Gee, but it's hard when one lowers one's guard to the vultures...

Cockney Rebel's The Psychomodo is a long lost treasure.

“Oh dear, look what they've done to the blues, blues, blues”.

I can remember following the progress of Cockney Rebel during 1974 in the music papers.  Melody Maker in particular championed The Rebel in numerous front covers and in-depth articles.  Then on 24 August 1974 MM writer Geoff Brown delivered a deadly hatchet job to Harley.  Cockney Rebel had recently (27 July) broken up acrimoniously. 

Sadly, Mr Brown's acid bath dissolved the remains, like a peppermint eaten away.

[This excerpt may become part of a series on how randomness rules our lives, especially popular culture...]