Theme from Pandora's Music Box 84

Following the vinyl 12" in 1983, Mojo Concerts produced a short film (5 minutes) as the theme to Pandora's Music Box 1984.

The Dutch film database lists it, here: http://nfdb.akris.nl/nfdb/servlet/FrameSetter?lang=nl&cols=2&url=search&target=col1&action=search_simple_film&words=pandora%27s&way=and

"Film-clip naar aanleiding van '1984' van Gerge [sic] Orwell, met als rode draad een invalide meisje, dat samen met Big Brother door een bepaalde sfeer wordt gereden. Komt onder meer terredcht [sic] op een ereslagveld van popartiesten."

According to Eastbird, the music was again performed by the Music Box Orchestra and written by Berry Visser & Michel Waisvisz. The movie has funeral scenes, a lady dancing amongst gravestones, burning crosses for John Lennon, Jesus Christ, Chas Elliot and many more dead pop artists. Eventually the lady turns to drink?

Reviews 1985

Cover of Sounds magazine (26 October 1985). It includes a review of Pandora's 85 with photos of the Jeffrey Lee Pierce Quartet and Nick Cave. It also has an interview with the Butthole Surfers, and a small article on the Screaming Blue Messiahs. Unfortunately, I don't have the magazine, or scans thereof, so cannot confirm if these are also about Pandora's.

Paisley Underground

After the Dream Syndicate played Pandora's in 1984, there was special attention in 85 for the Paisley Underground movement which had a number of bands playing at Pandora's: the Rain Parade, Green on Red, the Long Ryders and also the Dutch Fatal Flowers.

The whole Los Angeles "scene" was captured in a family tree documenting the ties between the bands:


Los Angeles Paisley Undergound scene in 1985 (Oor, 1985/20)


Article in festival booklet

Festival booklet 1985

Cover of the official festival booklet

Introduction by Gerard J. Walhof

Soft Verdict

Soft Verdict is the name under which Wim Mertens started his musical career. Soft Verdict is not a band but more a collection of musicians under the direction of Mertens who performed with him. (http://www.discogs.com/artist/Soft+Verdict)

Scheduled
Saturday, 22 September 1984, "Dance Box", 02:00 - 02:45

Line-up

Unknown

Set list

Unknown

Recordings

Unknown

The Adventures

The Adventures were a rock band formed in Belfast in the 1980s who moved to London where they had hits in the UK Singles Chart during the 1980s. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adventures)

Scheduled
Saturday, 22 September 1984, "Dance Box", 00:45 - 01:30

Line-up

Terry Sharpe - vocals; Eileen Gribben - vocals; Gerry "Spud" Murphy - guitar, percussion; Pat Gribben - guitar; Tony Ayre - bass; Paul Crowder - drums

Set list

Unknown

Recordings

Unknown

Tickets 1985

Used ticket for Friday night (thanks Surfling)


Unused Press and Guests ticket for Friday night

And another unused Press and Guest ticket for Friday Night

Used ticket for Saturday night (thanks Surfling)


Unused ticket for Saturday night

Festival booklet 1984

Front cover of the official 1984 festival booklet


Introduction by Joost Niemöller

Fiat Lux

Fiat Lux was a very obscure British 80s band, quite similar to Depeche Mode. Today, it has a small but dedicated following, although it never enjoyed much mainstream success. It was formed in Yorkshire, England in 1982. They had a slightly popular single named 'Secrets', which many people today might recognize without being able to name the band. They also released three other singles and a mini-LP called 'Hired History'. They enjoyed more success away from the UK touring Europe with the likes of Nik Kershaw, Howard Jones, Blancmange, The Sound and Level 42. A number four chart position was achieved in New Zealand with 'Secrets' and 'Blue Emotion' was a top ten single in countries in Europe. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let_there_be_light)

Scheduled
Saturday, 22 September 1984, "Kleine Box", 22:30 - 23:15

Line-up
Steve Wright – vocals; David P Crickmore – keyboard, guitar; Ian Nelson – sax, keyboards, clarinet; a tape recorder...?

Set list
01 Photography
02 No more proud
03 The moments
04 Boundary
05 Comfortable life
06 Secrets

Recordings
I have a lossless (flac) recording of tracks 01 - 06 (total time 21'06"), taken from a radio broadcast

Other info
Ian Nelson joined the Sound (also on Pandora's 84) on saxophone for the tour to support their Heads & Hearts album a few months later, from March 1985.


Article from festival booklet

The March Violets

The March Violets were an English goth rock band in the 1980s, incorporating singers of both sexes, drum machine rhythms and echoey electric guitar, much in the way of scene mates The Sisters of Mercy, who also originated from the city of Leeds. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_March_Violets)

Scheduled
Saturday, 22 September 1984, "Dance Box", 22:15 - 23:00
Last minute addition to the program, may have replaced Belfegore who do not appear on the timetable published in Oor.

Line-up
Simon Denbigh – vocals; Tom Ashton – guitars; Laurence Elliott – bass; Rosie Garland – vocals (left 1983???); Cleo Murray – vocals, guitar; Andy Tolson – drums (machine???, promo shot in 1984 shows only 4 members)

Set list
Unknown

Recordings
An audience recording exists (http://www.marchviolets.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=9)