Arms & Legs (Joe Jackson's First Band) Guitarist Goes Solo (Never Reissued)

MARK ANDREWS & THE GENTS - BIG BOY (1980)

 

Mark Andrews was Joe Jackson's bandmate in Arms & Legs during the latter's formative years in Portsmouth, England. Funnily enough, shortly after Jackson's initial success, Andrews wound up on the same label, playing a not terribly dissimilar style of music; unfortunately for him, he's not Jackson's equal as a singer or songwriter. Some may find that Big Boy (produced by Advertising / Live Wire's Simon Boswell) shares many attributes with Jackson's Look Sharp. Track #6 "Laid On A Plate" can be found on the compilation Shake Some Action Vol 5. According to Joe Jackson's excellent book "A Cure for Gravity", Mark Andrews is now a chef.

BIG MARK (236 mb)