Wah! - Part 2 (1982-1983)

In April 1982, under the altered name of Shambeko! Say Wah!, Wylie’s group released the single ‘Remember’ (the b-side features Alan 'Pops' Peters on trumpet)

Remember (7”)
a. Remember
b. A Crack Is A Crack (Theme From "Square One")

In May 1982, under the same pseudonym, Pete Wylie (Guitar, Vocals), ‘Oddball’ Washington (Bass, Backing Vocals), King Bluff (Keyboards) and ‘Jungle Beat’ Joe Musker recorded their third Peel session. The tracklist for that session included original material (among which a sung version of ‘A Crack Is A Crack’, appeared in its instrumental version on the b-side of the band’s latest single) and the reworking of traditional songs (eg. You’ll Never Walk Alone/Again”):
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Peel Session (1982)
- You'll Never Walk Alone
- Papa Crak
- Satie's Faction
- 8.00-8.30 Or 10.00 'til 12.00
- You'll Never Walk Again

In November of the same year another single was released: ‘The Story of the Blues’. The 7” version features ‘The Story of the Blues (Part One)’ b/w ‘The Story of the Blues (Part Two)’ , whereas the 12” version featured a longer version of the song ‘The Story Of The Blues (Part One and Part Two) Talkin' Blues’ b/w a live version of ‘Seven Minutes to Midnight’. In the folder you’ll find the a-side of both versions of the single:

- The Story of the Blues (Part One)
- The Story Of The Blues (Part One and Part Two) Talkin' Blues’
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By the beginning of the new year the band went through a phase of drastic personnel reorganization: Musker was fired and Joy Naughton recruited on keyboards. The band next Peel session is an evidence of this turmoil: in February 1983, Wylie, Washington, together with ‘old’ King Bluff and ‘new’ Jay Naughton (on Piano), Ruby and Sylvie (of Sylvia and the Sapphires on Backing Vocal) and an uncredited drummer (possibly Chris Joyce), performed their upcoming single and b-side, plus two other original tracks:
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Peel Session (1983)
- Hope (I Wish You'd Believe Me)
- Sleep (Lullaby For Josie)
- Year Of Decision
- Silver And Gold

In March 1983, Wah!’s line-up became definitive: King Bluff was definitely out of the picture, Chris Joyce (ex Durutti Column, later Simply Red) was recruited on drums, Naughton and Charlie ‘Gruff’ Griffiths (ex Pink Military) on keyboards. With Ruby and Sylvia on backing vocals, the group released their last single under this name, before transforming into The Mighy Wah!

Hope (7” version)

a. Hope (I Wish You'd Believe Me)

b. Sleep (A Lullaby for Josie)

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