I still got my 45 of that from when it came out!
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Live at Ronnie Scott’s in 1987 (probably). It was the main launchpad for the careers of many future leading British jazz players including Django Bates, Iain Ballamy, Eddie Parker, Julian and Steve Argüelles, Mark Lockheart, Steve Berry, Tim Whitehead and Ashley Slater.
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Arguably the loudest band I ever saw that didn’t sound like shit as a result, truly incredible.
And thanks for the reminder, LC are now this evenings dangerous kitchen noise.
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I have discovered a whole new genre of music and dance to be fascinated by, from the Circassian people.
Hats off to the accordion player.
But what is up with the men’s sleeves? I can’t imagine any historical origin for that.
The moves here verge on the uncanny:
I gather the black robes are based on a traditional heavy felt winter cloak.
The women - watch how they hold their hands.
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I must say . . . that’s the first time I’ve ever seen anybody fingerpick a hurdy-gurdy. 
Loose Ends - Hangin’ On A String (1985)
Mid eighties. Disco fades out, but dance music is very much alive and evolving. Synths really enter the main stream music scene. Digital emerged, but analog is still king.
Timeline of Synthesizers and Electronic Instruments — SYNTH EVOLUTION
Loose Ends - Hangin’ On A String (1985)
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as if they’re floating
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Slade (1969) covering a Zappa tune from Freak Out - I never knew this existed
It’s a cracking cover
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I’m not a fan of fake videos, but I’ll make an exception for this song.
oh, wow, I see I have that song on a collection of their first two albums. I enjoy that first album - it’s got some other crazy covers, like a Steppenwolf song…
yep, VDGG were awesomely good
I didn’t care for this album when I first heard it, but when I became a big fan in 1978 then I caught up. I saw PH that year playing in a small punk rock club in san francisco!
It’s possible I have quite a few vdgg albums on my server:
I wrote off the first two vdgg albums for a long time but recently went back and realized the first is really good. I find my tolerance for ph’s screeching is diminishing somewhat so the second vocalist is welcome. I say for a long time but I only started listening c2005. My favorite is The Quiet Zone/The Pleasure Dome
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haha - I think my tolerance has increased over the decades. I still find some stuff hard to take, but in general it doesn’t bother me much anymore. Maybe getting used to various kinds of “metal” singing has desensitized me.
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