Gary Marx recording solo stuff in Hull 1985?

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I'm just reading "Names Are For Tombstones, Baby" by Martin Roach and found the following on page 23:

"Whilst [Simon] Hinkler was at a Hull studio working on these demos, the resident engineer mentioned that The Sisters of Mercy were having yet more personnel troubles, and that their disillusioned guitarist Gary Marx was going to leave and had been in to record some solo material."

This must have been Fairview Recording Studios in Hull (the resident engineer was John Spence), in early 1985 before Marx left. Their website lists 'Merciful Release' as one of their clients, but as far as I know this could well have been the 'Floodland' demos from '86.

Does anybody have any more info on that?

[mh]

Simon Hinkler interview here: http://www.simonhinkler.com/reviews-int ... uvage.html

Relevant part:

After being more a multi instrumentalist with previous things I'd done, I was focusing a lot more on guitar playing in 1985. Artery had released the 4th album "Number Four - Live in Amsterdam" which was the most straight-ahead rock guitar style I'd ever done, so about then I started to think of myself more as a guitarist. After Artery, I wanted to find a new approach with the next project I worked on, which would combine atmosphere with a strong rock guitar presence. In those days the Sisters were probably nearest band to what I had in mind, and quite coincidentally while I was doing some producing work at Fairview Studio in Hull, I was told by the engineer that Gary Marx was about to quit (before the band even knew he was) so I told this guy I'd be interested if the Sisters were looking for a replacement. I think it was about 6 months later, when I'd completely forgotten about it, I got a call from Wayne (Hussey) asking me to audition.

I seem to remember a source elsewhere saying it was late 1984, but memories might be hazy after all these years.

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Cool! Six months later would put that to April 1985. But the band knew Marx was on his way out since Hussey joined:

"After I'd been in the band for three weeks he asked me to leave with him and Craig. I think from that point on I held the band together in many ways." (That Guitarist in "Names Are For Tombstones, Baby" by Martin Roach (page 20)

[mh]

Like I said, hazy memories.

The whole Walk Away thing indicates that Von knew (or at least suspected) that Gazza was a gonna since at least early 84 too.

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Perhaps it was this demo tape?

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