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[Nigeyb]

I heard it was a goodie David and - for whatever reason - never got round to it. It's still available on his website so I'm going to take the plunge.

[David]

It’s very worthwhile.

I helped crowd-fund it, and every time Pete contacted subscribers to apologise for the delays, he’d temper our disappointment by giving little audio and video snippets, and marvellous Wylie to-camera messages. These made the delay (his dedication to quality control is admirable) part of the overall charm.

[Nigeyb]

Crowd funding is a wonderful feature of the modern world


I've ordered my copy - my anticipation is even keener after your glowing endorsement

Thanks David

[Nigeyb]

It's that time again....


Ian Dury - This is What We Find
Sparks - Amateur Hour
T.Rex - One Inch Rock
Mongo Santamaria - Cloud Nine
Jonathan Rickman - Pablo Picasso

Stay on the sunny side of the street Hamiltonians

[David]

Lovely. We’re trying to work on a Bolan thing up here in the sticks, without becoming a tribute act (the corkscrew hair’s not what it was).

Did you get Pete Sounds?

[Nigeyb]

Sounds like a winner David - please keep us informed with progress


Yes, Pete Sounds has arrived though I have only given it a cursory listen so far, first impressions are very impressive though. Thanks for giving me the required push David.

[David]

Aaaahhh... After 40 years of hustling and hassling, fretting and fighting, lubricating the wheels and cogs and kicking the tyres of both uncaring capitalism and collegiate public services, I will retire this afternoon to live out my dotage doing what pleases me.

Allow me the self-indulgence of a suitably-themed mini playlist to usher myself into the longest-possible weekend. I trust my Hamiltonian comrades will put every effort into enjoying theirs.

Free - Free Me https://youtu.be/2pp0wwD0lxs

Ace - I Ain’t Gonna Stand For This No More https://youtu.be/IXuUmXitKgI

Tom Rush - No Regrets https://youtu.be/XKU0S5K5aYE

Dexys - Free https://youtu.be/O_Y3hyb6rsQ

Sutherland Brothers & Quiver - Laid Back In Anger https://youtu.be/Yty64e29SCg

[Mark]

David wrote: "Aaaahhh... I will retire this afternoon..."

Congratulations! Now, then, is the time to master the art of selfishness. Enjoy!

[David]

Thank you, Mark. I will be trying to do my bit for our crumbling society by exploring opportunities for suitable voluntary work, but I will make concerted efforts to test the snooze boundaries of the living room sofa, and the effects of freshly-ground coffee beans on such indolent inactivity. With books, of course.

[Mark]

You could say I’m jealous, but I said it first. The charitable voluntary work idea sounds quite noble. And admirable. And, of course, there’s miles and miles of books, film and music to catch up on. I wouldn’t even know where to start, but that’d be a very welcome dilemma indeed!

[David]

I expect that it’ll be like being on holiday for a month or so, especially with Festivus imminent, but I will enjoy not having to venture out into January’s horizontal sleet on the first day of work following the extended Yule break.

Where to start is indeed a dilemma. It’s a comfort to assume that one has gathered the materials for a teetering turret of books that will provide sufficient literary exploration opportunities for 24 months or so. Then a quite inspiring talk on Thomas Carlyle at the local Dickens Fellowship meeting sends you to eBay to add a little more grout and pointing to the sound edifice. That’s not a complaint!

[Nigeyb]

Splendid news David


I am sure it will feel pretty strange at first however you will quickly adapt and soon wonder how you ever managed to fit paid work into a very fulfilling life. If, for some unlikely reason, you do feel at a loose end, despite the myriad opportunities for self improvement, relaxation, and adding to the sum total of human happiness through volunteering etc, then get a dog. What wonderful creatures they are.

I love your five too - most apt, and impeccable selections all. On that note, here's an off the cuff five....

Black Grape - A Big Day In The North
Transglobal Underground - I, Voyager
Alternative TV - Why Don’t You Do Me Right?
The Selecter - On My Radio
Jackie Wilson - (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher

Have a most convivial weekend

[David]

Nice selection, Nigey. My feet are tapping below my desk, for the very last time. Hooray!

