Welcome to the RPM Record Club Seven Day Soundtrack, week ending Friday 6th October 2023. This week it's simply in order of submission; over to...
"Here’s my travelling theme tunes for this week."
Trains and Boats and Planes performed by The Everly Brothers - "Nice to hear another version other than Dionne Warwick..."
Paper Plane by Status Quo - "Don’t they look lean and young in this video?"
Theme from "The Love Boat performed by Jack Jones- "A lovely short jazzed up version. Jack at his best."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiTOqpVgL8s
"Have a good week everyone."
"One for those of us concerned with what's happening at Zaporizhzhia."
Atomic Power by Buchanan Brothers -
"Something pleasant to calm us all down after that..."
Newmarket performed by The Shackleton Trio -
"And something we might all empathise with (warning explicit lyrics)."
Records Everywhere by Ouse Valley Singles Club -
"Hi Everyone, I hope you're all safe and well. Here are my three tracks from albums I've listened to this past week."
6345789 by Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers -
Roundabout (live) by Yes -
When I Came Down by Tir Na Nog -
"I have spent the past week in the Netherlands where I managed to catch 3 shows with Sam Baker and Tim Lorsh so here are 3 of my favourites."
"First up is the song that Bob Harris first played and was instrumental in Sam getting exposure to a UK and wider European audience. so here is..."
Waves by Sam Baker -
"Secondly, here's Sam's telling of the aftermath of the terrible accident that changed his life."
Broken Fingers by Sam Baker -
"Thirdly, a particular favourite which, I think, illustrates Sam's talent for writing a movie script in a dozen or so lines. After not including this in his shows for many years I am delighted he now closes his shows with it."
Odessa by Sam Baker -
"I seem to have hit upon a theme of sorts this week. Bet you'll all be singing along... but will it be to Mr. Carmichael, The Kinks, or Der Bingster?"
Lazy Bones by Hoagy Carmichael - "Dorothy Dandridge is seated next to him at the piano."
Busy Doing Nothing performed by Bing Crosby - "...from the 1949 film "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court," featuring the voices of two actors not generally noted for their singing, William Bendix and Sir Cedric Hardwicke. I remember my grandmother singing this."
Sunny Afternoon by The Kinks - "I say, you don't think Ray is miming , do you?"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-cLaPUOtzU
"Best wishes to all RPMers."
"Here's my 3 for the week with best wishes as always to all."
Stuck Behind a Maserati by Mickey Jupp -
"I'd just like to respond to one of David's choices for week 38. My pal Graham is a huge Mickey Jupp fan, often sending me examples of his latest stuff so I sent him a link to our contributions and he sent me two links in return. The first features the late, great Wilco Johnson holding forth on Mickey's talent and the second a track called "Stuck Behind A Maserati" which, like most of Mickey's output, is very catchy and very tuneful."
Take The Money and Run Steve Miller Band - "I heard it was Steve Miller's 80th birthday yesterday -Thursday 5th October and still going strong but last surviving member of his band."
Calling Van Morrison by P J Proby - "Finally I thought the art of "answer records" was dead but according to Wiki that's far from the truth. I heard this one on the radio today and P J has decided to do just that in answer to Van Morrison's 1972 song "Whatever Happened To P J Proby"
"Dear RPM Collective
Here be my 3
Rhymes & the like I selected
Thursday was national nod to poetry."
Flame Lily by MA.MOYO, Cerys Matthews + Hidden Orchestra - "Bruised knees and stifled years".. powerful + effective.
Can't Stop Won't Stop by the Beat Poet - "Funky, energetic wordsmith."
When You Are Old by W.B.Yeats read by Cillian Murphy - "Yin to the previous yang, let Cillian's dulcet tones soothe you."
Bonus Track - "...please Tim, it's economical + potent..." (Oh, OK bonus track grubber...Tim.)
Dreams by Langston Hughes -
https://youtu.be/ApCK-b5BHGE?feature=shared
"Take care folks,
Cheers!"
Shubert's 'Trout' 4th movement performed by The Shubert Ensemble - "Whilst walking the other day, we passed a river which looked very good for trout and this came to mind."
The Trees by Jean Sibelius performed by Erik T. Tawaststjerna - "In rememberance of the Sycamore Gap tree..."
Happy Little Phoebe / Manny Mountain by Damien O'Kane and Ron Block - "We saw Damien and Ron live at Selby last week, so here's some of their jigs."
"My tracks this week come courtesy of Radio 3’s late night offerings Night Tracks and Unclassified. And thanks for everyone's tracks here."
Heal You by Juice Vocal Ensemble -
Warmhearted Hawthorn by Peter Broderick and East Forest -
Gylfinir by Jim Ghedi and Toby Hay -
"Hi RPMers, here’s my tunes this week."
Megafragma by Teeth of the Sea -
Niobe by Caribou -
Lisbon Acid by Aphex Twin -
"It all got a bit spacey this week...and ended in Selby."
"Last weekend saw the 50th anniversary release of Hawkwind's legendary Space Ritual opus as a 10 CD box set. Recorded on the Space Ritual tour at the end of 1972 and released as a double LP in May 1973, this new release comprises the original album remixed and now in unedited form, plus 3 complete concerts from the 1972 tour; that's a lot of Space Rock!! I was very interested to hear about this release as Space Ritual and Lemmy's bass playing upon it was the spark which caused me to take up playing bass myself. Browsing Youtube looking for anything from this new release, I came upon this animated labour of love..."
Earth Calling/Born To Go by Hawkwind -
"On Space Ritual, there's a track called Time We Left This World today and this reminded me of my next choice, as the main riffs are very similar. Some old recordings were duly dug out..."
The Electric Palace by (Under)Ground Zero - "Hailing from Norwich and originally calling themselves Ground Zero, but having to undergo a slight name change due to there being another band in London with the same moniker, in the early to mid 80s, Underground Zero were the next best thing to seeing Hawkwind... and I saw them quite a few times around the area, their shows utilizing psychedelic projections, lasers, TV screens, smoke machines and strobe lighting. A regular venue they giged at was the old Theatre Studio Club behind the Norwich Theatre Royal and I ended up on convivial enough terms with them to cadge a couple of support slots for my own space rock band of the time at the Theatre Royal in Bury St Edmunds and Colchester Sports Centre(!!). This track is from their demo cassette of the time which I seem to think cost about £1.50."
"Back down to earth, and as Jackie has already mentioned, the week ended in Selby at the Town Hall for some live music from Damion O'Kane and Ron Block."
The Fiddler's Gun by Damien O'Kane and Ron Block -
'Til Next Time...