I Can See You - by Paddy Summerfield c. 1986

Tuesday, January 13, 2026

John Prine . . . just because

John Prine - Angel From Montgomery (Live) 


might just sign of for the night with this favourite John Prine song live here

Birds - Electrelane | O My Soul

 O My Soul



Alice at O My Soul always manages to find interesting artists and sources . . .this is no exception and again I had not heard of Electrelane . . . . . . . . 


I like this . . . . . . . 

john cale - ship of fools 19830208 vredenburg utrecht netherlands

https://www.tumblr.com/coeurdeverre82/805617797601411072



in case the version from Utecht doesn’t wok here is the same song from Rockpalast that same tour

herbergdekelder

courdeverre


Why a talking head . . . . . . . ?

 I totally remember the impact of this Melvin Bragg interview as part of the profile on Talking Heads on The South Bank Show 1979 and was totally smitten with the band and had followed them ever since though we had all bought 1977 when it came out . . . . . I REALLY want to live in a loft like the band clearly did way back then . . . .you would have to be millionaires now. . . .which is handy I guess!

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - B-Sides and Rarities ‘The Tower of Song’ (Leonard Cohen cover ) | jt1674

 

https://www.tumblr.com/jt1674/805568553979985920/nick-cave-tower-of-song

Pete Brown and Piblokto - Golden Country Kingdom [ Things May Come and Things May Go But the Art School Dance Goes on Forever] | jt1674

Always loved Pete Brown and came across him first through poetry (I know right?) but then I thought who is this guy writing with the Cream albums? Then with Jack (Bruce that is y’all) on his own. Saw Piblokto several time precocious little shit that I was . . . something was happening? Art School Dance was a great album and some of us got left behind there . . . . . . 

https://www.tumblr.com/jt1674/805572092815900672/pete-brown-piblokto-golden-country-kingdom

Rory Gallagher - I Could Have Had Religion [BBC 1972] | jt1674

  . . . .after yesterday’s funny somewhat throw away joke from Rory there’s this too make up for it . . . . .

https://www.tumblr.com/jt1674/805624212361560064/rory-gallagher-i-could-have-had-religion

Fleetwood Mac - Black Magic Woman - Live on the BBC


https://www.tumblr.com/jt1674/805628638382948352/fleetwood-mac-black-magic-woman

Janis Joplin - To Love Somebody - TEXAS Int Pop Festival 1969 | jt1674

 Oh yes! Janis nails it . . . . JANIS Sings The Bee Gees ! I KNOW! Right?

https://www.tumblr.com/jt1674/805567615461359616/janis-joplin-to-love-somebody

It’s a DIAMOND DAVE SPECIAL! DANCECLASS!

 On The Decks . . . why you should go to the Bookstore . . . . . .no really 


Dave says so . . . .  and he’s a DIAMOND!


The fantastic  Danceclass  - on The Tube  (Jan 1983 , Series 1 Episode 12)
DANCECLASS : Dave Taggart vocals, Tony Mcananey  bass , Ali Reay  guitar and Trevor Brewis drums. 
For more info: https://danceclassuk.com

At the end I've added 2 live recordings of varying lo-fi quality. Not sure about what the first one was from, but the second is a Radio 1 in concert session around this time.

(Many thanks to youtuber  Lol-Z who is uploading a ton of old The Tube shows from the  80s, which this has mainly come from. 
See his stuff on:    / davisxl1  )

From their website:
 After an untold amount of live work in their native North East of England, they were finally snapped up by A&M RECORDS in 1981 and the DANCECLASS album was recorded and released in 1982. Produced by Mike Chapman, the album failed to capture the raw energy of their live sound but there is no getting away from the fact that these were indeed brilliantly crafted songs for their genre. Penned by Dave Taggart and Tony Mcananey with additional material by Ali Reay, the DANCECLASS repetoire of highly energetic and often humurous powertunes have stood the test of time


 

Danceclass, Live -Then Starts The Fall 13/7/2019


Danceclass - You Talk My Head Off BBC 1982