tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227456633969206697.post7107557069916815825..comments2024-02-19T01:42:08.107-06:00Comments on Robots For Ronnie: King Harry - Divided We Stand (1977)JKRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003082564757966003noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227456633969206697.post-22362639824871455942016-06-03T15:46:58.927-05:002016-06-03T15:46:58.927-05:00Really pleased to find these comments and history....Really pleased to find these comments and history. I own this album by most unlikely accident and absolutely love it. Have just bought a turntable, so it's come out sounding better than ever!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05818893164004025237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227456633969206697.post-37249220715931519192016-04-10T06:13:50.049-05:002016-04-10T06:13:50.049-05:00Finally released on cd. I bought it on eBay and it...Finally released on cd. I bought it on eBay and it arrived just a few days later. What a wonderful album, for almost 40 years in my top 5!Henrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04742431449625685827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227456633969206697.post-88778418263590281542012-11-09T10:34:12.319-06:002012-11-09T10:34:12.319-06:00Just stumbled across this great blog...
I was also...Just stumbled across this great blog...<br />I was also somewhat involved with the project (in fact, I lived there for a short while).<br />I remember my 21st birthday was spent laying down a track (the demo version). Think it was "Dear Matthew"...took ages to synchronise the hand claps!<br />John was an excellent arranger, keyboard player, composer and a really nice guy. Also a perfectionist who taught me a huge amount about studio work.<br />Left the studio because I needed to actually earn some money, so ended up as a bass player on cruise ships, followed by a few years of keyboard playing and at present playing keyboard in a pub/restaurant in Egypt, which we own.<br />Great memories...I even remember John waking me up at 5am to play "You Stand Accused" after he had written it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227456633969206697.post-45411181297710073542011-03-26T16:06:36.394-05:002011-03-26T16:06:36.394-05:00Cuts two, four, and eight i.e. You Stand Accused, ...Cuts two, four, and eight i.e. You Stand Accused, Grandpa's Farm and Endless Miles immediately stand out as being totally brilliant! I always invariably listen to them "at full blast", the only way there is for listening to great music such as this. Cheers from Portugal. Rodrigo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227456633969206697.post-38887256525505440812011-02-27T08:22:18.554-06:002011-02-27T08:22:18.554-06:00I played bass in a band with Tino, in 1979/80, at ...I played bass in a band with Tino, in 1979/80, at the Manor in Pawlett, nr Bridgwater. I think the band was called Ruby Cane, but im not sure, as ii never owned a poster or looked at the billing! We played a six night a week residency. Al the guitarist would sometimes pop down to see the set. <br />I also played in the Occupants with Jon Andrews (see earlier post) in 1981, who John Dickenson managed.<br />Al Bowry played for a while with Cliff Richard.<br />Keyboard player of Ruby Cane was Gary Coombes, who after the Manor closed down, joined Weston Super Mare pop band Racey.<br />The band Eastertown are now Weston's finest.<br />(oh, and I play bass in that too!)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15334426207229791093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227456633969206697.post-70979629318832953402010-12-17T15:35:44.433-06:002010-12-17T15:35:44.433-06:00One interesting point was that the drummer, `Harol...One interesting point was that the drummer, `Harold King` didnt actually exist, and as John Dickinson explained to me at the time, was merely a few different drummers under contract elsewhere. <br /><br />Jon Andrews.Jon Andrewsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227456633969206697.post-13516277135071162822010-12-17T14:14:06.292-06:002010-12-17T14:14:06.292-06:00This brings back memories. John Dickinson was the ...This brings back memories. John Dickinson was the manager of the band I was in back in 1981 (The occupants). John was a great producer, and if things had worked out better, would have produced our first album. I would love a copy of the King Harry album, but cant find a way of downloading it as mp3`s.<br /><br />Jon AndrewsJon Andrewsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227456633969206697.post-24803661255852793942010-12-09T09:06:04.465-06:002010-12-09T09:06:04.465-06:00Lucky to find something about King Harry - Divided...Lucky to find something about King Harry - Divided we Stand - and who the boys are. Bought this album in Norway, I think it was in 77/78. The album is lost, but we copied it to the Revox tape recorder and we still got it.<br />My husband, daughter and me loves this album!