I will adapt quite easily I think. I took one for the youngsters here during difficult times in 2015, and reduced to a 4-day week, with a plan to reduce to 3 days in March 2018. Being asked to give the kiss of life to our Stavanger operation shattered that plan, but Davexit day is upon me, and i'm desperate to get lunch out of the way to wave goodbye.

This may, of course, result in your having to add an additional lane to the information superhighway heading towards here, as there may be a sudden traffic increase from NE Scotland.

[Nigeyb]

I hope you have an enjoyable farewell celebration. I'm sure you'll be feeling marvellous as the possibilities of your new future hove into view.


David wrote: "This may, of course, result in your having to add an additional lane to the information superhighway heading towards here, as there may be a sudden traffic increase from NE Scotland"

That would be a most welcome development. I have already authorised the requisite infrastructure upgrade.

[Nigeyb]

Five for Friday…


Wire - Dot Dash
Lori and the Chameleons - Touch
The Hives - Hate To Say I Told You So
Electra - Jibaro
Primal Scream - Country Girl

Have a wonderful weekend

[Nigeyb]

Five for Friday…


Snapped Ankles - Drink and Glide
Suzi Quatro - Daytona Demon
Faces - Pool Hall Richard
Sex Pistols - Submission
Chairmen of the Board - Pay to the Piper

Have a wonderful weekend

[Nigeyb]

Five for Friday…


The Glitter Band - Do You Remember
Andrea True Connection - More More More
The Equals - Funky Like A Train (Jeff Young Edit)
George McCrae - I Get Lifted
Andy Scott - Lady Stardust

Dance away the post election blues

[CQM]

Nigeyb wrote: "Five for Friday…


The Glitter Band - Do You Remember
Andrea True Connection - More More More
The Equals - Funky Like A Train (Jeff Young Edit)
George McCrae - I Get Lifted
Andy Scott - Lady Stardu..."

Not a great deal to dance about this morning if I'm honest...
Might have to use music to drown out the horrific noises coming from the world of politics.

1. Pleasingly shambolic effort from The Felice Brothers to begin with.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPLE3...
2. Grumbling and complaining from Greg Brown.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vhzy...
3. Mariachi light from Benjamin Gibbard.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-3_a...
4. Mark Sandman doing the usual Mark Sandman thing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoLtx...
5. Rabble rousing epicness from Hurra for the Riff Raff.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6C1MI...

[Nigeyb]

Splendid selections CQM - the usual mix of enjoyment and education

[Nigeyb]

Five for Friday....


The Cure - Friday I'm in Love
Mink Deville - Spanish Stroll
The Black Keys - Gold on the Ceiling
Ce Ce Rogers - Someday
Shadows of Knight - Shake

Have a great weekend

[Mark]

Always happy to see a tip of the hat to Mink/Willy DeVille -- criminally overlooked. Here, then, is my DeVille-centric Five...

Heaven Stood Still
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqpZh...

Willy DeVille & Jack Nitzsche
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfDKb...

Maybe Tomorrow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaiF3...

She Was Made In Heaven
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9D04...

Herman Brood - Sleeping Bird
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5kqE...

[Nigeyb]

Wonderful selections Mark - some new to me


Capped doffed, as always

[Mark]

Glad to hear it. There’s a live version of Heaven Stood Still on YouTube, filmed much later, while Willy was on tour in Berlin. This song’s always been one of my absolute favourites, and this version’s really lovely...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A36Es...

[Nigeyb]

It certainly is. Thanks again.

[Nigeyb]

Five for Friday....


Andy Bown - Tarot
Dennis Brown - Sitting and Watching
Bobby Hughes Experience - Sahara 72
Lalo Schifrin - Jaws
L'Épée - Ghostrider

Have a great weekend

[Nigeyb]

Five for Friday....


