I remember when I was a youth Henry of the Bad Detectives was trying to get me into Elvis Costello and me in my 17 year old self thinking it was too slow. Everything had to be fast. I quite liked a b-side called Mystery Dance but that was as far as it got. I can enjoy now in my old age. Saw him in the 70s but was for the support band Richard Hell and the Voidoids. I think the first of his records we bought was I don't want to go to Chelsea.
Ralphadeus. Music movies comics feature in this look at life from Somerset.
Saturday, July 31, 2021
Runaround Sue - Dion 1961
Saturday night selection.
Dion says of this clip
'' I recorded Runaround Sue with “The Del-Satins” and black musicians from the Apollo theater, Buddy Lucas on Sax, Sticks Evans on drums, Panama Francis on percussion, Teacho Wilshire on piano, Milt Hinton on bass, and Mickey “Guitar” Baker. ~ When Hollywood filmed this rendition they use all white actors playing musicians behind me, knowing the film wouldn't get played in the South at that time.''
DIONNE WARWICK - YOU CAN HAVE HIM. HULLABALOO SHOW MARCH 30TH 1965.
Great song. Carmel did a version.
Train To Nowhere · Savoy Brown 1968
Heard this on the radio last night - don't really know much about it. Savoy Brown
Friday, July 30, 2021
The Fall - Interview, Bombast and Cruiser's Creek
The Fall - Interview, Bombast and Cruiser's Creek
The Tube, Channel 4 TV, 8th November 1985
Thursday, July 29, 2021
Susan and the IRA bomb at Bath
1974 Susan was a trainee nurse in Bath staying in nurses lodgings in Trim Street. 9 O'clock in the morning that day Susan finished her shift and went to have a look at the record shop in the Corridor and a 5lb bomb went off. Narrowly avoided the blast. See pictures of the damage here. Just a small incident that got revived when we were listening to an Eno album.
Wednesday, July 28, 2021
Gene Davis - Cruisin For A Bruisin
Just heard this on Steve Stack O Wax's Wednesday night rocking party.
Tuesday, July 27, 2021
Cry-Baby 1990
Midsomer Norton has a few charity shops which we browse for books and other media. Picked up this DVD today for 50p. I hadn't seen it since the 90s when it came out. I am enjoying it - worth looking out for. WIki
Monday, July 26, 2021
The Teardrop Explodes - Reward (Original Promo) (1981)
Liverpool band Teardrop Explodes. Not a fan but I like this.
Sunday, July 25, 2021
Short Peter Green Fleetwood Mac playlist
It's a whole year since we lost Peter Green. Here is a short playlist,
Saturday, July 24, 2021
Dick Dale & The Del Tones "Misirlou" 1963
Saturday night selection. Taken from the film "A Swingin Affair" released in 1963..Hope you have a great weekend. John Peel was a big Dick Dale fan - not sure how many sessions he did but at the time it seemed a lot though we weren't complaining.
Dave Clark Five - When 1965
There are many reasons to like this Dave Clark Five clip. It's from an ace film called Catch Us If You Can and it's partly filmed in Bath and the West. This is the Mendips. It also is a really great song.
Ashton, Gardner & Dyke - Resurrection Shuffle (1971)
I remember this from my childhood. On Fridays at Junior school they let us bring records in. Somebody brought this in. Ashton Gardner Dyke wiki
THE LAST DUEL Official Trailer (2021)
From the wiki The Last Duel is an upcoming American-British historical drama based on the book The Last Duel: A True Story of Trial by Combat in Medieval France by Eric Jager. Directed by Ridley Scott, the screenplay is written by Nicole Holofcener, Ben Affleck, and Matt Damon. Damon stars as Jean de Carrouges, a 14th-century knight who challenges his squire Jacques Le Gris (Adam Driver) to a duel after his wife (Jodie Comer) accuses Le Gris of raping her. Affleck, Harriet Walter, Nathaniel Parker, Sam Hazeldine, Michael McElhatton, and Alex Lawther also star.
Friday, July 23, 2021
Battle of the Spurs 1513
Zoomable image here
The Castaways - Liar, Liar. It's A Bikini World
The Castaways. I've always liked this song despite not being able to tell what they are singing. It's a Bikini World (1967)
Thursday, July 22, 2021
ONE NIGHT / SMILEY LEWIS [IMPERIAL 5380]
IMPERIAL 5380 [IM-942] ONE NIGHT (D. Bartholomew & P. King)
SMILEY LEWIS New Orleans, 25 October 1955
The Draughtsman's Contract - trailer 1982
This is a great film with a brilliant soundtrack by Michael Nyman.
