WACKY Pendle pub rockers Walter Mitty's Head have set about squeezing 13 years of experience into 30 studio hours as they start making their long-overdue debut album.

The band were formed at Christmas 1986 by singer Dave Ormerod and guitarist Scott Wilkinson.

The Nelson pair were later joined by drummer Andy Davies and more recently by bassist Graeme Lomax. Drummer Andy Davies, tongue in cheek, describes the album, with its working title of The Best Of . . . , as "a melting pot of ideas".

He added: "We know the songs so well after all the years of gigging that we just get in there and bang them out."

The band, who have never been far from the cutting edge of East Lancashire's pop scene, cite their influences as rhythm and blues and black soul.

But guitarist Scott is quick to point out that many people regard them as an indie band.

Support slots with acts as diverse as Frank Sidebottom and the Milltown Brothers at venues from Lancaster to their regular haunts in Pendle have built a solid following.

The album is expected to be completed in the coming weeks and should be available for fans during their performances at the Colne Rhythm and Blues Festival at the end of this month.

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