Saturday, May 30, 2026

Cromer Peregrine Project

 Facebook

Susan is still following the progress of the three chicks. They haven't flown yet but it's getting close to them fledging. 

The Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Boston Tea Party TOTP 1976

Version #1: 10th June 1976 | Version #2: 8th July 1976
A band we saw at the Who gig. 50 years ago. SAHB Stories - Wikipedia

Little Walter and Othum Brown - Ora Nelle Blues Recorded 1947

 Vocals and harmonica - Little Walter Vocals and guitar - Othum Brown Guitar - Jimmy Rogers

Very similar to That's All Right see below

Scopitone juke box

 Scopitone juke box. These played 16mm music films, precursors to music video. Photographed at "The Stables" behind Full Throttle Bottles, Georgetown, Seattle, Washington.


Les Parisiennes La De Dion Bouton (Scopitone 1966 )

 De Dion-Bouton - Wikipedia

Dion - Ruby Baby (Scopitone Couleur)

 Scopitone - Wikipedia I love this version.

The Fall - Bill is dead 1990

 Just perfect.

The Who live in 1976

 The Who - Charlton 05/31/1976 - YouTube

50 years ago on the 31 May me, Graham, and Nigel and Yann went to see the Who at Charlton Athletic football ground. Also on the bill were Alex Harvey and the Streetwalkers. Mike Reynolds reminded me on Winchcombe Calling. I was wearing a maroon waistcoat and it rained briefly and the colour ran over my shirt.

Friday, May 29, 2026

New Kogar

 


Kogar’s Jungle Juice Show #147 is ready to hit the back alleys of your mind with another 2+ hour excursion into depravity and the primitive sounds of rock n’ roll! This episode has a BOSS RADIO 76 knuckledragger set that features a song from the first Cramps record to be released on the recently reformed Vengeance Records! This show also features artists like; Al Duncan, Cy Wagner, The Bosstones, Arthur Lee Maye, Young Jessie, The Rivingtons, Jimmy Liggens, The Sickidz, The Mad Daddys, the Slickee Boys and THE CRAMPS! Full play list over at the Boss Radio 66 and Kogar’s Jungle Juice Blogspots!


Town Without Pity - Gene Pitney

 Town Without Pity (song) - Wikipedia

Boss just played this. I first heard this in the movie Hairspray.

The Marvelettes - Please Mister Postman 1961

 Please Mr. Postman - Wikipedia

The Monkees YOU JUST MAY BE THE ONE (TV VERSION)

 The Monkees (TV series) - Wikipedia

Thursday, May 28, 2026


 

Eight Miles High · The Byrds 1966

 Eight Miles High - Wikipedia A ground-breaking song. Written about their trip to the UK.

Dee Dee Sharp - Mashed Potato Time 1962

 Dee Dee Sharp - Wikipedia

Chubby Checker & Dee Dee Sharp - Slow Twist.1962

 "Slow Twistin'" is a song written by Jon Sheldon, and recorded by American rock and roll musicians Chubby Checker and Dee Dee Sharp (the latter being uncredited on the single and early albums). Released as a single in 1962, it peaked at number 3 on both the Billboard Hot 100.

The Cramps - TV Set

 Are you excited by this release? A shelved never before released Cramps album.

From the album Gravest Gravy out on Vengeance Records on August 21, 2026

Video by Jason Willis

Preorder Gravest Gravy here https://midheaven.com/item/cramps/gravest-... The Cramps official website thecramps.com

That's All Right · Jimmy Rogers 1950

 That's All Right (Jimmy Rogers song) - Wikipedia

Hey Little Cobra · The Rip Chords 1963

 Boss has a show Longboards and Longhorns which has surf and Country. They played this.

Hey Little Cobra - Wikipedia

Assault (1971) aka In the Devil's Garden

 Susan enjoyed this mystery thriller. Assault (film) - Wikipedia

An art teacher at an exclusive girls' school witnesses a rapist-killer attacking students in the nearby woods, but her testimony is dismissed in court. Determined to stop the attacks, she volunteers to act as bait while Detective Chief Superintendent Velyan works to unmask the killer from a gallery of suspects. A British take on the giallo whodunit, produced by Peter Rogers (the Carry On series) for the Rank Organisation.

Directed by Sidney Hayers. Produced by Peter Rogers and George H. Brown. Screenplay by John Kruse, based on the novel The Ravine by Kendal Young (Phyllis Brett Young). Cinematography by Ken Hodges. Music by Eric Rogers. Cast: Suzy Kendall, Frank Finlay, Freddie Jones, James Laurenson, Lesley-Anne Down, Tony Beckley, Anthony Ainley, Dilys Hamlett, James Cosmo, Patrick Jordan, Allan Cuthbertson, Anabel Littledale. Also released as: In the Devil's Garden | The Creepers | Satan's Playthings | Tower of Terror

The Mamas and The Papas - Straight Shooter - Monterey 1967

 A great song. Monterey International Pop Festival - Wikipedia

Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich - The Legend Of Xanadu (1968)

 The Legend of Xanadu - Wikipedia Sue liked this one. Covered by the Fall. When we were in music Dave Dee was an A&R man for one of the labels. He originally was a policeman and he was first on the scene at Eddie Cochran's accident near Chippenham I heard. Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich - Wikipedia

Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick & Titch - Zabadak (1967)

 This song entered my head earlier. Zabadak! (song) - Wikipedia

Dionne Warwick "I Say A Little Prayer" on The Ed Sullivan Show 1968

 I Say a Little Prayer - Wikipedia This is the sort of song that I heard a lot in the 60s. Boss just played it. Is this Sunshine Pop?

