A compendium of musical delights by Alan and Margaret Ashworth
I always thought Cat Stevens (born Steven Demetre Georgiou, now known as Yusuf Islam) was underrated both as a singer and a song-writer. This great track is from his 1967 … Continue readingCat Stevens: I’ve Found a Love
This is one of my favourite songs, and I love this version on Nilsson’s 1973 album A Little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night. The orchestration by Gordon Jenkins is terrific, almost … Continue readingHarry Nilsson: As Time Goes By
This was written by Motown boss Berry Gordy Jr. It was released on June 29, 1962, and reached No 3 in America. Brian Poole and the Tremeloes recorded it in … Continue readingThe Contours: Do You Love Me?
THIS is The Victoria pub in Great Harwood, a small Lancashire town not far from us. However if you asked a local for directions they would probably not realise where … Continue readingThe Art Nouveau palace in a back street
The fourth in the season of Beatles tracks taken from my Pop Go The Beatles tapes used on the 1994 album Live at the BBC, which I wrote about here. https://am-records.com/2022/05/15/how-i-made-a-beatles-album-with-a-little-help-from-my-friends/ It was recorded on July 30, … Continue readingThe Beatles: Memphis, Tennessee
This is the third in the season of Beatles tracks taken from my tapes used on the 1994 album Live at the BBC, which I wrote about here. It was written by Mikis … Continue readingThe Beatles: The Honeymoon Song
This is the second in the season of Beatles tracks taken from my tapes and used on the 1994 album Live at the BBC, which I wrote about here. https://am-records.com/2022/05/15/how-i-made-a-beatles-album-with-a-little-help-from-my-friends/ It was broadcast … Continue readingThe Beatles: To Know Her is to Love Her
To coincide with the publication of my article https://am-records.com/2022/05/15/how-i-made-a-beatles-album-with-a-little-help-from-my-friends/ about the Beatles tapes I recorded in 1963, I thought I would do a short season of my favourite tracks from Pop Go the … Continue readingThe Beatles: Crying, Waiting, Hoping
ON the last page of the booklet within the 1994 Beatles double CD, Live at the BBC, in the smallest possible print, is this: I’ve just done a quick Google … Continue readingHow I made a Beatles album (with a little help from my friends)
OF all the beautiful birds we have, I think my favourite is the bullfinch, with the male’s bold colours and markings subtly echoed by the female. The white rump is … Continue readingWelcome back, bullfinches