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Les is a Bethesda-based engineer & producer. Stiwdio Les in Bethesda High Street became a popular haunt for many top Welsh bands in the 80s & throughout the 90s chart acts like Super Furry Animals have recorded there. Morrison was at the forefront of the blossoming 'Bethesda scene' of the 70s & 80s where bands like Maffia Mr Huws, Celt & Jecsyn Ffeif emerged. Les himself is a laid back dude who has always risen above the Welsh-English divide, being equally comfortable & conversant in either language. Was even in a few bands himself including the original Offspring. Les currently works with among others, The Super Furry Animals, Cerys Matthews and The Peth.
Offspring
Bethesda based outfit (pre-1992), feat; Les Morrison (ex Cut The Mustard), Hefin Huws (later of Maffia Mr Huws), Alan Williams (gtr), Jim Andrews (ex Cut The Mustard), who was a native of Reddich in the Midlands came to Bethesda in his teens, he married to a local girl & is a plasterer by trade he has been nicknamed (as is the custom in this Slate Quarrying village) as "Jim Spread". Jim is also feat as the Devil in the photograph on the sleeve of Miec Stevens' Y Gog LP. Jim played in Stevens' backing group in the 70's. The band also feat a Red Indian Blackfoot girl called "Quapa" who had a voice like Buffie St Marie (she now resides back on the reservation in Wolverhampton!!). This group did the John Peel Show and actually managed to perform 4 songs (the rule was that 3 could only be performed). from link2wales.co.uk
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