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EPISODE · Mar 5, 2021 · 1H 18M

I hear you've been living in Paris under an assumed fame...

from The Revelation Station · host Simon Heldreich

Welcome back to The Revelation Station!After some technical difficulties we have finally managed to record a new episode, you can hear all about that this week.This time we are turning our attention to Mike Rutherford’s second, and final, solo album “Acting Very Strange” released on 7th September 1982. On this one Mike elected to do all the vocals himself, find out if that was a good call by listening to this episode.Featuring no less than 4 singles, half the tracks on the actual album, it didn’t exactly set the charts alight. However, one particular track sowed the seeds for Mike and The Mechanics, listen in to find out which one.Back to the boys, what do Gary and Simon think of the album? Will they get arrested? Is it an album to remember? Or will they be forced to hideaway? How did Mike meet up with Stewart Copeland? Find out the answers to all this and more by clicking play.NEXT EPISODE: The Fugitive by Tony Banks.Thanks for listening. If you’ve enjoyed this podcast you can donate the price of a coffee to help run the website by clicking this link. All donations are gratefully received and give you access to 10 exclusive minisodes only available to people who donate.If you’d like to share your thoughts about this album or your opinions of the episode, you can email us at [email protected], leave a comment below or join our Facebook group. We would love to hear from you.

Welcome back to The Revelation Station!After some technical difficulties we have finally managed to record a new episode, you can hear all about that this week. This time we are turning our attention to Mike Rutherford’s second, and final, solo album “Acting Very Strange” released on 7th September 1982. On this one Mike elected to do all the vocals himself, find out if that was a good call by listening to this episode. Featuring no less than 4 singles, half the tracks on the actual album, it didn’t exactly set the charts alight. However, one particular track sowed the seeds for Mike and The Mechanics, listen in to find out which one. Back to the boys, what do Gary and Simon think of the album? Will they get arrested? Is it an album to remember? Or will they be forced to hideaway? How did Mike meet up with Stewart Copeland? Find out the answers to all this and more by clicking play. NEXT EPISODE: The Fugitive by Tony Banks. Thanks for listening. If you’ve enjoyed this podcast you can donate the price of a coffee to help run the website by clicking this link. All donations are gratefully received and give you access to 10 exclusive minisodes only available to people who donate. If you’d like to share your thoughts about this album or your opinions of the episode, you can email us at [email protected], leave a comment below or join our Facebook group. We would love to hear from you.

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