The Specials - Doesn't Make It Alright
Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros - Tony Adams
Sister Sledge - Thinking Of You (Dimitri From Paris Remix)
Dolly Parton - Jolene
The Temptations - Psychedelic Shack

Enjoy the weekend Hamiltonians - and a Happy New Year to you all

[Nigeyb]

Five for Friday…


Where’s Me Jumper by Sultans Of Ping F.C.
Virginia Plain (Headman Re-work) by Roxy Music
Think Zinc by T. Rex
Warm Leatherette by Suzi Quatro
Plastic Palace People by Scott Walker

Have a great weekend

[CQM]

Where’s Me Jumper, blimey I haven't heard that in a while...
I better not put it on at work or I might start pogoing around the office.

[Nigeyb]

Do it, do it, do it...

[Nigeyb]

Five for Friday...


Motorcade by Magazine
Beasley Street by John Cooper Clarke
Jackie by Scott Walker
Paint it Black by Johnny Harris
California Man by The Move

Have a great weekend

[David]

OK...

Johnny Adams 'Reconsider Me' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJ64C...

Bo Diddley 'Say Man' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45ZdK...

HOTH Brothers 'January' - they're coming for your liver, Orange Man https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN2mW...

Lou Rawls 'Dead End Street' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7540...

Dexys 'The Waltz' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgK4E...

Every day's the weekend for me now, but for those not so fortunate, make the most of all 3780 minutes of it.

[Nigeyb]

Wonderful picks as always David


Thanks

[Mark]

David wrote: "OK... Bo Diddley ..."

I’ll always hold this up as one of the finest televised rock and roll performances ever...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeZHB...

[Mark]

A little something for the weekend...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dllo...

Drummers take note.

[Nigeyb]

That is magnificent - the kids in the audience are going crazy


And, as one of the commenters says....

Norma Jean Wofford sang. Norma Jean Wofford danced. Norma Jean Wofford played the guitar. Simultaneously. IN HEELS. That's pretty impressive.

[Nigeyb]

Mark wrote: "A little something for the weekend...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dllo...

Drummers take note."

What was that?!

[Mark]

Nigeyb wrote: "Mark wrote: "A little something for the weekend...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dllo...

Drummers take note."

What was that?!"

I wish I knew.

Actually, no, I don’t.

[Mark]

Nigeyb wrote: "That is magnificent - the kids in the audience are going crazy..."

We can appreciate the performance, the musicianship, the craft, the songs, but can only imagine the social impact that footage must have had when originally aired.

Plus, Bo & The Duchess were incredibly bad-ass!

[Nigeyb]

And, I think I'm right in saying, that was many years after the song was written.


Incredible

[David]

Ah, this is marvellous.

I think I was in danger of being hit with some sort of over-usage surcharge by YouTube when I first discovered that footage of Bo thrilling young America with those rhythms.

I was lucky to see him on a UK tour in the mid-80s, which was just about as thrilling as live shows get.

When people ask me what I’m going to do in Chicago in May, the first leg of my trek which will also take in Memphis and New Orleans, my stock response has been, “Searching for the spirit of Bo Diddley”. Ain’t that a man?

https://youtu.be/pmoFeLBaeCg

[Mark]

I remember seeing Bo in 1983, in Providence, RI, and I remember it mainly because of his endless set. He played -- and I stayed -- well past the point where more than half the room had had enough and left for home. After about two hours, I was wishing that he really did use a "cobra snake as a necktie" and that it bit him, or strangled him, forcing an abrupt end to his set. Don’t get me wrong, he was brilliant, but seemed to force a stubborn endurance test of sorts with his audience. Bless 'im.

Not sure if the old Chess Studios still exist in Chicago, but if they do, you should trouble its hallowed halls. The only thing in Chicago that I can definitely recommend is the architecture tour by boat. I’ve never done it myself, but that’s only because I’ve never been to Chicago. But, as activities go, I know a load of trusted friends who swear by the experience.

Any chance you’ll be swinging through NYC?

