Debsey Wykes's guest appearances

Debsey Wykes

The Modcast with Eddie Piller & Friends

C86 Show - Indie Pop

Paul Weller Fan Podcast : Desperately Seeking Paul

Rick Buckler

Steve Ellis

Rhoda Dakar

Paul Weller

Penny Rimbaud

Mick Talbot

Claire Mahoney

Alan McGee

Gary Crowley

Andy Lewis

Jed Dmochowski

Eddie Piller

Kathryn Williams

Daniel Rachel

Will Birch

OwlTail

What a blast to be joined by singer, songwriter, musician Debsey Wykes on this episode of The Paul Weller Fan Podcast.In 1978, she formed the British post-punk pop-band Dolly Mixture with guitarist, Rachel Bor and drummer, Hester Smith.We'll hear about their journey from complete amateurs to John Peel sessions, to supporting The Jam in the Summer of 1980 and signing to Paul Weller's Respond Record label...They were part of the initial label line up with The Rimshots , The Questions and Tracie!Whilst on the label, they released two singles, Been Teen in 1981 and Everything and More in 1982 - both produced by Captain Sensible and Paul Gray from The Damned...We also hear how, in 1982, something rather odd happened as Captain Sensible unexpectedly had a huge summer feelgood hit with a cover of the South Pacific song, Happy Talk - which featured Dolly Mixture on backing vocals.Find more information , including a playlist of the music that we talked about at paulwellerfanpodcast.com/episode-96-debsey-wykesThanks for listening - make sure that you subscribe / follow and leave a review - and if you want to support the podcast financially, you can buy me a virtual coffee or our new official merchandise at paulwellerfanpodcast.com/store  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What a blast to be joined by singer, songwriter, musician Debsey Wykes on this episode of The Paul Weller Fan <a href="http://Podcast.In" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Podcast.In</a> 1978, she formed the British post-punk pop-band Dolly Mixture with guitarist, Rachel Bor and drummer, Hester Smith.We'll hear about their journey from complete amateurs to John Peel sessions, to supporting The Jam in the Summer of 1980 and signing to Paul Weller's Respond Record label...They were part of the initial label line up with The Rimshots , The Questions and Tracie!Whilst on the label, they released two singles, Been Teen in 1981 and Everything and More in 1982 - both produced by Captain Sensible and Paul Gray from The Damned...We also hear how, in 1982, something rather odd happened as Captain Sensible unexpectedly had a huge summer feelgood hit with a cover of the South Pacific song, Happy Talk - which featured Dolly Mixture on backing vocals.Find more information , including a playlist of the music that we talked about at <a href="http://paulwellerfanpodcast.com/episode-96-debsey-wykes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">paulwellerfanpodcast.com/episode-96-debsey-wykes</a>Thanks for listening - make sure that you subscribe / follow and leave a review - and if you want to support the podcast financially, you can buy me a virtual coffee or our new official merchandise at <a href="https://paulwellerfanpodcast.com/store" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">paulwellerfanpodcast.com/store</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

EP96 - Debsey Wykes - Dolly Mixture - Respond Records...

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Modcast #073 Steve Rowland with Debsey Wykes (Dolly Mixture)

Dolly Mixture special with Debsey Wykes talking about life in music with David Eastaugh  The group was formed in Cambridge, England, by Bor, Smith, and Wykes, three school friends who shared a fondness for The Shangri-Las and The Undertones. Dolly Mixture supported The Undertones on one of their first UK tours. The band also played venues with The Fall and The Transmitters in 1979. They were once supported by U2. In Autumn 1981, they toured as the featured support band for Bad Manners on their Gosh It's tour and were well received by the second wave mod/ska audience that filled various theatres and venues up and down the land. Relocating to London to gig extensively, national BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel gave them exposure on his radio show and in his weekly column in the UK pop paper, Sounds. Signed to Chrysalis Records, the group released a cover of the Shirelles hit, "Baby It's You" (1980), produced by Eric Faulkner of the Bay City Rollers. However, the cover version was disowned by the group, which protested the label's attempt to sell them as a teen girl group. Their next single, "Been Teen" (1981), was the first single released on Paul Weller's Respond label. It was followed by "Everything And More" (1982), also released on Respond. Both singles were produced by Captain Sensible and Paul Gray of The Damned. They became friends with Sensible and recorded backing vocals on his singles and albums. After Sensible had a hit with "Happy Talk" in 1982 (featuring Dolly Mixture, credited as "Dolly Mixtures" on the single, and also in the song's video) and following various appearances on the television show Top of the Pops, Dolly Mixture – as a separate entity from Captain Sensible – performed extensively.

Dolly Mixture special with Debsey Wykes talking about life in music with David Eastaugh  The group was formed in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambridge" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cambridge</a>, England, by Bor, Smith, and Wykes, three school friends who shared a fondness for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shangri-Las" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Shangri-Las</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Undertones" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Undertones</a>. Dolly Mixture supported <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Undertones" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Undertones</a> on one of their first UK tours. The band also played venues with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fall_(band)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Fall</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Transmitters_(band)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Transmitters</a> in 1979. They were once supported by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">U2</a>. In Autumn 1981, they toured as the featured support band for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad_Manners" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bad Manners</a> on their <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gosh_It%27s&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gosh It's</a> tour and were well received by the second wave mod/ska audience that filled various theatres and venues up and down the land. Relocating to London to gig extensively, national <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Radio_1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BBC Radio 1</a> DJ <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Peel" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">John Peel</a> gave them exposure on his radio show and in his weekly column in the UK pop paper, Sounds. Signed to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysalis_Records" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chrysalis Records</a>, the group released a cover of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirelles" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shirelles</a> hit, "Baby It's You" (1980), produced by Eric Faulkner of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay_City_Rollers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bay City Rollers</a>. However, the cover version was disowned by the group, which protested the label's attempt to sell them as a teen girl group. Their next single, "Been Teen" (1981), was the first single released on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Weller_(singer)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Paul Weller</a>'s Respond label. It was followed by "Everything And More" (1982), also released on Respond. Both singles were produced by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Sensible" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Captain Sensible</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Gray_(English_musician)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Paul Gray</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Damned_(band)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Damned</a>. They became friends with Sensible and recorded backing vocals on his singles and albums. After Sensible had a hit with "Happy Talk" in 1982 (featuring Dolly Mixture, credited as "Dolly Mixtures" on the single, and also in the song's video) and following various appearances on the television show <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_of_the_Pops" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Top of the Pops</a>, Dolly Mixture – as a separate entity from Captain Sensible – performed extensively.

Dolly Mixture special with Debsey Wykes