CLAYSON AND THE ARGONAUTS
performed a one-off headlining  concert on the 3rd of December 2005 at the Metro, Oxford Street, Central London.  
This was to  launch a double CD "Sunset On A Legend"

retrospective by Damaged Goods (Cat. No.: DAMGOOD 257 CD). 


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Dear Alan,  What a night! We were knocked out! Sarah and i were thrilled throughout the entire set. Hope you were nearly as pleased with your set as we were.

Sorry we didn't see you after  the performance, we had to shoot in order to be able to catch the trains (tube & mainline, though not Cyril Davies' Special one.) Didn't know if you'd be back into the club or, indeed, if YOU would be making a swift getaway as well as us. I did try shouting for you to come back 'one' more time but to no avail....and i know that it was down to the club's regulations.

When we were in line outside in the queue a person from the club went along the line asking for our emails and i said ,"No, we're only here to see Alan Clayson thanks, prob'ly won't be back unless he's on again."

And a great bigger thankyou for the free Argonauts' L.P. given away with the C.d. i bought. The C.d. got my heart humming, but carrying the L.P. home brought back the never to be forgotten thrill of obtaining a new one, I thought those days were long gone but obviously such deep rooted emotions. As a matter of fact, we pounced upon the bloke who was selling the C.d.s before he'd got them out of the sound room and were chuffed to have been one of the first 23 first buyers. I got so excited that i mistakenly handed over a fiver at first, thinking it was a tenner. An error, really, that i corrected straight off.  So, a great night was had by all. We shall just have to see you the next time we see you perform.

Really Alan, it was a great show and we were honoured to have been present.

Til the next time, love from,
 Sarah & Mick

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Well Alan, it was a complete experience ! great musicianship, very cohesive and flowing and unlike so many more "progrock"  shows it wasn't aloof, it connected. This is due to your rapport with the audience as much as anything. It looked as though it was fun to be playing and THAT communicates more than anything.

ALSO (as self-appointed Master of the set list I consider myself to be ) I tip my hat for the selections and running order, whoever was responsible.
That really made it a satisfying show. We bought two friends, telling them little about the act and they just loved it and the whole atmosphere.

Pete S   band of sceptics / blues matters! magazine

Hi Alan,   It was great to see the set without getting paranoid  about the reaction of some A & R man or Press bod covering
 the gig – or even trying to work out who he/she was so we could buy him a drink!  I could just relax and enjoy some of the oldies and goldies as well  as a few I hadn’t I don’t  think heard before.  
Speak soon...Clive.

Alan,  I didn't know quite what to expect (never having seen you in your pomp) but I thought you & the band were excellent.   Very tight,  you yourself were obviously in your element,  and the material came across strongly as a cross between Ian Dury & the Blockheads,  early Roxy Music,  and one of those 70s "medieval" folk bands like Gryphon.  Nobody else is doing anything like it,  it still sounds good,  and I reckon it'd be a crying shame to leave it at just that one-off gig.  I think you & the chaps should get back on the road, mate!
 All the best - Graham L.  
Great gig! Dark suited, the group played all the complex numbers with gusto. At 51, the bassist was the youngest. Alan Clayson himself, with a shock of white hair, has lost little of his brio and fine enunciation. I got the CD: recommended, especially if you like Robert Calvert with 
whom he shares a WWII nostalgia. 

I'm feeling old myself now, having to take off my glasses to read the tiny print in the extensive liner notes in the CD. He's written lots of rock books too. 
Wibbly 

Clayson & Argonauts at the Metro
Amazingly loud sound - a real rock gig. Again, one of the highlights of the year. One of best gigs ever. All the Clayson-fans came out of the woodwork and venue rang with chants of ‘Clayson! Clayson! Clayson!’ In audience: Steve Garnett of ‘Snap Snap’ voiceover fame. And Steve Lake.
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