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Quartermassters Store Double S

PostPosted: 28 Mar 2014, 08:21
by dave34346
Hi ,, can anyone tell me why the title of this tune has 2 "SS" in it .

Spelling mistake or is there a specific reason for it .

Thanks in advance

Regards
Dave

Re: Quartermassters Store Double S

PostPosted: 28 Mar 2014, 08:28
by noelford
Dave, it's not 'Quartermassters Store', it's 'Quatermasster's Stores'. One of those Shadows' spoof titles, inspired by the BBC's 'Quatermass' TV programmes.

Re: Quartermassters Store Double S

PostPosted: 28 Mar 2014, 09:09
by ecca
Ooowah ! I used to watch it from behind cushions at the tender age of 8 or 9.

Re: Quartermassters Store Double S

PostPosted: 28 Mar 2014, 09:15
by noelford
I know. The Quatermass Experiment scared me stiff and I was frightened to go to bed for weeks!

Re: Quartermassters Store Double S

PostPosted: 28 Mar 2014, 11:14
by Graham C. Marshall
Superb programme; superb tune, superbly done. The rhythm guitar just drives the whole thing magnificently. It's always been one of my favourites.

Re: Quartermassters Store Double S

PostPosted: 28 Mar 2014, 13:11
by GoldenStreet
Graham C. Marshall wrote:The rhythm guitar just drives the whole thing magnificently. It's always been one of my favourites.


Yes, great playing by Bruce, not to mention Jet's pulsating bass! I've often wondered if it was Mark Knopfler's inspiration for the sound on Dire Straits' Walk Of Life.

Bill

Re: Quartermassters Store Double S

PostPosted: 28 Mar 2014, 17:12
by MikeAB
'Quatermass and the Pit' was the really scary one!

Re: Quartermassters Store Double S

PostPosted: 28 Mar 2014, 17:17
by ecca
That's the one !

Re: Quartermassters Store Double S

PostPosted: 28 Mar 2014, 17:21
by captainhaddock
MikeAB wrote:'Quatermass and the Pit' was the really scary one!


I couldn't agree more. No matter how many times I see it, it still scares me ! :twisted:

Re: Quartermassters Store Double S

PostPosted: 28 Mar 2014, 19:43
by dave34346
Thanx for the answer Noel ,, sorry I missed an "s" off the Stores,, hahahaha,,,, typo error .

I wasn't sure it had anything to do with Quatermass era , I can just about remember it ( being so young ), :lol:

The Shads did some really funny and strange titles in those early days .

Thanx again

Regards
Dave