The Land of Make Believe

Rick Lorimer is a bruised veteran of the music business. His band The Poppyseeds built up a strong cult following on the pub circuit before the record companies came knocking propelling Rick and his merry band of rough-edged rockers into a giddy world of mainstream success - eventually performing in front of over fifty thousand people as the support act to one of the biggest bands in England.This is his story - a fast-paced tale of friendship and love trust and betrayal magic and madness... and the ever-present threat of growing older and wiser set against the fractious backdrop of Britain in the late seventies and early eighties - a land of youth cults street violence high unemployment Radio One Roadshows Northern Soul and Cheggers Plays Pop.