Passions Just Like Mine refers to an Iggy Manchester gig in 1977 that Morrissey reviewed in Kids Stuff fanzine issue #8, but that one featured TV Smiths Explorers and Telephone in support at the Manchester Apollo.
I assume Telephone must be a long lost band called Telephone, because Television wouldn't appear below TV Smith's Explorers.
There are two other Manchester gigs also referenced, one with Bowie making a guest appearance, support The Vibrators, and one not, supported by The Adverts.
Questions raised, possible answer...
Were there three Iggy shows in Manchester that year? If so, who supported him and where, and if TV Smith and Telephone supported Iggy, was there just one Apollo gig, because if there was, then Morrissey must have been there because he wrote a review.
Detective Inspector Barleycorn,
Thames Valley Plod.
More...
So, the Idiot tour started in Aylesbury on 1st March and ended in San Diego in mid April. Did Iggy return with the Stooges? I thought they spilt in the early seventies and only got back together again eight or nine years ago. By 1977 Iggy was enjoying his greatest solo success, so I doubt he'd be up for a band reunion.
More, more...
Iggy seems to have returned to the Apollo...
During the latter part of 1977 he was supported by the Vibrators in London, so perhaps that explains the question mark over the support earlier in the year.
OK, with the waters sufficiently muddied I shall withdraw.