[David]

Hi Mark. I recall that Bo played a pretty conservative 90 minutes when he moved among us at around the same time as you saw him, and he was even pushing a new album he had on release. I remember being impressed at his physical fitness. An hour and a half in a sweaty, smoky club, ad not a drop of perspiration on him, and the immaculately-knotted tie not loosened by a millimetre. A total pro.

Our itinerary is Chicago for around 4 days, then on to the City of New Orleans train out of Illinois Central to spend another 4 days in Memphis, which is pretty much my spiritual home. I’m none too concerned about Graceland, but need to visit Stax, Hi, Sun and so on, to find the non-existent ridge... (continued...)

[David]

(cont...) just a half a mile from the Mississippi Bridge, and somehow engineer bumping into Spooner Oldham. New Orleans is really about the food, the city’s swinging rhythms, and the social history, before we fly back to Chicago and home. I may just refuse to come home.

NYC isn’t a destination this time around, but I believe it’s on my wife’s radar for a future trip.

https://youtu.be/TvMS_ykiLiQ

[Nigeyb]

That's a wonderful sounding trip David - have a great time


I spent about 10 days in Chicago in 1999 and loved the place. Loads of great neighbourhoods and plenty to do and enjoy.

I've never experienced Memphis or New Orlean though. Both are very tempting.

[Mark]

David wrote: "I may just refuse to come home.
NYC isn’t a destination this time around, but I believe it’s on my wife’s radar for a future trip. ..."

Any time you’re ready to swap your life in the UK for mine in NYC, just say the word. I’m already packed, just need to remember to leave a few Stan Barstow paperbacks behind for you.

I wish I could fling a few tips re Memphis and New Orleans, but I’ve not been to either, so know of nothing apart from the obvious. Or, rather, what I assume would be the obvious for a fellow music-obsessive/aficionado.

I’m not at all well-traveled stateside, but New Orleans has always been one American city that I’d be keen to see.

[David]

I think NYC would be too fast for me day-to-day, Mark, but I’ll try to sample it one of these days, but I fear its energy would exhaust me.

I have a friend who’s acting as my New Orleans advisor. He’s visited frequently, has played there as a musician, and I believe he even led musical tours for a time. I’ll be pestering him for insider info.

I’m less-sure about Memphis, although that’s really where my heart lies. Apparently it’s not all that easy to get around, but I’m determined to pay homage at the places whose co-ordinates and legends have inspired me for decades.

https://youtu.be/zufDOEjDKaA

[Nigeyb]

Five for Friday


Spacelab by Kraftwerk
The Right Track by Billy Butler
Silver Morning by Brian Eno
No No No by Dawn Penn
Down at the Doctor’s by Dr Feelgood

Have a great weekend

[CQM]

Ron Sexsmith - You Don't Wanna Hear It
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6qJ6...

Emitt Rhodes - With My Face on the Floor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4TIK...

Luke Haines and Peter Buck (yes you read that right) - Jack Parsons
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zewl...

Tindersticks with Robert Pattinson ( Unlikely collaboration two) - Willow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xNSN...

Galaxy 500 - Strange
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QE5o...

[Nigeyb]

Thanks CQM


The Haines/Buck collaboration is exactly how I'd imagine and really rather wonderful. I'm a big Haines fan.

From the forthcoming Beat Poetry For Survivalists

Now off to check out Tindersticks with Robert Pattinson

[Nigeyb]

Nigeyb wrote: "Now off to check out Tindersticks with Robert Pattinson"


An interesting back story to a lovely song

Claire Denis’ highly anticipated first English Language film 'High life' will be released in the Spring of 2019.

Willow feat Robert Pattsinson is from Stuart A. Staples of tindersticks score for ‘High Life’

As for the film....

'High Life' was written and directed by Denis and stars Robert Pattinson and Juliette Binoche in the lead roles. It focuses on a group of criminals who are tricked into believing they will be freed if they participate in a mission to travel on a spaceship towards a black hole to find an alternate energy source while being sexually experimented on by the scientists on board.