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Perfect Day (under the circumstances)

Post by houseboy » Fri Apr 24, 2020 3:53 pm

Sat on the garden swing at the bottom of our brilliant looking garden in goodness what heat listening to, among among other things, The Love in your Eye by the amazing Caravan. Had some Simon and Garfunkel earlier and a little Al Stewart. Life could be worse guys.
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Post by ClaretAndLube » Fri Apr 24, 2020 4:01 pm

Yes it could. I could be listening to what you’re listening to.
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Post by tim_noone » Fri Apr 24, 2020 4:06 pm

ClaretAndLube wrote:
Fri Apr 24, 2020 4:01 pm
Yes it could. I could be listening to what you’re listening to.
:lol: .......Roger Hodgson maybe?

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Re: Perfect Day (under the circumstances)

Post by houseboy » Fri Apr 24, 2020 4:24 pm

tim_noone wrote:
Fri Apr 24, 2020 4:06 pm
:lol: .......Roger Hodgson maybe?
Hey that’s an idea...bit of Supertramp as well.
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Re: Perfect Day (under the circumstances)

Post by houseboy » Fri Apr 24, 2020 4:27 pm

ClaretAndLube wrote:
Fri Apr 24, 2020 4:01 pm
Yes it could. I could be listening to what you’re listening to.
Ha ha. Whatever turns you on mate. Listening to Melanie now. You can take the boy out of the hippy but you can never take the hippy out of the boy. 😊
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Post by KateR » Fri Apr 24, 2020 4:34 pm

when the sun shines we all tend to feel a little happier, but right now is the usual how can I get out and enjoy it to the full, those with gardens are lucky during this time, balcony's work well to but the unfortunate ones can only dream of when we can all enjoy it a little better. Add some music and a bottle of wine, perhaps a little picnic and life feels good again for a short while, enjoy.

Hippy, who would have thought :)

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Post by Leisure » Fri Apr 24, 2020 4:44 pm

houseboy wrote:
Fri Apr 24, 2020 4:24 pm
Hey that’s an idea...bit of Supertramp as well.
Just recently started listening to my LP collection, which I haven't done for ages! Up to yet got through Supertramp, Van Morrison, Can, Alex Harvey Band, Leonard Cohen, Frank Zappa, Captain Beefhearf, Man, Thin Lizzy, Yes, Focus, The Cure, Gentle Giant, Barclay James Harvest and one of my favourites, Kevin Coyne. Still got loads to go through!
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Post by Bosscat » Fri Apr 24, 2020 4:50 pm

houseboy wrote:
Fri Apr 24, 2020 4:24 pm
Hey that’s an idea...bit of Supertramp as well.
Not bad but prefer my listening Ian ....

Creedence Clearwater Revival
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Led Zepellin
Cream

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Post by Chesterthedog » Fri Apr 24, 2020 4:55 pm

Kevin Coyne. There’s a blast from the past. Good collection!
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Post by Steve1956 » Fri Apr 24, 2020 5:14 pm

Bosscat wrote:
Fri Apr 24, 2020 4:50 pm
Not bad but prefer my listening Ian ....

Creedence Clearwater Revival
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Led Zepellin
Cream
Dont listen to him Ian hes been listening to Doddy all day.

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Post by Dyched » Fri Apr 24, 2020 5:21 pm

Tranquility base hotel and casino for me today.

Featuring the lyric
“No one is on the streets we’ve moved it all online as of march”

Spooky

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Post by Bosscat » Fri Apr 24, 2020 5:40 pm

Steve1956 wrote:
Fri Apr 24, 2020 5:14 pm
Dont listen to him Ian hes been listening to Doddy all day.
Gimme a K
Gimme an N
Gimme an O
Gimme a B

What have you got

Steve1956 :D

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Post by Volvoclaret » Fri Apr 24, 2020 5:43 pm

Bosscat wrote:
Fri Apr 24, 2020 4:50 pm
Not bad but prefer my listening Ian ....

