, Martin Rushent, who'd just done Don't You Want Me by The Human League. But the song was a bit too ahead of its time for 1982. In case you're interested, I've uploaded a remastered version of this with the best quality video and sound available anywhere, and it's also the 12 inch version. I had to do some editing to make it work: ua-cam.com/video/YxITmn3sWpw/v-deo.html
This song is still seriously addictive. I remember when I bought it back in the day to find it very hard to remove from the turntable. Stands repeated listenings extremely well. This sound was unique with some influences from Level 42, Human League (both obviously) with a twist of Associates, Talking Heads added.
@@littlenige Yep, I knew that, although I didn't mention it explicitly in my comment from 12 years ago. In addition to Mark King, Phil Boon Gould from Level 42 also plays on this track.
Thanks for posting, me and all my friends at school at that time (early 80's) were very much into this sort of thing (Hey, let's start a band!). This way of bass-playing became very popular around that time. Haven't hard it for a long time..
Sometimes I wondered. Why Level 42 never arranged & performed this one in their live (Because Mark King played bass in this one, And Gary Barnacle often playing with him) sure the sound may different, but will gave an exciting experience to music listeners than let it disappeared and fade away as time goes by (And Ross still disappeared from music scene, Sad because he's very unique singer)
In case you're interested, I've uploaded a remastered version of this with the best quality video and sound available anywhere, and it's also the 12 inch version. I had to do some editing to make it work: ua-cam.com/video/YxITmn3sWpw/v-deo.html
Rachel Dreams? That really is a fantastic track. I've edited/uploaded a HQ sound version of this song - the 12 inch version: ua-cam.com/video/YxITmn3sWpw/v-deo.html
Nope, just 4 singles (this, Cashflow, Anxiety, Love Cascade), 12" and 7" of each, and a handful of B-sides. Enough to make an album, too bad it never happened.
Love Cascade was the one I remembered from all the way back in 1982,but from digging out my bits and pieces from back then I clearly knew this one as well. Glad to have found it on here.
I gave Ross the mix of "Love Cascade" that he had forgotten about. But I wish that I could recover a cassette of a later song he recorded ("Kamakura"; Dug Out) and sent me. The five Euros is nothing (he might remember the in-joke, perhaps); it's the book of Japanese aphorisms that I really miss. And I still have a photograph of Ross, taken in the flat I lived, about 1990 (sitting in wicker chair, reading my thesis.)
I knew him as Dougie. We used to be drinking pals in Paris. We stayed in touch after I moved back to London. Alas, after a couple of years silence I knew he was dead.
John Peel's Music was the place to find this kind of underrated and between-the-chairs sort of gem. Also as others said in earlier comments, their front man quite effectively killed the band's chances to be recognized for what they did.
He had a habit for disappearing and killed off any chance of Leisure Process making it. Case in point being the appearance of Razmatazz that the record label had lined up for them but had to be cancelled since Ross had disappeared. This soured the label to them and the end wasn't long in coming.
Why do you keep trolling Leisure Process? Love Cascade, Way You'll Never Be, Cash Flow, Anxiety, those were great songs. Plus they did a great Peel session then just seemed to disappear. Great shame, Ross was a great singer. Don't see what your problem is.
Mark King on Bass. I loved this and have the original 7" Never seen this video. Great. Very Heaven17
This is a great song, as was Love Cascade and Cash Flow. How come Leisure Process never get mentioned in the same way as Human League and ABC? Classic 80s band, long overdue for a revival.
Because they were only together for 18 months, and didn't manage to have a chart hit. But they certainly deserved to be big in my opinion.
@@ajs41 Such a shame. At least this song deserved to be a hit. I was playing in a band at the time and the DJ of the club played this during our breaks. That was my "holy shit what is this" experience with slap bass. I still have the 12 inch.
Either score a major hit, or be the ultimate cult band - VU class, Pavement, like that. Fad Gadget, perhaps, in those days, and still remembered widely
this jam was on heavy rotation in the ealry 80s on KROQ in Pasadena, CA when I was growing up
Love! x
Top Track. Timeless really.
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Ross should have had far more recognition than he ever got. A really under-realised talent for sure !!!
Did you receive cash for that modicum of promotion?
@@TimPavonear7 1982 is one of my favourite years for music and this is the most interesting new songs Ive recently discovered from the year. Never heard of the band until now.
He had a habit for disappearing and killed off any chance of Leisure Process making it. Case in point being the appearance of Razmatazz that the record label had lined up for them but had to be cancelled since Ross had disappeared. This soured the label to them and the end wasn't long in coming.