Game of Thrones pinball at Weston Super-Mare
On a different theme my daughter Celia just sent us a picture of a Game of Thrones table in Weston Super Mare. On the subject of pinball if you search this blog you will see a lot of posts about it.
House of Frankenstein Bath
There is a new attraction in Bath on the theme of Mary Shelley and her famous creation.She wrote it in Bath. Webpage.
I have heard there is a pinball there. I will try and find out for definite. Probably in their popular culture room.
Sunnyland Slim - Highway 61
Killer harmonica
Cobra Records 1957 B/W It's You Baby
Sunnyland Slim (Voc/Piano),Big Walter Horton (Hca),Jimmy Rogers/Bob Woodfork (Guitar),Willie Dixon (Bass),S.P.Leary (Drums)
Floyd Jones - On the Road Again 1953
Drums – Elgin Edmonds* Guitar – Moody Jones. Piano – Sunnyland Slim. Vocals, Guitar – Floyd Jones
Wednesday, July 21, 2021
The Old Duke Bristol.
Pub where Susan and I were introduced to each other. Webpage. Specialists in Jazz there was live music that night. We had gone to a venue over the road hoping to see Wire and Adam and the Ants but it didn't happen. In the queue was Bristol punk star Johnny Britton who talked to us about knowing Stella McCartney.
Faces "Stay With Me" 1971
50 years ago the Faces were recording their Nods as good as a wink lp which is released later this year. They were pretty popular at this time.
Tuesday, July 20, 2021
BABY BOY WARREN - Sanafee [aka Not Welcome Any More]
rec. c. 1954 in Detroit;
Guitar – Calvin Frazier
Harmonica – Sonny Boy Williamson (2) Piano – Boogie Woogie Red Vocals, Guitar – Baby Boy WarrenWashboard – Washboard Willie
Weekend - The Leaves of Spring 1982
On Rough Trade -a B-side. It's very hot here so things like Weekend get put in the mix.
Inspiral Carpets ft Mark E Smith - I Want You (TOTP) 1994
The only time Mark E Smith was on Top of the Pops. Recall reading he was manically cleaning the dressing room before. I remember seeing this like it was yesterday.
Baby Boy Warren - Hello Stranger 1953
Love this - just perfect. I have a few songs from this line up. Baby Boy Warren wiki
Baby Boy Warren: vocals & guitar
Sonny Boy Williamson: harp Boogie Woogie Red: piano Calvin Frazier: guitar Washboard Willie: washboard. Recorded in Detroit, 1953.
FALLING RAIN / WILLIE LOVE AND HIS THREE ACES [TRUMPET 172]
WILLIE LOVE AND HIS THREE ACES
Jackson, 1 December 1951 Willie Love(v/p), Little Milton Campbell(g), T. J. Green(b), Junior Blackmon(d)
Monday, July 19, 2021
Bonnie and Clyde - Serge Gainsbourg and Brigitte Bardot. 1968
This is worth listening to it you don't know it.
Gainsbourg (2010) trailer
We don't go to the cinema much but we went to see this. My daughter won the tickets and thought it was more our bag and it was. We enjoyed it and if you haven't seen it then give it a whirl. Wiki
Judy Nylon and Crucial - Pal Judy (Full Album) 1982
This album we bought. Half of Snatch (see below)
Artist: Judy Nylon and Crucial. Produced by Adrian Sherwood
Album: Pal Judy. Year: 1982. Genre: Post-Punk/Dub. Country: United Kingdom. Track list: 1. Information Rain (0:00) 2. Dateline Miami (3:27) 3. Live In A Lift (7:01) 4. Jailhouse Rock (10:10) 5. Trial By Fire (14:07) 6. Sleepless Night (18:03) 7. Others (21:17) 8. The Dice (24:34) 9. Room Without A View (28:20)
Sunday, July 18, 2021
XTC - Making Plans For Nigel 1979
Any XTC fans reading this? The WFMU show Atlantic Tunnel had an interview and special (2 hours) with Colin Moulding of XTC - a band from Swindon England. Listen to it here. I am not a huge fan but I found it interesting.
Our ex rehearsal room is up for auction
Joe 90!
In 1980 Animals and men did our biggest gig to about 3000 people. Backstage I wondered whether to wear my specs and decided to wear them and be damned. As we walked on stage someone shouted from the crowd 'Joe 90!' which hit a nerve. Around the time of the original series I had to wear corrective specs and I got the nickname then. People can be cruel. Opening titles and theme.
