Author: Alan Ashworth

Excellent live version by the Okie whisperer – dig them crazy subtitles.

I think it’s safe to say that this bears no relation whatsoever to the King Crimson classic covered by Travis and Fripp the other day. Good, though. And by way … Continue readingRory Gallagher: Moonchild

Suggested by Andy Marshall. This is a clip from Do Not Adjust Your Set, a sixties teatime comedy series which served as an appetiser for Monty Python, with the cast … Continue readingThe Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band: Tubas in the Moonlight

Who remembers this quaint curio from 1969? Funny that skinheadery always seems to be associated with racism nowadays, whereas these are all black geezers.

Brilliant! My favourite track from Trout Mask.

Barely recognisable from the original but still well worth a listen. A live performance at Coventry Cathedral ten years ago. The Travis is flautist Theo, nothing to do with the … Continue readingTravis and Fripp: Moonchild

No relation to the Marcels song, or indeed the Big Star classic, this is from his excellent 2014 album Morning Phase.

I refer you, m’lud, to my column from May last year. https://am-records.com/2019/05/27/prime-time-television/ What a great, clean sound this is. I would have included the live at the Waldorf clip instead … Continue readingTelevision: Marquee Moon

Title track from Fairport’s tenth studio album, released in 1975. I saw them at Lancaster University when they toured on the back of it. Sandy was great, although her hair … Continue readingFairport Convention: Rising for the Moon