I can give you some background on that. We were fellow mental patients in a clinic in Bristol 1985/6. He'd had a series of breakdowns even back when Leisure Process were up and coming. Later on when we got to know each other he confided that he wished he'd asked for help but didn't have any real friends he could turn to. He was a very likeable guy and very kind with the other patients, but he had zero interest in talking about his band days. But here's the thing, I bumped into him years later in Brighton - 1996? - and not only did he seem healthy and happy but he was making music again. He had a solo sort of dubsteppy techno thing called Dugout, really good. He came round to mine with a test pressing of a song called Kamakura, v Japanese drum n bass, with a really nice trance piece called Temple Bells on the other side. We'd meet up for a pint from time to time. He was in advertising or something to earn a living, but he was really back into music. Then I moved to London and next thing he'd moved to Paris. I think there was some talk about recording with Gary Barnacle again, don't know if that happened. Personally I think Leisure Process could have been massive, shame about his personal problems. But the stuff's all up here on UA-cam, sounds great, maybe there'll be a revival. I love Cash Flow and Love Cascade. Got to ask - what was Razzmattazz?
@@nickwyatt9498Thanks for the back story, very interesting.
Razzmatazz was a music show that was broadcast on the ITV network in the early to mid '80s during the children's television programming slot.
Classically cool 80's style !!
My favourite record of all time....I'm now 49 so its stood the test of time cos I still play it all the time !!!!
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LYRICS
Baby's got a brand new toy, she's cracking out the eggshell, boy
Let's not talk of love, I'd say you never liked me anyway
Possibility of change, I contact men on midnight trains
[chorus]
Just contemplate that beauty
She sees through you and me
She looks so cold and splendid
A way you’ll never be
Should I tell you my desire, then cast myself into the fire
(I think I'm burning)
(Oh) I would give you everything if you would give me words to sing
[rap]
The world may move and couples stare, but I am the one who waits
I'm the black car parked across the road, the spectre at the gate
I’ve been in you, wrote over me, a message from a big country
Someone young just gave to me the youth of synchronicity
[I was impressed when you got undressed] - (lyrics in the longer version of the song)
great song! got vinyl still! mysic thenbwas awesome! play many bands from that time! Talk Talk Inxs Cure Depeche susie (misspelled) & the banishes ( slow dive( fabulous song 🎵 ❤😊 from 🇺🇸
In case you're interested I've uploaded an improved audio version of this video recently. ua-cam.com/video/YxITmn3sWpw/v-deo.html
heard this on the radio and i love it
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Uk Video Night at the Ritz in New York fall 1982. Amazing video.
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Incredibly skilled musicians (unlike so many in the 80s), 4 amazingly crafted singles, smart lyrics, powerful voice, a modest look, a class act all the way--a quality that didn't take anyone very far in that era. Hope someday recordings will be remastered and issued on CD.
I've edited/uploaded a HQ sound version of this song - the 12 inch version: ua-cam.com/video/YxITmn3sWpw/v-deo.html
Perfect single, just pure class! Beats me why it wasn't a hit then. And a quality unreachable in this day and age, sadly.
It was produced by the biggest producer of the time, Martin Rushent, who'd just done Don't You Want Me by The Human League. But the song was a bit too ahead of its time for 1982. In case you're interested, I've uploaded a remastered version of this with the best quality video and sound available anywhere, and it's also the 12 inch version. I had to do some editing to make it work: ua-cam.com/video/YxITmn3sWpw/v-deo.html
@@ajs41 Thank you very much, I'll check it out!
The best record of all time...I'm privalaged to part of the 80's and lucky enough to have this on 12 inch vinyl..
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Gorgeous and just like my modelling days going way back now
This song is still seriously addictive. I remember when I bought it back in the day to find it very hard to remove from the turntable. Stands repeated listenings extremely well. This sound was unique with some influences from Level 42, Human League (both obviously) with a twist of Associates, Talking Heads added.
Ive just posted the lyrics in this comments section (based on me listening to the song) because they dont seem to be available anywhere.
Not just influences - Mark King played bass on this track. Vocally sounds a bit like Glenn Gregory from Heaven 17 in the chorus!
@@littlenige Yep, I knew that, although I didn't mention it explicitly in my comment from 12 years ago. In addition to Mark King, Phil Boon Gould from Level 42 also plays on this track.
Mark King on bass here with Phil Gould on drums
Great track! still got the vinyl - shame this track never got the success it deserved.
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Thanks for posting, me and all my friends at school at that time (early 80's) were very much into this sort of thing (Hey, let's start a band!). This way of bass-playing became very popular around that time. Haven't hard it for a long time..
Lived the 80's and I know plenty. Great track!
