Pierre Tubbs

Pierre Tubbs (born Pierre Richard Roman Tubbs, 1942) is a British songwriter, record producer and album sleeve designer. One of his biggest successes is "Right Back Where We Started From", which he co-wrote with J. Vincent Edwards. The song was recorded by Maxine Nightingale and used in the movie Slap Shot.^[1] He also co-wrote, with J.J. Jackson, "But It's Alright", which was a hit for Jackson when originally released in 1966, and also when re-released in 1969.

In 1965, Tubbs recorded the band "the Silence" (pre-John's Children), which was not released at the time. In 1966, he was a producer at Strike Records where, under the pseudonym Peter Richards, he recorded and released Sophisticated Beggar, the first album by Roy Harper. In 1967, Tubbs became an A&R person. in the role of creative manager, for United Artists Records.^[2]

In 1999, a compilation album, Pierre's Plastic Dream - The Basement Tapes 1966-1968 was released by Market Square Records. The album contained performances by Our Plastic Dream, where Tubbs was the lead singer,^[3] The Silence, and . The album included two songs with J.J. Jackson and The Jeeps, including a version of "But It's Alright".^[4] The album is described as "an extremely rare compilation...an amazing range of musical style, from pop through R 'n' B and psychedelic".^[2]

References[]

^ Jonathon Jackson (24 September 2010). The Making of Slap Shot: Behind the Scenes of the Greatest Hockey Movie Ever Made. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 179–180. ISBN 978-0-470-67800-8.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Record Collector, Review of Pierre's Plastic Dresm, April, 2000, as reprinted in The Music Index. Retrieved 2017-07-27.
^ As well as producer, under the pseudonym, Peter Richard. Tubbs also wrote the songs the band recorded, using his own name and the pseudonym Riley James. My Plastic Dream; thessalypress.com. Retrieved 2017-07-30.
^ Album particulars - Pierre's Plastic Dream; Discogs. Retrieved 2017-07-27.

External links[]

Pierre Tubbs discography at Discogs

[Jackson2010-1] Jonathon Jackson (24 September 2010). The Making of Slap Shot: Behind the Scenes of the Greatest Hockey Movie Ever Made. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 179–180. ISBN 978-0-470-67800-8.

[Collector-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Record Collector, Review of Pierre's Plastic Dresm, April, 2000, as reprinted in The Music Index. Retrieved 2017-07-27.

[3] As well as producer, under the pseudonym, Peter Richard. Tubbs also wrote the songs the band recorded, using his own name and the pseudonym Riley James. My Plastic Dream; thessalypress.com. Retrieved 2017-07-30.

[4] Album particulars - Pierre's Plastic Dream; Discogs. Retrieved 2017-07-27.

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