Discovering the Beatles in 1964 was the start, then Alan
Freeman's Pick of the Pops radio show, but things really took off
around Christmas 1971 when we got our first record player. In
1973 I got my first Saturday job so at last I had some money of
my own, most of it seemed to go on records. Ten years later I was
getting married and buying a house so the budget for vinyl
purchase had to be reduced, by then I had accumulated around 600
LPs, 500 45s and 700 tapes. That's an awful lot of music. Since
1983 my collection has grown more slowly, but more selectively,
my main source of discovery is now the Internet, the wonderful
world of MP3 and Real Audio. I am also deeply indebted to BBC
Radio 3's Mixing It, a weekly hour where anything goes. My tastes
are wide and varied, from the Spice Girls to Soft Machine, from
Martin Carthy to John Coltrane, from Black Sabbath to Billie
Holliday.
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Yesterday, Today &
Tomorrow
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This will tell you where I'm coming from. |
| Facelift |
Over a number of years I interviewed musicians
and wrote articles for this now defunct fanzine covering the so called
'Canterbury' scene. Essentially the musical heart came
from the likes of Soft Machine, Gong, Caravan, Kevin Ayers,
Hatfield and the North, National Health et al. If you know these
people you will understand. |
| Interviews |
Most notably Elton Dean, Bill MacCormick
and Dirk Campbell. |
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......and a few pages dedicated to particular passions.
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Captain Beefheart
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Unique, a complete one off, you either love him or hate him. |
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Soft Machine
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Innovative rock-jazz, jazz-rock (whatever that is) from the 60s
and 70s. |
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Martin Carthy
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The
main man of English folk music. |
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Random Hold
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Who? A cult
favourite from the late 70s/early 80s. |
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Back Door
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Who? Another cult favourite from the early 70s. |
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