Monthly Archives: June 2014

Tales of the Unexpected…Diana Dors

From 1964 on Fontana records comes this genuine suprise. Here we have Britain’s answer to Marylin Monroe, the one only Diana Dors with a freakbeat monster of a record. Diana made a variety of records in her career, mostly of … Continue reading

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¡OUT OF SIGHT! – July 12th!

July’s ¡OUT OF SIGHT! sees the debut of top British mod dj. Ginger Tony. He’ll be lighting up the dancefloor with the top mod sounds; Northern Soul, Garage and Beat. Along with the OOS stalwart dj’s The Shake and Anna … Continue reading

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An Ode to Vinyl

Came across this tonight. From Mennomail on Vimeo it’s a collection of scenes from films which feature records. There are some great images of course here, amongst these are the clips with a girl in glasses and Steve Buscemi. These … Continue reading

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Dennis Hopper on the Johnny Cash Show.

To round-off the weekend here’s a wonderful clip of a dishevelled Dennis Hopper reciting Rudyard Kipling’s poem “If”, on the Johnny Cash Show in 1970. This was at the height of his drug and booze years, which would eventually drive … Continue reading

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Tales of the Unexpected…Dave Berry

Dave Berry was a sixties singer of r’n’b and ballads from Sheffield who became quite big in the lowlands. Despite a few decent tunes, nothing in the Berry back-catalogue comes close to this one. Recorded in ’64 this is an … Continue reading

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The Pretty Things and Norman Wisdom

After catching The Pretty Things in concert over the weekend (they were great by the way). I came across this. A groovy club scene from the 1969 film “What’s Good For The Goose”. Fearuring The Pretty Things, Norman Wisdom and … Continue reading

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