Category: A’s Track of the Day

Hugely trippy (as the band’s name would suggest) but you don’t need the wacky baccy to appreciate it. Try a dram from Speyside. Or two.

One of the most relaxing bands ever, with a great guitarist in Phil Lee. This is from their 1979 album Another Fine Tune You’ve Got Me Into.

Also known as the BBC’s Arena theme. Beautiful piece from 1974.

Four songs for the price of one today. This takes me back, as we lived in Southend in the eighties and nineties, although the pier then was nowhere near as … Continue readingDr Feelgood: Live in Southend

Sweet track from 1971’s White Light album. A lot of Clark’s stuff sounds too busy and messy but when he hits the spot it really comes off.

A live version of the great Bob Dylan song from his album New Morning. A pseud in the Sunday Times once claimed that this was Dylan’s best. Nowhere near, but … Continue readingMelanie: Sign on the Window

From her excellent 2003 album Troubled by the Fire.

Something serene for Christmas Day. From the 2011 album, another Indian collaboration with Ry Cooder after the wonderful A Meeting By The River.

From the Texan Troubadourette’s 2008 album The Living and the Dead.