Blog: An Album Launch

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I was off to distant Croydon on Wednesday night, there to carry out a duty I had not had the opportunity to do for many years - BEING THE RECORD COMPANY!

For LO! I was at Riff Raffs Bar, there to REPRESENT Artists Against Success at the launch of the new album Life Is Not A Competition by Tim Eveleigh. A couple of years ago, back in the late 90s/early 2000s, rolling up to an album launch by one of our ACTS was a not uncommon occurence, but then our A&R activities slowed somewhat when Mr Whitaker retired, and we spent more of our time concentrating on SHALL WE SAY our LEGACY ACTS i.e. me and Frankie and our own OUVRE.

THUS I was a bit out of practice with what I was meant to actually DO in such a situation. Back in the day I have vague memories of swanking about with a CIGAR, which probably tells you quite what A Different Time it was, but this time I thought probably Turning Up would just about cover it. I was v glad I did though, as it's AGES since I've seen Tim play - I used to do his Freedom Of Expression nights at various places in London and, mostly, Croydon and have played with him MANY times but I don't think I've actually SEEN him to do so for several years, and I've DEFINITELY not seen him with his full band, THUS:



Ooh but it sounded lovely, even in a situation where the band were playing sideways, directly at a blank wall with the audience split at either side in the front of the back of the bar. Both they and the support act coped with the situation, though at times it did feel like The Green Cross Code Man had been round beforehand and sternly told everyone to keep looking both ways. It was one of those occasions where there weren't all that many people on stage but once they all got going it sounded like a whole ORCHESTRA/CHOIR of sound going on.

You can hear it for yourself on The Bandcamp, and I would highly recommend you do, both as a listener AND as a high-powered record company executive!

posted 12/3/2026 by MJ Hibbett

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