Lidls Cornish ice cream

 This is very enjoyable. I like Cornish ice cream so this was a pleasant thing to find in the local food hall.


Jimmy Rogers One Kiss 1957

 Jimmy Rogers - Wikipedia This is the sort of stuff I wanted to in the 80s but it was a fantasy. Still like it though.

Blarney Stone (1949)

 Me and Celia did this. She got a certificate which was on the wall. She has the gift of the gab so I think it's true. Blarney Stone - Wikipedia

ROY GAINES - Alabama Sue (1956) Unissued Groove Recordings

 Tom Hanks also played this. Never heard it before. Mickey Baker (lead guitar) Lloyd Trotman (bass) Panama Francis (drums) George Rhodes (piano) Leroy Kirkland (leader)

Rolling Stones 1966 Paint it black Live Ready Steady Go B & W

 

Aretha Franklin Singing Never Loved A Man (Live 1967)

 Also played by Tom Hanks. I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You) - Wikipedia

Monday, May 25, 2026

Toussaint McCall - Nothing Takes The Place Of You - Hairspray (1988)

 Toussaint McCall's only film appearance, where he sings/lip-synced "Nothing Takes The Place Of You"

Hairspray (1988 film) - Wikipedia Love this film and the soundtrack. Never liked the remake. We had the OST on cassette in the car back then. 

Susan Playlist

 

 Another jacket bought on Portobello road. 1979. I colorised the image. Animals & Men.




THE BROTHERS - Lazy Susan 1958

 

Rolling Stones Paint It Black 1966

 Paint It Black - Wikipedia See also below.

60 years ago in Portobello pop history by Tom Vague

 Facebook

60 years ago in Portobello pop history, Mick Jagger and John Lennon went shopping down Portobello Road with Chrissie Shrimpton and Cynthia Lennon. Mick got a military jacket from I Was Lord Kitchener’s Valet at number 293, sold to him by the shop manager Robert H Orbach, which he wore on ‘Ready Steady Go’ while singing ‘Paint It Black’. Robert Orbach recalled: “I’m sitting there one morning and in walked John Lennon, Mick Jagger and Cynthia Lennon. I didn’t know whether I was hallucinating but it was real.” Jagger bought a red Grenadier Guards drummer’s jacket, which he wore when the Stones performed their number 1 hit ‘Paint It Black’ on 'Ready Steady Go'. Following which, Orbach says: “The next morning there was a line of about a hundred people wanting to buy this tunic, and we sold everything in the shop by lunchtime.”

London’s first secondhand boutique’, specialising in ‘kinky, period and military gear’, began trading at Annie’s Antiques at 84 Portobello Road in 1965. The first I Was Lord Kitchener’s Valet shop was opened by John Paul and Ian Fisk at 293 in February 1966. In Richard Lester’s 'Boutique London', it’s described as ‘a dark and dense space combining 19th century military jackets, fur coats and Victorian junk into one huge nostalgic mix.’ The shop inspired the song ‘I Was Lord Kitchener’s Valet’ by the New Vaudeville Band: ‘Oh, Lord Kitchener, what a to do? Everyone is wearing clothes that once belonged to you, if you were alive today I’m sure you would explode if you took a stroll down the Portobello Road.’ Getting it Straight in Notting Hill Gate part 1 1066-1966 and part 2 1966-2026 available for £23 from https://www.portobelloradio.com/.../getting-it-straight.../ US payments@portobelloradio.com

See less

Runaround Sue - Dion -4K- {Stereo} 1961

 Another one for the Rock'n'roll Susan playlist. Runaround Sue - Wikipedia

Elvis Presley - Frankfurt Special.(From G.I Blues 1960)

 G.I. Blues - Wikipedia

Dale Hawkins - Susie-Q (1957)

 Listening to Bernie Keith Rock and Roll Heaven. They played this and Susan suggested a Sue rock'n'roll playlist. Dale Hawkins - Wikipedia

Sunday, May 24, 2026

Marie Bryant and Scatman Crothers - When a Cat Begins to Scat

 A wonderful scene from a rare 50s short - The Return of Gilbert and Sullivan. This is the wonderful Marie Bryant, with Scatman Crothers, scatting a very loose version of "When the Foeman Bares his Steel" (Pirates of the Penzance)The Return of Gilbert and Sullivan was made in 1952, and had a very limited run in the cinemas, before being lost for around fifty years. I believe it was shot in colour, but the only currently available print is in fairly low quality black and white.

Scatman Crothers - Wikipedia

Elmore James Madison Blues 1960

 Elmore James - Wikipedia His death day today in 1963

The Littlest Rebel 1935 (In Black and White)

 The Littlest Rebel - Wikipedia

The Fall - The Littlest Rebel 1990

 Extricate - Wikipedia

The Early Swerve - Father of the Chapel (Official Video)

 Mickey Bradley played this. It's about the 1985 print dispute.

Projectionist's family loans cinema gems to exhibition

 Thanks to my bro for this article. Somerset projectionist's family loans cinema gems to exhibition - BBC News