Ralphadeus. Music movies comics feature in this look at life from Somerset.
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Gibson Thumderbird Non-reverse bass
The bass Davey Jones is playing - one of these? I am not a bassist but I'd love one.
Animals & Men driving stupid 2010
This was probably the best received song from the 21st century. We wrote it in the kitchen.
From the Convulsive 12 inch this uses visuals from Jacques Tati's comedy 'Traffic'(1970)
'Is this the way the world ends? Not with a bang but with the driving stupid'
Pleasant Valley Sunday - The Monkees "Single Version" {Stereo} Summer 1967
'There was a distinct smell of barbecues on the way back from the allotment'. Susan yesterday.
Frome 1978 colorized
We entered a battle of the bands and the rules were you had to have a publicity photo so we asked ex printer Ian Mackay to do some. We had many band names then - about 1 a week. Eventually the Bad Detectives.
Jan & Dean "Sidewalk Surfin'"
American Bandstand. August 22, 1964. Did you have a skateboard? I did. Just. Cornwall where I spent time at was early onto skateboards as they had surf shops and they would have imported boards.
Gene Vincent I'm Movin' On
Great late period Gene. Love the backing which I think is the Wild Angels.
The Incredible Journey (1963) Theatrical Trailer
The Incredible Journey (film) - Wikipedia Susan was into this film.
Sunday, May 31, 2026
Gently Johnny - The Wicker Man HD 1973
The Wicker Man (soundtrack) - Wikipedia
"I think I could turn and live with animals. They are so placid and self-contained. They do not lie awake in the dark and weep for their sins. They do not make me sick discussing their duty to God. Not one of them kneels to another or to his own kind that lived thousands of years ago. Not one of them is respectable or unhappy, all over the earth."
Slow worm
Sue saw a good specimen at the alottment today. We used to see a lot in the old days. Photo from Common slow worm - Wikipedia
Showbiz by The Downliners Sect, taken from the Peel Session recorded on 27 September 1977
Of course they were well at home in the punk era.
Downliners Sect - Baby What's Wrong 1964
Jimmy Reed song. One of the big influences for the British R & B scene. In turn the Dowliners Sect were a big influence on us Frome r'n'b fans who used to do this. 3 CD set for the band soon.
Last Tango In Paris - 2nd Version · Gato Barbieri 1972
Whatever you think about the movie you have to admit the soundtrack is a masterpiece.
Tess Trailer 1979
I enjoyed this movie. I knew it looked nothing like Dorset but I didn't care. Tess (1979 film) - Wikipedia
Blues Master series 1976
VinylBeat.com: Album Cover Gallery #216. Chess Master Series
Sonny Boy Williamson II His Best
Decent compilation to get you started. Getting access to classic recordings was very difficult in Frome 50 years ago.
Lindsay Anderson’s Mick Travis Trilogy - Criterion Channel Teaser
I love these movies - best of British.
In the powder-keg political environment of the late sixties, Lindsay Anderson launched a pop-culture Molotov cocktail into British cinemas with his stunningly subversive IF…., an anarchic vision of rebellion at a British boarding school starring Malcolm McDowell as the everyman turned guerilla revolutionary Mick Travis. In two subsequent films—the freewheeling antiestablishment epic O LUCKY MAN! and the divisive gonzo comedy BRITANNIA HOSPITAL—Anderson and McDowell continued to trace the story of the Travis character and his outlandish adventures in a through-the-looking-glass England. By turns surreal, shocking, and darkly funny, these furious satires simmer with rage at the hypocrisies of capitalism, institutional bureaucracy, and the British class system.Watch the Trilogy now on the Criterion Channel! https://www.criterionchannel.com/lind...
The London Muddy Waters Sessions - Wikipedia
Sonny Boy Williamson II - One Way Out 1962
It doesn't get any better than this. The guitars are by Robert Jr. Lockwood and Luther Tucker, drums Freddy Below a classic line-up.
Saturday, May 30, 2026
The Lovin' Spoonful - Summer In The City [1966]
Summer in the City (song) - Wikipedia Mickey Bradley played this. Big box set for the band has come out.
Cromer Peregrine Project
Why are people flocking to our urban peregrines?Peregrine falcons drawing crowds to church towers and buildings - BBC News
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Boston Tea Party TOTP 1976
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.
The Who live in 1976
The Who - Charlton 05/31/1976 - YouTube
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.