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ks reinstated we have additional narration from adam recorded too that filled out the story between those two songs what bands new and old are you enjoying at the moment we ve been listening to a lot of brian eno as well as other electronic and weird noisy stuff in the last year and that s been feeding in to our latest recordings i think i ve also been obsessed with the two incredible country funk compilations released in the last few years so i m always trying to cop one of those grooves we re just putting the finishing touches to our third album which is called cosmic tone and we hope to find someone to release that within the year it s a step forward for us and covers a lot of new territory not least a 22 minute long song suite about a boy who buys a pair of haunted pyjamas from a charity shop i m glad beyond the silver sea is being released on vinyl what s your opinions on the vinyl comeback getting beyond the silver sea out on vinyl is truly a dream come true for us and to be doing it with someone like markus at sugarbush records is a perfect situation for us to find someone with such a bang on no nonsense approach to releasing records these days as well as a sympathetic ear for classic pop songs is rare when we were making the album we knew in a silly way that vinyl was the only medium for it but we never dreamed we d find someone crazy enough to release it posted by peter gough at 19 16 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest saturday 7 march 2015 the raspberries on flipside tv show 1973 here s some great footage of the raspberries in the record plant studio new york in 1973 recording their third studio album side three flipside was a saturday morning tv show in the us produced by casablanca records founders neil joyce bogart which focused on artists in the recording studio enjoy posted by peter gough at 22 10 1 comment email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest chesapeake juke box band s t 1972 chesapeake juke box band were duo rusty mcfinn and steve sawyer who appeared out of nowhere released a single album of progressive pop and quickly disappeared the self titled album was released on the independent hollywood label greene bottle records and was recorded in 1971 at new york s record plant at the same time and place that john lennon was recording his classic imagine album rumour has it that john lennon borrowed chesapeake s executive producer john frangipane s mellotron for his own recording session mcfinn sawyer the album released in 1972 is loaded with beatles references throughout from opening track until we meet again with it s repeated lyric i love lucy in the sky with diamonds i love lucy in the sky with diamonds up to the album closer the door s unlatched martha my dear the door s unlatched for you as i previously mentioned this is pop but of the progressive kind with beatles sounds and psychedelic effects way out of date by 1972 but with songs in the van dyke parks song cycle or beach boys smile vein sure it s choppy and un jointed but it works another obvious comparison would have to be klaatu whose ultra beatlesque debut 3 45 est would take this style of music to the nth degree even fooling some into believing that they were the beatles mcfinn and sawyer were clearly a talented pair which makes it all the more baffling that they don t appear on any other records before or after unless that is that they are pseudonyms if anyone knows do let me know album highlights include jennifer which sounds like on my side era cowsills fizbee s tavern is pure 1968 bee gees with john lennon on vocals and this time with it s driving macca bassline and penny lane trumpets is a euphonic joy despite it s scarcity chesapeake juke box band is still reasonably cheap to get hold of and it comes in a nice die cut sleeve of a jukebox natch get a copy quick before they all dry up posted by peter gough at 20 57 2 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest wednesday 4 march 2015 music that influenced big star by jody stephens march 2015 to celebrate the uk release of big star nothing can hurt me deluxe dvd and blu ray surviving member jody stephens picked his top 10 songs that influenced 1 record and radio city and shared them on facebook and spotify there were no real big surprises except for the ones that were released after these albums came out with the song selections but interesting nonetheless here s his choice for those of you that don t do social media or free music streaming the byrds turn turn turn the ballad of el goodo this is one song of several probably that distills influences from bob dylan beach boys the byrds and the beatles the kinks come on now when my baby s beside me ray davies kinks played into big star s live sets come on now was one of them george harrison my sweet lord try again easy to hear george harrison s influence here led zeppelin whole lotta love feel chris was a led zeppelin fan as well i can hear a little robert plant in the opening line woman what are you doing the beach boys wouldn t it be nice the kinks all day and all of the night golden smog please tell my brother matthew sweet divine intervention lou reed perfect day beck blue moon posted by peter gough at 17 01 1 comment email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest saturday 28 february 2015 chris rainbow glasgow born singer christopher james harley aka chris rainbow was born on 18th november 1946 originally a graphic artist chris formed his first band hopestreet who would release just two singles iron sky b w never mind on the regal zonophone label in 1972 which may have been a demo only pressing and the highly enjoyable wait until tomorrow b w ladies at the bottom of the garden on parlophone in 1973 soon after the release of the second hopestreet single in 1973 norman jones a friend of chris passed on a tape of his new demos on his behalf to polydor records who subsequently signed him up on a four year deal it was around this time that chris changed his name from harley to rainbow to avoid any confusion with steve harley who was very popular at the time the debut solo chris rainbow album was home of the brave in 1975 it is a very slick affair well produced aor with hints of 10cc funky parrot a woman on my mind with an emphasis on chris angelic alessi brothers esque angelic vocals the highlight of this album for me is the reggae lite mr man think c moon the follow up album looking over my shoulder appeared in 1978 and this is where the real pop gems hide this lp was my introduction to cr and i was an instant fan and could see why he was given the nickname the one man beach boy much like chris white s mouth music the very seventies production courtesy of rainbow himself might put off some people but if you can get your head around it you re rewarded with an album of killer pop multi tracked harmonies galore instant choruses and hooks that will stay in your head for weeks there are too many great tunes on this to pick a favourite 1979 saw the release of the third and final album as a solo artist white trails this time on emi might not be as instant as it s predecessor there s plenty to sing along to on here particularly ring ring not the abba song which is possibly the chris rainbow masterwork unashamedly indebted to the beach boys pop duo dollar had a minor hit with their version of it in 1982 just after brief foray into