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08138850859024525515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227456633969206697.post-17528217723179693442010-11-18T13:02:17.229-06:002010-11-18T13:02:17.229-06:00I bought this album in 1977 after hearing "Yo...I bought this album in 1977 after hearing "You Stand Accused" on Radio 1 on Tommy Vance's radio show. It cost me 3.04 at Boots (the price sticker is still on the back of the cover)!! I was born and raised in High Wycombe, Bucks, UK but have lived in Pennsylvania, USA for 18 years now. This record traveled all over the world with me to places such as Texas, The Philippines (twice), Delaware, South Korea and California. It is one of my favourite records of all time and I just "recorded" it onto a CD this morning from the original album using one of those Album/Cassette recorders which are popular over here at the moment. I couldn't be happier because now I can dig out all my old favourites from that era and relive the glory days of my youth!! Much respect to the webmaster for this site. Sam Smith, USAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227456633969206697.post-71784199708772297612010-10-15T14:17:46.530-05:002010-10-15T14:17:46.530-05:00WOW - what a blast from the past! My wife ran the ...WOW - what a blast from the past! My wife ran the office for John Dickenson for many years and I did odd bits of session work in the studio. I remember the making of this album as though it was yesterday! My current drummer was the 'Harold King' referred to in the liner notes. John also produced the 'Movement Drum Computer' which was one of the very first sampled drum machines available and was used by the Thompson Twins, Annie Lennox and many other bands during that period.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227456633969206697.post-58535292120805890792010-05-03T11:48:16.587-05:002010-05-03T11:48:16.587-05:00I have a demo tape of King Harry Divided We Stand ...I have a demo tape of King Harry Divided We Stand gived to my Partner. We knew John Dickinson and heard the making and mixing of some tracks in John's recording studio whilst visiting him in Bridgewater.<br />We originally knew him when his family lived in Ferndown, Dorset.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227456633969206697.post-77959702753781028232010-04-20T17:57:35.687-05:002010-04-20T17:57:35.687-05:00Matt, according to http://www.glorydazemusic.com/a...Matt, according to http://www.glorydazemusic.com/articles.php?article_id=1815, this is who was in King Harry:<br /><br />Al Bowery - lead guitar, bass, vocals<br />John Dickenson - keyboards, vocals<br />Tino Licinio - guitars, bass, vocals<br /><br />Apparently the band had no drummer. Hmmm...<br /><br />The article also says that Tino Licinio was a member of Robert Fripp's League of Gentlemen for a while.Mark Lungohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470025194827675845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227456633969206697.post-47482090991237808702010-04-20T15:52:54.035-05:002010-04-20T15:52:54.035-05:00My all time favourite album. I bought a copy of th...My all time favourite album. I bought a copy of this cd in Russia, but it wasn't a legal version. Nevertheless it sounds great.Henrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04742431449625685827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227456633969206697.post-73069925343574048522009-09-01T10:56:06.841-05:002009-09-01T10:56:06.841-05:00I've got the vinyl album of this FANTASTIC ban...I've got the vinyl album of this FANTASTIC band (I think they only made one record?). The guitar solos are sometimes really outstanding!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227456633969206697.post-48490283924115442282009-05-21T07:42:23.822-05:002009-05-21T07:42:23.822-05:00Who was in King Harry???Who was in King Harry???Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11530107334015236143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227456633969206697.post-18978843385138327702008-03-26T12:17:00.000-05:002008-03-26T12:17:00.000-05:00Let me point out that King Harry was on EMI proper...Let me point out that King Harry was on EMI proper in England; they were on the Harvest label only in America, same as with Tom Robinson Band, Duran Duran and Thomas Dolby.Mark Lungohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06236800508863550774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227456633969206697.post-79473625332885912692008-02-14T14:47:00.000-06:002008-02-14T14:47:00.000-06:00re: King Harry.........I was 'vaguely' involved wi...re: King Harry.........I was 'vaguely' involved with king Harry.......they were based in Bridgwater, Somerset from a recording studio called 'Movement'.....Al. Tito and 'leader' John Dickenson did a fantastic '8 track-demo' taken over by EMI for a 24 track 're-do' which went wrong 'so to speak'.......to repay EMI for the advance investment 'We' had to do loads of sessions for other EMI artists. You should have heard the original...i was great.....John took the re-make too seriously and 'lost the heart' in my opinion.<BR/><BR/>Chris Merrick (Bassist/Radio presenter- Now based in the Canary Islands)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227456633969206697.post-48864866795806414442007-11-06T13:20:00.000-06:002007-11-06T13:20:00.000-06:00Greet to see you again. And again another great po...Greet to see you again. And again another great post, as always.<BR/>MiguelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227456633969206697.post-25061469777155617252007-11-01T00:05:00.000-05:002007-11-01T00:05:00.000-05:00Welcome back Ronnie!Welcome back Ronnie!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227456633969206697.post-54886084586445374192007-10-31T16:04:00.000-05:002007-10-31T16:04:00.000-05:00First of all, good to see the blog back to full li...First of all, good to see the blog back to full life again. <BR/>Never heard about this King Harry, but as it was in your wants list, it must be good :)<BR/>Thanks for your great blog!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227456633969206697.post-13980407885944310072007-10-31T03:58:00.000-05:002007-10-31T03:58:00.000-05:00Hope the move went (or is still going) well. Glad ...Hope the move went (or is still going) well. Glad to see you back.Jason T. 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