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TEN FROM 77
Originally posted on VINYL CONNECTION:
1977. Forty years ago. Punk sprouted, prog continued, pop morphed; great albums littered the highways of contemporary music… This is the first post of a possible series, presenting albums worthy of acclaim four decades after…
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Tom Petty 1977
It is quite apparent that the mythical holy grail of ‘making it’ in music is only partially reliant on talent. The people who rise to the top are clearly not the most talented in their particular field. You could see … Continue reading
Pirates !
Throughout the 1970’s radio featured large in the lives of myself and just about every teenager in Britain. Our live centred around starting the day with Tony Blackburn through Jimmy Young and Johnnie Walker ending around midnight with ‘Sounds of … Continue reading
Posted in memories of 70s, rock music
Tagged 1970's, 70's biography, Britain, East Anglia, John peel, radio 1, radio Caroline, rock music
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It was 40 Years Ago Today…Heroes
Summer 1977 and London was the place to be. It was the summer of punk and there was a sense of creative energy, virtually every week there was a new record out which was essential listening. David Bowie was possibly … Continue reading
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Tagged drugs, Eno, heroes david bowie, Marc, marc bolan, memoir, television, Tony Visconti
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Three from the States
As rock music was fermenting nicely in Britain the real quality was still coming from the States. They had had a couple of years head start on us, they were older, probably cleverer and had better teeth. There’s still a … Continue reading
Posted in memories of 70s, punk rock, rock music
Tagged america, culture, drums, funk, memoir, punk, richard hell, richard hell and the voidoids, rock music, talking heads, vinyl
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Letting Go
Autumn is well on its way here in the east midlands, the temperature has dropped, the nights have drawn in and there’s a weekend of rain ahead. Change is gonna come. I have just finished a job that’s kept me … Continue reading
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Tagged can, East Anglia, gap year, my shit life, steely dan
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Hey Rock and Roll
By the mid 70’s rock was all of twenty years old, it had travelled from Bill Hayley performing ‘Rock around the Clock’ way past Hawkwind and ‘ Silver Machine’. The 60’s had been very forward looking, every few months … Continue reading
Posted in memories of 70s, rock and roll, rock music
Tagged america, culture, drums, memoir, pop music, showaddywaddy, television
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