Ralphadeus. Music movies comics feature in this look at life from Somerset.
Monday, May 31, 2021
Frome Somerset in the 1950s
S.W.A.T. Theme (Intro)
Something both Susan and myself said we liked in 81 was the S.W.A.T series. Shown late at night after the pubs shut. First aired in the States 75-76. We have this theme song on vinyl. It was the intro bit that we particularly liked plus the repetitive plots.
Nick Fury by Jim Steranko
Mick Harvey / Anita Lane - Harley Davidson
English translation of the Serge Gainsbourg classic. From 1996 apparently - we bought it.
SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON W/ BUDDY GUY - DECORATION DAY - 1963
Of course it is Memorial Day in the US which started out originally as Decoration Day.
Sonny Boy Williamson - Vocals and Harmonica
Buddy Guy - Guitar Lafayette Leake - Piano Jack Myers - Bass Clifton James - Drums Jarrett Gibson - Tenor Sax Donald Hankins - Baritone SaxDUST MY BROOM / ELMO JAMES (Elmore James)[TRUMPET 146]
Anniversary for this track in August. Blues history.
TRUMPET 146 [DRC-53] DUST MY BROOM (Elmo James)
ELMO JAMES Jackson, MS, 5 August 1951 Elmore James(v/g), Sonny Boy Williamson(h), Leonard Ware(b), Frok O'dell(d)Blow-up - (1966) Antonioni (Yardbirds Scene)
Another one of my 'likes' is this film which is a fun take on 60a London.
Sunday, May 30, 2021
The Animals - Inside Looking Out (Live, 1966)
Eric Burdon - vocals
Hilton Valentine - guitar Dave Rowberry - keyboards Chas Chandler - bass John Steel - drumsTerraplanes badge and booklet
So with the Evil Going On single we included a booklet and a badge rather than a record sleeve. Click on the pic to see it larger. We were young I was 20 but Andy and Dave were still teenagers.
Tav Falco's Panther Burns - Bertha Lou 1982
Have this 12 inch - an ep - one of the influences on the later Terraplanes sound. Tav Falco wiki
Its Hip The Terraplanes (Animals & Men) 1981
So about 40 years ago we were coming to terms with the fact that our single Evil Going On/It's Hip was not doing well. I think Rough Trade only took 50 and other places were only taking minimal numbers. Peel only played it the once on June 30 and that was it. We entered a Battle of the Bands thing in Bristol which is where this video is from. Later in the year we gave up. But it's cool to have this video as a record of those days.
Garbage Man - The Cramps
We were all big Cramps fans. Don't think we ever saw them when they Bryan Gregory on guitar though. Saw them a good few times. We were members of the Legion of the Cramped a fan thing that meant newsletters and so forth. Dave had this on VHS.
Saturday, May 29, 2021
Friday, May 28, 2021
My Firebird copy
In about 1982 I bought an expensive copy of a Firebird. Was over a couple of hundred and I had it on instalments. The Firebird is a bit unbalanced and it is hard to stand it up and one evening my brother accidentally knocked it over and the neck broke. I was devastated. It became totally useless in a heartbeat. Was paying it off while it was not usable.
The Fall - Interview, Bombast and Cruiser's Creek
The Fall - Interview, Bombast and Cruiser's Creek
The Tube, Channel 4 TV, 8th November 1985Thursday, May 27, 2021
Wednesday, May 26, 2021
The Ad Libs - The Boy From New York City
Produced by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, the song peaked at No. 8 on the US Billboard Hot 100 on the chart week of February 27, 1965. Though the group continued to record many other singles, they would never repeat the chart success of "The Boy from New York City", Wiki
Tuesday, May 25, 2021
Rebel Scytheman 1685 by Ralph Mitchard
I don't bother too much doing drawings any more but I felt inclined to do this figure based on the description that has come to light from John Taylor who wrote about the rebellion in 1687. Now Munmouth had in his Army 300 Sithers, armd with Sithes, pistols sticking in at their Girdles, and brod sords, in wast belts, Read the article here
Sonny Boy Williamson - Down Child
Second go at recording this song by Sonny Boy. I have this on a vinyl 45. Reputedly a Robert Johnson song.
Monday, May 24, 2021
Goodbye Sounds Involved
Pere Ubu - Life Stinks 1978
From the Modern Dance album. I think it is a six string bass not sure. Originally part of the repertoire of Rocket from the Tombs.
Sunday, May 23, 2021
Saturday, May 22, 2021
New Reigning Sound l.p.
Today we can enjoy the new record. Been a while since the last album of seems like it.
