D. H. Lawrence The Rainbow 1915

 

I have always enjoyed the film adaptation of this famous novel so I thought I would read the book. Luckily it's available as a free download here.

Audio book here

Tom Tom Club - Wordy Rappinghood 1981

 Heard this on the radio last night and was reminded of the fact that we bought this. 

Sonny Terry - Hootin' the Blues

 Harmonica virtuoso Sonny Terry. 

13th Floor Elevators book

 A visual history by Paul Drummond. My brother got us this big thick book as a present. Definitely worth getting if you are a fan.

I Don't Ever Want To Come Down 13th Floor Elevators

 Great record. I think it was unreleased at the time.

Ringo's official debut as a Beatle

 Today 60 years ago at Port Sunlight Ringo plays his first gig as a bonafide member of the group.

Crash Primitives 1988

 I thought this was a decent single. 

Nazareth - This Flight Tonight (Austrian TV, 1975)

 Joni Mitchell song. I had this disc as a teen. 

Gotta get the first plane home - the Kinks 1965

 Song in my head when I woke up. 

The day my Dad was on the news

John Mitchard on the left apprehended Colin Jordan

Having your father on the main item of the main news is not something that happens everyday - so this event I will always remember fondly. My dad was a Labour politician - reading the Tribune and attending all the Party conferences - I have photos of him meeting Wilson, Callaghan et al but Tony Benn was a particular favourite, but anyway this year, about 67 I reckon we were watching the news on the telly and bosh! There he was! As broad as day. Basically, notorious British Nazi Colin Jordan had broke in to the conference and started shouting a load of racist rubbish about South Africa, disrupting things but noone seemed to be doing anything so my dad, usually mild mannered got up walked to the end of the row got him in an arm lock and frog marched him up the aisle kicked open the emergency exit and chucked him out. Magic. We didn't have a phone at the time but the next door neighbours did and it went red hot! Was that our John? We think so, he is in Blackpool... eventually he rang ... yes it was him...'noone seemed to be doing anything and he was annoying'... I sort of understood and felt proud, but was more interested in what present he was bringing me back - a 7th cavalry kepi and a Britains confederate general figure by the way!

Barry Lyndon Piano trio in E-Flat • Franz Schubert

 Love this tune. Not contemporary with the timeline of the film but who cares? Used in the Bowie/Deneuve film the Hunger too.

Sadie Hound Dog Taylor 1973

 Hound Dog Taylor. This is one of my favourites. 

The Costume of Yorkshire

A Collier with Blenkinsop's Salamanca in the background

A book by George Walker. Wiki here

Adge Cutler and the Wurzels All over Mendip tonight 1967

 Some up with this song in my mind. Mentions Frome.

Bran Van 3000 - Drinking in L.A. 1997

 Do you remember this? I am pretty sure we bought it. Song came into my head when we were drinking in L.A. which was Boddingtons strangely enough. 

We're gonna get married Bo Diddley 1966

 One of my favourite Bo Diddley singles. Geoff Barker used to do this great rock'n'roll show on the radio and he announced that he couldn't figure out what the girl singers were singing and I must admit I was banjaxed but a couple of weeks later someone announced it was 'Ooh girl I'm so glad' so now we know. Miss that show though.

1962 Little Diane - Dion

 I don't approve of the mysogyny in the lyrics but the vocals are superb. 

Cilla Black - It's For You (1964)

 "It's for You" is a song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney of the Beatles for Cilla Black for whom it was a UK Top Ten hit in 1964. The song is mainly a McCartney composition.

Paul McCartney in Frome

 Short film of the historic night at the Cheese and Grain.

Pete Best plays last gig with the Beatles

60 years ago today. 'Pick you up tomorrow John?' Said Pete. 'Oh I have other arrangements.' No indication that he was getting dumped.