For what it’s worth Brian Knight died of cancer in 2001, he was 61.

In 1967 he married Cyril Davies’s widow, Marie. I think at some stage it was John Pilgrim who was intending to research a biography. […]

FWIW I’ve known the author for 25 years and, of those, I think he’s been working been working on these for 20 of them. A truly dedicated follower of……Peter Green….take my word for it. : )

The Southampton HMV seems to be absolutely thriving. I think this may be attributed to the huge student presence.

Over the past couple of decades “universities” (i.e. former polytechnics, colleges of FE and […]

The only R&B club I recall spending most of my time was Zeta House in Putney, just two steps from Putney British Rail.

By day Zeta’s an ancient, huge delicatessen supplying all kinds of exotic food. Come […]

Colin

In 1999 Chris Smith compiled a huge tome entitled:

That’s The Stuff: The Recordings of Brownie McGhee, Sonny Terry, Stick McGhee & J. C. Burris. (150 pages)

In December 2000 Chris did some updating […]

Wow that’s what I call r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h. Do you ever sleep? Keep ’em coming.

It is indeed an invaluable resource.

In the very early days of discogs I was approached by one of the “team” asking if I could supply listings of LPs in my collection to add to their resource. This I agreed […]

Colin it’s just the thing that would be in (the late) Max Jones’s Archive. This is all in the possession of son Nick in Bognor Regis. But I guess you’ve been down that root.

Colin I have a very incomplete set of JN up in my loft 🙂

Which issue do you seek? Val Wilmer used to have a complete one, I’d gladly phone her and find out.

From memory the October ’67 event was a quick “hallo and goodbye” affair.

I’m feel sure that Clive Richardson wrote a review of it for the newly formed “Soul Music Monthly”. My set of SMM has great gaps in i […]

This discussion reminds me of the following – hope it doesn’t lose its layout when posted

Freddie Takes A British Cold Back Home
MAX JONES
Melody Maker, 22nd March 1969

“I DIDN’T have it tonight,” said F […]

I too have a complete set plus a “special” – The Blues At Christmas, The Very Best of the Blues featuring 16 great songs from sixteen great artist. Their words, not mine.

Blues guru Tony Russell did a good job […]

I have a goodly number of Eric Bakker’s ‘Names & Numbers’ published output including their quarterly magazine (of the same name) that dates back to issue one 1998.

Eric’s enterprise is a real labour of lov […]

Muswell Hill? In the 70s I spent most of my time in a huge old fashioned Victorian pub the name of which totally defeats me. My minds eye can visualise it…please, please put me out of my misery.

Don’t worry about it, especially as I’m an old fashioned “lefty” 🙂

I don’t have much input here but for what it’s worth in December will attain the grand old age of 70. Geriatrics rule ok 🙂

Colin I do have it in electronic form and totally toe-curling it is too…all 1,700 words of it!

I’ll see if I can locate it.

For what it’s worth in early 70s, I was working at the mail order department of Dillons Bookshop and most lunch times would visit Karl Dallas at his London flat (28 Gordon Mansion, Torrington Place, WC1). He was a […]

All this has recalled to my “little grey cells” Tony ‘Top’ Topham, whom I still keep in touch with. The following review (of 25 years ago!) is rather full of Balfourian purple prose but it seemed to sell CDs – […]

No shortage of Dupree ephemera here to trawl through. Have fun, or not, as the case may be.