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Tag Archives: CDs
Perfecting Sound Forever ?*
I remember quite clearly the first time I became aware of the pleasure one could derive from the stereophonic experience. Rather ridiculously I could have been as old as eleven, but it was on a family visit to my Grandmother’s … Continue reading
More Junkie Business with the Only Ones
1997 a boy child is born. My wife and me were pretty smug. We already had a daughter, now we had the full set. The new arrival appeared healthy and happy, quite a bundle of fun. There are those who … Continue reading
Posted in memories of 70s, punk rock, rock music
Tagged alan mair, CDs, drugs, drums, john perry, LIve Music, mike kellie, peter perrett, the only ones
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Happy Birthday
Yes it’s time to celebrate. The future is past is three years old or possibly five. Its complicated. I first started this site 5 years ago but I wrote just one post and then left it for a couple of … Continue reading
How Not To Make a Terrible Record
I was pondering on the fate of the mighty Dr Feelgood and how they failed to make any great albums after Wilko Johnson left. It wasn’t just about Johnson’s guitar playing and song writing, they still had good songs … Continue reading
Posted in memories of 70s, rock music
Tagged bad records, CDs, record producers, rock and roll, vinyl
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The Three Record Rule and Dr Feelgood
It’s a sad but true fact that almost every artist has a sell by date. The rule I usually live by is that no one needs more than 3 CDs from any one artist, once you’ve got three that’s enough, … Continue reading
Posted in DR feelgood, punk rock, rock music
Tagged 1970's, 70's biography, 70's music, band reformations, Britain, CDs, culture, DR feelgood, gigs, memoir, punk, punk rock, record producers, rock music
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Rock and Roll will never die (probably)
There are areas of the British coast that time has forgotten. Musically it’s as if they have moved forward at glacial speed. The beat boom is just about acknowledged but psychedelia and all points onwards have never happened. Many of … Continue reading
Posted in memories of 70s, rock and roll, rock music
Tagged british rock and roll, CDs, drums, gigs, piano, punk, seaside towns, shakin stevens, shakin stevens and the sunsets, television, vinyl
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Glad to be Gay
Until 1967 homosexual activity was illegal in Britain. That doesn’t really surprise me, it may as well have been illegal in the 70’s as far as the general public were concerned. I can’t imagine anyone at my school ever admitting … Continue reading
Posted in memories of 70s, punk rock, rock music
Tagged 1970's, CDs, culture, drums, elton john, gay, homophobia, politics, pop music, punk, racism, rock music, tom robinson, vinyl
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My drug experience with Man
There’s a conventional wisdom with general anaesthetics which the medical profession never tells you about and that is that you should never make any important decisions such as taking out a loan or making a will in the week … Continue reading
Posted in memories of 70s, prog rock, rock music
Tagged 1970's, 70's biography, CDs, drugs, Hippies, pop music, prog rock, pub rock, rock music, vinyl, welsh rock
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