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Post by cheeesfreeex on Mar 4, 2016 21:55:41 GMT
Brilliant Earcheology there Skankmonkey. Love the Fuzz, your vehicle has slowly shifted in my direction. Really like the sound of that Mike Cooper track on first listen. Someone who has eluded me despite listening to all sorts of psych folk from Comus and Simon Finn to Bridget St. John {chin stroking icon thing}.
Sounds like he influenced The Penguin Cafe Orchestra with the 'modal folk', it's brill in my book.
Great thread, Hollywood woven into our social fabric.
Ought to be a permanent interactive room up the Museum for this kind of footage/info. A place celebrating our evolving musical impact. The pioneering Clubs, Pubs and Venues. Our part at the forefront of various musical movements. Northern, Motorhead, Discharge, Demon, Plastic Idols, {Slash}, Candy Flip, Shelley's {Robbie}, Golden... all pioneers.. others too... {was going to include: Why Not?, Hunter, Tony Hatch...}
Good stuff, Mike Cooper.. a bit more digging. Cheeers.
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Post by Skankmonkey on Mar 5, 2016 13:16:24 GMT
Thanks for that mate. I've enjoyed remembering some half forgotten things and hearing some stuff I knew nowt about in the first place. As dutchpeter says, there was a small Hollywood exhibit at Hanley museum a few years back but it wasn't overly impressive.
The festival itself just came a year too soon for me at 13. I was already well into my music by 1970. My mother was an avid Vic Hall classical concert goer in the 40's/50's and she instilled it into me from an early age. At the time I was reading Melody Maker every Thursday and borrowing/stealing a variety of albums ranging from Leonard Cohen to Van der Graaf Generator off my mate's aunty. I started going to gigs and festivals (and the Black Horse!) in 71. It all went downhill/uphill from there.
Here's some more Mike Cooper.
Incidentally, in the '60s Mike Cooper turned down a place in the Rolling Stones. His place was taken by Brian Jones.
I remember Comus and Bridget St John well and I know you like Trees and the whimsical folk of the Strings etc. You are probably familiar with most of them, but here's a few others from the period ranging out from the likes of Fairports and Pentangle to the more experimental/eclectic - Fairfield Parlour, Magna Carta, Tea & Symphony, Dr Strangely Strange, String Driven Thing and (possibly) Stackridge. There's Affinity if you like a bit of a jazz vibe, Home for a bit of country. John Martyn, Kevin Ayers and Tim Buckley are always worth a go and there is a lifetime of listening in King Crimson. Last but certainly not least The Habibiya album "If Man But Knew" - world music or cultural appropriation? - you decide.
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Post by Skankmonkey on Mar 5, 2016 13:21:47 GMT
Anyway, it's my birthday so here come my faves Traffic
Incidentally Blood Sweat and Tears version of Smiling Phases is pretty handy - Smiling Phases
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Post by Skankmonkey on Mar 5, 2016 13:23:20 GMT
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Post by Skankmonkey on Mar 5, 2016 13:29:17 GMT
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Post by Skankmonkey on Mar 5, 2016 13:30:10 GMT
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Post by Skankmonkey on Mar 5, 2016 13:30:52 GMT
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Post by Skankmonkey on Mar 5, 2016 13:32:31 GMT
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Post by Skankmonkey on Mar 5, 2016 13:33:43 GMT
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Post by Skankmonkey on Mar 5, 2016 13:34:47 GMT
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Post by Skankmonkey on Mar 5, 2016 13:35:46 GMT
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Post by Skankmonkey on Mar 5, 2016 13:42:30 GMT
That's it for me then. Many thanks to everyone who has contributed to the thread.
Great memories. They were great times.
By popular demand Mungo Jerry played a set both days so it seems fitting to give them the final say.
Mungo Jerry - this live from '73
Thanks again everyone.
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Post by cheeesfreeex on Mar 5, 2016 14:57:28 GMT
Have a good day. Many happy returns etc. Keep digging. To the pub!!!!!!! Go on Stoke, the Spirit of 72.
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