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Bang The Drum All Day: July 2013
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Bang The Drum All Day. Saturday, July 27, 2013. From Pinner to LA - Elton's big breakthrough, 1970. As a depiction of how you can go from being a pop fan to being a pop idol in the blink of an eye, the story of how Elton John and Bernie Taupin went from sitting in the crowd at the 1969 Isle of Wight Festival watching Bob Dylan, to being ushered into Dylan’s presence at an LA club a few months later, is hard to beat. Russ Regan, an LA-based A&R man, picked up on the airplay the Elton John. Their opening n...
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Bang The Drum All Day: December 2014
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Bang The Drum All Day. Wednesday, December 31, 2014. A Margin Gaye bargain from the early days of CD. File under: Before the record companies knew how to market their back catalogue in CD format. Again, no idea how much this one is worth, but what a twofer? Arguably Marvin Gaye's finest albums on one CD! Soon enough, they realised people were embracing CD as a format; packages like this one were swiftly withdrawn and the individual albums were marked up to £15. Rediscovering old CDs - RCA's Bowie releases.
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Bang The Drum All Day: March 2013
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Bang The Drum All Day. Saturday, March 2, 2013. 1974 - Sparks are the next big thing. It was new and exciting in a pop world that had become devalued by so many second-rate groups jumping on the glam rock gravy train. "This Town.' harked back to the excitement we felt when we first saw and heard David Bowie and Roxy Music in 1972. It was exotic and dramatic and not only that, it rocked. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. 1974 - Sparks are the next big thing. My Music Video Clips.
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Bang The Drum All Day: August 2014
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Bang The Drum All Day. Sunday, August 31, 2014. At home with the Lennons, 1967. With son Julian, 1967. Laserium - the Planetarium for stoners. I have managed to find some footage from the original shows, including this one, the pening number of the 'Laserock' show, Automation Horroscope, by Nektar. And here is a radio advert for the London Planetarium show: https:/ www.youtube.com/watch? Sunday, August 17, 2014. At home with the Bolans, 1971. In my archive I found these black and white photos which captu...
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Bang The Drum All Day: July 2015
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Bang The Drum All Day. Wednesday, July 29, 2015. August 1970 and a new supergroup emerges - Balls. Film, got together and, quite rightly, surmising that this was a bit of a laugh and it wouldnt go anywhere, called themselves Balls. . Could have been worse, I suppose, had Laine decided he was the name in the band, they would have been Denny Laines Balls. . Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. August 1970 and a new supergroup emerges - Balls. My Music Video Clips. Blogs worth checking out.
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Bang The Drum All Day: August 1970 and a new supergroup emerges - Balls
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Bang The Drum All Day. Wednesday, July 29, 2015. August 1970 and a new supergroup emerges - Balls. Film, got together and, quite rightly, surmising that this was a bit of a laugh and it wouldn't go anywhere, called themselves 'Balls'. Could have been worse, I suppose, had Laine decided he was the 'name' in the band, they would have been Denny Laine's Balls. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. August 1970 and a new supergroup emerges - Balls. My Music Video Clips.
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Bang The Drum All Day: September 2014
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Bang The Drum All Day. Monday, September 1, 2014. Vegetable Man - Syd Barrett's last Floyd recordings. NOTE: Since I wrote this, it has been announced that a new boxed set of early Floyd material is being made available, including Vegetable Man and Scream Thy Last Scream. All you need is a spare $550! After all this time, if you are not going to release them, why not let those fans who might be interested have a listen? Try this: http:/ youtu.be/2e5MCehW5XQ. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). My musical educati...
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Bang The Drum All Day: Rediscovering old CDs - RCA's Bowie releases
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Bang The Drum All Day. Wednesday, December 31, 2014. Rediscovering old CDs - RCA's Bowie releases. Due to a change of living arrangements (working in Hong Kong for an extended period) I am revisiting my CD collection. Have to say these old David Bowie CDs sound much better than I thought they would. But hey, it's not about the money! What pleases me the most is they actually sound really good. So until I can get back to using my record deck, it's time to rediscover the joys of CD. View my complete profile.
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Bang The Drum All Day: A Margin Gaye bargain from the early days of CD
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Bang The Drum All Day. Wednesday, December 31, 2014. A Margin Gaye bargain from the early days of CD. File under: Before the record companies knew how to market their back catalogue in CD format. Again, no idea how much this one is worth, but what a twofer? Arguably Marvin Gaye's finest albums on one CD! Soon enough, they realised people were embracing CD as a format; packages like this one were swiftly withdrawn and the individual albums were marked up to £15. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Kindly ...
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Bang The Drum All Day: October 2012
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Bang The Drum All Day. Friday, October 19, 2012. A Celebration of Led Zeppelin. Celebration Day' - The film of Led Zeppelin's show at London's O2 Arena in 2007, is a real treat and worth catching on the big screen if you get the chance. It captures the band at their majestic best, turning in a performance that defies the fact they hadn't played a full live show for almost 30 years. We're gonna groove - backstage before the show. I'm glad they didn't take it out on the road though. This was a one-off.
