I used my retirement money to buy an Oppo, receiver and 5 big speakers for the front room. I enjoy surround sound a lot. Electric Ladyland is a great one. Even the dreaded Topographic Oceans is hugely improved by […]

Well I bought Hunky Dory before Ziggy came out: February 10th 1072 IIRC. Rather valuable laminated first pressing that I still have.

Most of Ziggy (all but Starman) was recorded in December 1971.

Nietzsche may well be assuming that the composer and librettist are separate people. The lyrics to many operas are clunky to say the least, but the tunes may well be heavenly.

Anyway, I can’t agree from my […]

A second vote for the taxi tour. We did it 2 years ago and it was brilliant.

Get Live At The Lyceum on vinyl. I bought it on release and it is the bee’s knees of live albums. I bought a back up copy recently for a tenner which sounds just as good as my first press copy.

I am really […]

Mrs Artery and myself watched Stormzy’s complete set and both thought he was brilliant. We fully intended to watch a couple of songs and turn over but we were quite spellbound. We were at Glastonbury for Jay Zee […]

1978 world tour.

It’s Rob Stoner on bass and Howie Wyeth on drums. After Rolling Thunder they became Robert Gordon and Link Wray’s backup band and recorded a great LP called Fresh Fish Special.

I know he’s been dead for 5 years but JJ Cale’s new one is a belter. It is a collection of unreleased finished and newly augmented unheard songs, lovingly curated by JJ’s widow Christine Lakeland. Dare I say it, […]

Which years? No idea, but my Dad would have been 99 last week so there’s some parameters. The cop shop a pub? Really? Good god. And they’re still trading and the Fountain is derelict? Blimey.

Off to bed.

My Dad played full back for the other Wimbledon many years ago. He was a postman in New Malden like for ever; he probably delivered to Traps Lane. Actually, come to think of it so did I. I did the post at […]

Sorry to hear about the tragic loss of your parents so young. That would have been dreadful and life altering. So perhaps New Malden is a fondly remembered golden age of innocence for you? It was a good place to […]

Ah yes, I remember Cannings and know Traps Lane too. We lived in Queen’s Road, off Burlington Road. What period? I was born in 1955. My parents lived there until they died. I sold the old house in 2002.

Did you […]

There was an old Monty Python sketch where the screen was tilted 90 degrees and the Pythons were “mountain climbing” a pavement. That was New Malden High Street, where I grew up.

Just got around to reading that Quietus piece. Wow, what a great read. I thought I knew DD inside out but I never knew that Rebel Rebel plagiarised George Formby. Thanks for the link Moosey.

I also checked […]

A sad, sad day. Roky was one of the greats. I only discovered his music 10 or 15 years ago and it was a revelation. I had to buy some expensive imports to find all the music. There have been some decent […]

Diamond Dogs is a tale (tail?) that has grown with the telling. Has to be heard on vinyl, first pressing if you can. None of the CD masters are any good at all. This rekird has matured with age.

The day Bowie […]

I also love I Can See For Miles! Who needs a chorus anyway?

Trivia point: “The green Manalishi with a two pronged crown” is actually a reference to the design on an old pound note. The song is a direct address […]

The 3 great. great classic Fleetwood Mac singles for me are Oh Well, Man Of The World and Green Manalishi, I’m not so keen on Albatross. I seem to remember that Albatross is largely a Danny Kirwan or Jeremy […]

I didn’t wake up until 9am but was outside Frank Harvey’s in Coventry for 9:45. I only wanted the Dylan and Prefab Sprout. I found one of 2 copies of the Dylan (£25) but the two Steve McQueens had already gone. I […]