On the 1th of December 1976 my friend at 19 and I at 23 left our hometown to see life. We had no experience what ever in the field, but we knew, in London there are lot's of hotels, while looking for the right premises... :-) We found a very nice place in Croydon on the outskirts of London. The hotel had it's own chicken and eggs. It was a great experience for us young guys. At the beginning it was a daily struggle, to keep our small Business going and to pay the bills. But in the course of time things went better and better.

London, here we come :-)

... and do our job :-)

... messing about with very nice girls :-))))))) 

... moving from Croydon to Shirley, County in South East England,.... and welcome girlfriends and our Austrian friends, who wanted to play lawn tennis and visiting Wimbledon :-)

And alongside ALL OF that, MUSIC, MUSIC, MUSIC!!!

 

I had the great honor of working with the greats of the British music scene. Me, the nobody “Hansi” Hans Georg (H.G.) Lang, surrounded by geniuses, handling my songs!

Ronnie Caryl at his Home-Made-Studio, London 1978
Ronnie Caryl at his Home-Made-Studio, London 1978

TO LATE, GREAT RONNIE CARYL & HIS HOME-MADE-STUDIO, LONDON

 

Ronnie Caryl's death in 2023 - he was best man at Phil Collins’ first wedding, longtime friend and a member of his band - made me pause and reflect on the wonderful time I spent among these great musicians and working with them.

 

        1953 – 2023 - REST IN PEACE, DEAR RONNIE!!!

      

 TO (PETER RACKHAM'S FAMOUS) THE SOUND SUITE STUDIO, CAMDEN, LONDON 

 ("Video Killed The Radio Star”/"The Buggles", "Leo Sayer", ...)

 Colin Dudman and Ronnie Caryl were key collaborators with Leo Sayer at “Sound Suite Studio”. The musicians were closely associated with the British music scene of the 1970s and 1980s.

 

TO THE ALVIC STUDIOS, LONDON

 "Alvic Studio" run by Alan James and Vic Sweeney, in Wimbledon 

 ("Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick”/Ian Dury and the Blockheads")

 

 TO WOODCRAY MANOR FARM STUDIO,

WOKINGHAM, BERCKSHIRE 

 (The Men They Couldn't Hang/"Waiting for Bonaparte" 1988, "Silver Town" 1989; "The Guest Stars", "Sabbat", ...)

 

TO PETER BOITA

was the drummer for “Les Humphrie Singers”  and played in the West End musical “Les Misérables”  for 25 years.

 Peter Boita: Drums

 

 TO BARBARA THOMPSON

 Barbara Thompson: Saxophone

 

LORA WEST: Vocals

 

 TINA (CHARLES?): Vocals