Archive for the ‘1968’ Category
- The Kinks session: July, 1968
While not exactly unsung heroes, The Kinks nevertheless still don’t get the level of respect they deserve for being completely wonderful. English music at its absolute best.
This is their second (of three) BBC session, recorded on 1st July, 1968 and broadcast one week later. Listed as a Peel session in Ken Garner’s magnificent opus
Track list
-Days
-Monica
-Love Me Till The Sun Shines
-Waterloo Sunset
Lineup
-Ray Davies (Guitar, Vocals)
-Dave Davies (Guitar, Vocals)
-Mick Avory (Drums)
-Peter Quaife (Bass)
-Nicky Hopkins (Organ, Piano)
-Unknown (Trumpet)
Listen now…
- Mod Reggae
Go on, try to find a good reason why you shouldn’t be listening to this in the height of summer.
Mod Reggae (1 of (probably) 1)
01 John Holt – Ali Baba
02 Lynn Taitt And The Boys – Storm Warning
03 The Maytals – Just tell me
04 Laurel Aitken & The Soulmen – Last Night
05 The Message – Rum-Bum-A-Loo
06 Ike Bennett & The Crysyalites – Bombshell
07 Derrick Morgan – Fat Man
08 The Enforcers – Musical Fever
09 Dermott Lynch – Hot shot
10 Jimmy Cliff – The Man (Aka Man To Man)
11 Lord Kitchener – Dr Kitch
12 The Vagabonds – Lindska
- Leonard Cohen: 14th July, 1968
Cohen’s sessions at the BBC in 1968 offer a young artist, whose voice is fresh, delving into poetry with a richness of words and subject. Today, they show a young artist at the peak of his powers.
Cohen did a lot of work at the Beeb in 1968, but here are the four songs from the July Top Gear show hosted by John Peel. The final track of the four is a duet with British folk singer Julie Felix. I’m warning you now, this is a bit special.
Leonard Cohen’s Top Gear session: 14th July, 1968
- That’s no way to say goodbye
- You know who I am
- Like a bird on a wire
- So long Marianne
- The Complete Beefheart Sessions:1968
Due to a me-based cockup, the tracks have been uploaded seperately, so you’ll need to download them one at a time. It’s worth it, honestly.
04/02/1968 (recorded)
-Sure ‘Nuffn’ Yes I Do
-Yellow Brick Road
-Abba Zabba
-Electricity
LINE UP
Captain Beefhart (Vocals)
John French (Drums)
Alex St. Clair (Lead Guitar)
Jerry Handley (Bass)
Jeff Cotton (Guitar)
12/05/1968 (recorded)
-Safe As Milk
-Beatle Bones ‘N’ Smoke’N’ Stones
-Kandy Korn
-You Gotta Trust Us
LINE UP
Captain Beefhart (Vocals)
John French (Drums)
Alex St. Clair (Lead Guitar)
Jerry Handley (Bass)
Jeff Cotton (Guitar)
Mistakes are all mine and will no doubt be cleared up by those kind enough to leave comments.
