Welcome to the RPM Record Club Seven Day Soundtrack, week ending Friday 16th February 2024. What's been on RPMer's sound systems this week? Over to...
"Hi RPMers, here's my 3 this week."
A Final Warning by Caribou -
I'm a Gypsy Man by J.J. Cale -
Kite by U2 -
"More wonderful selections from you people last week - thank you! Here are my three... And Piers, I'd be up for that charabanc ride to the Transatlantic Sessions next year."
Roscoe by Midlake - " 'Whenever I was a child I wondered what if my name had changed into something more productive like Roscoe. Been born in 1891, waiting with my aunt Rosaline', fab melody, harmonies and lyrics. Saw them in Gateshead in the 00s. They're still around in different guises; currently collaborating with John Grant."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jkqn0d2sAsw&ab_channel=KyleDoherty
The Jukebox As She Turned by Nic Jones - "What can I say about Nic Jones that will have already been said on this forum. Nothing. Except perhaps that I quite like the CD cover cartoon from Norfolk's own dear Tony Hall."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oc5rdOdzjyE&ab_channel=EileenHack
Lonesome Whistle by Little Feat - "I notice that Little Feat make regular appearances on these playlists - deservedly, of course - so I've avoided some of their classics (over familiar but always welcome) and been playing this one. I was blessed to see them at the Hammersmith Odeon in '76 (think I might have said that before), when still in their prime. No other band has come near to their perfect blend of lyric, style, rhythm and melody. Here they cover a Hank Williams classic and completely own it."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4W3Nbx1iT0&ab_channel=Teimuraz67
"Adios amigos."
"Here's my choices. First and second tracks are from CDs bought at a charity shop this week...."
Even If My Heart Would Break by Kenny G and Aaron Neville - "A beautiful combination."
AKA... Broken Arrow by Noel Gallagher and the High Flying Birds - "Prefer this quieter style of his."
"We've had quite a few anti-war themes recently - let's go back to the environment this week."
Earth Song by Michael Jackson - "Amazing video and interesting info after it. Jackson always put his heart and soul into every song."
"Hi Everyone. Here are three tracks from albums I've listened to this week. Best wishes to you all, as always."
Sing A Song For You by Tim Buckley -
30 Century Man by Scott Walker -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B27RS3-_mfQ&list=PLI6kLIhBBwmQLJn9HDtRzM4GY6oCqDyK-&index=8
Clinging To The Thought That She's Coming Back by Jr Walker & The All Stars -
"Firstly, I hope all RPM folks had a great week and again thanks for continuing to widen my musical horizons. Special thanks to John for alerting me to Uptown Vinyl in Spalding, where I spent a couple of hours on Sunday afternoon. Amongst other things I picked up a 12" Erlend Øye single, 2 Victoria Williams albums and an 8 CD box set of Atlantic R&B tracks from 1947 onwards."
"So here are Kings Of Convenience vs Röyksopp with I Don't Know I Can Save You From -
"Another Man Done Gone. This week we lost a good one."
Mojo Nixon with (619) 239-King -
"And finally a little topical love song..."
Kristin Hersh with St. Valentines Day Massacre -
https://youtube.com/watch?v=PVaMNiaGLVU&si=iyyjOg57hIhxZK5_
"That's All Folks."
"More selections from the neighbour's cast-offs..."
I Drove All Night by Roy Orbison -
Black Velvet by Alannah Myles -
All By Myself by Eric Carmen - "Raspberry flavoured."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iN9CjAfo5n0
"Best wishes to one and all."
"Here are my 3 for the week with best wishes to all as usual."
Baby I Love You Aretha Franklin -
Statesboro Blues Taj Mahal -
Dust In The Wind Kansas -
"With all good wishes to RPMers near and far."
"For all toad enablers past, present and future (you know who you are)."
See A Toad by Ed Pickford -
"A traditional Breton tune that has been string quartetified."
Trinken performed by The Routes Quartet -
"Hi folks. Hope you're all well. Just back in Cornwall from a trip to the Midlands, so here's 3 acts that (mainly) hail from here..."
From the City to the Sea by The Family Cat - "Very apt - lovely to return to the coast after being inland in urban Cov."
Something Different by Maisy Grace - "Saw + heard this lass at the Great Estate festival by Reduth last year - very talented."
"3rd choice is an uplifting 1, to help us all have a dance + feel better...."
Happy Place by Pattern Pusher -
https://youtu.be/CIh1Sx6ie2Q?feature=shared
"Cheers!"
"In about 1971, some friends and I were regularly hiring bands and putting them on. Unlike most pubs and the local dance hall, as long as we cleared up after ourselves and there was no damage, we didn’t have to pay to hire the local Technical College Student Union Hall, so that was our preferred venue...but it wasn’t always available.
One week we had a deal with a promoter and found ourselves with a pared down version of Ian Carr’s Nucleus (with a rather good guitarist that I found out much later was Chris Spedding). I was a bit dubious about them as ‘people don’t like jazz’. The audience was not huge but they just about paid for themselves but left us slightly short to paying for the venue. The following week, as the SU hall was available at the Tech, almost against my better judgement, I went out on a limb with the same promotor. He talked me into ‘a great deal’ with a hot new band (the same man told us that Chicory Tip sounded like Crosby Stills and Nash!).
He promised that a track from Patto’s album would be played on a Keith Skues record review radio show (it wasn’t) and so I was instrumental in booking the band. I hadn’t seen them live before but their promo record sounded OK and as it was a double bill I took a punt and fronted a whole week’s wages to hire them. I paid the agency £25 for Patto and a support band… (well it was a weekend). Luckily the gig made a small profit and by Sunday morning I had an extra fiver in my pocket! I really liked Patto in no small part due to being hugely impressed by Olly Halsall who was at that time one of those great guitarist that nobody had heard of but should have! He went on to be a Rutle so he must have been well thought of by others too! (He did do other stuff too to be honest) His flamboyant style was always interesting."
Hold Your Fire by Patto -
"There was always a jazz tinge to his playing, but he had that rock vibe… (and some)."
Paperback Writer performed by Tempest -
"Here he is again..."
Observations by Kevin Ayers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjEgjMIHy7c
"Putting this together I found a clip of him clattering about with that other jazzy rocker Andy Summers… worth a look ."
"Here's three from my listening this week..."
Gaslighting by Kula Shaker - "New album Natural Magick still getting majority of playtime this week...."
Stringing The Blues by Joe Venuti and Eddie Lang - "...but after a delve into the archives, managed to squeeze in something from 1920s New York..."
Sunhair by Ozric Tentacles - "...and some early '90s psychedelic rock."
'Til Next Time...