disco funk with max middleton on a one off single under the worrying banner of maximum penetration be careful googling that at work chris was one many artists who was dropped by emi in their turn of the decade clear out the 1980 s saw chris do stints in bands like the studio only alan parsons project camel and panarama this was the decade that also saw him move into session work and production for other artists including runrig in 2001 now using his birth name chris harley he came back with his first solo album for over twenty years i ve looked but i can t find it anywhere so would love to hear what it sounds like sadly today i heard the news that chris rainbow had recently passed away still he leaves a legacy of well produced pure pop of the highest order rip posted by peter gough at 00 05 2 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest saturday 21 february 2015 d beaver combinations 1973 david beaver s music career started out as keyboardist in memphis garage pop blue eyed soul band the gentrys whom he joined during the late sixties while they were struggling to get a hit to follow up their most known song keep on dancing by 1970 beaver was bored with the gentrys pop style and went on to form the much more progressive outfit edgewood an album ship of labor was released in 1972 on steve cropper s tmi records label this album has too much pseudo classical and jazzy leanings for my taste but if you re curious you can check it out in full here soon after the release of ship of labor edgewood split and beaver formed another group named d beaver joining him from his previous band was pat allen taylor guitar backing vocals and studio musicians tommy cathey bass vocals jimi jamison lead vocals carl marsh guitar backing vocals and joel williams drums percussion guitar a self produced album entitled combinations was released in 1973 again for the tmi label and distributed by rca all of the songs were written solely by beaver with the exception of this was a much poppier affair than edgewood although it is still a little prog but in an experimental sounds sense as opposed to pretentious noodling the lp is very similar to todd rundgren s a wizard a true star which was also released in 1973 but with catchier songs my personal highlights on combinations include the hammond organ driven opening track i wanna show you the abbey road like another bad year and the wizard of menlo park which wouldn t sound out of place on the family tree s miss butters album 42nd all star review is the kind of 10cc wings pilot pop which is just perfect for this blog d beaver split shortly after the combinations album and this according to the badcatrecords website was due to them being dropped by rca apparently some of the musicians carried on for a while as session men before joining more successful bands but beaver appears to have swapped the music business for a lucrative career in banking posted by peter gough at 22 54 4 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest saturday 14 february 2015 bite it deep volume 24 happy valentine s folks bite it deep mix vol 24 by bite it deep on mixcloud octopus summer herman s hermits tallyman jordi sabates another me another you focal point girl on the corner corliss nelson let me begin dave clark friends right or wrong gary stu rainbow coloured morning the mixtures captain zero mcgough mcgear so much in love paul barry ryan glad to know you blue mink where were you today marvin welch farrar strike a light space opera squeeze play tranquility thank you aphrodite s child break posted by peter gough at 00 25 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest wednesday 28 january 2015 the cats magical mystery morning 1970 working your way through dutch band the cats back catalogue isn t much fun my friend bought pretty much their whole 60 s and 70 s output only to find a few half decent tracks with most of their music not necessarily bad just not that interesting it s a surprise that they could create such a killer song like magical mystery morning which despite it s 1970 release date sounds to me like british psychedelia at it s 1967 peak think billy nicholls moody blues the b side i walk through the fields is ok too for the cats kind of like odessa era bee gees magical mystery morning was a 7 single only release and can be found pretty cheaply mine cost one euro from revolver records barcelona lyrics magical mystery morning mühren mystery morning ride two lonely riders on the beach two black horses one for each something threatening fills the air some rags of music came from nowhere nowhere mystery morning song two million voices seem to weep down from the ocean two miles deep and when the sound blows in my ears i see a little girl of two years two years magical magical mystery morning today am i alive or dead or sleeping in some way tu tu tu tu tu tu tu tu tu mystery morning girl walking the sea down from the sun spreading her arms and start to run someone reaching out in vain the girl is melting in the dawn rain dawn rain magical magical mystery morning today am i alive or dead or sleeping in some way tu tu tu tu tu tu tu tu tu posted by peter gough at 18 49 1 comment email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest sunday 25 january 2015 david dundas david dundas 1977 david dundas along with song writing partners roger greenaway and eddie howell knew how to write a catchy tune originally a writer of commercial jingles it was was obvious that dundas knew how to get a catchy hook in the head of the television viewer the brutus jeans advert was the one that started things off for dundas securing him a record deal with air chrysalis in 1976 the full song re write jeans on went on to chart around the world hitting number 3 in the uk number 17 in the us and number 1 in germany another of dundas catchy advert tunes was the killer come to c a which was re written as where were you today and included on his self titled album released in 1977 blue mink recorded there own version released in 1977 on the target record label the album is full of strong well written songs as you d expect fans of 10cc pilot and andrew gold will find a lot to love on here especially new york doll with bridget st john on backing vocals another funny honeymoon which was the follow up single to jeans on stick on your lollipop is pure abbey road era mccartney so twee that even ringo would have refused to play on it in 1978 a follow up album vertical hold was released and would be dundas s last more polished but less catchy than it s predecessor it s not without a few moments of greatness especially never surrender which bears a strong resemblance to electric light orchestra following the lack of chart success of vertical hold dundas returned to tv radio jingles and film scores including withnail and i in 1984 my david dundas lp came with a press release insert i ve included it here at the end of the post as an addendum as it doesn t appear anywhere else online and is quite interesting if you d like to know more about dd i just try to write songs which people like to buy says david dundas as a commercial songwriter a tunesmith in the four minute verse chorus end sense dundas is all too aware of resting on his creative laurels and is by his own admission still learning after all he s only recently had his second hit single though his pedigree as a tv jingle writer is far more prolific he s penned adverts for ever...