Undressed Rehearsals 1991-1994 Miss World the band was formed in 1991 around singer, writer Jonathan Perkins, featuring Jimmy Taylor on guitar, Martin Chambers on drums, Peter No-one on bass and managed Mick Rossi. The band released one LP for Anxious Records via east west records called MISS WORLD produced by Chris Thomas in 1992. They toured the UK, USA and as well as dates in Scandinavia and Europe. Throughout this period they wrote and demoed new songs prolifically in preparation for their second LP with Chris Thomas. “Many of these recordings were thrown together during one or two day sessions, jamming around skeletal chord sequence, riffs and a line or two brought into the studio on the day, unfinished lyrically and musically and therefore simply works in progress. Others were more developed and contrived prior to sessions. They were never meant for anyone else’s ears other than the band, Chris Thomas, publisher and record company The majority of recordings took place at Fundamental studios (The Church) and my publisher’s in house recording studio in Parsons Green, a Radio Hallam Live unplugged session in Sheffield and other studios where credited". The demo songs and recordings featured on the aptly titled Undressed Rehearsals have all been transferred to digital from stereo cassettes so vary widely in quality. They are often unfinished and informal, raw, raging and vulnerable but capture the potential and excitement of the band in her ephemeral prime from 1991 until summer 1994. The MISS WORLD left Anxious Records in 1994 citing musical differences with the record company but reformed for occasional gigs and recording sessions intermittently until 1999. Some of the songs here can be heard in more complete incarnations or pimped hybrids on later LP’s, Draining Venus (Perkins aka Miss World) and the faux Miss World LPs Country & Eastern and Woman’s Hour. Other songs from this period e.g. For Fuck’s sake, Look at me and I am you can be heard on the LP Miss World Accessories 1991 – 1999 (MISSW) Cover Photograph – Rob Goldstein (From the original LP session). The girl is Unity Reagh. Artwork and design Ben White. I’m grateful to Matt Exelby for salvaging and digitising these stereo cassettes and Steve Temby for reanimating and mastering them. The LP Undressed Rehearsals 1991-1994 is the sibling sister of the band’s debut LP MISS WORLD released in 1992 and now available on MISSW (Catalogue N. MISSWLP7) 1/ Admit you were wrong (Jonathan Perkins) Recorded by Nick Pyall at Rondor Studios, London. 1993 Jonathan Perkins - Vocals and keyboards Jimmy Taylor – Guitars Peter Noone - Bass Martin Chambers – Drums 2/ Alice don’t leave by the fire escape (Jonathan Perkins / Nan Vernon) Recorded by Peter Norris at Rondor Studios, London. 1993 Jonathan Perkins - Vocals and keyboards Jimmy Taylor – Guitars Peter Noone - Bass Martin Chambers – Drums 3/ Barbie Doll (Jonathan Perkins / Jimmy Taylor) Recorded by Peter Norris at Rondor Studios, London. 1993 Jonathan Perkins - Vocals and keyboards Jimmy Taylor – Guitars Peter Noone - Bass Martin Chambers – Drums 4/ Drunk too much (Jonathan Perkins / Jimmy Taylor) Recorded by Nick Pyall at Rondor Studios, London. 1993 Jonathan Perkins - Vocals and keyboards Jimmy Taylor – Guitars Peter Noone - Bass Martin Chambers – Drums 5/ End of the Road (Jonathan Perkins) Recorded by Nick Pyall at Rondor Studios, London. 1993 Jonathan Perkins - Vocals and keyboards Jimmy Taylor – Guitars Peter Noone - Bass Martin Chambers – Drums 6/ Flogging a Dead Whore (Jonathan Perkins) Recorded by Nick Pyall at Rondor Studios, London. 