On November 16th 2017 Tim Burgess tweeted, asking his followers who they would recruit if they were putting together a band:

“Who would you have in your supergroup? Excluding Charlatans, mine would be: Vocals: Me & Ladyhawke Guitar: Josh Heyward (The Horrors) Keys: Martin Duffy (Primal Scream) Bass: Debbie Googe (My Bloody Valentine) Drums: Steffan Halperin (The Chavs/ Klaxons)”

The difference was that Tim’s band was not only a real band but they had also recorded an album. As I Was Now was recorded in Cheshire in December 2008 by a group of friends and is now being released, nearly ten years later, on vinyl for Record Store Day 2018.

“We were complaining about how boring things were between Christmas and New Year, so we got together to record some songs. Some songs were more complete than others, others appear on this record more finished than others.” Tim Burgess

‘Clutching Insignificance’
Vocals Tim Burgess
Bass Debbie Googe
Guitar Joshua Hayward
Organ, Martin Duffy
Drums & Organ Steffan Halperin

‘Just One Kiss (One Last Kiss)’
Vocals Ladyhawke
Vocals & Guitar Tim Burgess
Drums Bass Keyboards & Guitar, Steffan Halperin.

‘Many Clouds’
Vocals Tim Burgess.
Bass Debbie Googe.

‘Nik V’
Vocals Guitar Bass Keyboards Programming & Vocals Tim Burgess
Programming James Spencer.

‘Inspired Again’
Vocals Tim Burgess
Guitar Josh Hayward
Piano & Organ Martin Duffy
Keyboards, Drums Steffan Halperin

‘Another Version Of The Truth’
Vocals & Guitar Tim Burgess
Drums Bass Keyboards Guitar Steffan Halperin

‘Not Buying’
Vocals & Guitar Tim Burgess
Drums Synth Bass Keyboards Steffan Halperin

‘The Savages (A Table For Their Heads)’
Vocals Acoustic Guitar & Bass Tim Burgess