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Sometimes I wondered. Why Level 42 never arranged & performed this one in their live (Because Mark King played bass in this one, And Gary Barnacle often playing with him) sure the sound may different, but will gave an exciting experience to music listeners than let it disappeared and fade away as time goes by (And Ross still disappeared from music scene, Sad because he's very unique singer)
In case you're interested, I've uploaded a remastered version of this with the best quality video and sound available anywhere, and it's also the 12 inch version. I had to do some editing to make it work: ua-cam.com/video/YxITmn3sWpw/v-deo.html
Also features Phil Gould on drums 👍🏻
Great bit of slap bass by Level 42's Mark King.
Second only to Mick Karn . . . or the other way around
My dad always raved about the bass on this song. I learned to play it but DAMN ITS A WORKOUT!!
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Most don't know that the Bass work on this recording was provided by Mark King of "Level 42".
And the drums by Level 42 drummer Phil Gould.
@@ajs41 🤍 Yep !
and the b-side of this single could have been a single in it's own right
Rachel Dreams? That really is a fantastic track. I've edited/uploaded a HQ sound version of this song - the 12 inch version: ua-cam.com/video/YxITmn3sWpw/v-deo.html
Wow, thanks for sharing. Very exclusive to me!!
Wow, nver seen this befor :-)
Thanks
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Nope, just 4 singles (this, Cashflow, Anxiety, Love Cascade), 12" and 7" of each, and a handful of B-sides. Enough to make an album, too bad it never happened.
Love Cascade was the one I remembered from all the way back in 1982,but from digging out my bits and pieces from back then I clearly knew this one as well. Glad to have found it on here.
I've edited/uploaded a HQ sound version of this song - the 12 inch version: ua-cam.com/video/YxITmn3sWpw/v-deo.html
I don't know why but this occupies the same part of my brain as Gang Of Four's WHAT WE ALL WANT 😎
James Miller love that song too! I prefer the studio version
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same time frame and British music trends (new wave/post punk with funk/r&b influences)
I gave Ross the mix of "Love Cascade" that he had forgotten about. But I wish that I could recover a cassette of a later song he recorded ("Kamakura"; Dug Out) and sent me. The five Euros is nothing (he might remember the in-joke, perhaps); it's the book of Japanese aphorisms that I really miss. And I still have a photograph of Ross, taken in the flat I lived, about 1990 (sitting in wicker chair, reading my thesis.)
I knew him as Dougie. We used to be drinking pals in Paris. We stayed in touch after I moved back to London. Alas, after a couple of years silence I knew he was dead.
@@GuudBaay Ross was a friend of mine. Do you know he's dead?
@@karenhowarth5552 Karen, hello you! One, I'm not dead! Two, it would be so lovely to be in touch again. rossmiddleton.eng@gmail.com
@@GuudBaay Not dead mate. See message below.
@@rossmiddleton9814 who am I then?
The way not a way 😉
@@ajs41 👍
@julesandsands hey Julie,love what LP did,if the offer is still open I'd love a copy of what you have on cd...:)
... I still own three 12"ers from them! Has there ever been a complete album?!
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WOW! Am I the only one to think that this song rather sounds 1987 than 1982? The sound is way ahead of its time, methinks...(but ymmv)
It's the sax. More a mid-80s thing than early 80s.
Sort of, although some of Level 42s songs from 1982 sound like this, and its Mark King of Level 42 playing the bass on this song.
I consider mysself an 80's anorak but I've never heard this before...
Same with me.
John Peel's Music was the place to find this kind of underrated and between-the-chairs sort of gem. Also as others said in earlier comments, their front man quite effectively killed the band's chances to be recognized for what they did.
Didn't Mr. Middleton 'disappear' for a while? I vaguely remember a bit of mystery story concerning him was in the music press in the early 80's.
Did he reappear somewhere after 1983?
@@suzannechammas3620 He's alive and well in Paris. Salut ma chère Suzanne, comment vas-tu? rossmiddleton.eng@gmail.com Écris-moi stp! 💋
He had a habit for disappearing and killed off any chance of Leisure Process making it. Case in point being the appearance of Razmatazz that the record label had lined up for them but had to be cancelled since Ross had disappeared. This soured the label to them and the end wasn't long in coming.
White Boy soul. One off hit. Cool song. Mean Bass. Human League emulators.
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Nothing like Human League. Shared a producer, the late Martin Rushent, that’s all. But totally different band.
Sounds a lot like the quick rythm of the jungle
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If Alan Partridge had been a musical phenomenon.
Not a fan of the song? I love this style of music, New Wave from 1982 or 1983.
Why do you keep trolling Leisure Process? Love Cascade, Way You'll Never Be, Cash Flow, Anxiety, those were great songs. Plus they did a great Peel session then just seemed to disappear. Great shame, Ross was a great singer. Don't see what your problem is.