1993 Jonathan Perkins - Vocals and keyboards Jimmy Taylor – Guitars Peter Noone - Bass Martin Chambers – Drums 7/ God Help Sunday (Jonathan Perkins / Peter Noone) Recorded at Chelsea Studios, London 1994. Jonathan Perkins - Vocals and keyboards Jimmy Taylor – Guitars Peter Noone - Bass Martin Chambers – Drums 8/ Hiway 45 (Jonathan Perkins / Chris Thomas) Recorded by Peter Norris at Rondor Studios, London. 1993 Mixed by Chris Thomas Jonathan Perkins - Vocals and keyboards Jimmy Taylor – Guitars Peter Noone - Bass Martin Chambers – Drums 9/ Hollywood begins at home (Jonathan Perkins / Jimmy Taylor) Recorded by Peter Norris at Rondor Studios, London. 1993 Jonathan Perkins - Vocals and keyboards Jimmy Taylor – Guitars Peter Noone - Bass Martin Chambers – Drums 10/ Hookie from Heaven (Jonathan Perkins) Recorded by Joshua Macrae at Cosford Mill Studio, Surrey. 1993 Jonathan Perkins - Vocals and keyboards Jimmy Taylor – Guitars Peter Noone - Bass Joshua Macrae – Drum programming & percussion 11/ I am you (Unplugged) (Jonathan Perkins / David A Stewart) Recorded by Phil Brown at Air Studios, Oxford Street, London. 1991. Jonathan Perkins - Vocals and keyboards Jimmy Taylor – Guitars Peter Noone - Bass Martin Chambers – Drums 12/ In the End (Cupid) (Jonathan Perkins) Produced by Chris Thomas Recorded by Nick Pyall at Rondor Studios London. 1994 Jonathan Perkins - Vocals & keyboards Jimmy Taylor - Guitars 13/ Lorelei (Philip Chevron) Recorded by Nick Pyall at Rondor Studios, London. 1993 Jonathan Perkins - Vocals and keyboards Nan Vernon - Vocals Jimmy Taylor – Guitars Peter Noone - Bass Olle Romo – Drums 14/ Lotteria (Jonathan Perkins / Peter Noone) Recorded by Joshua Macrae at Cosford Mill Studio, Surrey. 1994 Jonathan Perkins - Vocals and keyboards Jimmy Taylor – Guitars Peter Noone - Bass Joshua Macrae – Drum programming & percussion 15/ Lotteria (Alternative version) (Jonathan Perkins / Jimmy Taylor) Produced by Chris Thomas Recorded by Joshua Macrae at Cosford Mill Studio, Surrey. 1994 Jonathan Perkins - Vocals and keyboards Jimmy Taylor – Guitars Peter Noone - Bass Martin Chambers – Drums 16/ Lovely Lillian (Jonathan Perkins) Recorded by Nick Pyall at Rondor Studios, London. 1993 Jonathan Perkins - Vocals and keyboards Jimmy Taylor – Guitars Peter Noone - Bass Martin Chambers – Drums 17/ Men that wear Big Hats (Jonathan Perkins) Recorded by Nick Pyall at Rondor Studios, London. 1994 Jonathan Perkins - Vocals and keyboards Jimmy Taylor – Guitars Peter Noone - Bass Martin Chambers – Drums 18/ Mermaid Brides (Jonathan Perkins) Recorded by Nick Pyall at Rondor Studios, London. 1993 Jonathan Perkins - Vocals and keyboards Jimmy Taylor – Guitars Peter Noone - Bass Martin Chambers – Drums 19/ Mr Hoover (Jonathan Perkins) Recorded by Nick Pyall at Rondor Studios, London. 1993 Jonathan Perkins - Vocals and keyboards 20/ Mother Mary (Jonathan Perkins) Recorded Live at Radio Hallam, Sheffield. 1991 Jonathan Perkins - Vocals Jimmy Taylor – Acoustic guitar Peter Noone - Vocals and acoustic guitar Martin Chambers –Vocals and percussion 21/ My Babies Died Again (Jonathan Perkins) Recorded by Nick Pyall at Rondor Studios, London. 1993 Jonathan Perkins - Vocals and keyboards Jimmy Taylor – Guitars Peter Noone - Bass Martin Chambers – Drums 22/ Plymouth Rock (Jonathan Perkins / Jimmy Taylor) Recorded by Nick Pyall at Rondor Studios, London. 1993 Jonathan Perkins - Vocals and keyboards Jimmy Taylor – Guitars Peter Noone - Bass Martin Chambers – Drums 23/ Protest Song (Jonathan Perkins) Recorded by Nick Pyall at Rondor Studios, London. 