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In 1974, Dave Stewart formed a band called Platinum Weird in North London with his female song writing partner, muse and soul mate, Erin Grace. The pair originally met a few months earlier and formed a creative and spiritual bond. Their debut gig was at Mick Jagger’s birthday party where they quickly enjoyed a cult-like status performing at intimate gigs in London’s rock club circuit. Elton John’s Rocket label decided to sign them.

Erin’s behaviour during the making of the album was unpredictable and eccentric. Prone to mood swings and emotional insecurity, she would often disappear for days, and then reappear as if nothing was unusual with a smile and couple of new songs. Due to her unconventional persona, men desired her and women emulated her. “She was wispy and elusive,” Fleetwood Mac’s Stevie Nicks, once said. “I wasn’t quite sure what she was about, but I kind of copied her look.”

“They could have been huge, I’m convinced of it,” said Rocket Records Chairman Elton John,. He threw a party filled with rock’s luminaries and planned the promotional launch. With art work finalized and a release date pencilled in, Erin vanished again, leaving Dave nothing but a demo of a song called ‘Will You Be Around’ and a closet of metal hangers where she used to keep her clothes.

As suddenly as she had appeared in Dave’s life, she was gone. “In a strange way,” reflects Mick Jagger, “I think Dave was the least surprised by what happened. Knowing her nature, I think he found it kind of appropriate.”

The highly anticipated eponymous album of Platinum Weird was never released and its name disappeared from public consciousness as quickly as the elusive songstress herself. Dave went into a deep depression, a period he later referred to as his ‘lost years.’

Says Stewart, "Platinum Weird formed end of 1973 and only lasted till end of 1974. I was still meant to be in the band Longdancer - signed to Rocket Records - but I met Erin and decided to form a band with her. I played Elton John 'Platinum Weird' songs secretly on a cassette, and he agreed that it would be a good idea for me to hook up with Erin instead of Longdancer, and eventually signed Platinum Weird."