Nick Heyward ‎– Blue Hat For A Blue Day - 1983- Vinyl, 12", Single, 45 RPM Synth-pop

Nick Heyward ‎– Blue Hat For A Blue Day - 1983- Vinyl, 12", Single, 45 RPM  

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Born in Beckenham, Heyward spent his early years in and around south London. He attended Kelsey Park School for Boys where he studied art and photography. He left school at 16 to work as a commercial artist.^[2]

Haircut One Hundred

Heyward and school friends Graham Jones and Les Nemes,^[3] the core of Haircut One Hundred, started bands together as far back as 1977. They were first known as Rugby, then the Boat Party, Captain Pennyworth and Moving England, before settling on Haircut One Hundred.^[4] The band signed with Arista Records in 1981 and had four UK Top 10 singles between 1981—82.^[5] Their debut album, Pelican West (1982), written by Heyward, reached No. 2. It was Certified Platinum^[6] by the British Phonographic Industry.

Work on the band's second album commenced in October 1982 but, in January 1983, a statement was issued confirming that Heyward had left the band and percussionist Marc Fox had taken over on vocals. At the time of the announcement, Heyward told Smash Hits magazine that he had been contemplating going solo for a while and had already recorded some tracks with session musicians.^[7] However, many years later, Heyward stated that he had been struggling with stress and depression at the time after a year of constant work and pressure which led to him being, in effect, sacked by the other members of the band