Original upload date: Sun, 01 Sep 2019 00:00:00 GMT
Archive date: Sat, 04 Dec 2021 15:14:22 GMT
An account by one of the original writers (Chris Payne) about how it was written and recorded
"As it's 40 years since the initial recording of Fade to Grey I thought I would make a very simple un-ed
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ited film about how it was originally written and recorded. I can only verify the time i spent with Billy and Cedric laying down the instrumental version at Martin Rushent's Genetic studios.
So, although this is a totally accurate account of what happened, I have no idea about the events afterwards when Midge Ure composed the melody and lyrics and recorded the vocals of Steve Strange before it was released as a single"
CJPayne September 2019
