BeebRock - The BBC4/BBC3/BBC2/BBC1 Music Programmes thread

cml387

Chrissie Hynde is from Akron Ohio, and I remember Stiff records made a big thing of "The Akron Sound", releasing an album of local acts and getting a huge spread in the NME at the time.

Incidentally if you want to get a real flavour of this time in popular music I highly recommend Danny Baker's part autobiography "Going To Sea In A Sieve"

Harry Angstrom

grey_so_what wrote: »

First saw GParker and the R in Dalymount supporting Thin Lizzy in '78....

They were the top support if I remember correctly...

They were only ok, not that great...

I'd say ye were just hoping they'd hurry up and be done with it until Philo and the band came on

Ol' Donie

grey_so_what wrote: »

Happy Rock 'n Roll everyone!

I'm a bit "24 hour presumed enjoying myself" late.....

I miss Nils last night...:(

But....All is good!..:)

I have my red shoes on!....

Out with 3d people tonight.

Frankly, i don't like it. :-D

Seems like a good night, beebrock-wise

Welsh Megaman

Ol' Donie wrote: »

Out with 3d people tonight.

Frankly, i don't like it. :-D

Seems like a good night, beebrock-wise

Ah Donie, just in time for the good stuff

grey_so_what

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

I'd say ye were just hoping they'd hurry up and be done with it until Philo and the band came on

You have no idea Harry.

It was a day festival, I was there about 12 and Philo came on about 9pm.....I was nearly dead......

But....

I touched the foot of Philo....:)....

Haven't washed it since...:pac:

Skid X

cml387 wrote: »

Chrissie Hynde is from Akron Ohio, and I remember Stiff records made a big thing of "The Akron Sound", releasing an album of local acts and getting a huge spread in the NME at the time.

Incidentally if you want to get a real flavour of this time in popular music I highly recommend Danny Baker's part autobiography "Going To Sea In A Sieve"

I enjoyed that, looking forward to the next part.

He had Nick Lowe on a couple of BBC Four shows recently, If you missed them I'm sure they'll be on again soon.

Harry Angstrom

FFS Mott the Hoople - Famous for one feckin song, that they didn't even write :rolleyes:

grey_so_what

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

FFS Mott the Hoople - Famous for one feckin song, that they didn't even write :rolleyes:

Are you and WM going to start "daggers at dawn" again??....:D:D:D

Harry Angstrom

grey_so_what wrote: »

You have no idea Harry.

It was a day festival, I was there about 12 and Philo came on about 9pm.....I was nearly dead......

But....

I touched the foot of Philo....:)....

Haven't washed it since...:pac:

Were there any other decent bands playing on the day, Grey?

cml387

One of the very first songs I recorded on my tape recorder from that Top Twenty program,Sunday evenings on Radio One,was Roll Away The Stone.

Welsh Megaman

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

FFS Mott the Hoople - Famous for one feckin song, that they didn't even write :rolleyes:

grey_so_what

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

Were there any other decent bands playing on the day, Grey?

Believe it or not Harry, Boomtown Rats were the bottom of the bill,

Stockton's Wing were higher (pluggy in violin...very different then)

And Graham Parker.....

That's off the top off my head so far...

cml387

Legend has it (maybe we'll hear) is the reason Bowie suggested the song to them was because he thought they were so brilliant.

Skid X

grey_so_what wrote: »

Believe it or not Harry, Boomtown Rats were the bottom of the bill,

Stockton's Wing were higher (pluggy in violin...very different then)

And Graham Parker.....

That's off the top off my head so far...

£4 in! Those were the days.

Edit: More here

http://www.thinlizzyguide.com/tours/dates/1977/770821.htm

Welsh Megaman

cml387 wrote: »

Legend has it (maybe we'll hear) is the reason Bowie suggested the song to them was because he thought they were so brilliant.

Bowie also offered them 'Suffragette City' before he recorded it himself. They turned it down because they felt they couldn't 'ride his coat-tails' forever.

grey_so_what

Skid X wrote: »

£4 in! Those were the days.

The lad who designed that poster was called Martin Keaney Skid....

The things you remember......I had it on my wall!....

Em, I may have "borrowed" it off a hoarding....:D:D:D

grey_so_what

Wow Skid, that poster brought me back!!!!!!!!

grey_so_what

Skid X wrote: »

£4 in! Those were the days.

I was earning 17.20 a week in those days Skid, four tickets cost me a weeks wages!....

Best ever though!....

I have great close up photos I got off a lad who did photos for the Hot Press...Black and white photos....:)

Harry Angstrom

Skid X wrote: »

£4 in! Those were the days.

Edit: More here

http://www.thinlizzyguide.com/tours/dates/1977/770821.htm

It was only a few months after the great Sandy Denny died

grey_so_what

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

It was only a few months after the great Sandy Denny died

You're spot on there Harry....

Welsh Megaman

Highly recommended reading, Ian hunter's book.

grey_so_what

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

Highly recommended reading, Ian hunter's book.

I'll buy it for Harry for Christmas.......:P

Ol' Donie

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

I'm only thanking this for the gif!

grey_so_what

Ol' Donie wrote: »

I'm only thanking this for the gif!

Donie, stop reading Boards when you should be trying to convert the 3D lads!!...:D:D:D

(hugs and sympathy! xxx)

Welsh Megaman

Thunderthighs...great band name!

grey_so_what

And MTH go down as not great mimers....

The lads look a bit ropey giving the interviews....*except for Roger T*

Rock 'n Roll may not be the best ad. for longevity...

Imagine that!

Welsh Megaman

Mott The Hoople AND Queen on the same bill!



*soils self*

grey_so_what

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

Thunderthighs...great band name!

Went to school with her.....

Fionnula.....:eek:

grey_so_what

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

*soils self*

:eek:

Skid X

Getting Mick Ronson on a free transfer ... nice.