HOGG


 

In 1974, Nik Kershaw was the lead singer of THOR.

Other members of the band were Russell Chesterman on bass, Roger Waters playing the drums and Nig Cook playing guitar and also performing vocals.

 

Around 1975, some changes happened.

 

Kim Williamson became the new drummer of the band.

And Nik Kershaw was also playing the guitar.

The band's name became HALF PINT HOGG... which soon turned into HOGG.

 

Nik Kershaw : "(...) I don’' know where these names came from although I’m pretty sure I know where "half pint" came from.

We didn’t gig that much, we spent a lot of time rehearsing and hanging out in pubs trying to think of new band names.

By the time I was 17-18, I was writing songs and working in an unemployment benefit office.

I had this band and we used to rehearse every Thursday in the drummer’s dad’s workshop, a carpenter who used to work in a big old quarry in the middle of nowhere where we could make as much noise as we wanted.

We used to practice these tunes that nobody ever heard. They were all a bit proggy - I was into Genesis at the time - difficult time signatures, a bit clever, bonkers lyrics, not even slightly pop (...)".

 

The band performed for some gigs in Ipswich and its neighborhood from 1975 to 1978.

They were reportedly quite loud.

 

Russell Chesterman left the band and was replaced by Roy Little.

And Paul Hart replaced Nig Cook.

 

HOGG didn't gig that often.

And it was during one of their rare live performances that Kenn Elson offered Nik Kershaw the opportunity to fill the vacant guitarist role in the REG WEBB BAND.

 

A rare tape featuring five tracks from HOGG has supposedly surfaced in the past years.

Rumor has it that only 50 copies were made.

At least three persons have it...

But this tape is still a major mystery to all Nik Kershaw followers...

 

 

 


 

A01.01 Too Hot To Hurry

 


 

Album version

 

Track 1 on the A side of the tape.

Not much is know about this track.

 

Click HERE to listen to a short extract of the song.

 


 

A01.02 Nobodies Hero

 


 

Album version

 

Track 2 on the A side of the tape.

Not much is know about this track.

 


 

A01.03 Lonely

 


 

Album version

 

Track 3 on the A side of the tape.

Not much is know about this track.

 


 

A01.04 First Time Around

 


 

Album version

 

Track 1 on the B side of the tape.

Not much is know about this track.

 


 

A01.05 Double Vision

 


 

Album version

 

Track 2 on the B side of the tape.

Not much is know about this track.

 


 

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