What Choons Yi Listening To?

Did you listen to the 1965 demo? Cales Welsh accent as he apologises for 'being uptown'
 
Lou Reed A Life is a fantastic book.
Yes he seemed to be a 'proper character' a chameleon as described many times.
The VU were so inspirational and so out there for the time - look at the themes on the debut. Have lots of live bootlegs of theirs, some amazing stuff.
I recently listened to the 45th anniversary super deluxe version of White Light/White Heat that includes 11 unreleased studio tracks, including an alternate version of "I Heard Her Call My Name," an early take of "Beginning to See the Light," the non-LP tracks "Temptation Inside Your Heart" and "Hey Mr. Rain," and two versions of "The Gift" that allow you to hear it with just vocals or music. Even better, the third disc contains the oft-bootlegged 1967 live show from the New York City rock club The Gymnasium, with  the Velvets clearly having a blast as they rip through a relatively danceable set that includes the otherwise unrecorded "I'm Not a Young Man Anymore" that's very good for an audience tape of this vintage
 
What new albums have folk been getting into? 2022 has been pretty good so far for indie/alternative stuff. I've been really enjoying

Yard Act - s/t
Wet Leg - s/t
Half Man Half Biscuit - The Voltarol Years
Mitski - Laurel Hell
Mattiel - Georgia Gothic
Black Country, New Road - Ants from Up There
Orville Peck - Bronco
Weird Nightmare - s/t
 
What new albums have folk been getting into? 2022 has been pretty good so far for indie/alternative stuff. I've been really enjoying

Yard Act - s/t
Wet Leg - s/t
Half Man Half Biscuit - The Voltarol Years
Mitski - Laurel Hell
Mattiel - Georgia Gothic
Black Country, New Road - Ants from Up There
Orville Peck - Bronco
Weird Nightmare - s/t
That's a great titlefrom HMHB 🤣
 
April 30, 1967 recording of a performance at The Gymnasium (424 E. 71st St) in New York City. Record contains the first public performance of Sister Ray and the previously unreleased song I'm Not a Young Man Anymore.


Just hame and going to play the tune
 
April 30, 1967 recording of a performance at The Gymnasium (424 E. 71st St) in New York City. Record contains the first public performance of Sister Ray and the previously unreleased song I'm Not a Young Man Anymore.


Just hame and going to play the tune
Sucking on my ding dong?
 
I have a wee app that sources albums to download. I shall have a wee gander just now
 
A good mate took 3 of us to New York a while back. We messed up because we were pissed all the time.
We stayed at the Lower East Side just around from CBGB's.

We hopped on the tube and staggered out at the street. Lexington 125.

We went for a pint and got told to get the fuck out of there because we were the only white folk around.
 
A good mate took 3 of us to New York a while back. We messed up because we were pissed all the time.
We stayed at the Lower East Side just around from CBGB's.

We hopped on the tube and staggered out at the street. Lexington 125.

We went for a pint and got told to get the fuck out of there because we were the only white folk around.
Me and George went for a wander as well. In this boozer and the barman kept staring at us.

Eventually he walked over.

Yous from Edinburgh? He was from the Pans, a Hibbie and he knew our mate.
 
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Couple of gigs this weekend, Atomic Bitchwax at Camden Underworld

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And Abba Voyage

ABBA Voyage - Official First Look Trailer

Wee bit different from one another but both tremendous.

The official trailer helpfully shows you the twats that will be at that.
 
Any yous on here go and see Cockney Rebel at the Leith Citadel? Well it was Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel then.

Supported by Sailor.

Wild night. The Young Leith Team were out in force if my memory is correct.....


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Away to Stiff little fingers at the 02 (that's the corn exchange apparently) on Thursday night. Canny wait, no seen the boys for about 3 years.
Anyone else punking along?
 
Any yous on here go and see Cockney Rebel at the Leith Citadel? Well it was Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel then.

Supported by Sailor.

Wild night. The Young Leith Team were out in force if my memory is correct.....


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Sailor wi George Kajanis or summat? Unique sound in their time, right enough. Josephine Baker n all that?
 
Sailor wi George Kajanis or summat? Unique sound in their time, right enough. Josephine Baker n all th
The group's work included Kajanus's invention the Nickelodeon, a musical instrument made of pianos, synthesizers and glockenspiels that allowed the four-piece band to reproduce on stage the acoustic arrangements that they had done in the recording studio.

Spot on. I mind the big Nickelodeon thing. Took up a good part of their stage.
 
The group's work included Kajanus's invention the Nickelodeon, a musical instrument made of pianos, synthesizers and glockenspiels that allowed the four-piece band to reproduce on stage the acoustic arrangements that they had done in the recording studio.

Spot on. I mind the big Nickelodeon thing. Took up a good part of their stage.
I thought it was a nice 'natural' sound (ie acoustic rather'n electric) as a change from all the synthpop that was getting going at the time. Suited their nostalgic songs and lyrics relating to a bygone age. Still poppy as fk tho😃
 
Away to Stiff little fingers at the 02 (that's the corn exchange apparently) on Thursday night. Canny wait, no seen the boys for about 3 years.
Anyone else punking along?
I did and Newhoose did,along with his brother Alan Tolmie and Julie Richard.Was very good.I heard there was a brawl?I never noticed.Julie said it happened right in front of us.
 
Listening to a Pulp CD called Countdown.I buy these CD's in charity shops,then tend to forget about them.Think it goes from the 90's back to the early 80's.Don't actually know any of he tracks but it's pretty good.
 
Listening to a Pulp CD called Countdown.I buy these CD's in charity shops,then tend to forget about them.Think it goes from the 90's back to the early 80's.Don't actually know any of he tracks but it's pretty good.
It's a compilation covering their music before people turned onto them with their 4th album "His 'n' Hers" in 1994. The comp. came out after the 1996 follow up "Different Class" went massive. Don't think I have heard more than a couple of those early tracks. Is it any good?
 
My next few gigs are a bit of a bizarre mix
Rod Stewart
Billy bragg
Springsteen

Also going to see Craig Ferguson comedy standup.. not sure what to expect at that
 
My next few gigs are a bit of a bizarre mix
Rod Stewart
Billy bragg
Springsteen

Also going to see Craig Ferguson comedy standup.. not sure what to expect at that
Comedy probably.

The first three more likely to be music of some sort.
You spend too much time cooking steaks with that Chinese guy in your garden and need to get out more.
 
My next few gigs are a bit of a bizarre mix
Rod Stewart
Billy bragg
Springsteen

Also going to see Craig Ferguson comedy standup.. not sure what to expect at that
A mix of musical pensioners.

Re Craig Ferguson, I remember going to see him at the fringe as his alter ego Bing Hitler.
Not sure what he will do now he has been americanated.
 
A mix of musical pensioners.

Re Craig Ferguson, I remember going to see him at the fringe as his alter ego Bing Hitler.
Not sure what he will do now he has been americanated.
Alas I really haven’t found anything the youngsters are doing that grabs my attention.
I was lucky enough to see bowie about 10 or 11 times, so nothing much can beat that imo.
Still a good wee night oot at least
 
Comedy probably.

The first three more likely to be music of some sort.
You spend too much time cooking steaks with that Chinese guy in your garden and need to get out more.
Confucius he say away n feck yersel
 
Alas I really haven’t found anything the youngsters are doing that grabs my attention.
I was lucky enough to see bowie about 10 or 11 times, so nothing much can beat that imo.
Still a good wee night oot at least
Bowie stalker.

You had one obviously.