Nick Drake: Mayfair
Nick’s touching tribute to the best-selling 1970s nudie mag. See also his songs Escort, Readers’ Wives, Red Hot Asian Babes and Razzle.
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Hostage night at the Mail
A FRIEND and former colleague at the Daily Mail in Manchester, Robert Carson, has sent me this picture from a time when newspaper offices were actually a fun place to work. It … Continue readingHostage night at the Mail
Warren Zevon: Things To Do In Denver When You’re Dead
Great song, great singer and a great movie too. Here’s a nice scene between Andy Garcia and Christopher Lloyd.
999: Tulse Hill Night
Aah, Tulse Hill. By the time I got there on the drive home from work in Kensington I knew I’d be in the kitchen drinking beer within a quarter of … Continue reading999: Tulse Hill Night
Fairport Convention: Possibly Parsons Green
OK it’s got Trevor Lucas on lead vocals, but this 1973 cut recorded live in Croydon is an interesting snapshot of Fairport at the time.
George Strait: Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind?
‘Here’s one of my golden oldies’. Live version of the evergreen song from his eponymous 1984 album.
The Beatles: Ask Me Why
This is one of the tracks from my Pop Go The Beatles tapes that were used on the 2013 album On Air – Live at the BBC Volume 2. It was written mainly … Continue readingThe Beatles: Ask Me Why
An autumn gallery
AFTER the heatwaves in the summer (what was it, about three or four days in total?) the National Trust was all doom and gloom about the autumn – the trees … Continue readingAn autumn gallery
Wild Willy Barrett: Notting Hill
John Otway’s former sidekick plays slide guitar with an egg during a 2012 pub gig with the Sleeping Dogz. Willy is still with us at the age of 72.
Faces: Richmond
Introduced by Tony Blackburn, Ronnie Lane on vocals for the Top of the Pops album section in 1971.