Ode to a Black Man: The Dirtbombs' Ultraglide in Black at 20
Ode to a Black Man: The Dirtbombs' Ultraglide in Black at 20 (kexp.org)
Interesting article which puts the classic album in its context.
Ask a Policeman (1939) Will Hay, Moore Marriott & Graham Moffatt
Susan is watching and enjoying this British Comedy Classic.
Friday, May 21, 2021
Martin Carthy "Byker Hill" with Dave Swarbrick (1967)
Happy 80th birthday to Martin Carthy. A Folk legend.
The Fall - "What about us?" 2006
'I am a rabbit from East Germany' - for #FallFriday. One of the few songs about Dr Shipman. From the Fall Heads Roll lp.
Thursday, May 20, 2021
Forthcoming Billy Boy Arnold autobiography
The Blues dream of Billy Boy Arnold
Billy Boy Arnold and Kim Field
so looking forward to this
The frank, funny, and unforgettable autobiography of a living legend of Chicago blues.
Simply put, Billy Boy Arnold is one of the last men standing from the Chicago blues scene’s raucous heyday. What’s more, unlike most artists in this electrifying melting pot, who were Southern transplants, Arnold—a harmonica master who shared stages with Bo Diddley, Muddy Waters, and Howlin’ Wolf, plus a singer and hitmaker in his own right who first recorded the standards “I Wish You Would” and “I Ain’t Got You”—was born right here and has lived nowhere else. This makes his perspective on Chicago blues, its players, and its locales all the rarer and all the more valuable. Arnold has witnessed musical generations come and go, from the decline of prewar country blues to the birth of the electric blues and the worldwide spread of rock and roll. Working here in collaboration with writer and fellow musician Kim Field, he gets it all down. The Blues Dream of Billy Boy Arnold is a remarkably clear-eyed testament to more than eighty years of musical love and creation, from Arnold’s adolescent quest to locate the legendary Sonny Boy Williamson, the story of how he named Bo Diddley Bo Diddley, and the ups and downs of his seven-decade recording career. Arnold’s tale—candidly told with humor, insight, and grit—is one that no fan of modern American music can afford to miss.
Simply put, Billy Boy Arnold is one of the last men standing from the Chicago blues scene’s raucous heyday. What’s more, unlike most artists in this electrifying melting pot, who were Southern transplants, Arnold—a harmonica master who shared stages with Bo Diddley, Muddy Waters, and Howlin’ Wolf, plus a singer and hitmaker in his own right who first recorded the standards “I Wish You Would” and “I Ain’t Got You”—was born right here and has lived nowhere else. This makes his perspective on Chicago blues, its players, and its locales all the rarer and all the more valuable. Arnold has witnessed musical generations come and go, from the decline of prewar country blues to the birth of the electric blues and the worldwide spread of rock and roll. Working here in collaboration with writer and fellow musician Kim Field, he gets it all down. The Blues Dream of Billy Boy Arnold is a remarkably clear-eyed testament to more than eighty years of musical love and creation, from Arnold’s adolescent quest to locate the legendary Sonny Boy Williamson, the story of how he named Bo Diddley Bo Diddley, and the ups and downs of his seven-decade recording career. Arnold’s tale—candidly told with humor, insight, and grit—is one that no fan of modern American music can afford to miss.
The Saints - (I'm) Stranded 1976
A record that came out before New Rose by the Damned I believe. The Saints
Wednesday, May 19, 2021
Tuesday, May 18, 2021
Larry Williams - Marie, Marie 1957
Larry Williams. Interesting life - made some great records. This is one of them.
Joy Division - She's Lost Control (Live At Something Else Show) 1979
Today 41 years ago Ian Curtis killed himself.
Monday, May 17, 2021
[When She Wants Good Lovin'] My Baby Comes to Me · The Coasters
As well as the clever comic songs the Coasters also did fine pop r&b. This is an example of this fine songwriting and delivery.
Little Walter - Blue and Lonesome (Take 1)
'Take 1 Blue and Lonesome by Little Motherfucker Walter.' One of my favourite Little Walter tunes - chromatic harmonica which is unusual.
Diggin' My Potatoes · Brownie McGhee · Sonny Terry
Susan has a few rows of potatoes in her allotment.
Sunday, May 16, 2021
The Who Baked Beans
Get your limited edition can of baked beans celebrating the release of the Who sell out. Here
Tyning Inn Radstock by Jebz
Saturday, May 15, 2021
Besame Mucho (Pt. I) The Coasters 1960
Listening to this album at the moment. Love the Coasters and I was loving them 40 years ago too
Marc Bolan/ T.Rex - New York City 1975
This was a minor hit if I remember correctly. Read about it here
Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater Revival 1969
Susan likes Creedence. I know nothing about them really. Know this song and a few others. Our son knows them and likes them.
