{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67ec1a2c506c6c628ca5b1e2/690e05c86d62d4e03d6dbaec?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"2003 The First Gigs, Terrible Contracts & Farts That Smell of Piss","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/67ec1a2c506c6c628ca5b1e2/1762527384434-2734a067-89de-498a-aa76-5193210b10e5.jpeg?height=200","description":"<h1>🎧&nbsp;<strong>Goldie Lookin Chain Podcast – Episode 10</strong></h1><p><strong>“The First Gigs, Terrible Contracts &amp; Farts That Smell of Piss”</strong></p><p><br></p><h2><strong>Episode Summary</strong></h2><p>In this gloriously shambolic deep dive, the GLC boys look back at their&nbsp;<em>very</em>&nbsp;early days: doomed record deals, weed-filled office meetings, their first ever gigs, and the chaotic rise from Newport cult heroes to nearly-signed superstars. From skipping CD players in TJ’s to flip-flop disasters in Manchester, it’s a full, unfiltered blast of nostalgia and bodily functions.</p><h2><strong>Key Topics</strong></h2><ul><li>💿 The terrible record deal they were first offered (“less money than the dole”)</li><li>🥇 Meeting Gut Records, Hut Records, and the legendary “Gary from Hut”</li><li>🚬 Smoking weed in record label offices while legal teams panicked</li><li>📝 Signing their big Atlantic Records deal (and spilling Burger King everywhere)</li><li>🎤 The first ever GLC gig at the Welsh Club:</li><li>200-capacity room</li><li>100+ person guestlist</li><li>Tickets reselling for £45–£100</li><li>A room so packed it felt like a zombie movie</li><li>🩴 Misty’s legendary flip-flop disasters (multiple incidents!)</li><li>🎟 The rider:&nbsp;<em>50 scratch cards</em>&nbsp;— and the gambling spiral that followed</li><li>🎶 Chaos at TJ’s: skipping CD players, makeshift repairs, and heroic stage dives</li><li>🤝 Early management, Atomic Kitten tribute acts, and meeting the future team</li><li>🎤 Joe Strummer appearances and bizarre backstage moments</li><li>💨 The infamous fart that “smelled of piss”</li></ul><h2><strong>Funny Bits &amp; Best Moments</strong></h2><ul><li>The band training for gigs by standing in a circle passing Lambrini around</li><li>Misty falling over a chair, farting,&nbsp;<em>and</em>&nbsp;landing on a can of Strongbow at once</li><li>A mysterious child on stage skinning up mid-performance</li><li>The credit card that “appeared from nowhere” and was used for months</li><li>Crowds so dense the band couldn’t leave the dressing room to pee</li><li>Stage diving&nbsp;<em>behind a wall</em>&nbsp;because the venue layout made no sense</li></ul><p><br></p>","author_name":"Goldie Lookin Chain"}