tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132262239331175032.post948445014903708235..comments2024-03-03T10:20:09.617-05:00Comments on The Devil's Music: Moontrekkers - Night Of The VampireDevil Dickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15962298209910015403noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132262239331175032.post-42833921655428033512023-05-24T15:39:43.998-04:002023-05-24T15:39:43.998-04:00Good to know they are remembered. I was married to...Good to know they are remembered. I was married to Jim Raither in 1981, we lived in his house on the Camargue in the south of France. Jim was an artisan woodworker and played guitar only rarely. Sadly he took his life in 1993.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132262239331175032.post-51718160055201594182010-12-01T18:32:51.822-05:002010-12-01T18:32:51.822-05:00garry leport put the group together and thy practi...garry leport put the group together and thy practiced in his parents house in hornsey north london and rod stewart was part of the groupAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132262239331175032.post-29340784739206578182010-04-13T05:55:34.993-04:002010-04-13T05:55:34.993-04:00As far as I know, it was Gary LePort who wrote Nig...As far as I know, it was Gary LePort who wrote Night Of The Vampire. It's certainly his publishers you have to pay royalties to when you record a version of the tune (I've don it twice).Djangodeadmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132262239331175032.post-91171698610025753982009-05-09T20:24:00.000-04:002009-05-09T20:24:00.000-04:00always nice to have the hound drop some knowledge!...always nice to have the hound drop some knowledge!Devil Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15962298209910015403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132262239331175032.post-51577300219237136192009-05-09T12:12:00.000-04:002009-05-09T12:12:00.000-04:00The Moontrekkers were originally known as the Raid...The Moontrekkers were originally known as the Raiders, they were Gary LePort- guitar, Jimmy Raither-guitar, Peter Johson- bass and Tony White- drums, Meek changed their name and made them add Peter Knight on keyboards. Knight wrote Night Of The Vampire. There is some dispute over this but it is said Rod Stewart was part of the band when the auditioned for Meek and that Meek loved the band but hated the singer. Night Of The Vampire has the clavoline sound on it way before it became famous as the lead instrument on Telstar. Eventually LePort quite in a power struggle with Knight who became the group's leader. They cut several more singles with Meek including Return Of The Vampire, Melodie D'Amour, There's Something At The Bottom Of The Well, and John Brown's Body. <br />Their final single Moondust saw them move from Parlaphone to Decca, it went to #5 in Sweden. They broke up shortly after that disc (August, '63). They also left some un-issued tracks behind, some of them show up on the CD Intergalactic Instros, part of the Joe Meek Collection series (I'm not sure how many Volumes it's up to, there's at least 20 in my collection).The Houndhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06328225246284521960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132262239331175032.post-14118271384204352562009-05-07T19:33:00.000-04:002009-05-07T19:33:00.000-04:00Thanks for making my day. This is so g-g-goodThanks for making my day. This is so g-g-goodHuman Dog Fighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07530370733560616190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132262239331175032.post-34368516428004788712009-04-27T14:34:00.000-04:002009-04-27T14:34:00.000-04:00I blogged this one myself the other week over at h...I blogged this one myself the other week over at http://deniniquitysden.blogspot.com. Great tune!Den Iniquityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15499805960836476402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132262239331175032.post-71651518444230253412008-10-20T12:56:00.000-04:002008-10-20T12:56:00.000-04:00if you send me yr e-mail address I can send the fo...if you send me yr e-mail address I can send the follow up Return Of The Vampire as an mp3...I'm @ the address below---The Houndhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06328225246284521960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132262239331175032.post-72664061878353763232008-10-20T12:53:00.000-04:002008-10-20T12:53:00.000-04:00This really has been an awesome display of ghoul-i...This really has been an awesome display of ghoul-itude...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com