Welcome to the RPM Record Club Seven Day Soundtrack, week ending Friday 7th July. We're back from our summer break at the Folk in a Field Festival where we watched some super bands and bumped into fellow RPMers, John, Jayne and Piers....and lapsed RPMer Anto. It was lovely to see you all.....looking forward to next year. It's a slimmed down edition this week due to holiday trips and yet more festivals...over to...
"Hi Everyone, my choices this week are by three of the many superb acts I saw at last weekend's Folk In A Field Festival...."
The Keeper by Flint Moore -
Play by RedFox -
London Irish by Anto Morra -
"Assorted inspirations this week: one new album just received, one on order, and a choice made after reading a newspaper interview and watching an edition of 'Later'.
Carole With an E by Brennen Leigh - "Her last album took us back to the sounds of the '40s, but the new one goes back only as far as the sixties for inspiration. As a lyricist I think her gift is to be able to write squarely in the tradition yet with a decidedly modern, sometimes tongue-in-cheek, attitude. Watching her videos I keep expecting her to wink at the camera."
More Than Friends by Lukas Nelson and Promise of The Real with Lainey Wilson - "Willie's boy and backing band (which has served as Neil Young's band) from forthcoming album "Sticks and Stones."
Everyday Now by Texas - "Sharleen Spiteri's recent interviews promoting a "Very Best of" album reminded me that her band have made some very fine records."
"Best wishes and good health to all."
"Here's my three."
My Oh My by Sad Cafe -
Mystery Train performed by The Band with Paul Butterfield -
Life Is A Carnival by The Band -
"Three tracks by John Mayall with a couple featuring Eric Clapton........... to quote one famous bluesman, 'These am the blues'...."
John Mayall's Bluesbreakers- 'Telephone Blues' ( from 'Immediate Blues' LP released 1980. Virgin label. Initial release on Immediate 7" single released 22nd October 1965)
"Originally released as b-side to 'I'm your witchdoctor' single. Produced by James Page Esq."
John Mayall and Eric Clapton- 'Lonely Years' (from 'Raw Blues' LP released 1967. Initial limited 500 copies unedited version released on 7" single. Purdah label 1966.)
"Just Mayall and Clapton here on one of the most 'authentic' blues tracks recorded in the UK up to that time."
John Mayall- 'No More Tears' (from 'The Blues Alone' LP released November 1967. Decca label.)
"A great sleeve by Mayall, notes by John Peel and Mayall on organ, piano, celeste, bass, harmonica, drums and, of course, various guitars. Keef Hartley on drums on several tracks is the only other participant."
"Possibly 'surfs up' next week!!!
Stay well."
My Walking Shoes Don't Fit Me Any More / Train 45 performed by Flats and Sharps - "Here's my favourite band of Folk in a Field 2023. Top musicians and a nice bunch of lads."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6SXjyvDae8
Roslin Castle / Miss Gordon of Gight performed by Alasdair Fraser & Tony Mcmanus - "From the Return To Kintail album, here's something from two masters of their instruments."
No Surrender by Bruce Springsteen - "Bruce rocked me back home from Norfolk to North Yorkshire. I hadn't played the Born in the USA album for yonks. It's one of those albums you think you have heard so often that you therefore don't play it any more. So, a conscious effort to have a listen made me realise that this is a true classic with not a duff track on it....and this is one of my favorite Bruce songs ever with the immortal lines, 'We busted out of class, had to get away from those fools, we learnt more from a three minute record, baby, than we ever learnt in school.' Rock 'n' roll poetry."
'Til Next Time...