In this episode of Vinyl Vibes, Jack is joined by Richard Gower, lead singer of Racey. Growing up amongst the music of The Rollings Stones and The Beatles, Richard got into music at a young age. Having performed in bands since he was a teenager, he formed a band called Alive And Kicking in the mid '70s. Becoming popular around the local London pub circuit, the group were soon discovered by the well known Mickie Most. The group were signed to Most's record label Rak Records and Alive and Kicking soon became known as Racey. They would have two massive hits "Some Girls" and "Lay Your Love on Me". The group would be active till 1985. Since then Richard has become the CEO ofJam Mountain Music and is still performing here and there today.

Jack called Richard to discuss his early musical beginnings, how the early 60's British records impacted him, his first bands as a teenager, the formation of Alive And Kicking, how the band came to be discovered by Mickie Most, the recording and success of songs like "Some Girls" and "Lay Your Love on Me", the group's later work, and his work today withJam Mountain Music. 

“Mickie (most) came along and said I got a song that's a hit record -he said "I want you to listen to the demo and tell me what you think" and the song was "Lay Your Love on Me". We listened to the demo and thought "there is no way we could record that song" - an ultra pop song like that because we were not that kind of band" - Richard Gower on this episode of vinyl vibes talking about how the group's hit "Lay Your Love On Me" came to be.

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In this episode of <a href="https://www.2nurfm.com.au/shows/vinyl-vibes">Vinyl Vibes</a>, Jack is joined by <a href="https://www.raceyweb.com">Richard Gower,</a> lead singer of Racey. Growing up amongst the music of The Rollings Stones and The Beatles, Richard got into music at a young age. Having performed in bands since he was a teenager, he formed a band called Alive And Kicking in the mid '70s. Becoming popular around the local London pub circuit, the group were soon discovered by the well known Mickie Most. The group were signed to Most's record label Rak Records and Alive and Kicking soon became known as Racey. They would have two massive hits "Some Girls" and "Lay Your Love on Me". The group would be active till 1985. Since then Richard has become the CEO of <a href="https://www.jammountainmusic.com">Jam Mountain Music </a>and is still performing here and there today.
Jack called Richard to discuss his early musical beginnings, how the early 60's British records impacted him, his first bands as a teenager, the formation of Alive And Kicking, how the band came to be discovered by Mickie Most, the recording and success of songs like "Some Girls" and "Lay Your Love on Me", the group's later work, and his work today with Jam Mountain Music. 
“Mickie (most) came along and said I got a song that's a hit record -he said "I want you to listen to the demo and tell me what you think" and the song was "Lay Your Love on Me". We listened to the demo and thought "there is no way we could record that song" - an ultra pop song like that because we were not that kind of band" - Richard Gower on this episode of vinyl vibes talking about how the group's hit "Lay Your Love On Me" came to be.
Episode Hosted and Produced by Jack Hodgins
To hear the full on-demand version of this program, go to <a href="https://www.2nurfm.com.au/shows/vinyl-vibes/">https://www.2nurfm.com.au/shows/vinyl-vibes</a>
The <a href="https://www.2nurfm.com.au/shows/vinyl-vibes">website for Vinyl Vibes</a>. 
If you like this content, we'd love to hear from you.

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Jack Hodgens talks to the people who created the music that is the foundation of today's music.

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