Supersister: No Tree Will Grow
A 1971 contribution to the Dandelion season from the Dutch honorary members of the Canterbury Scene. The album was titled To The Highe$t Bidder. Cool, huh?
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The Yamasukis: Yamasuki
Bizarre cod-Japanese single released by Dandelion not long before they went bust in the early 70s. Sounds to me like the main singer is about to commit hara-kiri. Good fun, … Continue readingThe Yamasukis: Yamasuki
Ketty Lester: Love Letters
This was written by Edward Heyman and Victor Young, and first recorded in 1945 by Dick Haymes. It was released by Ketty Lester in 1961, and it was her major … Continue readingKetty Lester: Love Letters
Burnin Red Ivanhoe: Cucumber-Porcupine
I’m scraping the Dandelion barrel a bit by now. The Danish jazz-rockers released an album in 1971, WWW, including this selection. They did do some good stuff elsewhere, however, including … Continue readingBurnin Red Ivanhoe: Cucumber-Porcupine
Breaking up at 30,000ft
DOING my time in godforsaken Blackburn (1977 to 1980) I lived in a council flat not far from a huge warehouse known as Tommy Ball’s. This former cotton mill was … Continue readingBreaking up at 30,000ft
David Bedford: Nurses Song With Elephants
With words by William Blake, a real toe-tapper from the 1972 Dandelion debut album by the hirsute long-distance runner who would many years later enter into a legal dispute over … Continue readingDavid Bedford: Nurses Song With Elephants
Kevin Coyne: My Message to the People
This is from the 1972 Dandelion LP Case History, Kevin’s debut solo release dealing largely with his disturbing spell as a mental health therapist at Whittingham Hospital near Preston, which … Continue readingKevin Coyne: My Message to the People
Gene Vincent: Sexy Ways
In 1969, Vincent made a ‘comeback’ album for Dandelion Records with a stellar cast including Jim Gordon on drums, Skip Battin of the Byrds on bass, Red Rhodes on dobro … Continue readingGene Vincent: Sexy Ways
The Beatles: You’re Going to Lose that Girl
It is decades since I heard this song but it came into my head today. It was written by Lennon and McCartney for the 1965 film and album Help! These are … Continue readingThe Beatles: You’re Going to Lose that Girl
When the Queen bobbed in* for a brew**
In memory of Her Majesty the Queen, we are repeating this article which was first published on September 12, 2021. THEY didn’t waste much imagination when they named our local hostelries. … Continue readingWhen the Queen bobbed in* for a brew**