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THE
ORIGINAL BAND
The
Rubettes most successful recording period was the mid
70’s – the “Bickerton/Waddington” years, when the band
achieved outstanding international success and sold
millions of records worldwide ! In 1976 the
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The
Re-formed RUBETTES In 1982 the band re-formed, at first for a fan club reunion show and a few one-off concerts. By 1984 with nostalgia booming in Germany, they were enjoying considerable success once again on the live concert scene. It is fair to say that this second generation Rubettes period was most significant with the band gaining a bigger and more loyal following and playing to larger audiences than they ever did in their heyday ! *Mick Clarke was replaced by Steve Kinch 1987-1991 and Trevor Holliday 1991-1993. THE LEGAL POSITION
In
December 1999 the re-formed Rubettes line-up of
1982-1999 split. Legal proceedings then followed between
Bill Hurd and Alan Williams. Happily the dispute was
resolved by mutual agreement and the terms of agreement
are set out under a High Court Order dated 30th
October 2002. Under the terms of agreement it was agreed
there would be two different bands legally performing as
the “Rubettes featuring Bill Hurd” and the "Rubettes
featuring Alan Williams"
respectively.
CLICK HERE to view the court order
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band thought
it was time to move on and made the decision to part
company, with their ‘hit’ songwriting team. By their own
admission a change of direction and style didn’t come
easy, with so many different personalities from
different musical backgrounds within the band. Heavily
influenced by The Eagles and American West Coast and
Country music, the band attempted to adopt a country
rock style. Despite one or two successes it never really
worked, because the fans were confused and by 1978 with
the UK market virtually finished, clashes of personality
within the band were making life very difficult. By
1979, 3 of the original members – Pete, Bill and Tony -
had now “moved on” to other ventures and when the band’s
biggest market France collapsed, the end was in sight.
By 1980 the band was “only limping along” and the
original Rubettes had finally reached the end of the
road !