Author: Alan Ashworth

My favourite song by the Biggies; this is a demo for the great album Third/Sister Lovers.

Pretty near perfect track from their final LP Goodbye Cream.

A clip from the Faces’ farewell British gig, at the Kilburn State Theatre on December 23, 1974. By then poor old Ronnie Lane had been replaced on bass by Tetsu … Continue readingThe Faces with Keith Richards: I Would Rather Go Blind

From 1970, the mighty Bridge showing them Froggies how she’s mastered the lingo.

First the terrific 1971 version by Trees, from the album On the Shore. And then for good measure Fairport’s stab at it, from the 1973 LP Nine.

Written by Nick Drake’s mum Molly, this is from the album Diversions Volume Four and very sweet it is too.

If you could have Natalie Merchant singing and the Albion Country Band backing, then you’d have a record and a half.

This was recommended by reader ‘Sargantana’ in response to my Monday column about Caravan and the Hatfields. Incredibly, it was released this year. The Canterbury Sound lives!

Kindly suggested by reader Andy Marshall, who wrote: ‘The legend, for many years, was that the singer was David Bowie, and this made it a very much sought-after disc. It’s … Continue readingVamp: Floatin’