MODS AND ROCKERS ...
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FLOYD'S FAVES ...
Floyd's favourite stick ...
Floyd's favourite band ...
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IF ANYONE WANTS ME I’M OVER AT STEVE’S ...
It’s a good way to waste a day. Steve Hoffman’s site has many musical forum threads of interest. From specific, detailed subjects discussed by knowledgeable obsessives, to splendidly random collections such as for example this one …
https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/obscure-60s-bands-with-surviving-video-footage.520784/
Here’s a video taster from the first page of this ever-extending thread …
Fancy a friendly-ish disagreement about the production on Jimi’s posthumous albums? There’s probably one happening right now over at Steve’s. And if there isn't, arm yourself with some controversial views at deadhendrix.blogspot.com and start that healthy rantfest yerself.
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DIAMOND DAVE ...
One of my rhythm & blues faves. The version pictured on this Youtube video is a re-press 45 from a London-based company, might still be available if any jumpin blues DJs or vinylheads are reading this.
Written by Dave Bartholomew a New Orleans bandleader and all-round legend. Performed by his band with Jewel King on vocals, this was a US chart hit in 1950. From Jewel's brief Wikipedia entry … “Imperial Records set up a tour for King, headlining over Fats Domino, who also had his first hit record at the time, but King withdrew at the last minute because her husband, Paul Gayten’s guitarist Jack Scott, refused to let her tour with Bartholomew's band.” Lookin to put a face to a cool voice, I found this ad for the original Imperial single release. Check the title of the B-side … advice which it seems Jewel herself didn't take …
And here’s another couple of quirky classics from Dave B., plus a nice tribute and summary of his career from NPR …
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DONT TRY THIS STUFF AT HOME, KIDS ...
A reminder. Of the most misguided and mocked campaign ever launched by the record industry.
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THE 1974 WINDSOR FREE FESTIVAL
I was at the 1974 Windsor Free Festival, but not the exciting bit. We had left the festival a few hours before the police moved in and started tearing down tents and arresting people. I remember nothing of the music from that festival, but I do remember what an extremely close shave it felt like, watching scenes on the national news of people getting dragged out of tents and thrown into police vans. And at the festival on that last day I remember a police helicopter, which had been buzzing the site relentlessly much to everyone’s annoyance, landed close by. And everybody jumped up and started running towards it. It’s the only time I ever felt the power of the mob, swept along with the crowd, wishing I’d brought my pitchfork and flaming torch, and really wanting to hurt that flying machine. It took off and we roared triumphant abuse as we aimed at the terrified whirlybird with handfuls of mud and twigs. Ideal nesting material in fact, but of course whirlybirds dont nest. And as things turned out, the peasants’ victory that day was short-lived.
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DELTA DEL DELIVERS ...
No really. Here are two of my best …
DELTAPHONIC ...
I’ve been working on a new mobile telecommunications system, I think it’s gonna revolutionise the world’s thinking on such matters. Without giving too much away, here’s some sketches I knocked up …
And if anyone from the UK Government is reading this and interested in acquiring a world-beating system for plucky little go-it-alone Britain … can I just say screw you bunch of lying Tory shits.
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