The Jam - Snap
And I still listen to it
I think it was West Side Story.
Men At Work - Business as Usual. As it turns out also their debut album. And of course played on a portable tape cassette recorder... '81 or '82 (ish)
Last time I checked most of my EPs by Jerry Lee were from £50 upwards and are all in top condition as are his first four LPs. I also had the pleasure of meeting most of the R & R greats when they came over in the second half of the sixties and early seventies and still have all the signed programmes which I will also never sell. Unfortunately I was too young to see Buddy Holly and Eddiee Cochran when they came over but have many CDs, LPs & EPs by them which I know are also know are going for serious money.
Tony, if you like guitar music look up Wes Mongomery on youtube. He's one of my heroes 'cos he's self taught & plays with his thumb just like me. Unfortunately the similarity ends there. Give 'ol Wes a listen.
I 'knew' (which is overstating it some) Peter because we had a common friend, Tony 'Duster' Bennett (killed when he hit a truck in 1976), the one man blues band. Pete was ill for a lot of the 70s and 80s. Did his head in with dope and several tragedies like Duster finished him. He was always introverted and seemed never to have much to say.
Don't know the book, but I saw the Charlie Watts Quintet playing at Birdland on West 44th Street in 1993, the played a Charlie Parker tribute evening. I've never owned a Bird record at all, despite loving his music. Must see if the book is out there to find cheap, no offers for your copy though ;-)
What I HAVE got is "Ode to a High Flying Bird" written by Charlie Watts as a "Hommage" to Bird. I bought it new in '62 (maybe a good song title?). It's got a tear in the spine but perfect condition is worth a few hundred. It's very rare. I went to the races once with Ronnie Wood and strolled around the bookies with him. Another client of mine was Peter Green (but I didn't get to know him at all as he was incommunicado). Nathan Milstein the violinist was also a client; may I recommend this- it's haunting and we play it at family funerals
Got any Bird. I wonder what he would be doing if he was alive today?
Because of this thread I looked up values of Elvis original LPs. The Christmas Album in mint condition has sold for $18000 not long ago! Mine has folds on the sleeve and the inner sleeve no longer sticks together properly but the vinyl is more or less pristine. Try looking up yours and see if you are shaken (rattled and rolled) as well. Never liked it much but won't sell it anyway. But interesting.
how embarrassing. The Osmonds, the Plan. I was 11, in my defense.
But the first UB40 albumn I had was Signing Off, so a significant improvement in 5 happy years!
Try this jukebox, which covers many different tastes; http://www.signaturejazzcruise.com/?gclid=CIrdp8XZ1r8CFW-WtAodwhEA1g All my friends like it and I quite often put a year on from the late fifties when I am on the PC
I'll do a list for you. Meanwhile do you have Spotify downloaded? It's free at basic level and you will be able to graze to find out what you like. My knowledge is not that specialist but is across traditional New Orleans, Swing, Modern (Be-Bop) and finishes around 1970 I'm afraid. I especially like Dave Brubeck, Jaques Loussier (jazzed treatment of classical music). I was in London in the 60s and 70s and "did" the clubs and concerts. I have fond memories of Ken Collyer's Club and a few other dives where we listened to all nighters. I love Thelonius Monk and Miles Davis too. A wild example is Christopher Logue reading poetry "Re Bird Dancing on Ivory" to cool jazz.
The sweat shirt that I wear in my pic is Sun Records Memphis Tennessee where Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins Roy Orbison and many other started.
One of my favourite artists Major Lance
Probably a Music For Pleasure LP from Woolies, basically cover versions of songs from the charts sung by unknowns. Think they sold for 10 bob or a quid.
My first disc was Elvis's "I don't care if the sun don't shine" with "Blue Moon" on the flip side. One of three he made for HMV label before he switched to RCA. Bought it to upset my parents and ended up with most if not all of his albums (which I still have).
Good one James, bt I'll show my age and tell you it was a Cassette, High Tide and Green Grass by the Rolling Stones.
Second was probably Gary Glitter or T-Rex................oops.
Major Lance, The searchers, The Ronettes, The Chiffons.
Everything Ready Steady Go.
Your week end starts here.......
Just been scrabbling through and found Bo Diddley (A side) with I'm a Man (B side) on Checker records, 1955 and Johnny B. Good with Around and Around, Chess records, 1958. I have no Jerry Lee Lewis, but I saw him once at Wimbledon Palais. 1963/64 I think.