Bob Dylan - Sara (Live at Madison Square Garden - 1975) [Rolling Thunder Revue]
May 24 is Bb Dylan's 80th. Expect some posts.
Friday, May 14, 2021
Sonny Boy Williamson & The Chris Barber Band - Help Me. Recorded Manchester 31st May 1964.
This is a lot better than I expected. Heard this for the first time today and it's not bad. Chris Barber's band were trad jazz.
Adam & the Ants - Live at the Marquee '78
Adam & the ants perform live at Marquee Club, London on the 12th January 1978.
Dave Barbe - Drums Andy Warren - Bass Jordan - Vocals (Lou) Johnny Bivouac - Guitar Adam Ant - Vocals & GuitarT Rex - The Light of Love 1974
Back a few years ago we used to have a lot of VHS tapes. We had several on the subject of T Tex including two volumes of his singles in chronological order. So you could watch his decline over the course of a half an hour or so as the tracks got worse. But some were good. I will post a few over the next few days.
Thursday, May 13, 2021
Gene Vincent - Lonesome Whistle - 1969
We used to have those WEM PA speakers. Great song, Wild Angels backing. Whole documentary here
Shakin' Street - MC5 1970
Hopefully we will be able to practice again soon. Here is a song we enjoy doing to get us in the right mood. Lyrics
Quick Joey Small - Kasenetz-Katz Singing Orchestral Circus. 1968
Great record this. Band explained here
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
We love you - Psychedelic Furs - Rockpalast Berlin nov 1981
I had gone off the Psychedelic Furs by 81 though this is pretty good.
Pentangle - Light Flight 1970
I remember this from my childhood. Was the theme for a tv programme if I am not mistaken. Band wiki
Gene Vincent I'm Movin' On
Rocking up a storm. I used to have this as a youth on an l.p. I no longer have it but I think it was a 1971 record called Battle of the Bands but I am not certain.
Wayne County & The Electric Chairs - Berlin 1979
This whole album Things Your Mother Never Told You is excellent.
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
Jimi Hendrix Experience in Montparnasse Paris - Wind Cries Mary October 11, 1967
Hendrix is definitely on this. I don't idolize Hendrix but he did some good songs.
Little Richard - Going Home Tomorrow 1964
I used to have this album. Bought in Frome Woolworths I believe. Cheap. I used to get a lot of budget Little Richard LPs. This track is very good with electric violin on it. Some people say Hendrix plays on this. I think that's refuted on the wiki. I don't care. Hendrix doesn't bother me much. Whoever plays guitar does some nice chords.
Bryan Ferry - Let's Stick Together 1976
Bryan Ferry did a raft of cover versions for his solo career and this is probably the best. Got to number 4 in the UK. Originally by Wilbert Harrison. The original has some really basic harmonica on it and the sax on Ferry's echo the original riff. Song wiki
Monday, May 10, 2021
Dr Feelgood - Baby Jane 1977
Lee Brilleaux's birthday. This is my favourite non Wilko moment. Original by Otis Clay.
SUMMER OF SOUL | Official Teaser
In Theaters and on Hulu July 2
In his acclaimed debut as a filmmaker, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson presents a powerful and transporting documentary—part music film, part historical record created around an epic event that celebrated Black history, culture and fashion. Over the course of six weeks in the summer of 1969, just one hundred miles south of Woodstock, The Harlem Cultural Festival was filmed in Mount Morris Park (now Marcus Garvey Park). The footage was never seen and largely forgotten–until now. SUMMER OF SOUL shines a light on the importance of history to our spiritual well-being and stands as a testament to the healing power of music during times of unrest, both past and present. The feature includes never-before-seen concert performances by Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone, Sly & the Family Stone, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Ray Baretto, Abbey Lincoln & Max Roach and more. Summer of Soul premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, where it won both the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award. It will stream on Hulu in conjunction with Disney’s new BIPOC Creator Initiative; Searchlight Pictures will release it theatrically.Sunday, May 09, 2021
Straight Shooter · Reigning Sound 2002
This is just superb. Can't wait for the new LP Greg Cartwright writes great songs.
Talking Heads - Psycho Killer - 1977
I bought this. I think it is the only Talking Heads song I have. Particularly like the bass.
Saturday, May 08, 2021
The Rolling Stones - Dead Flowers - From The Vault - The Marquee – Live In 1971
Something for Saturday night - a 50 years old clip.
