Caravan: A Day in the Life of Maurice Haylett
This is a bonus track from the CD reissue of If I Could Do It All Over Again I’d Do It All Over You. Maurice Haylett, I believe, was a … Continue readingCaravan: A Day in the Life of Maurice Haylett
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The Who: Won’t Get Fooled Again
Written by Pete Townshend. A short version (3’ 35”) was released as a single in June 1971, reaching No 9 in the UK charts and No 15 in the US. The full … Continue readingThe Who: Won’t Get Fooled Again
Buddy Holly: That’ll Be the Day
This was written by Buddy Holly and drummer Jerry Allison. It was first recorded by Buddy Holly and the Three Tunes by Decca in 1956 but it was not released … Continue readingBuddy Holly: That’ll Be the Day
Scott Appel: Place To Be
Lovely version of the song from Pink Moon, one of half a dozen Nick Drake covers on his unjustly neglected album Nine of Swords.
The Lord is My Light and My Salvation by John Rutter
AS regular readers know I don’t feature many modern works, but I have had a request for this, and it is lovely. It is strictly speaking an anthem, not a … Continue readingThe Lord is My Light and My Salvation by John Rutter
Manfred Mann’s Earth Band: Blinded by the Light
Concluding Springsteen Season, one of several songs off the Greetings From Asbury Park album covered by the Manfreds. News subs on the Lancashire Evening Telegraph in the late 1970s used … Continue readingManfred Mann’s Earth Band: Blinded by the Light
The Band: Atlantic City
Getting near the end of Springsteen Season. A live version of the song originally on the Nebraska album, covered by The Band on 1993’s Jericho.
Small Faces: Lazy Sunday
This was written by group members Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane and appeared on the band’s 1968 concept album Ogdens’ Nut Gone Flake. It was released as a single in advance … Continue readingSmall Faces: Lazy Sunday
Maddy and June
IN previous columns about Maddy Prior and June Tabor I made passing reference to the LP they made together in 1976, Silly Sisters. Since it is one of my favourite traditional folk … Continue readingMaddy and June
The Shangri-Las: Bulldog
I wish they’d done one called Working Cocker.