8 Days Of 80’s ~ Day 3 ~ Joe Jackson ~ Another World

8 Days Of 80’s ~ Day 3 ~ Joe Jackson ~ Another World

My friend Rory challenged me to take part in the 8 Days Of 80’s FaceBook campaign and this is day three from me.

On A&M Records
I got to sell/plug/promote artists like The Police, Supertramp, Joan Armatrading, Squeeze, Split Enz, Elkie Brooks, Chris De Burgh, Janet Jackson’s first singles and album and Joe (no relation) Jackson, so today I picket a track from the amazing Night & Day album.

I have many great memories of my time at A&M working out of the offices on New Kings Road, it was like a dream come true to finally get a job in the record industry. I had a company car (Ford Escort) full of records, a company folder, tote bad and bomber jacket – I was living the dream! During my time with the company I saw many great gigs and went to exclusive functions like a fish and chip supper at a trendy restaurant on The Kings Road to launch a Police album.

I left A&M the day before I got married, I dropped my car back to the offices with Adrian/Norm (my best man) who was driving me back to Southampton, and they took us out for lunch to say goodbye – this delayed our return to Southampton and we nearly missed picking up the wedding paperwork from the registrars office in Romsey (but that’s another story).

Joe Jackson ~ Another World
As I say this is from the incredible Night and Day album, there were a number of tracks I could have selected, most notably “Steppin Out” and “Breaking Us In Two” but I decided to go with this one. I’ve seen Joe and his band many times over the years but the tours for this album were brilliant, Sue Hadjopoulos is an amazing percussionist and she brought even more energy to the band.

Joe Jackson with Sue Hadjopoulos