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Still feeling the Noize – Chris Selby and Ian Edmundson talking Slade in Flame at 50
According to Chris Selby’s impressive Slade Live! online listings (linked here), 50 years ago yesterday, Noddy Holder, Jim Lea, Dave Hill and Don Powell were on the Continent, recording for Belgian TV show Chansons a la Carte. Four days later, … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Lake, Black Country, Brian Epstein, British Film Institute, Chas Chandler, Chris Selby, Daryl Easlea, Dave Hill, Don Powell, Far Far Away, Gered Mankowitz, How Does It Feel, Ian Edmundson, Jim lea, Led Zeppelin, Never Too Young To Rock, Noddy Holder, Slade, Slade in Flame, Steve Megson, The Beatles, The Wombles, Tom Conti
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All the way from Detroit, destined for success – celebrating Duke Fakir’s I’ll Be There: My Life with The Four Tops
Picture the scene. It’s the second Sunday of November, 1966, barely three months after England’s World Cup triumph, The Four Tops riding high in the UK charts, their fourth hit on this side of the Atlantic rather fittingly retaining the … Continue reading
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Tagged Berry Gordy, Brian Epstein, Chess, Detroit, Duke Fakir, Four Tops, Holland Dozier Holland, Jackie Wilson, James Brown, Kathleen McGhee-Anderson, Lawrence Payton, Levi Stubbs, Marvin Gaye, Mary Wilson, Motown, Obie Benson, Odyssey, Otis Williams, Paul McCartney, Reach Out I'll Be There, The Four Tops, The Temptations
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Floating down the stream of time with The Beatles – the David Stark interview
Heard the one about the 15-year-old and his mate who gatecrashed the premiere of The Beatles’ Yellow Submarine film in July 1968, ending up directly behind the Fab Four in seats reserved for Mick Jagger and Marianne Faithfull? That same … Continue reading
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Tagged A Hard Day's Night, Abbey Road, Beatles, Brian Epstein, David Stark, Decca, Dick James, Don Powell, Eddie & the Hot Rods, Fidel Castro, George Harrison, George Martin, Haberdashers' Aske's, Help!, Jimi Hendrix Experience, John Lennon, Johnnie Walker, Let It Be, London, Lulu, Maurice Gibb, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Rock'n'Roll Circus, Rolling Stones, Spike Milligan, The Magic Christian, The Who, Trembling Wilburys, Yellow Submarine
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