

However well you may be doing in show business, I believe that it’s equally important to have a personal life. In the 1961 NME article, Tony had expressed this as: I wanted to do something with my music and they were getting into the whole Summer Holiday trip. I was under a lot of stress and pressure one way or another. In Cliff Richard, The Bachelor Boy, published in 2009, however, Tony is quoted as saying, “I left The Shadows because we had a row. In his 1989 book, Bruce claimed that Tony had “stormed out”. And Ooooh! That did make me cross! It went against all that Tony had said at the time.

Writing in The Story of The Shadows in 1983, Mike Read stated that Tony had been ”kicked out” in September. The 1961 article, which allowed Tony to bow out with grace, made no mention of a disagreement in the band. One reason was that Tony wanted to spend more time with his family: another was that there were what are usually referred to as “artistic differences”. The matter had been given long, hard thought, he said, and it had all been talked over with Cliff and Peter Gormley, The Shadows’ manager. On Friday 13th October an article giving a reasonable explanation, and mostly written by Tony himself, appeared in NME. The Big Question was “ WHY?” It hung around unanswered for years. And that meant the Golden Age of Rock ’n’ Roll was over, too. The Shadows might go on (well, would they?) but things could never be the same again. It was the most recent picture of Tony that I had, and as far as I knew, it would be the last. I clutched my copy of THE SHADOWS LP to my bosom. Personally, I didn’t think it silly at all. I appeared at the family tea-table dressed all in black and got told off by Dad for being silly.

Was it on the radio, in New Musical Express or from some beastly girl at school? I can only say that when I realised what had happened, I was very sad indeed. The blow was so shocking and so profound that even now I can’t remember how news of this earth-shattering event reached my ears. Check out some of their art in the gallery below.The unassailable fact was that by the time this LP was released, on 14th October 1961, Tony Meehan was no longer a member of The Shadows. Other characters will be obtainable through the Collab Exclusive Recruitment or Thief Companion Selection Box.Įarlier in the week the official Twitter account also began posting previews of the crossover characters. Mona will be obtainable for free, as players who log during the event will receive him. All will be dressed in their Phantom Thief outfits. The Phantom Thieves are seeking the source of the Shadows and why they’re appearing in Alchemy Stars‘ world.Īlchemy Stars players participating in the Persona 5 crossover event will be able to acquire playable versions of Joker, Mona, Queen, Violet, and Fox. The story of “Heist on a Moonlit Night” revolves around the Phantom Thieves battling Shadows in Umbraton, a city and faction in Astra. July 14, 09:00 to August 3, 09:00 (UTC+0) #AlchemyStarsP5RCollab #P5R #AlchemyStars /PPsY38bHpn TourDog is also holding a social media contest for fans to win merchandise from either Persona 5 or Alchemy Stars.Īlchemy Stars X P5R Launch Time Confirmed! The event, titled “Heist Under A Moonlit Night”, will bring the characters of Persona 5 Royal to Astra, the world of Alchemy Stars. There players will be able to acquire playable versions of the Phantom Thieves for use in their own parties. Developer TrueDog confirmed that its mobile strategy-RPG Alchemy Stars and Persona 5 will cross over on July 14, 2022.
