Rolling Stones: Gimme Shelter
Written by Jagger and Richards, this is the opening track on the 1969 album Let it Bleed. It was never released as a single but in 2021 it was ranked at … Continue readingRolling Stones: Gimme Shelter
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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
National Health: The Collapso
Now this is one NHS I’m happy to applaud. From the 1978 album Of Queues and Cures. And here’s a live version from the OGWT.
The Everly Brothers: Like Strangers
This was written by Boudleaux Bryant. The Everlys recorded it on February 18, 1960 for their album The Fabulous Style of the Everly Brothers which was released that spring. Like Strangers was released as … Continue readingThe Everly Brothers: Like Strangers
The Who: Baba O’Riley (live 2022)
Oh dear, old rock singers never die, they just turn into Michael Crawford. Skip the first four minutes of introductions.
Bobby Vee: How Many Tears
When I was writing about Bobby Vee’s Devil or Angel https://am-records.com/2022/08/02/bobby-vee-devil-or-angel/ yesterday, I came across this one which I had forgotten. I think it’s a lot better, a kind of paradigm of pop … Continue readingBobby Vee: How Many Tears
Where have all the whistlers gone?
WHEN was the last time you heard someone whistling a merry tune? In my younger days it seemed that every labourer whistled while he worked and some were real virtuosi, … Continue readingWhere have all the whistlers gone?
Keith Richards jams with Les Paul
Not the most sophisticated workout in the history of the world but nevertheless a momentous occasion.