Creedence Clearwater Revival
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Led Zepellin
Cream
Now that's what I call music.🤗

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Post by Claret Toni » Fri Apr 24, 2020 6:52 pm

LP collection ? Like before Tapes?

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Re: Perfect Day (under the circumstances)

Post by houseboy » Fri Apr 24, 2020 7:02 pm

KateR wrote:
Fri Apr 24, 2020 4:34 pm
when the sun shines we all tend to feel a little happier, but right now is the usual how can I get out and enjoy it to the full, those with gardens are lucky during this time, balcony's work well to but the unfortunate ones can only dream of when we can all enjoy it a little better. Add some music and a bottle of wine, perhaps a little picnic and life feels good again for a short while, enjoy.

Hippy, who would have thought :)
I was absolutely was Kate. Complete with hair down to my ass and much use of ‘chemical stimulants’. Happy days.
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Post by Alanstevensonsgloves » Fri Apr 24, 2020 7:40 pm

houseboy wrote:
Fri Apr 24, 2020 4:27 pm
Ha ha. Whatever turns you on mate. Listening to Melanie now.
Which one... 'B' or 'C'?

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Re: Perfect Day (under the circumstances)

Post by Funkydrummer » Fri Apr 24, 2020 7:42 pm

Leisure wrote:
Fri Apr 24, 2020 4:44 pm
Just recently started listening to my LP collection, which I haven't done for ages! Up to yet got through Supertramp, Van Morrison, Can, Alex Harvey Band, Leonard Cohen, Frank Zappa, Captain Beefhearf, Man, Thin Lizzy, Yes, Focus, The Cure, Gentle Giant, Barclay James Harvest and one of my favourites, Kevin Coyne. Still got loads to go through!
A blinkin' good selection there Leisure, I look forward to seeing what else you've got hidden
away in the archives.

I particularly noticed Man, I had quite a few of their albums, but lost all but one through loaning them
out and never getting them back. The only one that I have left is :-

"Be good to yourself at least once a day" which has a large fold out map of Wales.

Anyway, here's an appearance on the Whistle test in 1975, aptly titled,
"Many are called but few get up"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGL2vjbsHrI

Enjoy

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Post by Funkydrummer » Fri Apr 24, 2020 7:43 pm

By the way, BJH were brilliant.

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Post by KateR » Fri Apr 24, 2020 8:20 pm

houseboy wrote:
Fri Apr 24, 2020 7:02 pm
I was absolutely was Kate. Complete with hair down to my ass and much use of ‘chemical stimulants’. Happy days.
My husband hair was way past his shoulders when we got married, both sets of parents not impressed and the kids find it an endless source of amusement looking back at old pictures, he was not a hippy though, yet I always liked looking at hippy's and music around Woodstock and San Francisco. Watched a great program yesterday about when Johnny Cash was invited to play at the White House by Nixon, learned a few things form that

I was very much in to soul music in my early teens, did the Twisted Wheel club when 15 plus my first visits to pubs and visited quite a few great clubs but never made it to Wigan. I managed to dance on stage with a couple of groups and got to see some fantastic acts, but maybe playing with other peoples chemistry sets also had a bearing on my memories ;) . Hubby bought me a Sam Cooke best of album/vinyl for Christmas and spent last Sunday doing a throw back to my early mid teens, even got out my 45's from those days and did some dancing, seems I was embarrassing our youngest even though just the three of us home lol.

Live shows and being the rebel tailed off as college and work kicked in, got into other music, Led Zep a favorite but liked weird even then or on the fringes, Yes, Curved Ice, Uriah Heap , etc. Never bought any Beatles or Rolling Stones music but like to listen to some occasionally, not an Oasis or Artic Monkeys fan.

These days our eldest has been introducing me to new music for the past 10 - 15 years and have loved every minute of it, being able to discuss these things with him, priceless. :) I have him to thank for Counting Crows, Killers, and a few more, yesterday was Alexa and I for a couple of hours while I worked doing Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band, I have no idea how it happens but the volume just seemed to keep edging up all by itself. Life could be much worse and is for so many!!

