The Johnny Radar Story

The Johnny Radar Story is the final album by The Freshies, and the second album accredited to Chris Sievey.

Background
The Johnny Radar story was a concert album that was being written during a majority of The Freshies' career, with some songs (The title track, The Babies That Stole My Girl, Children of The World & U-Boat) dating back to 1979.

Recording on the album likely started shortly following the release of Rough n Ready in 1980, with the project nearly being completed in late 1981. The sessions were all paid for by the group themselves, as they were still unsigned. By August of 1981, a suite of songs titled 'The Johnny Radar Medley ', containing songs from the album were being performed in concert the group. During these concerts Chris would excitedly announce that The Johnny Radar Story would be their first LP. It is likely that the group pitched the LP to several record labels, but ultimately came out empty handed, as stated in the final Razz newsletter, dated February of 1982."'We Have Failed to secure a deal with anyone, so it is now quite possible that the 'Johnny Radar' L.P (out best work) will not see the light of day. In fact we have still not paid the studio for recording it and are in past recording debt for around £6,000.'"The cost of recording the album, coupled with their inability to release it, bankrupted the band, and forced them to look for other things.

The album was eventually released on cassette in 1985.

Track Listing
Side One


 * 1) Johnny Radar Intro (1:33)
 * 2) On Parade (2:32)
 * 3) Here Comes Summer (1:32)
 * 4) Quick Downpour Part 1 (0:31)
 * 5) Quick Downpour Part 2 (0:30)
 * 6) The Babies That Stole My Girl (3:03)
 * 7) Xmas 1941 (1:24)
 * 8) Life With The Lyons (2:10)
 * 9) Bon Voyage (3:44)

Side Two


 * 1) U-Boat (3:34)
 * 2) Topeedoed (1:37)
 * 3) Here Comes Your Day (2:10)
 * 4) Johnny Radar (1:48)
 * 5) WWII Edited Highlights (0:27)
 * 6) Will You Remember (1:45)
 * 7) Children Of The World (2:22)
 * 8) The Babies Reprise (0:25)
 * 9) Reflections (2:06)
 * 10) VE & VJ Day (1:53)
 * 11) Goodbye (1:09)

Credits

 * Written & Produced by: C.Sievey
 * Cover: Stirling Sievey