Bill Fadden- Vocals, Guitar
Alan Wilson- Guitar, Keyboards
Jack Boxwell- Bass
Ben Turner- Drums
Bob Dixon- Pedal Steel
Moses- Accordian
Steve Holbrook- Piano
One of the first bands to walk through the doors of my Western Star studio was Bill Fadden and his band the Silvertone Flyers. I recorded their debut album ‘Bop Party’ which was released on Raucous records in 2000. A year or two later I recorded their second album ‘Satellite Rock’. By this time I had started my own label, so I was more than happy to have them on my label as not only did I love the band, but I considered them all friends.
I’d always said I fancied collaborating on some songs with Bill, so it was over a long Easter weekend in 2004 that I arranged for Bill to come stay at my house. The plan was to write some Rockabilly songs over the first few days, then invite a few friends over to record them on the remaining days. Bill arrived with two huge sombreros in one hand and a bottle of Tequila in the other! And, as I’d just returned from a trip to Tijuana, there was a definite Mexican spirit in the air - which printed through into some of the tracks we wrote. At one point, in the early hours of the morning, much the worse for the Tequila, we had written the basics of a song which told of life in a Mexican Prison. If only we knew the name of such an establishment! So, it was to the internet we went, seeking the name of a notorious Mexican prison. This was proving not to be such an easy task and in desperation we found a chat room dedicated to Mexico. We cautiously entered and greeted the room with “Hi, who’s in here?”….. As is often the case, the room contained some random wise-guy with a microphone and an instant reply came back “Mostly Losers!”…. In our drunken state it seemed hilarious and the name stuck. Eventually we discovered that one of the worst prisons south of the border was called La Mesa and so our new song was duly completed.
Over the following few days we recorded the songs we had written, along with a few choice covers. The band included ace Rockabilly bassist and ex Silvertone Flyer - Jack Boxwell and seasoned session drummer Ben Turner. I played guitar and Bill sang. A few other friends and musicians also dropped by to guest on a track here and there.
We had a great time recording these tracks and further Mostly Losers sessions were talked about, but alas with everyone’s busy schedules it wasn’t to be. The only one exception being the track “Little Baby” which was recorded in 2005 for one of my Joe Meek tribute CD’s. Alan Wilson
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1. Just a waiting
2. La Mesa Prison Blues
3. Mission Bell
4. Tell Me Why
5. Gil’s Place
6. Hold On Tight
7. Mexicalli Bound
8. The Dead Balladeer
9. North Wind
10. Dia de los Muertos
11. Little Baby
12. Little Green Bag
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