The Jeff Healey Band - Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK September 24th 1990
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Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Jeff Healy Band at Hammersmith Odeon London UK 1990 | Voodoo Wagon
VA - Blues Women Anthology [2007] | Butterboy
VA - Blues Women Anthology [2007] (18 x CDs)
BLUES WOMEN
The Blues Women Anthology series is a sprawling, unofficial collection of
compilations that gathers performances by female blues artists from many
eras and corners of the genre.
Unlike curated anthologies issued by record labels with rights clearances
and remastered sources, these anthologies are bootleg compilations
assembled outside the formal industry system, circulating largely as digital
double-CD sets.
That context matters to how the series functions more than any single
track list, because part of the experience is encountering music that
might otherwise be scattered across rare LPs, obscure singles, or
out-of-print compilations.
As a body of material these anthologies are eclectic and uneven by design.
There are moments of clear beauty and deep expression here,
performances that carry the raw emotional weight and stylistic range that
define blues as a form.
Vocals and instrumentation run the gamut from early country blues grit to
later urban and rhythm-inflected styles, giving a broad, if informal,
sense of the diverse voices women brought to the music over decades.
On its own terms the series can be a trove of interesting performances,
especially for listeners who enjoy discovery outside mainstream catalogs.
The Blues Women Anthology series reads more as a collector-driven archive
than a polished survey.
It shines brightest when taken as a window into the breadth of women’s
contributions to blues and related forms, approached with an ear for charm
and curiosity rather than expecting uniform fidelity or definitive representation.
That blend of rawness and range gives the series a particular appeal,
even as its unofficial nature and patchy quality remind listeners that it occupies
a different space from sanctioned anthologies backed by labels and rights.
(Butterboy)
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This is a very odd selection of women artists and not what I was expecting at all but
eclectic or nay it is worth a listen and no mistake
A Butterboy compilation worthy of your eardrobes - pin ‘em back!
Marianne Faithfull - Broken English + Live Performance
Photographer of The Day - our Johnnyc1969 | HALF REMEMBERED?

Half remembered…?
Fragments, memory and ghosts metaphorical and literal, have a habit of creeping into my photography. Sometimes, those fragments coalesce together, triggered by the simple act of re-visiting a particular location. The dormant virus awakes, and before you know it, the view before you has triggered an awakening of memory.
There are certain memories that never really reach your brain. They stay in your blood like a dormant virus…” [Michael Moorcock]
At times it’s the power of imagination that is called into action. The power to ‘see’ the ‘before’…
These days trips to Coventry focus on watching the Sky Blues but I’ll always try to take in a brief trip around the city centre before kick off. It remains familiar despite the many changes since moving away in the early 80’s and the ghosts of memory still have a habit of showing their faces from time to time…
Anyway…The following images suggest (to me at least), a tripych of sorts. Hence the captions…
Images below as follows:
“Beginnings…” From Broadgate towards the precinct.
“Renewal…” View from Hertford Street. Demolition underway for City Centre South regeneration scheme.
“Departure….” Coventry Station
(In other news: Sky Blues 3 – Preston North End 0…)
I found Johnny’s entry here especially poetic and it brought to mind the Ghost Town boys The Specials as Two Tone came from there . . . . . .
Ideas and Images From Portsmouth and Beyond
For John Callaway 2026
Danielle Dax - Everyone Squeaks Gently [Pop Eyes] | jt1674
Artwork used as Record Covers : Don Van Vliet (Captain Beefheart) - Light Reflected Off The Oceands Of The Moon [Ice Cream For Crow] 1982
The full cover art for "Light Reflected Off The Oceands Of The Moon", a 4 track EP released on 12 inch vinyl in 1982 to promote the final Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band album "Ice Cream For Crow". The cover painting by Don Van Vliet was done on a window shade in the late 1960s during the "Trout Mask Replica" era.
The Analogues - Drive My Car
The Analogues - Drive My Car
plus a selection of Fab classics
Birthdays: Irene Carra - ROUTE
Go on give it a listen! A disco classic with heartfelt message too and this one is for my Gals my daughter Amy and her daughter Molly! (It’s a BANGER! WAIT for the beat to drop!)😉
Irene Cara was born in New York City on this day in 1948.
All alone she has cried, silent tears full of pride, in a world made of steel, made of stone.
The Ventures "Wipe Out” OR The Surfaris “Wipe Out” . . but who wrote it . . . . and whose came first!?
Oh my brother Steve bought this home (by The Surfaris!) and played it non-stop when it came out . . . . and he loved the Ventures until he discovered The Shadows!!
The Ventures
