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LMW 281F
A couple of tracks today from Bill Shepherd: songwriter, producer, arranger, orchestra leader and quite possibly Paul McCartney Mark II.Yes, even today there are still many ridiculous conspiracy...
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Angels and Devils
My latest obsession, thanks entirely to Bob at Dead Wax, is Mrs. Lila F. Daniels, also known as Lila Winton Daniels, but recognised professionally as Lillay Deay.I can tell you next to nothing about...
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Oh Carolina
Today’s offering is another track recently brought to my attention by Bob at Dead Wax, and one which I simply had to own. Luckily there was an affordable copy for sale on eBay; I say ‘was’ because this...
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Poddcast
A classic bad album, one that often turns up in the lists of the world’s worst, but one which is seldom heard. Hailing from Michigan, Three Peas in a Podd (the name on the album sleeve is incorrect)...
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It’s that time of year again. Although I’ve never been a huge fan of the camp cheesefest that is the Eurovision Song Contest, this year my Husband and I have decided to have a few friends over, open a...
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The Many Sides of Dobie Gillis
The name of Dwayne Hickman won’t mean much to British TV viewers, but in America Dwayne was a superstar, thanks to his role as the title character in The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis. Running from 1959...
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Cheese and Oignons
French pop music. An oxymoron? Actually j’adore a lot of French pop, especially yéyé and freakbeat, from the 1960s, but by the mid 70s French pop had seriously lost its way: there was nothing original,...
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Pass Me a Bucket
A huge nod to Mr Stephen 'Beany' Green for today's suggestion.Mike Leander (born in 1941 as Michael Farr) first entered the British pop scene in the early 1960s, landing a job as an arranger with Decca...
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To Funk Or Not To Funk
Right: let’s get one thing straight from the off. This David Arnold is not that David Arnold. Despite what Discogs might want you to believe, the man we’re ribbing today did not compose the score to...
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Knowles Your Limits
Why do so many television personalities think that they can sing? Why, after decades of consistently being proved wrong, do record companies still feel the need to pull slebs in to a recording studio...
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A Little Nightair Music
A recent charity shop find, Nightair were just one of the hundreds of local showbands who decided to fund the recording and pressing of their own album, a collection of live favourites to sell out of...
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Swingeing Swindle
One of my more peculiar recent finds was this album, Songs for Swinging Children by the Groovy Gang.I know…A dozen covers of popular hits, all with a kid-friendly bent. Don’t let the Sinatra-esque...
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Outer Space Elvis
Recommended by our dear friend The Squire, this is one of the weirdest, wildest Elvis covers I’ve ever heard. It puts Eilert Pilarm, Elvis Pummel and the Legendary Stardust Cowboy to shame. Dean...
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I Ought To Report You To The Gnome Office
A balladeer from the 50s, Ronnie Hilton earned a place in the hearts of every Brit of a certain age for his 1965 hit A Windmill In Old Amsterdam. Hilton had a long career, first charting (with his...
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ChangesTwoBowie
Well, last week’s blog post seems to have gone down well. It’s already one of this year’s most popular posts, and the feedback I’ve received so far leads me to believe that you like that sort of...
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The Teenage Rage
Leonard Davis was working in EMI’s Hayes factory when he as spotted by producer and songwriter Norman Newell, the man who had also given Russ Conway and Shirley Bassey their big breaks at Columbia......
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How Low Can You Go?
Now here’s an odd one for you. Roz Croney, the so-called Queen of the Limbo, issued How Low Can You Goin 1963. It’s dreadful, but of massive importance to jazz collectors as it features Sun Ra, the...
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Heartbreaking
Elvis Presley’s breakthrough, Heartbreak Hotel¸ was issued by HMV in Britain in early 1956. The single became Elvis’s debut UK hit, reaching Number Two and staying on the charts for 22 weeks. Sadly, it...
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Lilac Time
Hollywood headliner Errol Flynn was down on his luck when he agreed, begrudgingly, to appear in the British musical Lilacs In the Spring opposite Anna Neagle. Released in 1954, It was the first of two...
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Nigh And Day By Day
A wonderful disc for you today that I’ve been meaning to post for a while, but had held off as I had very little information about it. I can’t even remember who first alerted me to its existence – it...
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