The Innocence Mission: Bright As Yellow
One of the best tracks from Glow, their breakthrough third album released in 1995. Crikey, that’s getting on for 30 years ago.
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Faces: Love in Vain
Another classic live performance – this for the BBC in 1971. God bless ’em.
Fairport Convention: Matty Groves
More grainy live Fairportery; some kind soul took the trouble to colourise the original black-and-white footage.
Man meets manatee
DESPITE my hatred of aeroplanes, a few years ago my reptile-loving better half persuaded me to make the nine-hour flight to Florida so she could take me to the Turtle … Continue readingMan meets manatee
Fairport Convention: Sloth
Couldn’t resist another live Fairport clip even if the picture’s not top quality; this is from Paris in 1970 with the classic Full House line-up.
Fairport Convention: White Dress
Sadly there is film only of the first minute of this 1975 performance for the London Weekend Show but it’s still lovely to see old Sandy in action.
Can: Don’t Say No
Irresistible groove from 1977, propelled by the brilliant bassist Rosko Gee, formerly of Traffic.
Frank Zappa: Son of Orange County/More Trouble Every Day
Just wonderful. Napoleon Murphy Brock on top vocal and bottom-wiggling form.
Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band feat. Graham Gouldman: Dreadlock Holiday
Always loved this 10cc classic, and it’s good to see Gouldman still on top form.
Jimmy Savile perving it up
Prepare to be nauseated by this clip from a private BBC staff video. and this and, if you can stomach it, this