Hi!

Some of you may already know (especially if you live in the UK and watch TV a lot) that Mark was nominated for a British Academy Award for his Local Hero music. Unfortunately he didn't win (a Japanese guy who wrote the Merry Xmas Mr Lawrence score won) but it was great for him to be nominated anyway. He has also been nominated for an Ivor Novello Award for the Local Hero music, so we're waiting to see if he wins that one. Paul and I will attend the ceremony on April 19 (as Mark is on a much-needed holiday in the Caribbean till mid-May). You may remember he won an Ivor Novello Award last year for his Private Investigations lyrics.

On Mark's return from holiday, he goes straight into the studio to start work with Aztec Camera. In May/June, John's solo LP will be out in most countries - it's now called Never Told A Soul. At about the same time, Hal and Alan will probably be touring in the USA as part of Tina Turner's band. This is a 45-date tour supporting Lionel Ritchie, so if you live in the States, try and check it out. Tina has just been in London recording her new LP, and she has recorded a song called Private Dancer which Mark wrote for the Love Over Gold LP and which never got used. Hal, Alan, John and Terry all play on Tina's LP which will be out later this year. I think it will probably also be called Private Dancer.

There isn't much other news at the moment. I've been very busy since we moved offices, organising all the press/promotion for Alchemy. The band members have done interviews for just about every country in the world, either with London-based journalists or on the phone, and John and I visited Brussels and Copenhagen a couple of weeks back for interviews. Hal and I have just got back from Manchester, where Hal was a judge on Rockschool - a contest for young bands. Watching nine bands without a break was pretty tiring to say the least, and unfortunately we didn't spot any potential superstars... That's about it for now. Thanks to everyone who bought the LP and/or video - which seems to be doing pretty well everywhere. The LP went gold in the UK within five days, and the video has just entered the UK Music-video charts at Number 1, so we' re not complaining

Best wishes for now,

PS. Those of you who offered Limahl a place to stay - thanks! However he now has a flat of his own (not far from mine actually!) and I have my place to myself which is quite a relief after the months of chaos...