Happy birthday to Tjinder Singh, born in Wolverhampton on this day in 1968.
There's dancing, behind movie scenes.
any excuse and . . . yes I bought the single when it came out . . . . . (pic sleeve!)
Cornershop - Brimful Of Asha, Norman Cook Mix (Tjinder Singh) Official Music Video
"Everybody needs a bosom for a pillow, everybody needs a bosom"
Cornershop continue strongly on their very own label ample play records at cornershop.com This original Brimful of Asha was part of Spin Magazines No1 Album of The Year, & also No.1 in John Peels, BBC Festive 50 - high praise. But it is to this album and others by Cornershop that we would like you to turn, for they have continued to come out with groundbreaking fresh albums - they have become known 'as the greatest cult band of the last 20 years', & each one of these albums have been known as 'criminally underrated'. As good as this praise is, we would like it to be as upbeat as this group can make people feel. Only yesterday someone tweeted 'Both my kids are big Cornershop fans. Louis (8) thinks it's also the best name ever'. We are gaining new supporters & urge you to support us. Please also check out other tracks from CornershopHQ on YouTube, our website at www.cornershop.com, learn more about their evergreen musical catalogue, follow us on twitter..etc...This independent, self released band needs your independent self - please join us, & help spread the word:
I really need to stop watching Better Call Saul by Bob Odenkirk . . . . it’s getting to me and is quite likely one of the best things I have watched this year . . . (you said that about Breaking Bad! - ED - yes and and it WAS! that was last year I finally caught up!) . . . . but frankly Mike and Jimmy and Kim have got me hooked! GENIUS! American TV at its VERY BEST
I always admired Keith and one of my favourite anecdotes about him is when he was diagnosed with the AIDS virus that would eventually take his life way too fast rather then rest up and take it easier he stepped up his game and became his most prolific and worked with school groups, community projects and his output in his studio almost doubled . . . . . taken too early!
Some faves and noted examples towhee your appetite
Amy - Can You Hear Me? Remixes
Haim EP
Worth noting? Never before released outtakes
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Lost Dogs & Mixed Blessings, Found Dogs uncovers rare recordings from the original sessions. The record includes alternate takes, acoustic versions, and four never-before-heard tracks all newly mastered for vinyl that offer a deeper look into John Prine’s creative process. Featuring gems like “Hey Ah Nothin’,” “World Without Love,” and “Dogs in Burlington,” the collection captures Prine’s humor, heart, and storytelling. This foil-numbered LP is exclusive to Record Store Day, giving fans the first chance to experience these long-lost moments before any digital or D2C release
. . . . .a little rain!? A LITTLE RAIN?!!! it hasn’t stoped here for a few days now and no let up . . . . still the local reservoir is filling up I gather and is likely to mean shortly that we may lift the water shortages (its a drought!) and the hosepipe ban may be lifted any day now . . . . .
Often Butterboy updates his links to special volumes he has shared with us and I do check on them regularly but I figure most folks do this when they are looking for something in particular but this one caught the eye this morning (something to do with being an indispensable classic!?)
Richard Thompson - The Life & Music of Richard Thompson [2006] (5 x CDs) + Bonus
Butterboy notes: Richard Thompson - The Life & Music of Richard Thompson [2006] (5 x CD's) + Bonus
For Richard Thompson fanatics (and those who admire the brilliant songwriter and virtuoso guitarist tend to be quite ardent about him), this five-disc set of obscurities, outtakes, live performances, and previously unreleased material is the holy grail. Earlier releases from Free Reed found the label mining the riches of British folk-rock from the likes of Fairport Convention (which featured Thompson in its most popular incarnation), but here they've hit the mother lode. This isn't the place for a newcomer to start with Thompson, as other "best-of" anthologies and career-spanning compilations might provide a better introduction. Instead, this is a treasure trove that will offer discovery for even the most devoted fan. Each disc has a theme--epic ballads, discarded songs, the essential canon--with the disc of cover versions particularly fascinating. From performance tapes, Thompson makes everything from the Who's "Substitute" and Squeeze's "Tempted" to the traditional "Danny Boy" and "Shenandoah" sound like his own. The expansive selection illuminates Thompson as an artist of great range and subtlety, humor and heart, from the intimacy of his solo acoustic performances to galvanizing, electrically charged renditions of masterpieces such as "Shoot Out the Lights," "For Shame of Doing Wrong," and "Calvary Cross." (Amazon)
A sixth CD "RT on FR" is offered free of charge by returning a coupon included in the 5,000 box sets. (included in this post).
The tracks date from 1971 (the year RT left Fairport convention) to 2005 (including two tracks recorded specifically for this project. There are twelve tracks from the seventies and the rest are fairly equally distributed over the next three decades.
If you haven’t got it and are a Thompson fan (who isn’t?!) have at it - you should really have this!
You won’t regret it!
WHY?
Well this . . . . . .. saying Goodbye to BBC TV Centre
with Kami Thompson
Richard Thompson BBC 4 Session - Goodbye TVC-2013
if you listen to one thing I post today , , , , . . . make it THIS
As part of the Goodbye TV Centre celebrations, guitarist, singer and songwriter Richard Thompson plays a one-off concert filmed in TC8.
Thompson has been performing in BBC TV studios since 1969, starting on Top of the Pops with Fairport Convention and then making frequent appearances on the Old Grey Whistle Test, The Late Show and Later with Jools Holland as a solo artist and bandleader.
Filmed before the opening night of the tour celebrating the Top 20 placing of his album Electric, Thompson leads his current power trio through songs from that album, including Salford Sunday and Stony Ground, alongside classics from his songbook like I Want to See the Bright Lights and Tear Stained Letter. Thompson is joined on a couple of acoustic songs by former Fairport bandmate and master fiddler Dave Swarbrick, frequent collaborator Pete Zorn adds sax to Al Bowlly's In Heaven and his daughter Kami Thompson harmonises on Waltzing for Dreamers.
Filmed before a small studio audience in the bare style of some of the previous BBC music shows on which Thompson has appeared, this concert celebrates Thompson and a tradition of popular music performance from TV Centre.
1. I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight
2. I'll Never Give It Up
3. Good Things Happen to Bad People
4. Salford Sunday
5. Medley: a) Wishing, b) Victors' Return, c) Gravel Path to Granny
The New AdventureJerry HarrisonThe Red And The Black
HERBERG DE KELDER
again just reflecting on albums bought when they came out this Jerry Harrison . . . largely I am ashamed to say purchased because he was so admired in Talking Heads but hey, nothing wrong with that . . .it still fascinated me and added to my listening to Brian Eno and David Bowie (Low etc) and so on . . . . .
