@daisywrabbit

4 months ago

from what I could find, the album is about life in Boot Camp/reform school. it deals with subject matter such as homosexuality in lockup. “The LP "Out of Borstal" by Fresh was released in 1970, with very gay lyrics, produced by the very gay. Simon Napier-Bell , who managed such bands as The Yardbirds, Marc Bolan, Boney M, Wham and a. number of other groups.” “This is a strange album that came out in 1970. It was a weird concept album aimed at skinheads who were in fashion at the time. even though there was no reggae on it. What is of interest is there are some spoken sections by young lads that make it of interest in regard to spoken word. The band Fresh were put together by manager Simon Napier-Bell, who later on was the manager of Wham!. There are a couple of Mick Jagger/Keith Richards songs on the album which has made it a sought after record. There is some authenticity to the spoken sections, these being from real lads rather than the musicians. All in all it’s quite a strange concept album that throws a bit of light onto the social history of us boot boy types. Bob Gorman from the band Fresh said “Our development was rudely interrupted by these albums, and did not represent our style or music.””

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