The new series of This podcast is only temporary tells the story of the writing and recording of Rave on Andy White, released on 10 October 1986.
Episode 4 is all about Reality Row. Andy is brainstorming how it came together and this involves more on the lost counties of Ulster, how to play country bass, the immanence of nuclear war in the mid-80s, Thatcher, Reagan, Spitting Image, Bob Dylan, T.S. Eliot and the Crown Bar.
He tells the story of the Reality Row video directed by Charles McDougall and you can watch it here: https://youtu.be/NL_oqlh-5jo?si=YbvKOZmCMuuvQHev
You can see Caramel Crunch's designs on Andy's Instagram here:
https://www.instagram.com/andyohyeah
The band show mentioned is in the Black Box, Belfast, 10 January, 2027. It will be announced this Friday here and it would be great if you could come.
"I hope you are enjoying this series. There are digressions. There are mistakes. I am not leaning on that Stop sign. I am bluffing about Venn diagrams. There are diversions. Roadblocks, checkpoints and, all the time, the enchanted way on which Rave on happened. In my head, in that field and, in the case of Reality Row, a wild borderline town.
AW 19 October 2026.
Andy's albums are available on Bandcamp or www.andywhite.com
The white vinyl version of Rave on is available on Andy's Bandcamp or from Last Night From Glasgow:
https://shop.lastnightfromglasgow.com/products/andy-white-rave-on
Podcast artwork: Sebi White
