Egg: Fugue in D Minor
Ever since the Nice, I’ve been a sucker for rock versions of classical works.
Author: Alan Ashworth
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Gong: I Never Glid Before
Yesterday we had Aftaglid . . . note the progression. This is a live one from 1973, and not weird in any way.
Steve Hillage: Aftaglid
Yesterday I mentioned Fish Rising. Here’s an alternative version of the excellent Aftaglid, taken from a 2006 reissue.
Khan: Driving to Amsterdam
From the band’s only album, Space Shanty, in 1972. Steve Hillage, Dave Stewart, what’s not to like? Apparently Hillage’s first solo LP, Fish Rising, contains music originally intended for Khan’s … Continue readingKhan: Driving to Amsterdam
Caravan: A Hunting We Shall Go
The second half of which is a cover of the Softs’ Slightly All The Time. And Mike Ratledge plays on it.
Brief encounters
IN A recent column I recalled how my parents enjoined me to follow a career in law, which I evaded by judiciously failing A-level Latin, thus ensuring a rejection from Leeds … Continue readingBrief encounters
National Health: Clocks and Clouds
Now this is one NHS I am prepared to clap for. Recorded in 1976, released 20 years later.
Gilgamesh: One end More/Phil’s Little Dance/Worlds of Zin
Canterbury tales part 2: This is from their eponymous 1975 debut album.
Matching Mole: Gloria Gloom etc
Commencing a short series of Canterbury tales, this is a weird one from French TV in 1972. Why Robert Wyatt wears a woolly mask is a mystery to me.
Sandy Bull: Carmina Burana Fantasy
A philistine writes: Sandy’s version of the Old Spice advert theme.