Record Deal

With the increasing popularity of bands such as Everything But The Girl and Sade, The Actor adapted a more jazzy sound, introducing acoustic and percussive instruments. This was in their last year of existence, 1985. The Actor had been offered a record deal by Phonogram’s Mercury Records label. All time favourite song, Covergirl – appearing on both Exploded View and A New Concept Every Day – had been re-recorded to result in this final Mercury Records-version. The single featured Mathilde Santing as backing vocalist. Nowadays, Mathilde is one of the most famous dutch singers of all times.

To be continued …