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BP FALLON GETS WEAPONIZED continued...

AND TONY VISCONTI COMES ON BOARD!

Justin from Semi Precious WeaponsBP alerted his friend of thirty five years Tony Visconti - producer of T.Rex/David Bowie/Thin Lizzy/A Sort Of Homecoming by U2/Morrissey - to the growing SPW phenomenon and invited him to witness the unbridled excitement of a live performance, the SPW fans going bonkers an' all. "I've been waiting for this band for twenty years!" Tony announced. And now the esteemed Mr Visconti has already produced five outstanding tracks for the unsigned combo and writes on his website "I couldn't believe my eyes and ears. Semi Precious Weapons are just incredible. The songs are powerful, glamorous and, frankly, dirty. Justin is... wait for it... beautiful!"

And Mr Fallon also invited his pal Steve Conte - guitarist extraordinaire with The New York Dolls - to experience SPW and their audience going wild, after which a fully-vibed Steve responded with "Thank you BP for introducing me to my new favourite band!"

With two self-released CDs already available - The Precious EP and their current offering The Magnetic EP - Semi Precious Weapons are now the focus of a ferocious bidding war between the US majors, with Intersope Records and Columbia Records among those bubbling to sign these provocative garage glam rock heroes.

Stay tuned! Magnetic indeed.

SPW and Tony Visconti

Tony Visconti and Justin

Justin and Steve Conte of The New York Dolls

SPW and BP Fallon and Tony Visconti

Justin andTony Visconti

Justin

Photos by & © BPF 2006 unless otherwise credited:

Red shoes and blood-splattered silver stilletoe boots - SPW and Tony Visconti in Stratosphere Studios NYC | "And then BP said to Marc...": Justin T hears tales of legends from Tony V | JT and Steve Conte of The New York Dolls @ Little Steven's Underground Garage Irving Plaza NYC | Six Appeal: front, Tony Visconti (producer); behind, Justin Tranter (vox) and Dan Crean (drums) and BP Fallon (manager) and Cole Whittle (bass) and Chest Rockwell (guitar/vox) in Tony's studio NYC by Shaun Hoffman (tour manager) | Mixing up the medicine: JT & TV in TV's studio | Screen grab from the SPW DVD I Can't Pay My Rent But I'm Fucking Gorgeous by David Becker & Pamela Romanowsky of Cabin Creek Films (reprise and bigger now cos size matters)

BP Fallon uses Fuji FinePix 9500

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