Monthly Archives: September 2020

70s Instrumentals….Rock

Posted on September 27, 2020 by moulty58

There were 9 entirely instrumental number ones in the UK chart in the 1950’s. The 60’s had even more, ten to be precise. By the 70’s there was two. The 80’s saw a complete drought and after that there’s been … Continue reading →

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instrumentals..Disco

Posted on September 20, 2020 by moulty58

Let’s face it, Disco was made for the instrumental, in fact disco was made for everything, just ask the Bee Gees. Slip a disco beat under any half   decent song and there’s a potential hit in the making. At least that … Continue reading →

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70’s Instrumentals…Synthesizers

Posted on September 13, 2020 by moulty58

Over the space of 5 years in the 70’s, the synthesiser transformed itself from being something of a novelty instrument. In the early 70’s it was a case, to misquote Samuel Johnson, that playing a synthesiser was not  about doing it well but being … Continue reading →

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70’s Instrumentals..classically influenced

Posted on September 6, 2020 by moulty58

Lies our teachers taught us….  My religious education teacher told us that anyone who had taken LSD could never become a used care salesman, the logic being that they would have seen cars just melt under the influence of hallucinogenic … Continue reading →

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