How green is our compost?
I’M not sure why, but last week’s column (about cricket, motor racing and sheep) prompted reader ‘Mozzy’ to comment: ‘I’ve lived in my London house, small garden a long time. … Continue readingHow green is our compost?
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Beyond Jeeves and Wooster: Mr Mulliner
This is the second in an occasional series about Wodehouse works which might be less familiar than the Jeeves and Wooster stories. WE are in the bar parlour of the … Continue readingBeyond Jeeves and Wooster: Mr Mulliner
Blondie: You Look Good in Blue
Live 1979 version of the song from their eponymous first album three years earlier. ‘You look good in blue; it matches your skin’ and of course ‘I could give you … Continue readingBlondie: You Look Good in Blue
Brinsley Schwarz: Hooked on Love
Live in the studio, 1973, Ian Gomm takes lead vocals on the song from the Please Don’t Ever Change LP.
Brinsley Schwarz: Love is Gone
Live in Germany, 1975, a song that never appeared on a Brinsleys album but was eventually recorded by Ian Gomm.
A tree and six stumps
Today I am handing over the first part of the column to my husband Alan. ONE of my many walks with our yellow Labrador Teddy takes me along the Ribble … Continue readingA tree and six stumps
Brinsley Schwarz: Indian Woman
Still in Germany, 1970 and a song which so far as I am aware did not appear on record until 2021’s Last Orders.
Brinsley Schwarz: Ebury Down
Another clip from German TV, 1970 – this song is from the band’s second album, Despite It All. Careful the psychedelics don’t mess with your head, man.
Brinsley Schwarz: Ballad Of A Has-Been Beauty Queen
This was a real find; from German TV in 1970 when the Brinsleys still saw themselves as proggers. Note the hair, particularly Nick Lowe’s completely covering his face unless he … Continue readingBrinsley Schwarz: Ballad Of A Has-Been Beauty Queen
Brinsley Schwarz: Ju Ju Man/Wonder Woman
Blimey, this takes me back. A live performance for French TV in 1973 with Nick Lowe unusually occupying a back seat on vocals.