Welcome to the RPM Record Club Seven Day Soundtrack, week ending Friday 7th April 2023....it's the Easter edition; over to....

Nina -

"Hi folks. Here's my 3. Hope you're all well, speaking of, did a spot of vegetation clearing, mead drinking, cake eating & dolly dunking at an ancient well by Men an Tol today. 150 year old tradition apparently.

Happy Easter!"

John -

"Happy Easter Everyone, here are my three for this week...."

Jackie -

"In anticipation of watching a live ballet stream at the Palace Cinema in Malton...."

Jean -

"This week’s choices come from a compilation programme of the Download Festival. This is for you Tim for keeping this wonderful RPM array of music coming to us every week. Hope all RPMers have a great Easter weekend."

Philip -

"Greetings from Swanton Morley. Straight to the music with no rants this week. Best wishes as always."

Alan -

"First up: I wonder if Dylan had a future President and an 'adult movie star' in a compromising position in mind when he wrote "..... even the president of the United States sometimes must have to stand naked" ? And then there's the 'curious mushroom shaped' errrr, appendage of fairly miniscule dimensions!!! Stormy's on record as replying to a question about whether she's frightened of coming face to face with Trump in a courthouse that, as she's 'seen him with no clothes on, why should she be frightened of him in a suit'!!! Let's hope 'Stormy' didn't have any hidden camera's running anywhere!!! 

This week's goodies: Collectors items, groups wanting to try something different, a bit of fun in the studio or desperation tactics for a group who couldn't get a hit no matter how good their recordings were? Here's three tracks from groups who had varying amounts of success in the mid sixties to early seventies (i.e almost nothing to cult status to sell out tours, before total ignominy in all three cases probably). "

Bombadil- 'Breathless' (initially 7" single released 1972. Harvest label. This from 'Best of Barclay James Harvest Vol 2' released March1979. Harvest label)

"A really strange one here from the quasi-classical BJH. The group released several great singles and, in concert, were excellent and regularly sold out their tours.(I caught them at Sheffield City Hall in April 1971, supported by Caravan and Gringo). It would seem that, in addition to the usual 'artistic differences' between members there was some reluctance by the record company to continue to fund the groups increasingly grandiose concepts and they eventually split into two seperate BJH 'units' in 1998. They had several albums which hit the charts, played to 250,000 fans in August 1980  in front of the Reichstag in West Berlin and were the first Western rock band to perform in an open-air concert in East Germany (over two years before the Berlin Wall fell), playing in Treptower Park, East Berlin on 14 July 1987 to a 170,000-plus audience. This instrumental is unlike anything else in the groups canon and, strangely, was featured as background music in an episode of BBC's 'Life on Mars' and the bands long time champion, Alan Freeman, regularly played it whilst introducing selections on his radio show."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ul2m08Xx0iQ

The Hitters- 'Hypocrite' (7" single released August 1973. United Artists label. This from 'Brinsley Schwarz's Original Golden Greats' LP released 1974. United Artists label)

"The Brinsleys....... how many great nights have I had in the company of these guys at Sheffield's legendary Black Swan (hosted by Terry Steeples, a true 'giant' of a man)? Quite a lot actually. They could be viewed as the UK's equivalent to the Grateful Dead and/or The Band but, as I never had the good luck to see either of those two bands, both of whom hold a substantial place in my collection, I can only say that on their night they were capable of two hour plus sets which covered music now termed 'Americana' or 'roots' along with covers of soul and funk plus a slew of band composed classics (including, of course, 'What's so funny 'bout Peace, Love and Understanding'). They were formed from the ashes of Kippington Lodge and after an ill-conceived and disastrous debut gig at New York's Fillmore East the band became rock critics number one target for slagging for many years. After an exposure to US band Eggs Over Easy (earning some pin money on a day off from a John Mayall tour) there were a slew of gigs in London's publand, including the Tally Ho and the Hope and Anchor and this  led to their becoming the initiators of what became known as the 'pub rock' scene. True, production values on many of their LP's could be termed 'basic', perhaps because they were signed to 'minor label' United Artists or, possibly, due to the choice of producer (Brinsley himself and Stiff Records founder Dave Robinson) but the quality, and quantity, of compositions by Nick Lowe is impressive to say the least. This single (featuring a 'version' on the b-side) is a cover of a Heptones single and not, as the label credits state, a Bob Marley tune. The Brinsleys also recorded singles as 'The Knees', 'Limelight' and 'The Brinsleys', all of which followed this release into total obscurity. Oh, what I'd give for a reformation tour..................... (begins to hum 'Surrender to the rhythm' whilst 'air organ playing' a Hammond/Leslie combo!!!)"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T8_c19lwtU

Keep up the great tracks...."

Dave -

"Hi RPMers, a happy Easter to you all . Here’s my 3."

Tony -

"Just back in time to submit a couple of tracks - been away having fun in Sudbury, Suffolk looking over Ickworth and Melford Halls among other things.

Found an antique and retro centre today in Long Melford whilst waiting for the Hall to open that had stacks of vinyl I'd love to add to my collection but alas, not time enough to linger and get tempted - might be worth the trip some other time though. Best wishes to all."

Tim -

"Here's this week's musical trichotomy..."

'Til Next Time...