PHIL STUCKEY (STUCKFISH)

The great and good of progressive music give us a glimpse into their prog worlds. As told to Grant Moon

Where’s home? A small village in rural Northumberland called Warkworth. It has an impressive castle and sits in an oxbow of the River Coquet. What’s your earliest prog memory? As a teenager I saw Steve Hillage at Newcastle City Hall, around 1977, and received a free single [pictured left]. It seemed like another world to the classic rock I’d been listening to, and opened my eyes to musical possibilities. The first prog album bought? Sunburst Finish by Be-Bop Deluxe, if you count that as prog. I certainly do. And the last? The self-released [and self-titled] debut album by a local outfit called Unit8. It’s gentle and melodic, and I’ve enjoyed it in the car very much. First prog gig? Steve Hillage, then it was Barclay James Harvest, also at Newcastle…

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