Tag Archives: 70’s music

Ginger Baker

Posted on December 8, 2019 by

I found this post as a draft. For some reason I wrote it and never posted it. Oh well, want not waste not – here it is When I was a very young man I knew the names of two … Continue reading →

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This is Pop, ‘Gabrielle’, the Nips

Posted on November 17, 2019 by

Shane MacGowen was a face on the UK punk scene almost from its inception. His face in itself was a remarkable feature, even by British 70’s standards, due to standard abysmal dental hygiene and treatment and aided by a copious intake … Continue reading →

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Grandad….Clive Dunn

Posted on November 3, 2019 by

Its almost impossible to comprehend at a distance of 50 years just how popular the TV series Dad’s Army was. The show initially expected that it would appeal to people who had lived through the second world war, bear in mind that this … Continue reading →

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Punk invents Post Punk

Posted on August 18, 2019 by

In early 1978 the Sex Pistols had imploded after a terrible tour of the states. A year on from a terrible tour of the UK the number one punk band were no more. It was pretty clear to us all … Continue reading →

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3 from 79

Posted on August 11, 2019 by

For the Summer of 79 I seemed to have three records on the go all the time. Music was still expensive I think two of the albums were my mate Phil’s and one was mine, but these were sharing times, … Continue reading →

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In the Summertime…Mungo Jerry

Posted on July 28, 2019 by

This week Britain has been hot, hotter than it’s been for a long time. We don’t know whether to be excited or scared, the weather forecasters are putting a brave face on it but also, we are beginning to realise that Global … Continue reading →

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Cheap as Cheese..Camembert Electique

Posted on July 21, 2019 by

Camembert Electrique the third, but first real, album by Gong was released in 1971 when, to be honest I wasn’t really ready so I missed out on the offer of a whole album for 59 pence. However a few years … Continue reading →

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