Girl of My Dreams

Bram Tchaikovsky  : Girl of My Dreams

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In February of 1979, ex-Motors guitarist Bram Tchaikovsky released the power-pop classic "Girl Of My Dreams", from his forthcoming solo debut Strange Man, Changed Man. The single, apparently about an inflatable doll ("And a man needs something /When he ain't got nothing to hold onto /And there ain't no telling /When I feel like yelling, "I love you")  would peak at US#37 in the fall with the help of an American tour opening for The Cars, but little success would follow. Tchaikovsky has left the music business and returned to using his birth name Peter Bramall. A used copy of the CD is priced at $95.99 on Amazon. 

Fly Her Away

The Motors : Airport

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In May of 1978 The Motors released their sophomore album Approved By The Motors, which featured their biggest hit, the U.K. #4 "Airport". Andrew McMaster says he wrote the song while living under the Heathrow flightpath. The follow-up single, "Forget About You", reached number 13 in the U.K. charts. The band would break up before releasing  their third album Tenement Steps in 1980. 

The Motors at the BBC

The Motors : Dancing the Night Away

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On March 22, 1977, days after debuting at the Marquee Club, The Motors recorded three songs for John Peel's weekly BBC 1 radio show, "Bringing In the Morning Light", the classic "Dancing the Night Away" and "Emergency". Peel was a big fan and suggested The Motors might be one of those bands fans follow from gig to gig.

Formed by two Ducks Deluxe bandmates, Nick Garvey and Andy McMaster, along with short-lived guitarist Rob Hendry and drummer Ricky Slaughter, The Motors would release a three minute version of "Dancing the Night Away" in September, a UK#42 hit. By then Bram Tchaikovsky had replaced Hendry. A full six minute version of the song leads off the pub rockers debut album 1. A year later they would score a UK#4 hit with "Airport".