To be fair to Pete and Jimi neither smashed guitars every night, and the one time I saw Pete do it (Kennington Oval 1971) it was genuinely thrilling to witness. I saw a far more fractious Who show in 1975 in […]

I don’t think it’s that ridiculous. He was talking about Lennon. McCartney has corroborated that and added that it was harder to learn left handed. There were only acoustic instruments at Rishikesh, so the […]

I know you guys like mocking Donovan for claiming to have invented modern music, but here’s a thought for you: maybe some of it is true. He is certainly in Don’t Look Back with Dylan, he really was at Rishikesh […]

Got to see Parasite this evening. We had to drive all the way to Birmingham to find a cinema that was showing it: the excellent independent Electric Cinema. It’s supposed to be on general release, but not showing […]

The Stones cover is awful and agree that Watch That Man and Panic In Detroit are average songs. The rest is absolutely great though. I also hate the cover.

I cannot agree about the production. The vinyl first […]

Hurrah! Someone finally mentioned Big Thief – my new artist discovery of the year. They released two albums in 2019. Songwriter Adrianne Lenker is super talented. I will choose the other 2019 album Two Hands just […]

Hard to understand the appeal really. I suppose he’s harmless enough – maybe a comfort blanket for some folk in these trying times? Never heard a whole album by him, nor wanted to.

I did see him live at […]

I saw Bob Willis bowl in the Edgbaston test in 1981. I was thrilled to meet the man and shake hands with him. It was at a Bob Dylan concert in Brixton sometime in the nineties. He was great to chat to. Rest In Peace Bob.

Er, no, sorry. It’s a pun (homophone) of my initial and surname.

Yes please. It’s been a good year for music – new and archive.

I would also recommend the Hendrix In The West LP. Note that the original 1971 (or so) LP has some different tracks to the CD reissue. However, both are very good. It includes stunning versions of Red House, […]

I bought the vinyl. It sounds amazing. The cover is embossed in gold, including the wonderful pictograms for each song inside the gatefold. Mastering is credited to Stephen Marcussen though the the initials BG in […]

Thanks @Hubert_Rawlinson So the great Island records were sometimes mastered at Abbey Road I presume. Now that is news. Thanks so much for asking!

19 for me, heard a few more. Their selection isn’t always the album I would choose by the artist.

Single: The Windmills Of Your Mind – Noel Harrison. B-Side was Leitch On The Beach a homage to Donovan.
LP: Fill Your Head With Rock CBS double sampler LP. Introduced me to Leonard Cohen, Laura Nyro, Al Stewart […]

This could be great. This is the opening song lyric. Leonard knew it was a great song but said “I never quite nailed the vocal”. Well, I expect “never quite” to still be very good indeed.

HAPPENS TO THE […]

Congratulations! My Dad was a postie, then local office manager, all his working life post war. Naturally I did the post at Christmas for several seasons. I once delivered a package to Jimmy Tarbuck. His words of […]

@hubert-rawlinson No luck. Sold out I’m afraid. Assuming there are questions from the audience I wonder if you could ask a question on my behalf? I have always wondered about the mastering to vinyl of the […]

Thanks @hubert-rawlinson We’re keen to go – never been to the licorice fields of Pontefract. However the Cat Club website says tickets are “out of stock”. Hmm. I’ll give them a ring tomorrow. Assuming they are […]