Steve wrote:
It was a warm night in Dijon, Spring 1981. We were on a school Geography trip on the way to Switzerland. My mate Mike had just bought a copy of Force Majeure on cassette from a little French record shop, & then played it on the tape player in the campsite that evening. French wine, French food, warm evening & shooting stars & TD. What an introduction.
Timeless quote from Jim Grant (teacher) on that trip - "Gee guys, look at that cloud formation!".
Sam was already into TD by then, & he helped me on my Tangerine Dream journey.
My first album purchase was Rubycon (got it from John Menzies in Redditch, 1981), which is a classic, I'm sure you'll agree. It took me a while to get into, as I'd only heard Force Majeure up to then, but the effort was worth it. Later that year the three of us (Mike, Sam & me) saw the Tangs in concert at the Birmingham Odeon. There was gauze draped over the stage, & the keyboards were behind. The band never acknowledge the audience, except for a wave at the end. The concert was in two parts, & I was pleased that I recognized part of Force Majeure. I remember that there was a huge cheer & applause from the audience when Edgar got up to play guitar.
Marvelous!
The Birmingham Odeon gig, sounds exactly like the Brighton Dome concert, of the same year. Great memories!