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 […]

I would never pay for a meet and greet. Just seems unnecessary somehow. I have chatted with a few musicians though. First one was David Bowie in early 1972. Six word conversation – “Great show David,” I said. He […]

Surprised no one has mentioned New Boots And Panties – Ian Dury’s finest album by a country mile.

Also: Suzanne Vega’s self titled debut, although Tales From The Realm Of The Queen Of Pentacles runs it pretty damn close.

I saw Roy in Brum on Tuesday. Like the opening night in 2016 he was very rusty and error prone at first but it did warm up and improve – a lot. He does need a lyric prompt!

I like 2 of the 3 new songs, but not […]

I would point out that The Healing Game was one of those that did get issued in the CD remasters programme. It had one bonus track At The End Of The Day and sounds no better than the original 1997 CD which was […]

I have all Jackie’s albums on CD and saw him nearly a hundred times. It would be great if Cooking Vinyl would release those on vinyl or put out a boxed set or just anything really. He really was something of a […]

Any fans of PG Wodehouse here? Treat yourself to Ben Schott’s “Jeeves And The King Of Clubs”. It is laugh out loud funny and a brilliant emulation of Wodehouse’s style, characters and humour. It is kind of a […]