TOP NIGHT OUT

Gig of the Day -Fotheringay & Brinsley Schwarz November 19 1970

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I've had a pile of old Melody Makers out on the coffee table to entertain guests recently . The gig listings at the back have incited the biggest reaction  due to the sheer volume of amazing bands playing every week up and down  merry old England

The Faces

  I find it  hard  to listen to the Faces without opening a bottle of wine and  then suddenly it's 2 hours later , things have got quite merry and all my blues have gone away !
Here is a rather tasty French picture sleeve 45  from my collection...now I'm gonna go listen to First Step.

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Mott The Hoople

 Essential Reading #1

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The trials and tribulations of Ian Hunter.... A Shropshire lad lost in the American continent.

civil of you stranger

 I first saw Bronco @ Mothers  Erdington  Birmingham  on 18 April 1970  when they supported the newly reformed Traffic .......the club was packed beyond capacity and I remember standing on the seats at the back while condensation dripped down the walls and Steve Winwood in front of a hometown  crowd unveiled the songs of John Barleycorn.

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.....one of my favorite Bronco songs,released as a 45  in the U.S . Written by guitarist  Robbie Blunt who went on to be in Silverhead and Robert Plant's band during the early 80's.

Jess Roden goes to New Orleans

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My friend Eric pointed out to me that there were thousands of blogs being written about obscure lp's....."bloody ridiculous" I murmured as I pulled out a pristine copy of the first Jess Roden lp on Island records - you know the one Catalogue # ILPS 9286 and produced by Allen Toussaint.
Before making this album Jess was in Bronco who recorded two splendid albums on Island called Country Home & Ace of Sunlight.
I saw Bronco quite a few times  and they were much heavier and potent live than their studio albums.
Here is a poster for a gig in their hometown of  Kidderminster  25 July 1971 that currently resides on my kitchen wall

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To find out more about the long and winding career of  Mr Roden I suggest you wander over to here :
http://www.jessroden.com/