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The Sex, Drugs and HIV Project supports four charities: Terrence Higgins Trust, Release, Rape Crisis, and Cancer Research. Started on 6 November 1995 by Sham 69 bassist Mat Sargent, the Sex, Drugs 'n' HIV project involved 210 musicians who collaborated on 40 original tracks. A musical collage with many different styles including rock, pop, ska, punk, reggae, rockabilly, heavy metal, funky, R&B, new age, country. Issued as a double CD & DVD, all the songs join up and run as a continuous piece of music 220 minutes long. (Muso Magazine - see pages 42 - 45) [1] The huge recording project was started in Gipsy Hill, South London at Dave Goodman's Mandala Studios. Dave Goodman (record producer) was known for his sound & production for the Sex Pistols and co-produced most of the tracks for the HIV album with Sargent. 33 songs were recorded at Mandala Studios between 1995 - 2001. Contents [hide] 1 Collaborations 2 Tracks 3 Rock'n'Roll Gypsies 4 Rockumentary 5 External links 6 References Collaborations[edit]

Sargent collaborated with musicians on some of the tracks, writing songs with: Brian Robertson (Thin Lizzy / Motorhead), Tony Hadley (Spandau Ballet), Dick Lukas (Citizen Fish / Subhumans (British band)), Paul Fenech (The Meteors), Micky Fitz (The Business (band)), Frankie Stubbs Leatherface (band), Roly Wynne (Ozric Tentacles), Poly Styrene (X Ray Spex), Darren White Anathema (band) / The Blood Divine), Chris Bowsher (RDF), Jennie Matthias (The Belle Stars), Jimmy Pursey (Sham 69), Mark E Smith (The Fall (band)), Lee Thompson (Madness), Judge Dread, Angie Bowie, and Afrika Bambaataa. The title track for the album Sex Drugs And HIV was written by Darrell Bath (UK Subs / Dogs D'amour / Crybabys) and Honest John Plain (The Boys (UK band) / Crybabys). Dave Goodman died of a heart attack in 2005 so the Sex Drugs & HIV project was finished at Panther Studios owned by Dick Crippen, ex bass player with Tenpole Tudor and King Kurt. Dick had played bass on one of the tracks for the HIV project some 10 years before at Mandala Studios, ironically it was the same track that Dave Goodman had played on (Cigarette In The Ashtray). A few musicians on the project have since died of cancer;- Kelly Johnson Girlschool, Paul Samson Samson (band), Jez Bird The Lambrettas, Paul Fox (musician) The Ruts, Chris Townson (John's Children / Jet / Radio Stars), Poly Styrene (X Ray Spex) - also not forgetting; John McGeoch (Magazine (band) / Public Image Limited), Wurzel (Motörhead), Min (Splodgenessabounds), Roly Wynne (Ozric Tentacles), Wally Nightingale (Sex Pistols / Swankers), Judge Dread and Dave Goodman who have also passed. All the recordings were finished on 16 May 2011, it was 15 years in the making. The albums were mastered at Abbey Road Studios in October 2011. The individual songs from the Sex Drugs & HIV album were made available to download on the 1st January 2012. (Muso Magazine, see pages 8 - 11)[2] Mat Sargent and Monique Maasen were interviewed on Kingston Green Radio in May 2012 to give details of how the project was progressing. [3] Tracks[edit]

Album 1 Sex, Drugs and HiV Who's Laughing Now No Fun Here This Modern World Road to Morocco Hashish Tortured Genius Spinning In Circles Nightmares Subway 6 Hours & Expenses Living with Death all Around Me Gone So Long Heroin Sly the Fox Be Gentle Getting Better Rich Girls God Help Me Arcadian Album 2 Easy Target XTC Blow Up Muscles Live a Lie Secrets Cigarette in the Ashtray Kids of Today Pain / Mercy She Don't Care Pills (to keep me alive) Too Far From Me Tonight You Take Me Higher Get a Grip I Don't Need a Helping Hand Why Private Agenda Only Myself to Blame 667 The Neighbor of the Beast Greek Street Babylon Rock'n'Roll Gypsies[edit]

The HIV project band Rock'n'Roll Gypsies play live shows to promote the album and raise awareness for the beneficiary charities:- Rape crisis center, Release (drugs), Terrence Higgins Trust (HIV+AIDS) & Cancer Research after Sargent's fight with cancer in 2007. The first Rock'n'Roll Gypsies show was at Chislehurst Caves in 2000. The show was recorded and filmed for one of the HIV films and featured Sargent on lead vocals and guitar, Wurzel (Motorhead) lead guitar, Seaweed (Ozric Tentacles) keyboards, Leo Smee Cathedral (band) bass and Stuart Soulsby Chelsea (band) drums. Rock'n'roll Gypsies has an ever changing line-up of musicians: Previous guests Tracey Lamb (Rock Goddess/Girlschool) Andy Anderson (The Cure/Iggy Pop/Steve Hillage) Peter Bywaters & Del Stragefish (Peter and the Test Tube Babies) Tara Rez (The Dual) Smeggy (Juicy Lucy/Gypsies) Phil Beckett (Radical Dance Faction/PAIN) Terry Dene Andy Reid (Satan/RDF) Wally Nightingale (Sex Pistols/Swankers) Roland Wynne (Ozric Tentacles) Current Line-up Mat Sargent - Lead vocals and guitar Monique Maasen - Lead vocals Johnny Chunders - Lead guitar Ronny Rocka - 2nd guitar and slide Noel Hendrick - Bass Robin Guy - Drums Rockumentary[edit]

The entire project was filmed by: Mat Sunderland 1995 - 1996, Dublin Joe 1997 - 2002 and Mat's son Alex Sargent filming the final sessions 2007 - 2011. Over 150 hours of footage was filmed and turned into 30 one hour documentary's. The films, to be included in a limited Sex Drugs & HIV box set (later to be released) show the musicians at work, how the album was made and different musicians meeting each other at the studio. External links[edit]

Website: Official website Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sexdrugsandhiv?ref=ts&fref=ts References[edit]

Jump up ^ http://content.yudu.com/Library/A1uioy/MusosMagazineIssue11/resources/index.htm Jump up ^ http://free.yudu.com/item/embedded_reader/268396/Muso-s-Magazine---Issue-1---Jan-2011?refid=78458%22 Jump up ^ https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.444183522258832.107996.166505350026652&type=3 Categories: Compilation albums