Hi

I have an update for the band "Bitch"

This is Julian "Jules" Standen. The last(?) guitarist. I am a transplanted American (here since I was 9)

We toured briefly supporting The Punishment of Luxury" or "Puni-lux" as they became known. We supported Adam & The Ants once (pre pirate gear phase) and the original line up of the Pretenders once.

The sax player "Prickly Pete" got bored or pissed off and split. Band split up eventually. Most of us lived in an amazing squat for a while right opposite Covent Garden tube. Last sighting of Charlie I know of was in the mid 80's.. she was calling herself Charlaine and was dipping a toe in singing R&B music.

One minor point. The single artwork was done by that guy that did the Never Mind The Bollox cover. He lived in our squat complex. (it was about 5 big connected buildings)

We had a manager for a while who's wife wrote for sounds. (I think...)

We took our hippy lawyer in to negotiate with Beggars Banquet - who simply said no to every requested change to the contract we had so we told them to fuck off. (at the time all they had on their label was an unknown keyboard nerd called Gary Numan... Who knew?)

I found the recording process interesting so after a few years I got a job as teaboy at Matrix Recording studio, where I assisted on The Smiths first album. I became an engineer then a freelance engineer / producer. I had a few alt rock hits. "Cities in Dust" by the Banshees, "Mrs Robinson" by The Lemonheads. + a few Soup Dragons singles. I did some engineering for Marco Pironi of the Ants and quite a lot for Glen Matlock of the Pistols. I recorded Johnny Thunders and Gerry Nolan. And The London Cowboys + Zodiac Mindwarp And Gene Loves Jezebel. + Southern Death Cult.

Gabby (the male bassist) in Bitch was always the songwriter along with Charlie. Charlie was the one with all the punk cred connections and was chummy with Charlie Harper of the UK Subs etc. I was just a rocker along for the ride (that's me with my foot out and the cheesy grin on the album back photo)

That photo shoot was done on the Worlds End Estate Chelsea - and we could not get rid of that bloody kid!

After Bitch I was in a few bands one called West End. (?) and I was in a band with the bassist and drummer of Madness before they joined Madness. In fact. actors play me and my best chum Mick in the documentary "Madness The Movie" I am one of the two "rock idiots" (very proud!) this was confirmed to me in person by the bass player Mark "Bedders" Bedford when I bumped into him years back. He said "we made a movie!" Then he said "oops! You're in it!- you won't like it!!! ( loved it!) The other rock idiot Mick Linehan, my best chum, went on to be in The Lines and Alternative TV (ATV)

I now run a website for recording engineers called Gearslutz.com.

Keith Harroway was from Harrow on the Hill I haven't seen or heard from the band in years.

Fun times though!!

I remember Gabby turning up with this amazing "millionaire" suntan. He looked like a million dollars! That was until we realised it was hepatitis ! Rock n roll!!!

Thanks