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Strawberry Switchblade wincing in the blazing London sunshine of summer 1983. It's the day they signed to WEA Records & they're in St Christopher's Place having a meal with manager David Balfe.

(📸©️Peter McArthur, used with permission)

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Jill in dark outfit with coloured polka dots and rose in white with huge black polka dots sit at an outdorr cafe table in blazing sunshine, turning towards camera. Manager David Balfe sits at the far side of the table with arms folded.

Trees & Flowers was re-recorded for a BBC John Peel session in October 1982 & it was that track which led Bill Drummond & David Balfe to become Strawberry Switchblade's managers & producers, releasing a further new version as the debut single in July 1983.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yre1smQLlTQ

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And the Liverpool Echo talked about the subject matter of Trees & Flowers - Jill Bryson's agoraphobia - & the fact that the single was 'produced by the Scouse mafia' of Bill Drummond & David Balfe.

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https://strawberryswitchblade.net/liverpool-echo-review-of-trees-and-flowers-26-july1983/