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Welcome Uncle Vic!

I only ever bought three 7" vinyls, I was more of a 12" man myself. However, for the record (ahem...), these were:

Power to the People - John Lennon
Sylvia's Mother - Dr Hook & the Medicine Show

and

Flower of Scotland - The 1990 Scotland Grand Slam Rugby Squad

The latter included Bill McLaren's commentary of Hastings pass to Stanger who scored, thus sealing the win over the Auld Enemy. I was lucky enough to have the sleeve signed by the entire squad. However, despite many hours searching, the sleeve has disappeared and I can only find the single.

Nae doot you'll want to play John Lennon out of this selection!

DC

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Power to the people? Right on!


Show me your manifesto and I'll give it a positive spin.


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BRING ME THE RED FLAG OF ALFIE THINGY

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BULL

THE DREAMING by KATE BUSH featuring LIAM O’FLYNN who is appearing at the GRCH tonight.

I only ever bought several thousand of them. But since they had what digital downloads dont have lets go for a b side

Come a little closer / susan maughan
B side of bobbys girl and a crystal clear superb production

Bowie : Prettiest Star c/w Conversation Piece (both songs Bowie subsequently re-recorded)
T Rex : Solid Gold Easy Action c/w Born To Boogie
The Clash : The Cost of living ep (Gates of The West/Groovy Times/I Fought The Law/Capitol Radio)
The Jam : When You're Young c/w Smithers -Jones (first and best version)
Adam and The Ants : Kings of The Wild Frontier c/w Physical (You're So)

Hi Folks,

I'll Go Where Your Music Takes Me - Jimmy James & The Vagabonds (Vinyl black gold)
You Little Trust Maker - The Tymes (ditto)

Solsbury Hill - Pete Gabriel
(used to always play this in a certain pub in Glasgow many years ago, think they fell out with the guy who swapped the records and they had the same ones for ages)

I've Been Thinking About You - London Beat
(Got this on a 'maxi' single which as far as I can see is the same as an EP but was probably trendier in the 80s/90s - top song though, give it a whirl)

Al.

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Ah.. Susan Maughan.. that used play continuously when I was a kid, my mum's favourite ( my old man was called Bobby) and I kind of remember the B side.. so 2nd's for that.

I think the first single I can claim ownership of was either Needles and Pins - the Searchers or I'm Alive - the Hollies

There were lots of Beatles records around the house, probably sister Margaret's - many of which were notable for their B sides: My Blogging peers are right enough - the B side was often a real treasure and something tonight's show should highlight

You Can't Do That - The Beatles (Can't Buy Me Love)

Things We Said Today - The Beatles ( A Hard Day's Night)

Apart from the Beatles, probably the most notable B side I owned was

You Can't Always Get What You Want - The Rolling Stones

By the middle sixties, in one of the great marketing coups of all time, the Beatles and Dylan made owning albums the epitome of cool and one of the most creative periods in musical history was unleashed on an unsuspecting public. Some of what followed was questionable, but most of it was fantastic.

Thereafter, I only bought singles occasionally but can only really remember two:

Do It Again - The Beach Boys

Seven Seas Of Rye - Queen

regardez - youse

henri

As a ps I heartily recommend Record Store Day which is on every April and there are some famntastic one off releases in local stores.

last time round I bought a live AC/DC 7" single Shoot To Thrill and an exclusive Springsteen 10" Live single with gotta Get That Feeling. Either would be good to hear.

I also still havea couple of flexi singles including:

Toyah - Sphinx green flexi

Jam - Boy About Town alternative version yellow flexi

long, long ago,my pal went to some considerable bother for my birthday (well she told me she did) - living on an island this would have meant finding out where on earth to write - nae googling back then - and sending off for a record that wasn't to be found in our local shop. The shop wasn't bad at getting in chart toppers but anything else was way beyond them. So this qualifies as a rare import to the Isle of Bute

When a Man Loves a Woman - Percy Sledge

Vic, I think you might like this. It's an oddity that GIO hasn't played before in spite of several requests...

- Roy Wood

jukebox stuff from the bar I worked in, B-side of Layla

Bell Bottom Blues - Eric Clapton - on which he at least sounds like Eric Clapton, unlike After Midnight yesterday

Sadly, though probably for the best, I no longer have the story of Little Black Sambo that we had as kids, on red flexi.

One of my first singles


You Aint Seen Nothing Yet - Bachmann Turner Overdrive












Lets rock...

di benvenuto Zio Vic indietro !

always had a soft spot for the 7" freebie that was included in the first few copies of The Stranglers phenomenal debut album Rattus Norvegicus IV

now available in many forms, I've never tired from hearing 'Choosey Suzie' ...

Magazine - Shot By Both Sides

hey best uncle

proud owner of 'Charles', debut 7" by The Skids brought out on that bastion of independence 'No Bad Records'
first heard it being championed by the late great John Peel on his legendary late night R1 show

---- any chance?