Sonny Boy Williamson Pontiac Blues 1951
Trumpet Records 1951
Alex "Rice" Miller (sonny boy williamson ll ) - Voc/harmonica
Willie love - Piano
Elmore James & Joe "willie" wilkins - Guitar
Leonard Ware - bass
Saturday, July 17, 2021
VINCE TAYLOR - What'd I say 1962
Saturday night selection. I like Vince Taylor. He played Bob's Palais in Midsomer Norton around this time. His signature tune Brand New Cadillac was banned by the BBC as it mentioned a brand. Insane. Should have been huge.
Downliner Sect - I want my Baby back
Downliner Sect - 'I want my Baby back' taken from the Ep "The Sect Sing Sick Songs" 1965
This was popular with our kids when they were growing up.
Friday, July 16, 2021
Bruton Somerset
Echo and the Bunnymen - the Cutter 1983
Good single. We weren't fans at the time - I think we bought the first single and that was it but I like this.
Thursday, July 15, 2021
Beatles 60 years ago
Back from Hamburg and getting an unheard of £15 a gig. McCartney has taken up bass. Stuart Sutcliffe has left.
NANCY SINATRA - How Does That Grab You? 1966
Just heard on the radio Marc Riley. Also look at this. Written by Lee Hazelwood. Wiki on the album.
Buckland Dinham village
When I was a young teen I used to hang out at Buckland quite a lot. I had a mate Tom who lived in a converted schoolhouse there. Another friend lived in one of the estate cottages at Orchardleigh house and we used to do haymaking on the local farm for money. Hard work but bought me my first Levis. Of course there was the Fountain inn - read about it here - but we used to frequent the youth club and did fence erecting and babysitting around the village too. We used to cycle everywhere and Frome was only 3 miles from Buckland Dinham. One interesting fact about Buckland - it had in the 19th century an incident where a farmer auctioned his wife which was the basis of a plotline in Thomas Hardy's book Mayor of Casterbridge. There is a good pub still in the village the Bell which has all manner of interesting events to enjoy. There is a single standing stone near the Orchardleigh estate.
Me at Midsomer Norton town park
Pic by Susan. Not too many people use this park as it's fairly new. There is an outdoor terrace for events and a sensory garden. Skate park and toddler area nearby.
You Can't Put Your Arms Around A Memory New York Dolls
Johnny Thunders birthday. Here is an early version of this song.
Wednesday, July 14, 2021
Buzzcocks - Everybody's happy nowadays 1979
Buzzcocks in matching leather jackets. I had stopped buying Buzzcocks records by the time this came out but I like it now.
Adam & The Ants - Rome 1978
Adam & The Ants performing at the Titan Club in Rome on October 20th, 1978 :
Tuesday, July 13, 2021
Talking Heads - Psycho Killer - 1977
The only Talking Heads record I own is this one - possibly my first ever 12 inch single.
Monday, July 12, 2021
Hannover VW factory in the mid 70s
When I was a young teenager I participated against my wishes in a German exchange. My 'friend' and I didn't get on in fact we had a fight at Hanover zoo and I fractured my wrist punching him in the head. But we did do some organised trips as there was a quite large amount of us. One trip I remember was a visit to where they made the VW campers and vans. Here are some photos I found on the web. More on my German exchange here
Buddy Guy - The Blues Chase The Blues Away (Official Trailer) 2021
‘American Masters — Buddy Guy: The Blues Chase the Blues Away’ premieres Tuesday, July 27 at 9 p.m. on @PBS (check local listings), pbs.org/americanmasters and the PBS Video app.
This brand new documentary features unseen performance footage and new interviews with Buddy, Carlos Santana, John Mayer, Gary Clark Jr., Kingfish and more. The film screens this weekend, Sunday June 13 at 2PM ET at the Tribeca Film Festival online: https://tribecafilm.com/films/buddy-g...
J B Hutto and The New Hawks - TV Boston (1981) Part 1
I am a J B Hutto fan. He was raw but in a good way. If you like Elmore James style vocals and slide J B is worth tracking down.
Cup Fever 1965 full movie - only 53 minutes
A very good children's film which includes cameos from George Best and the Man United team. A young Susan George is in this, as well as Bernard Cribbins. Wiki
Watching the Euros
Here we are at Bea and Shane's house to watch the footie. We don't usually bother with football but Susan likes the big internationals. Daughter Bea couldn't watch the penalties and left the room. An entertaining week or two and thanks to all the squad for doing so well.