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Post by Bosscat » Fri Apr 24, 2020 8:41 pm

KateR wrote:
Fri Apr 24, 2020 8:20 pm
Alexa and I for a couple of hours while I worked doing Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band, I have no idea how it happens but the volume just seemed to keep edging up all by itself. Life could be much worse and is for so many!!
Reminds of a number of years ago I had been working in Bradford repairing a lock and was driving back... on Manningham Lane I pulled up at the lights "Still the same" was on the Radio on the Van Stereo. I turned the volume up and was singing my head off (Not something others want to listen too of course) I saw on my right in the next lane someone doing exactly the same, they glanced over and we started laughing.... The lights had changed and the vehicles behind were honking their horns.
We smiled waved and drove our seperate ways....

Yes I know exactly what you mean about Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band... the volume just gas to go up😁
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Post by tim_noone » Fri Apr 24, 2020 8:50 pm

Funkydrummer wrote:
Fri Apr 24, 2020 7:43 pm
By the way, BJH were brilliant.
Without Doubt. :D

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Post by tim_noone » Fri Apr 24, 2020 8:54 pm

KateR wrote:
Fri Apr 24, 2020 8:20 pm
My husband hair was way past his shoulders when we got married, both sets of parents not impressed and the kids find it an endless source of amusement looking back at old pictures, he was not a hippy though, yet I always liked looking at hippy's and music around Woodstock and San Francisco. Watched a great program yesterday about when Johnny Cash was invited to play at the White House by Nixon, learned a few things form that

I was very much in to soul music in my early teens, did the Twisted Wheel club when 15 plus my first visits to pubs and visited quite a few great clubs but never made it to Wigan. I managed to dance on stage with a couple of groups and got to see some fantastic acts, but maybe playing with other peoples chemistry sets also had a bearing on my memories ;) . Hubby bought me a Sam Cooke best of album/vinyl for Christmas and spent last Sunday doing a throw back to my early mid teens, even got out my 45's from those days and did some dancing, seems I was embarrassing our youngest even though just the three of us home lol.

Live shows and being the rebel tailed off as college and work kicked in, got into other music, Led Zep a favorite but liked weird even then or on the fringes, Yes, Curved Ice, Uriah Heap , etc. Never bought any Beatles or Rolling Stones music but like to listen to some occasionally, not an Oasis or Artic Monkeys fan.

These days our eldest has been introducing me to new music for the past 10 - 15 years and have loved every minute of it, being able to discuss these things with him, priceless. :) I have him to thank for Counting Crows, Killers, and a few more, yesterday was Alexa and I for a couple of hours while I worked doing Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band, I have no idea how it happens but the volume just seemed to keep edging up all by itself. Life could be much worse and is for so many!!
Twisted wheel at 15........really?

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Post by KateR » Fri Apr 24, 2020 9:00 pm

yes indeed, snuck in with an older crowd, a few who were known regulars, but Tim if you want to doubt it that's ok to, definitely not normal, but when I went it was late night entry only and no alcohol whatsoever, what did amaze me was that it was (if I'm remembering things correctly) right across from the police station, and while there was no alcohol, there were a lot of drugs going round.

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Post by houseboy » Fri Apr 24, 2020 9:16 pm

Bosscat wrote:
Fri Apr 24, 2020 4:50 pm
Not bad but prefer my listening Ian ....

Creedence Clearwater Revival
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Led Zepellin
Cream
Used to love Creedence Boss and they were the first band I saw live - Free Trade Hall around ‘70 and the first album I ever owned (Green River). Saw Skynyrd there as well on there first British tour. They never did know how to end Freebird.

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Post by houseboy » Fri Apr 24, 2020 9:17 pm

Alanstevensonsgloves wrote:
Fri Apr 24, 2020 7:40 pm
Which one... 'B' or 'C'?

