He was drumming under his real name for a group called Legend, fronted by Mickey Jupp, when Marc Bolan, the man behind the new-found success of T. Rex, spotted him and asked producer Tony Visconti to approach him.
His album Save the Wail (1979) produced by Paul Riley, featured Buzz Barwell (ex Dr. Feelgood) and Bob Clouter (Ex Mickey Jupp's The Orioles) on drums, Rick Taylor and Pete Zear on guitars and Johnny Squirrel on bass, collectively known as Lew Lewis Reformer, they were, stylistically, "between pub rock and blues-rock".
Returning to Southend, Jupp pursued a low-key existence until the pub-rock revolution (spearheaded by local bands such as Dr. Feelgood, for whom he wrote the hit single "Down at the Doctors") created a fresh interest in rock and roll.
Additionally, Rockpile served as backing group on tracks recorded by Mickey Jupp in 1978 and Carlene Carter in 1980.
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The band also backed Mickey Jupp on side one of his Stiff album Juppanese, produced by Lowe.
Mickey Mouse | Mickey Rooney | Mickey Rourke | Mickey Mantle | Mickey Cohen | Mickey Hart | Mickey Gilley | Mickey | Mickey Spillane | Mickey's Christmas Carol | Mickey Newbury | Epic Mickey | Mickey Wernick | Mickey Jupp | Mickey Harte | The Mickey Mouse Club | Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer | Mickey Roker | Mickey Hatcher | William "Mickey" Stevenson | Mickey Stanley | Mickey's PhilharMagic | Mickey (song) | Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas | Mickey Smith | Mickey Mouse Clubhouse | Mickey Kantor | Mickey Gee | Mickey Cochrane | Mickey Thomas |
The artists were Lene Lovich, Mickey Jupp, Wreckless Eric, Rachel Sweet, Jona Lewie and The Be Stiff Ensemble (led by Lene Lovich).