Iggy Pop – Play It Safe (1979)

My most treasured piece of vinyl is a signed copy of Iggy Pop’s Soldier album. I think I bought it in HMV Oxford Street, London in October ’79. While Simple Minds were recording in studio two of of Rockfield Studios in Wales, lo and behold, none other than Iggy Pop was recording in the adjacent studio one. Being a massive fan of his, I was thrilled some nights later to be invited in by Iggy to sing on the chorus of a song called ‘Play It Safe’. I was even more thrilled to find, on arrival at the studio, that David Bowie had turned up to also join in. To say that my “gaster was flabbered” would be a gross understatement and to this day the album Soldier, which features said track, is evidence to me that this all actually happened, and is not merely some mad dream. Through the records I have made, I have been able to put bread in my mouth. The records I have bought have given sustenance to my soul. – Jim Kerr [Source]

[Dedicated to Peter Solak og Lars Boe Jarvad]