1994 Jonathan Perkins - Vocals and keyboards Jimmy Taylor – Guitars Peter Noone - Bass Martin Chambers – Drums 24/ She's Rich (Jonathan Perkins) Recorded by Nick Pyall at Rondor Studios, London. 1993 Mixed by Chris Thomas Jonathan Perkins - Vocals and keyboards Jimmy Taylor – Guitars Peter Noone - Bass Martin Chambers – Drums 25/ Speak (Jonathan Perkins) Recorded Live at Radio Hallam, Sheffield. 1991 Jonathan Perkins - Vocals Jimmy Taylor – Acoustic guitar Peter Noone - Vocals and acoustic guitar Martin Chambers –Vocals and percussion 26/ Stand (Sly Stone) Recorded by Phil Brown at Wessex Studios, London. 1991 Jonathan Perkins - Vocals and keyboards Jimmy Taylor – Guitars Peter Noone - Bass Martin Chambers – Drums 27/ That’ll be the Day (Jonathan Perkins) Recorded Live by Clive Martin assisted by Dick Meaney at The Church Studios, Crouch End, London. 1991 Jonathan Perkins - Vocals and keyboards Jimmy Taylor – Guitars Peter Noone - Bass Martin Chambers – Drums 28/ The Difference (Jonathan Perkins / Jimmy Taylor) Recorded by Nick Addison at Fundamental Studios part of The Church Complex, Crouch End, London. 1993 Jonathan Perkins - Vocals and keyboards Jimmy Taylor – Guitars Peter Noone - Bass Martin Chambers – Drums 29/ The Dress Police (Jonathan Perkins) Recorded by Nick Pyall at Rondor Studios, London. 1993 Jonathan Perkins - Vocals and keyboards Jimmy Taylor – Guitars Peter Noone - Bass Martin Chambers – Drums 30/ The Dress Police (Alternative version) (Jonathan Perkins) Recorded by Joshua Macrae at Cosford Mill Studio, Surrey. 1993 Jonathan Perkins - Vocals and keyboards Jimmy Taylor – Guitars Peter Noone - Bass Martin Chambers – Drums 31/ The First Female Serial Killer (Jonathan Perkins) Recorded Live at Radio Hallam, Sheffield. 1991 Jonathan Perkins - Vocals Jimmy Taylor – Acoustic guitar Peter Noone - Vocals and acoustic guitar Martin Chambers –Vocals and percussion 32/ Thief Inside (Jonathan Perkins) Recorded Live at Radio Hallam, Sheffield. 1991 Jonathan Perkins - Vocals & portable Casio Jimmy Taylor – Acoustic guitar Peter Noone - Vocals and acoustic guitar Martin Chambers –Vocals and percussion 33/ There’s a place for you somewhere (Jonathan Perkins / Peter Noone) Recorded by Peter Norris at Rondor Studios, London. 1993 Jonathan Perkins - Vocals and keyboards Jimmy Taylor – Guitars Peter Noone - Bass Martin Chambers – Drums 34/ Three ways to pay (Jonathan Perkins / Peter Noone) Recorded by Nick Pyall at Rondor Studios, London. 1994 Jonathan Perkins - Vocals and keyboards Jimmy Taylor – Guitars Peter Noone - Bass Martin Chambers – Drums 35/ Walking Against the Wind (Jonathan Perkins) Produced by Chris Thomas Recorded by Nick Pyall at Rondor Studios, London. 1994 Jonathan Perkins - Vocals and keyboards Jimmy Taylor – Guitars Peter Noone - Bass Martin Chambers – Drums 36/ When the Angels take you home (Jonathan Perkins) Recorded by Nick Pyall at Rondor Studios, London. 1993 Jonathan Perkins - Vocals and keyboards Jimmy Taylor – Guitars Peter Noone - Bass Martin Chambers – Drums 37/ Wish (Jonathan Perkins) Recorded by Nick Pyall at Rondor Studios, London. 1994 Jonathan Perkins - Vocals and keyboards Jimmy Taylor – Guitars Peter Noone - Bass Martin Chambers – Drums Special Thanks to the Miss World Crew - Steve Prior, Neil Mackie, Tiny and Steve Honest. Geoff Hammer - keyboard player for live performances. Andrew Morton - MISS WORLD Fan club c/o Anxious Fanzine Catalogue N. MISSWLP11