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Saturday, December 21, 2024

Glastonbury by Mike Jefferies photography

Happy Solstice from Somerset.

Astrud Gilberto With Stan Getz - Girl From Ipanema (1964)

Get Yourself a College Girl is a 1964 Metrocolor film comedy in the style of a beach party movie. The plot involves a college co-ed who tries to balance her time writing songs and dealing with her publisher who tries to pursue her.

Sugar Pie Desanto Soulful Dress 1964

RIP

Friday, December 20, 2024

Top album of 1964

My first record,

Best album of 1984

Best album of 1974

A Christmas Carol 1971 ~ Animated ~ Alastair Sim ~ Full Length

Probably my favourite Christmas animation

Animated in the style of 1800s engravings by the great Richard Williams Studio. Featuring the voices of Alistair Sim Michael Redgrave and Michael Hordern reprising his 1951 performance as Marley's Ghost . Animation by Ken Harris, Abe Levitow, among others. Produced by Chuck Jones. This film won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for 1972

"Les trois moulins de Montmartre sous la neige", (1936) Maurice Utrillo

Maurice Utrillo - Wikipedia

Don't Knock The Twist | Full Movie 1962

Following the preparations for a TV special on the twist, this rock n roll musical features performances by Chubby Checker, Gene Chandler, Vic Dana, The Carroll Brothers and the Dovells. Musical numbers include "Duke of Earl," "Do the New Continental" and "Mash Potato Time".

Don't Knock the Twist - Wikipedia

Gene Chandler “The Duke Of Earl” 1962 film / Don’t Knock The Twist

Love this song

Dion - The Majestic c1961

Can live on The Old Grey Whistle Test, 27/1/1974

Newly uploaded

The Nips - All the time in the world 1978

Early Shane MacGowan. This is good.

Eartha Kitt Santa Baby 1953

Thursday, December 19, 2024

The Pogues - Streams of Whiskey 1984

Couldn't pass this opportunity to play them.

Pogues book

Today's charity shop purchase. Susan also managed to catch up on the gossip too.

ESG Dance 1982

This is really great. Not the video but the song.

Sonny & Cher ~ Baby Don't Go (1964)

This song by Sonny & Cher was first released in 1964 when it did not do so good, but it was re - released in 1965 and it then turned out to be a big hit for them, and this was after their massive hit "I Got You Babe"

Short Christmas Playlist

Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Merry Christmas Fritz The Buff Medways 2003

I bought this. Inspired by the Christmas truce.

Houston Stackhouse lp recorded 1967

Wiki

The Chess Story 1957-1964

This is a great selection, all six hours of it. Sonny Boy Chuck, Bo. The Wolf plus Dale Hawkins and doo wop output. Ideal for a party I would think.

Bridges of Radstock by Susan

Sonny Boy Williamson II Santa Claus

Lovely riffing on this.

Whitelands 2010. Pic by Susan.

Tuesday, December 17, 2024

Right Now a Playlist

Dovells Bristol Stomp 1961

From the movie Don't Knock the Twist

Ladybird Artists ‘Winter Lane’ Artist: SR Badmin

Snowman

Two of our kids at Whitelands Radstock in the 2000s.

Monday, December 16, 2024

The Runaway Knock ~ Stanhope Forbes. 1888.

Art Jack Kirby

Cider with a whiskey top

The old boys drink this in the Seymour Arms.Witham Friary

Sonny Boy Williamson " V-8 Ford + Stormy Monday +Right Now + Come Go with Me "( KFFA Radio)

This is really good. Recording of a radio broadcast. Magical.

1898 photograph of Camerton carting boys wearing the guss and crook harness, with a group of adult miners. They are also wearing caps with candles in them. My Grandfather started at 14.