Tony Ogden, the eloquent and perfectionist frontman of World of Twist, passed away on Monday 24th July, aged only 44. Often hailed as a genius, Tony has left behind a legacy of songs that remain mostly unreleased. I first met Tony in 1986, when he lived on Lausanne Road in Withington, Manchester. When World of Twist fell apart in 1992, he decided that his original love of drumming was preferable to being a vocalist. I found this hard to accept, so I always encouraged him to carry on singing as I knew he possessed a brilliant voice which was full of character. Not only that, Tony was a great friend and a fantastically talented songwriter. We used to write songs together and record them on his 8-track. We had some pretty good ideas and these recorded songs became known as 'The Lost World of Twist album'. It was not the World of Twist, but Tony's was the voice of the group and we could not decide upon another name for the band, so we stuck with the original. These recordings were never lost, the fact was that no-one would give us a record deal. It was excruciatingly frustrating for us both, since the songs were still being written and were fantastic and unique. The intention was to call the album 'Man, Myth and Music'. It had taken us from 1992 until 1995 to come up with enough songs to make the unreleased album. 'Man, Myth and Music' ended with an epic version of 'Macarthur Park' recorded in Macclesfield during 1994. Tony once descibed this song as one of the most complex and challeging pieces of music that he has ever recorded. John West Click to read the following obituaries:BBC, The Guardian, The Independent, NME, Pitchfork Media, Poptones, Heavenly