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How very dare you. 😂😂

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Post by ten bellies » Fri Apr 24, 2020 9:28 pm

We had a lovely afternoon in the sunshine in the back garden. Listening to BC Camplight, Mr Ben and the Bens, Hotel Lux amongst others whilst having a few Alhambra Reserva beers and a BBQ, as well as catching Dwight giving more pain to the south coast plastics.
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Post by tim_noone » Fri Apr 24, 2020 9:40 pm

KateR wrote:
Fri Apr 24, 2020 9:00 pm
yes indeed, snuck in with an older crowd, a few who were known regulars, but Tim if you want to doubt it that's ok to, definitely not normal, but when I went it was late night entry only and no alcohol whatsoever, what did amaze me was that it was (if I'm remembering things correctly) right across from the police station, and while there was no alcohol, there were a lot of drugs going round.
So you would have know.Billy T. Phil S. Colin B. Coming from Burnley at a guess.?

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Post by dougcollins » Fri Apr 24, 2020 9:42 pm

It just occurred to me I'm not sure how to replenish my recreational materials in the lockdown. Does it come under essentials?

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Post by Paul Waine » Fri Apr 24, 2020 9:48 pm

houseboy wrote:
Fri Apr 24, 2020 3:53 pm
Sat on the garden swing at the bottom of our brilliant looking garden in goodness what heat listening to, among among other things, The Love in your Eye by the amazing Caravan. Had some Simon and Garfunkel earlier and a little Al Stewart. Life could be worse guys.
Good to know there's another Caravan fan on here. I was introduced to them with For Girls Who Grow Plump, 1972 - I had friends from Canterbury. Seen them a few times over the years. Last album I got was Paradise Filter, think that was 2014.

Simon and Garfunkel were great - but Paul Simon (without Garfunkel) has produced much more great stuff. I was lucky to me at Hyde Park, summer 2018, his "Homeward Bound" tour. Excellent. Wish I'd seen him at Bold Street (Accy) early 60s, but I was a little too young then.

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Post by KateR » Fri Apr 24, 2020 9:50 pm

knew a Colin Bar...... but through my sister who is older than me, she told me he passed away, last year I think, if that is who you mean. Always remember him as the really well dressed mod, other two I don't know. You a friend of his?

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Post by tim_noone » Fri Apr 24, 2020 9:54 pm

KateR wrote:
Fri Apr 24, 2020 9:50 pm
knew a Colin Bar...... but through my sister who is older than me, she told me he passed away, last year I think, if that is who you mean. Always remember him as the really well dressed mod, other two I don't know. You a friend of his?
Yes....that's colin he moved to clitheroe. You would have known the others then. Your a long way from the swiss corner..
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Post by KateR » Fri Apr 24, 2020 9:55 pm

Paul Waine wrote:
Fri Apr 24, 2020 9:48 pm
Good to know there's another Caravan fan on here. I was introduced to them with For Girls Who Grow Plump, 1972 - I had friends from Canterbury. Seen them a few times over the years. Last album I got was Paradise Filter, think that was 2014.

Simon and Garfunkel were great - but Paul Simon (without Garfunkel) has produced much more great stuff. I was lucky to me at Hyde Park, summer 2018, his "Homeward Bound" tour. Excellent. Wish I'd seen him at Bold Street (Accy) early 60s, but I was a little too young then.
I was never a real S&G fan but liked a couple of songs but not enough to buy any. My eldest bought me a Disturbed CD because of a track they did, Sound of Silence I believe, I mentioned that I enjoyed that, lo and behold I now how 5 Disturbed CD!!!! I know what birthdays and Christmas brings from Santa lol.

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Post by exilecanada » Fri Apr 24, 2020 10:03 pm

KateR wrote:
Fri Apr 24, 2020 8:20 pm

I was very much in to soul music in my early teens, did the Twisted Wheel club when 15 plus my first visits to pubs and visited quite a few great clubs but never made it to Wigan.





