Just Add Water UK

12/05/2026

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12/05/2026

A brutal week for JAW followers. 2 of our biggest inspirations gone days apart..

Terrence “Terry” James Stamp 1945-2026

I’m still devastated from Jesse Hector passing away this past week. Two of my musical heroes and two wonderful guys that I had the pleasure of knowing and having on my label. They were both big fans of each other’s work. Jesse named The Hammersmith Gorillas after Terry’s song “Hammersmith Guerrilla”. As much as Jesse’s passing hurt, Terry’s hurts even more because unlike Jesse, I kept in regular contact and visited him every time I was in LA. Jesse didn’t have a phone or email so I could only see him on rare trips to London.

Terry made music for all the right reasons. I believe the most pure reason for making music is that it’s something inside you that you just have to get out, whether or not anyone hears it. After you complete that song, it’s a relief, and you can’t wait to get the next one out of you. It’s a purge of emotions and part of your soul.

Terry started his music career in the early 60s in various local rock n roll groups around London. A little later, we was playing bass for Mike Rabin & The Demons, the house band for the Wimbledon Palais, who had the opportunity to open for the likes of Bo Diddley, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Kinks, The Who, The Rolling Stones, just to name a few. Check out their excellent single “Head Over Heels” b/w “I’m Leaving You” 45, cut in a single 30 minute recording session at Abbey Road. After the Wimbledon Palais closed in 1967, Terry became a songwriter for Schroeder Music Publishing, after a brief spell as a banjo player in a jug band. There, he met John Fenton who would put him together with Jim Avery (ex-The Attack, Thunderclap Newman) to form Third World War. Terry and Jim commenced to writing and recording demos in Fenton’s flat. TWW cut two incendiary albums of authentic working class rage that were far, far ahead of their time. TWW called it a day by late spring ‘73. Terry resurfaced in July 1975 with his debut solo album, Fatsticks. I cannot stress enough the greatness of this woefully neglected LP.

Terry emigrated to the US in ‘75 and never stopped writing and recording until the very end. He loomed large in my life and I cherish every minute we spent together. Rest easy, Terry.

Special thanks to Emmett Kelly and Matt Sweeney for helping spread the gospel according to Terry.

06/05/2026

Our spiritual leader has left the stage and I am left feeling very sad, but grateful for the the musical legacy he left us.
The show will go on
RIP Jesse. X

It’s my extremely sad duty to report that the wonderful and inspiring Jesse Hector has died. After a missing persons report was filed, police broke into his flat. He died peacefully in his sleep.

Another player on the soundtrack of our lives has left us, but Jesse’s exit leaves a void that cannot be filled. For JAW, he is one of the cornerstones of why we do what we do. I was introduced to his music via one of dear friend Phil King’s legendary Junkshop Glam comps and later got to hang out with Jesse a few times at the pub where he regularly held court, The Spread Eagle, in Camden Town. You could set your watch to his arrivals every Wednesday and Saturday back then. I’ll never forget the mind melting rock n roll tales he told me about seeing The Beatles in ‘61, The Birds and Who in ‘64, Jimi in ‘66, and Jook in ‘71, and the list goes on. He was once called rock n roll’s Forrest Gump, and there is some truth in that. He was always ahead of the curve and managed to catch the zeitgeist of all things rock and roll in London. It’s an honor and pleasure to be able to say that JAW released the majority of his recorded works. Jesse was always kind and encouraging and appreciated what we were trying to do with his legacy. It was a thrill to have him on the label. Meet your heroes. I’m certainly glad to have met Jesse. He was one of a kind and always the coolest person in the room. I’ve never met a bigger believer in the power and magic of rock n roll. He never stopped being that music obsessed teenager.

Honor Jesse’s legacy, blast some Jesse Hector & The Rock n Roll Trio, Crushed Butler, Helter Skelter, Hammersmith Gorillas, Jesse Hector & The Sound, and Jesse Hector & The Gatecrashers in his memory. As Jesse once said, “Message to the world, is rock n roll.”

Raymond “Jesse” Hector
17 July 1947 - 6 May 2026

24/04/2026

Our friends in Geoffrey Oi!Cott are coming to Bristol, plenty of friends down here...

Flyer for our Bristol gig in 4 weeks time. Come see us at The Chelsea

21/02/2025

I'm back from a short trip and the long overdue restock is now all uploaded.

If anyone wants a recommendation : the John Du Cann LP is fantastic, but be quick, all the Status Quo fans tend to buy it...

https://jawuk.bigcartel.com/products

19/01/2025

Folks
I'd like to do a restock of JAW titles, who is wanting what?

Also, we will be stocking the new So What 7" for the first time, so who wants one of these?

06/10/2024

Ever wonder what the label supreme leader gets up to in his spare time? Apart from unearthing gems of need-to-hear obscure classics...

New single coming soon, so this is the last single from a few years back

Get it here: https://justaddwaterrecords.bigcartel.com/"Cooler than a body on ice!". Oakland's So What is back with a bang with a hit single to follow-up the...

04/10/2024

Folks - The Shakane double LP is now available to buy.....

https://jawuk.bigcartel.com/product/shakane-big-step-1970-1974-2xlp-jaw071

28/08/2024

We've had a lot of interest in Terry Stamp's solo work over the last few days. Worth noting both these releases are still in press, but you'll need to let us know what you need as Blue Redondo is now out of stock, as of today... But we do have 1 copy of 20 Rough Rotters 2xLP for anyone interested.
And we have the killer Third World War still in stock, too.. If you don't have that you are seriously missing out and need to give yer head a wobble

28/08/2024

Restocks?? Time to do a bit of a restock
Anyone wanting anything that you missed from the back catalogue?
Maybe have a look at the mother label's site and see what is still available.

I still have the last copy of Coloured Balls - Ball Power for sale and an unclaimed copy of Terry Stamp's 20 Rough Rotters 2xLP if anyone's still interested... DM us....

Berkeley+ San Francisco. Proper music for questionable people. Coloured Balls, John Du Cann, Hammersmith Gorillas, So What, Terry Stamp and many more!