Welcome to the RPM Seven Day Soundtrack week ending Friday 2nd June 2023...brought to you from the sunny south west, this week, as we're having a little stay in Frome. What's caught the ears of the RPM collective this past week? Over to.....
"Greetings to all RPMers from Swanton Morley. Honestly, you couldn't make it up! The Government appoints a "free speech tsar" while introducing new powers to clamp down on protesters. What can I say? How about "All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others?"
Then again, the Government threatens legal action against the "Enquiry" that it set up... and Parliament is spending valuable time on examining the Schofield affair.
If this is the real world then surely satire is dead.
Meanwhile, back to the music..."
Sadie by Durand Jones - "...from his excellent new autobiographical solo album "Wait Til I Get Over." There's no "indication" of whether he'll be getting back together with his group. (Sorry about that... couldn't resist)."
Easier Said Than Done by Thee Sacred Souls - "...from their recent appearance on "Later," a programme most of which these days I fast-forward through. This is the second song I've selected recently by this rather fine L.A.-based group."
Stool Pigeon by Kid Creole and The Coconuts - "Heard this recently and was reminded that they were critics' darlings at the time, and that they came up with several hit singles that were both intelligent and catchy. This song was on their most commercially successful album, called "Wise Guys" in the USA but renamed "Tropical Gangsters" over here in 1982, a dodgy time for pop music as far as I am concerned, associated in my mind with domination of the NME by the pseudo ramblings of Morley and Penman, and when the best music paper you could buy was Ireland's "Hot Press."
"Best wishes everyone."
“Still in a folky vein this week. I hope that a country blues or Dixieland jazz bug hits in the near future.”
Travel These Ways Performed by Iseabail, Ester & Mary Strachan and Donald & Livingstone -
Hold the Lantern High performed by Jimmy Aldridge and Sid Goldsmith at the Priston Festival -
Meet On The Ledge by Fairport Convention -
"Hi Everyone, best wishes to you all. Here are three tracks that I've played in the past seven days...."
Dominion by Sisters Of Mercy -
Pick Myself Up by Peter Tosh -
And In The Beginning by Man - "Starts off a bit weird (well, actually, nothing much happens) but gets a bit more interesting at about 1:09..."
" 'Bin a strange week, so just three of this week's trax for ya..."
Velvett Fogg- 'Within the night' (initially on 'Velvett Fogg' LP released January 1969. Pye label. This from ' Rubble Seven: Pictures in the sky' LP released mid 1988. Bam Caruso label) - "Tony Iommi an early member."
Easybeats- 'See Line Woman' (from 'Friday on my mind' LP released 1966. United Artists) - "AKA Sea Lion Woman and C-Line Woman."
Van Der Graaf Generator- 'Room 1210' (from 'Do not disturb' LP released 30 September 2016. Esoteric label)
"Really enjoyed these at the Great Estate Festival, Scorrier, Redruth."
Always On by Hanterhir -
Honey Bees by Hanterhir -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=649LXsN-OFU
Waiting For Bertie by Hanterhir -
"Here they are...best wishes to all."
Hang Fire by Rolling Stones - "From Tattoo You..."
Dreamboat Annie by Heart -
Not Me by Gary US Bonds -
"Greetings RPMers, wishing you all well."
Breathless by Nick Cave -
In A Suffolk Ditch by Half Man Half Biscuit -
Neil Gow’s Lament For The Death Of His Second Wife performed by Jed Mugford, Kate McCullough and Mike Gardiner -
"My 3 this week are taken from a live concert, a pub session and some re-remembered prog rock...."
Jha Che Valle performed by Richard Durrant - "Richard stopped off at Taunton on Thursday which provided an opportunity to catch up with his Midsummer Music Tour as I'm in Frome, which is just an hour up the road. Amongst the Bach and self composed pieces, he played a couple of tracks from his body of work celebrating Agustin Barrios, the Paraguayan guitarist composer, and this beautiful piece was one of them."
Spotted Pony performed by Jeff Norman - "An 'old time' tune which was new to me and heard for the first time at the Griffin 'Transatlantic Session' in Frome last Tuesday."
Kiss Like Judas by It Bites - "Played It Bites' first three albums whilst glossing some skirting boards at the start of the week before heading off on my hols. This prog pop opus has lodged itself in my brain at the moment."
'Til Next Time...