OMG the Twisted Wheel, now there’s a name from the past! I wasn’t a regular visitor by any stretch but it was there where R&B, Soul and Blues were first introduced to me. Since then the genres have popped into my life on regular occasions. I think my most vivid memory was seeing John Lee Hooker perform live. There’s a 24 hour jazz station in Toronto, FM 91.1, www.jazzfm91.com , they broadcast a Saturday night blues show, well worth a listen IMHO. As we know, jazz and blues are very closely related.
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Post by KateR » Fri Apr 24, 2020 10:05 pm

tim_noone wrote:
Fri Apr 24, 2020 9:54 pm
Yes....that's colin he moved to clitheroe. You would have known the others then. Your a long way from the swiss corner..
such a small world, Mecca, El Greco, there was a club I think in Brierfield to I went to a couple of times plus I seem to remember one in Halifax for some strange reason, similar to TW but in a kind of cave type environment and when they turned the lights on early morning after an evening of dancing the floor had a lovely bit of "water" :lol: Where was Swiss Corner, sounds familiar, there was a bar in the Kirby hotel, I got thrown out of there many times for being under age.

My mother could never understand how I was so tired on Sundays after staying with my friend for the night and why I had to sleep the afternoon, told her I had to be ready for Sunday night out lol. I would kill my children if they got up to half of what I did and they were always saying, but how did you know! I'm sure there are lot's I don't know and never what to know :)

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houseboy wrote:
Fri Apr 24, 2020 4:27 pm
Ha ha. Whatever turns you on mate. Listening to Melanie now. You can take the boy out of the hippy but you can never take the hippy out of the boy. 😊
Got Melanies GHs for Xmas, by request. Saw her later on Jools Holland. Sadly it’s time to hang it up. She’s lost it. Some top tunes to remember her by though.

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Post by tim_noone » Fri Apr 24, 2020 10:10 pm

KateR wrote:
Fri Apr 24, 2020 10:05 pm
such a small world, Mecca, El Greco, there was a club I think in Brierfield to I went to a couple of times plus I seem to remember one in Halifax for some strange reason, similar to TW but in a kind of cave type environment and when they turned the lights on early morning after an evening of dancing the floor had a lovely bit of "water" :lol: Where was Swiss Corner, sounds familiar, there was a bar in the Kirby hotel, I got thrown out of there many times for being under age.

My mother could never understand how I was so tired on Sundays after staying with my friend for the night and why I had to sleep the afternoon, told her I had to be ready for Sunday night out lol. I would kill my children if they got up to half of what I did and they were always saying, but how did you know! I'm sure there are lot's I don't know and never what to know :)
Swiss corner = keirby. Birdcage.brierfield no I didnt go.El Greco aye..Bill Twaddle from Brierfield.
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Post by KateR » Fri Apr 24, 2020 10:11 pm

exilecanada wrote:
Fri Apr 24, 2020 10:03 pm
OMG the Twisted Wheel, now there’s a name from the past! I wasn’t a regular visitor by any stretch but it was there where R&B, Soul and Blues were first introduced to me. Since then the genres have popped into my life on regular occasions. I think my most vivid memory was seeing John Lee Hooker perform live. There’s a 24 hour jazz station in Toronto, FM 91.1, www.jazzfm91.com , they broadcast a Saturday night blues show, well worth a listen IMHO. As we know, jazz and blues are very closely related.
as are Led Zeppelin for me and I think of it always as blues rock, a huge fan.

Last few years was in London, found out the Pizza Express Jazz clubs (3 of them I believe and did them all) and went often to them, never disappointed and highly recommend for starting an evening or a Sunday afternoon.

Also went to the Curtain Hotel East London a couple of times for there Sunday Gospel singing brunch, southern comfort Deep South food also lol.

