Alberto y Lost Trios Paranoias: Gobbing on Life
Mancunian jokesmiths caught on Tony Wilson’s late 1970s Granada music show So It Goes.
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The Kingsmen: Louie Louie
This was written by Richard Berry who recorded it in 1955. It was based on El Loco Cha Cha performed by the Latin R&B group Ricky Rillera and the Rhythm Rockers. It … Continue readingThe Kingsmen: Louie Louie
The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band: Canyons of Your Mind
Joyous rock and roll lampoon by Viv Stanshall and the boys, live on TV in 1968, complete with nose picking and burp.
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 3 in C minor, Op 37
The first time I heard the second movement of this concerto I could not believe how beautiful it was. I still feel the same. Beethoven wrote it in 1800, when … Continue readingBeethoven: Piano Concerto No 3 in C minor, Op 37
Little Feat: Fat Man in the Bathtub
A 1976 performance from the Fat Man in the Rompersuit. Love the percussion intro.
Reparata & The Delrons: Captain Of Your Ship
Unusually, this 1968 American record was a flop in the US, struggling to No 127 there, but it did well in Britain, reaching No 13. It was written by Kenny Young, … Continue readingReparata & The Delrons: Captain Of Your Ship
Schumann: Piano Quintet in E flat, Op 44
Robert Schumann (1810-1856) composed this lovely work in 1842, when he was 32. It is considered one of his finest compositions. It was innovative in teaming the piano with a … Continue readingSchumann: Piano Quintet in E flat, Op 44
The Platters: Only You
This beautiful song was written by Samuel ‘Buck’ Ram and released by The Platters in 1955. Ram produced it and when Mercury planned to issue it on their purple ‘race … Continue readingThe Platters: Only You
Tipping the Velvets
THE Velvet Underground received a cursory mention in my profile of Nico published almost a year ago. Obviously, such a historically significant band deserve a column of their own, so here … Continue readingTipping the Velvets
The Stooges: I Wanna Be Your Dog
Proto punk from 1969, before Iggy had wrinkles. Nowadays he looks like a Shar Pei, and not in a good way.