Picture post

I took this picture this morning in Pirbright. The sign next to it reads: “The Gruffalo was created in order to advertise the Village Open Day and Scarecrow Festival on Saturday 12 June.” Don’t know about you but I’m impressed.

Might upload a song to go with it later. What do you reckon – Pink Floyd’s Scarecrow?

Sunset

Another lazy post I’m afraid.

I took this picture last Monday in the park at the other end of my road. That’s one of my boys on the horizon. I also had another son and a dog with me and they’re probably somewhere in the shadows.

Moody Blues – The Sun Set
A wonderful prog/pop/psych hybrid. I love the sound of the mellotron and the undisputed master is Mike Pinder of the Moodies.

Heaven 17 – Sunset Now
From their ‘Best of’ CD. When I get the chance I’ll replace it with a rip of the 12-inch single.

In totally unrelated news my car was covered in ash this morning and the kids were herded straight into their classrooms because of this.

My first Youtube upload

I've made a little Sgt. Rock video using the pictures I posted a few weeks ago.

A treat for you…

I picked up this EP with a live Style Council track at a charity shop last week. It was originally free with issue 1 of The Hit, a magazine I don’t recall at all.

It’s a good performance. No idea if it’s still exclusive.

Style Council - Walls Come Tumbling Down (Live) (1985)
Recorded at Manchester Apollo 14/6/85

1980 again

"Oh, no! He’s posting prog again!"

From Mike Rutherford’s Smallcreep’s Day LP, side one of which was based on Peter Currell Brown's surreal novel of the same name. And yes, that’s Mike Rutherford of Mike & The Mechanics who are responsible for many crimes against music but this is excellent whatever your genre bias. I know you all hate prog but you’re just bigots.

Mike Rutherford - Working In Line (1980)

Mildly Interesting Pop Fact: the singer on this is Noel McCalla who apparently auditioned for the 2009 series of X-Factor but didn’t get past the 'bootcamp' stage.

1980 Single of the Week

In 1980 with the release of the Black Sea LP I thought XTC had peaked. Little did I realise this was just the beginning and they would go on to be one of the greatest British bands ever.

The scans above are from the free poster that came with the Sgt. Rock single.

Side One: XTC - Sgt. Rock (Is Going To Help Me) (1980)
Side Two: XTC - Living Through Another Cuba/Generals and Majors (Live) (1980)
Both ripped from the original single.

1980 Friday Night Record

Shalamar - Make That Move (1980)
Ripped from the original 12-inch single