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Post by KateR » Fri Apr 24, 2020 10:14 pm

tim_noone wrote:
Fri Apr 24, 2020 10:10 pm
Swiss corner = keirby. Birdcage.brierfield no I didnt go.El Greco aye..Bill Twaddle from Brierfield.
thank you, wasn't sure but suspected hence my mention, yes Birdcage, wow now dragging memories back, don't know Bill but the name is definitely familiar.
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Post by Leisure » Sat Apr 25, 2020 2:16 pm

Funkydrummer wrote:
Fri Apr 24, 2020 7:42 pm
A blinkin' good selection there Leisure, I look forward to seeing what else you've got hidden away in the archives.Quotre}

Hi Funky - The rest of the collection -
John Lee Hooker
Led Zep
Pink Floyd
T Rex
Al Stewart
Lovin' Spoonful
Steely Dan
Ian Matthews
Jonathan Richmond and the Modern Lovers
ELO
Deke Leonard
Camambert Electronique
King Crimson
Richard and Linda Thompson
Stackridge
John Lennon
Fleetwood Mac
Fairport Convention
ELP
Elton John
Moody Blues
Ellis
Home
Little Feet
Steve Miller Band
Wishbone Ash
David Bowie
Bob Dylan
Colleseum
Overdog
Keef Hartley Band
Carol King
Beatles
Blood Sweat and Tears
Kinks
Louden Wainwright 111
Jonathan Kelly
Free
Paul Simon
Roxy Music
Otis Reading
Ian Drury
Family
Small Faces
Cat Stevens
Mike Oldfield
Neil Young
The Who
Rod Stewart
Ten Years After
10cc
James Taylor
Sutherland Brothers and Quiver
Nils Lofgren

Just started cleaning them now for the first time in many years!

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Re: Perfect Day (under the circumstances)

Post by houseboy » Sun Apr 26, 2020 12:12 am

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Good to know there's another Caravan fan on here. I was introduced to them with For Girls Who Grow Plump, 1972 - I had friends from Canterbury. Seen them a few times over the years. Last album I got was Paradise Filter, think that was 2014.

Simon and Garfunkel were great - but Paul Simon (without Garfunkel) has produced much more great stuff. I was lucky to me at Hyde Park, summer 2018, his "Homeward Bound" tour. Excellent. Wish I'd seen him at Bold Street (Accy) early 60s, but I was a little too young then.
Saw Caravan 4 times back in the 70s. One of those rare bands who are actually BETTER live than on record. Never heard Paradise Filter. Didn’t know they were still making albums. They had that ability to either rock out or be totally dreamy.
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Re: Perfect Day (under the circumstances)

Post by houseboy » Sun Apr 26, 2020 12:39 am

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Seen 10 of those lot. Nice to see Home there. Saw them as a support to Mott the Hoople. Best support band I ever saw. Home, their second album, was immense and the Alchemist is a minor classic. Laurie Wisefield was an amazing guitarist who went in to spend many years with Wishbone Ash. Cliff Williams on base went on to spend about 40 years with AC/DC.

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Re: Perfect Day (under the circumstances)

Post by houseboy » Sun Apr 26, 2020 12:44 am

Steve1956 wrote:
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Dont listen to him Ian hes been listening to Doddy all day.
Ha ha. Steve, you and I know Van der Graf Generator couldn’t be beaten. Followed closely by Doddy and Benny Hill. 😂😂😂

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Re: Perfect Day (under the circumstances)

Post by Leisure » Sun Apr 26, 2020 9:13 am

houseboy wrote:
Sun Apr 26, 2020 12:39 am
Seen 10 of those lot. Nice to see Home there. Saw them as a support to Mott the Hoople. Best support band I ever saw. Home, their second album, was immense and the Alchemist is a minor classic. Laurie Wisefield was an amazing guitarist who went in to spend many years with Wishbone Ash. Cliff Williams on base went on to spend about 40 years with AC/DC.


Agree, Home by Home is a fav of mine. Always felt that they never had the credit/popularity that they deserved.

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Re: Perfect Day (under the circumstances)

Post by houseboy » Sun Apr 26, 2020 9:36 am

Leisure wrote:
Sun Apr 26, 2020 9:13 am
Agree, Home by Home is a fav of mine. Always felt that they never had the credit/popularity that they deserved.
When I saw them they performed Western Front/Lady of the Birds and it was the highlight of the night, even better than Mott. That tour saw them get rave reviews. I’d never heard of them but went out the following day and bought Home.
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