Chris Bostock; Playing with JoBoxers, Paul Weller and Dave Stewart; The life of a Bass Guitar Player
Chris Bostock(JoBoxers, Style Council and Dave Stewart)
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**JoBoxers had the hits, the energy and a distinctive style. So what went wrong — and what happened to the music they left behind?**
Chris Bostock, bassist and songwriter with JoBoxers, joins Steve Blame to tell the remarkable story of the band behind **“Boxerbeat”** and **“Just Got Lucky”**, and his years-long search to recover their lost recordings.
From a musical childhood in Bristol and the explosion of punk to supporting The Clash, playing with Vic Godard's Subway Sect and the extraordinary Club Left scene, Chris recalls how a group of musicians came together with American singer Dig Wayne to create JoBoxers.
Their combination of soul, punk, rockabilly and infectious live energy made them one of the most distinctive British bands of the early 1980s. But behind the success, changes in management, record-company problems and the departure of key members brought the band's momentum to a halt.
Chris reveals how two albums were left unreleased, how the band dealt with its breakup, and why he spent years tracking down missing master tapes — eventually recovering recordings from Sony, Hansa Studios in Berlin and even Stuart Matthewman's loft.
He also shares stories of working with **Paul Weller and The Style Council**, **Sandie Shaw**, **Spear of Destiny** and **Dave Stewart's Spiritual Cowboys**, including extraordinary encounters with some of rock's biggest names.
And we discover why the JoBoxers legacy still matters — not simply because of the hits, but because of the music that almost disappeared.
CHAPTERS
00:00 JoBoxers: The Lost Albums
03:03 Growing Up Surrounded by Music
09:27 Bowie, Punk and Bristol's Music Revolution
11:31 Supporting The Clash
14:25 Vic Godard, Subway Sect and Club Left
20:40 How Dig Wayne Joined JoBoxers
22:06 Creating Boxerbeat and Just Got Lucky
24:00 JoBoxers' Sound, Style and Live Energy
26:52 Why the Record Company Lost Faith
28:51 Paul Weller and The Style Council
30:37 Two Unreleased Albums and the Breakup
32:28 Working with Sandie Shaw
34:45 Spear of Destiny
36:00 Dave Stewart and the Spiritual Cowboys
39:40 Touring America and Meeting Andy Warhol
41:04 The JoBoxers Legacy and Possible Reunion
44:27 Recovering the Missing Master Tapes
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