Wilko Johnson - Solid Senders (1979) - Paradise
Happy birthday Wilko. "Paradise", a song Wilko wrote about his wife, Irene.
No Coming Back Ike Turner's Kings of Rhythm
Great solo by Ike Turner where he hits the whammy bar about.
Sunday, July 11, 2021
Bo Diddley Who Do You Love? CHECKER 842 (1956)
With the late great Jody Williams on guitar. One of the greatest records ever. Wiki
Market Hall Frome
This is now the music venue the Cheese and Grain. In my time in Frome this was derelict and what was known as the Market Hall was a smaller prefab type of hut now no longer there. Seen Adam Ant and the Fall at the Cheese and Grain which was strange for an old Fromie like me. Bo Diddley was due to play there near my birthday but he had a stroke which sadly ended his life. Biggest band to play there to date must be the Foo fighters. Not my cup of tea but a big group.
"Devil Got My Woman" by Skip James 1966
In this clip from the Newport Folk Festival of 1966, delta blues legend Skip James performs his haunting "Devil Got My Woman" for an audience that includes Son House and Howlin' Wolf. From the DVD "Devil Got My Woman: Blues at Newport 1966."
Allihies County Cork Ireland
Photo of our old car - a 1981 VW Passat and two dome tents. Notice the pushchair. Allihies is a great place on the Beara peninsula in County Cork. Sue's mothers family came from Cork so we visited a few times.
Saturday, July 10, 2021
Frome's Trinity area aka Chinatown
King Biscuit Time - Sonny Boy Williamson
This is a great album. Comprising SBW's earliest recordings for the Trumpet label which includes some of his best songs. Also as bonus tracks are SBW in the King Biscuit Time radio show studio performing a few songs at the end of his life and very interesting it is too.
Willie Love - Everybody's Fishing 1951
Willie Love And His Three Aces Trumpet Records 1951 B/W My Own Boogie
Willie Love (Piano/Voc),Elmore James/Joe Willie Wilkins (Guitars),Alex Wallace (Drums)
Wet Leg - Chaise Longue (Official Video)
This is good. Check it out. Susan likes this. I think they are from the Isle of Wight.
Friday, July 09, 2021
Silk Cut cigarettes cinema commercial 1979
I remember this ad very well as this was a time when I used to go to the cinema a lot. It is very archaic for nowadays - blackface and all the other crimes. But interesting as a period piece.
Rocket From The Tombs - Sonic Reducer
Much better version than the Dead Boys is the original by Rocket from the Tombs.
From the Day the Earth met Rocket from the Tombs which is a great collection of lo-fi recordings from around 75.
Dead Boys - All This And More Live at CBGB 1977
I find the Dead Boys pretty funny - they are like a punk Spinal Tap. I mean who starts a song with?
Can I describe what it's like
To have sex with the lights on?
And would ya feel right if I did ya tonight?
And put the bite on?
All this and more little girl
How bout on the floor little girl
No time to implore ya girl
I'm just a dead boy
You know that I'm just a dead boy
I wanna be a dead boy
I'll die for you, if you want me to
Good Golly Miss Molly Little Richard 1958
The weekend starts here. I loved this as a young teenager.
Thursday, July 08, 2021
Wednesday, July 07, 2021
Tuesday, July 06, 2021
Dry Cleaning: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert 2021
New upload. Celia found this. She has got tickets for Susan to see them in Bristol 2022.
SET LIST "Her Hippo" "Unsmart Lady" "Leafy" "Viking Hair"
Sedgemoor 1685
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| Pic by Sean O'Brogain |
This disastrous battle was fought this day in 1685. The last pitched battle on English soil.
Whiskey, Beer And Reefer · Billy Boy Arnold 1993
Looking forward to Billy Boy Arnold's autobiography out soon.
Monday, July 05, 2021
Adam Ant letter 1982
Letter from Adam. He rang us up once but his PA used to ring me up at work quite a bit.
Jackdaw summer
One summer we raised some Jackdaws. One was named Tizzy by our son. They joined the locals when they got old enough but would often come and see us. At one stage they would wake us up by sitting on the phone wires calling out til we got up and fed them.
Howlin' Wolf - My Mind Is Ramblin' - 1966
This is a little known song by the Wolf but I love it. Partly about a Rocket Oldsmobile car. We used to do this in the Mud Dogs.
JUNIOR WELLS - Lovey Dovey Lovey One [U.S.A. 790] 1964
Starting the week off. This is Junior Wells at his best creating a soul blues.
Sunday, July 04, 2021
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