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6 Music Live Hour: Roger Waters, Stiffs and Cortinas

27/03/2011

Roger Waters, Stiffs and Cortinas

BBC Radio 6 Music - 6 Music Live Hour, Roger Waters, Stiffs and Cortinas

Live Roger Waters from 1985, plus sessions from Stiffs in 1980 and Cortinas from 1977.

Featuring Roger Waters in concert at the Radio City Music Hall in New York from 1985, plus archive sessions from Stiffs in 1980 and Cortinas from 1977.

Live Roger Waters in concert a the Radio City Music Hall in New York from 1985, archive sessions from Stiffs from 1980 and Cortinas from 1977

The Stiffs (in session for John Peel on 5th February 1980)
The band started playing together in the late 70s, as they played mostly covers.
The day after this session, they were invited to a meeting with EMI's A&R manager and were offered a record deal.

The Cortinas (in session for John Peel on 16th July 1977)
The band were based in Bristol, and around the time of this session, they were supporting artists including Blondie and The Stranglers.
The band became popular very quickly and attracted large crowds.
They only released one album in 1978, before splitting up a year later.

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