Stevie Wonder - Uptight (Everything's Alright) (1965)
I used to have this song on an MFP record. It's great
Friday, May 07, 2021
Happy Birthday Red
Van Morrison - Why Are You On Facebook? (Official Audio) 2021
On the current Van Morrison album. Van Morrison is quite well known locally as he has a house in Bath and is often seen in the environs.
Thursday, May 06, 2021
Beatles on Salisbury Plain
This scene from the film Help! is like a window to my childhood. Salisbury Plain is quite near Frome so you could hear the artillery firing.
Cornershop - No Rock: Save In Roll (OFFICIAL VIDEO) 2019
Heard this on the radio last night. Can't remember which show.
Lew Lewis Tribute on the Evan 'Funk' Davies show
Here on WFMU - archived from last night. I am listening to it now - it's very good. Unfortunately he couldn't access the 45s LL played with the Hot Rods. Maybe I should donate mine.
Howlin' Wolf - I Ain't Superstitious (1961)
Been reading about the Gorbals Vampire which is a great tale and listening to the Wolf.
Wednesday, May 05, 2021
Howlin Wolf - Do The Do 1962
Howlin' Wolf, voc; J.T. Brown, ts; sax; Johnny Jones, p; Hubert Sumlin, g; Jerome Arnold, b; Junior Blackmon, dr . Chess Records 1962 B/W Mama's Baby
Charles Clark - Hidden Charms 1958
Charles Clark - Hidden Charms. Written by Willie Dixon and backed by his band, released on Artistic. Otish Rush (gt), Louis Myers (gt), Harold Burrage (p), Sonny Boy Williamson (hca), Willie Dixon (b) and Billy Stepney (d).
Reigning Sound - Let's Do It Again (Official Video)
A Little More Time With Reigning Sound is out May 21st, 2021, on Merge Records.https://smarturl.it/RS-ALittleMoreTime
Tuesday, May 04, 2021
Mother Popcorn James Brown
" Mother Popcorn (You Got to Have a Mother for Me) " is a song recorded by James Brown and released as a two-part single in 1969.
Which is your favourite era of James Brown?
"Killing Floor (1964 Single)" - Howlin' Wolf
The only version you need. Hubert Sumlin on guitar. Need I say more?
Cass Elliot - Dream A Little Dream Of Me (It's Lulu, 07/25/1970)
Something more calming than the Hot Rods.
Eddie and the Hot Rods - Writing on the Wall 1976
Some Lew Lewis greatness. This was the Hot Rods first single I believe.
Monday, May 03, 2021
Cass Elliot - California Earthquake
I remember this song from my childhood. Cass Elliott was very successful.
Dusty Springfield - My Lagan Love 1967
When I first heard this song I couldn't connect with it - it was too slow - but now I love it. Read about the song here
Sunday, May 02, 2021
Blank Generation (1980) Full movie
Nada, a beautiful French journalist on assignment in New York, records the life and work of an up and coming punk rock star, Billy. Soon she enters into a volatile relationship with him and must decide whether to continue with it, or return to her lover, a fellow journalist trying to track down the elusive Andy Warhol. From the Imdb
Acid Gallery - Dance Around The May Pole
Released 1969, this song was written by Roy Wood.
Just heard this on Atlantic Tunnel a show on WFMU which plays some cool sounds,
The best of Punk magazine
Had a nice early birthday present. This is a collection of pieces from the seminal US magazine. Wiki. Lots on New York's punk scene which I like. I have only skimmed it but there's lots of content. If you like US punk rock this might be for you. I remember the mag - Henry of the Bad Detectives picked up some issues probably from the comic shop up Gloucester road Bristol which I think was called Forever People. They sold fanzines and badges and posters as well as comics.
Garbage - The Men Who Rule The World (Official Video) 2021
Listen to our new song “The Men Who Rule The World” now and pre-order the album ‘No Gods No Masters’: https://Garbage.lnk.to/NoGodsNoMastersID
“This is our seventh record, the significant numerology of which affected the DNA of its content: the seven virtues, the seven sorrows, and the seven deadly sins. It was our way of trying to make sense of how fucking nuts the world is and the astounding chaos we find ourselves in. It’s the record we felt that we had to make at this time. Major thanks and kudos to the genius Chilean artist and film director Javi Miamor for the incredible visual accompaniment to our brand new song!”Saturday, May 01, 2021
Glad All Over Dave Clark Five 1963
One of my earliest memories is me sat in the back seat of a car bashing the seats and singing 'All the Pieces Bits and Pieces'