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P.I.L - Flowers of romance

Man Man - Steak Knives

Quote: A Horseradish @ 12th September 2014, 9:14 PM BST

Enjoyed all the recent contributions. I just caught up with this one JohnnyD. It's fascinating - and very affecting. There are obviously some key years in rock music - 1955-56, 1967, 1977 - and those of us who were quite involved in 1989 tend to talk that one up too. But I have always sensed that the 1970-1 period going into 1972 was seriously underrated. Often viewed as a lull, it has a distinct mystery all of its own.

In more practical terms, there is also a hell of a lot of "stuff" from that time - far more than is immediately obvious which is good as it still means new discoveries. But I wonder now if the number of records being released suddenly increased during those years and I may well try to check on the figures to find out.

Anyhow, thanks for another interesting piece.

Just watched Deep Purple - Made in Japan on BBC4. A documentary. Very interesting.

Quote: Chappers @ 12th September 2014, 11:27 PM BST

Just watched Deep Purple - Made in Japan on BBC4. A documentary. Very interesting.

Looking forward to watching this. Listened to that album a lot when it first came out.

Must be some overlap though with the Classic Albums episode about Machine Head.

Feels like this is happening more and more with music docs. Are they running out of new ideas?

New Order - Peel Sessions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPIjPWgKW2M

I just had a live John Handy album on. Great stuff although some of his other recordings aren't quite as good.

"The Evils of Tomato Juice" - from the mid 60s radio series The Clitheroe Kid

Simpler times, simpler humour but I like it, especially Danny Ross, the gormless boyfriend of Jimmy Clitheroe's sister.

Here he is in a short clip from the Arthur Askey film "The Love Match" - hope I'm stating the bleedin' obvious; he's the one with the van.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vH9gm6YmvE

Quote: Hercules Grytpype Thynne @ 14th September 2014, 11:45 AM BST

Here he is in a short clip from the Arthur Askey film "The Love Match" - hope I'm stating the bleedin' obvious; he's the one with the van.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vH9gm6YmvE

The recovery from the pratfall is spectacular.

Quote: Tursiops @ 14th September 2014, 11:50 AM BST

The recovery from the pratfall is spectacular.

Yes indeed. :D

Toto - Live in Poland

Take the A train on Clare Teal's programme on Radio 2.

Quote: Chappers @ 12th September 2014, 11:27 PM BST

Just watched Deep Purple - Made in Japan on BBC4. A documentary. Very interesting.

Yes, thanks, Chappers. I will if it is still available. Managed to get the Carole King one a few hours before it disappeared. There was that moment in 1970 when Purple and Sabbath were both in the Top 5 singles. Black Night and Paranoid. A first for that sort of thing and I doubt if anything similar ever happened again.

Quote: A Horseradish @ 14th September 2014, 10:43 PM BST

Yes, thanks, Chappers. I will if it is still available. Managed to get the Carole King one a few hours before it disappeared. There was that moment in 1970 when Purple and Sabbath were both in the Top 5 singles. Black Night and Paranoid. A first for that sort of thing and I doubt if anything similar ever happened again.

I bought both those singles.

Quote: Chappers @ 15th September 2014, 10:03 PM BST

I bought both those singles.

And here's that chart for you - http://www.officialcharts.com/archive-chart/_/1/1970-10-24/

Half-watching too. The Beatles Grammy Suite on ITV.

I know it's been on before.

Fun Boy Three - The Lunatics (have taken over the Asylum)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRNYqsMIbg0

The Human League - The Lebanon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEsRYkRpySY

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