post-haste | with immediate effect

illustration ™ NIBE AIR. one more time. for the hard of hearing. ▼ PINK FAIRIES: DO IT from “Never Never Land” LP (Polydor) 1971 (UK)

cisco pike revisited [one night only]

previous to blade, there beat some monumental pulse. Written and performed by Kris Kristofferson.David Briggs: keyboards;Chris Gantry, Jerry Shook: guitar;Norman Putman: bass;Jerry Carrigan: drums;Donnie Fritts: piano, vocals.Engineered by Gene Eichelberger, Mort Thomasson,and Tommy Strong. Produced by Fred Foster. ▼ KRIS KRISTOFFERSON: THE PILGRIM (CHAPTER 33) from “The Silver Tongued Devil And I” LP (Monument) 1971

mutilated by self obscuring clouds

Prior to the limited 2 x 45 Ralph released “Santa Dog” in 1972, agitators The Residents were prompted to furnish their own private recording studio, utilizing consumer marketed 4 track technology as it emerged. Allegedly, their collective nom de guerre was arrived at inadvertently when Warner Bros. rejected those first tentative demos; returning the tape

melody du papa doc

No. Nothing to do with recent events in Haiti; merely an – albeit clumsy – excuse to post yet another mildly salacious photograph of Jane B with musical accompaniment from occasional ‘regular’, Serge.  Watching the newsreel footage of naked panic and – understandably unfocused – rage, it does occur to me that we’ve been here

brain negatives / black holes collide

Klaus Dinger: japanese banjo, drums, guitar, voice; Michael Rother: guitar, deh-guitar, bass, double bass.Recorded over 4 nights in December 1971; Windrose-Dumont-Time-Studios, Hamburg.Engineered by Conny Plank.▼see below. ▼ NEU!: NEGATIVLAND from “Neu!” LP (Brain Metronome) 1972 (Germany)

just do it

A re-up, to those in the loop, from July last year.“…If The Stooges and MC5 were progenitors of punk in the U.S., then Pink Fairies were sperm donors who refused to fuck about.”illustration ™ NibE AIR.▼ PINK FAIRIES: DO IT from “NeverNeverLand” LP (Polydor) 1971 (UK)

latha bealltainn: your mouth is a ghost

illustration by ib. Beltane: 1st – 2nd May Northern Hemisphere31st Oct – 1st Nov Southern Hemisphere Bel•tane |ˌbɛlteɪn|nounan ancient Celtic festival celebrated on May Day. ORIGIN late Middle English : from Scottish Gaelic bealltainn. ▼ T. REX: THERE WAS A TIME from “Get It On b/w There Was A Time / Raw Ramp” 45 (Fly)

chanson d’o

Accompanied by Tuca on guitar. Written by Tuca and F. Gerald; arranged by Tuca and Françoise Hardy. ▼ FRANÇOISE HARDY: CHANSON D’O from “La Question” LP (Sonopresse) 1971 (France)

what do you want on the wall of death ?

round and round. king of the jungle in a sidecar. A little heavy on the saxophone – in the long run – perhaps, but why quibble ? From the soundtrack to Jérôme Laperroussaz’s esotric cinematic ode to European bike racing and the crashing independent. Recorded in the spring of 1971, like “Pink Floyd, live at

curse of the mole people

virgil vogel’s “the mole people“, 1956. Arranged by John Pate and Riley Hampton. Engineered by Roger Anfinsen. Written and produced by Curtis Mayfield; one year before his 30th birthday.Trivia for pigeon fanciers and trainspotters: The Underground (subway) in Glasgow – originally opened to the public in 1897 – is widely referred to as ‘The Clockwork

teddybears and polydactyls

Polydactyly:a six finger guitar thing.theodore roosevelt “hound dog” taylor: april 12th, 1915 – december 17th, 1975.pol•y•dac•ty•ly |ˈpɒlɪˌdaktɪli|nouna condition in which a person or animal has more than five fingers or toes on one, or on each, hand or foot.DERIVATIVESpol•y•dac•tyl adjective & noun ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Greek poludaktulos (from polu- ‘many’ + daktulos ‘finger’

…and a happy new year!

illustration by ib. happy new year.And a special thank you from my son to Nathan Ø for a very appreciated Christmas gift. The route from California through Little Britain is more arduous and frought with peril than one might reasonably expect.To kick off the new year in fine style – a tad later than I’d

eh, mushroom, will you mush my room?

SR 10009. From what is sometimes referred to as the “Lost Gong Album“, featuring as it does full support from Daevid Allen and musical entourage. This is perhaps the most conventional arrangement on the LP, ending side 1 with a vocal contribution from William S. Burroughs, immediately preceding the psychedelic freak out which sprawls across

a cowboy in sweden

out of bullets, but still firing on all cylinders.▼ LEE HAZLEWOOD: IF IT’S MONDAY MORNING from “Requiem For An Almost Lady” LP (Viking / Reprise) 1971 (Sweden)PURCHASE REQUIEM FOR AN ALMOST LADYREQUIEM ON THE RISING STORM

promised land

photograph by troy paiva. A magnificent reworking of Chuck Berry’s classic by South Louisiana’s king of Acadia, Johnnie Allan. Cajun coupling with rock n’ roll. This was a huge hit in the UK on Oval Records, distributed by Virgin, in 1974, as a split single with Shelton Dunaway on the reverse. My friend, Gus, picked

can: paper house

photograph by charles gatewood.Holger Czukay: bassMichael Karoli: guitarJaki Liebezeit: drumsIrmin Schmidt: keyboardsDamo Suzuki: vocals Written and produced by Can. Engineered by Holger Czukay. ▼ CAN: PAPER HOUSE from “Tago Mago” LP (Spoon / Gema) 1971 (Germany) PURCHASE TAGO MAGO REMASTEREDPURCHASE CHARLES GATEWOOD: BADLANDS

stormcock

surfing an ill wind. with flagrant disregard for omens. “The judge sits on his great assize Twelve men wise with swollen thighs Who never ever told no lies Whose minds were ever such a size Whose lives were ever such a prize Whose brains bred answers just like flies Whose answers stalked their thoughts like

lady jane and the frog prince

jane birkin by serge gainsbourg. Possibly the most seductive -30 minutes from the maestro of art sleaze. Impeccable. Conducted and arranged by Jean-Claude Vannier. ▼ SERGE GAINSBOURG: CARGO CULTE from “Histoire De Melody Nelson” LP (Philips) 1971 (France)PURCHASE HISTOIRE DE MELODY NELSON REMASTERED

"do you live in a town ?"

hutchestontown area c, gorbals. architecture by sir basil spence. gorbals, circa 1977. photographers unknown. ballater street ? I don’t know. This may possibly be prompted by Beer N. Hockey‘s babbling on rivers. Or my own post yesterday on Vince Guaraldi and Peanuts. Anyway. I wanted to share some local colour. Narrated by one-time BBC newsreader,

green fingers #2: maybe tomorrow

a younger green. blue note BST – 84373. Written by A. Bergman; N. Bergman; Q. Jones. Produced by George Butler, engineered by Rudy Van Gelder. Accompanied by Chuck Rainey: bass; Ray Armando: congas; Idris Muhammad: drums; Harold Cardwell: drums, percussion; Emanuel Riggins: electric piano; Billy Wooten: vibraphone. From Celebrity Rock Guitars: “Grant Green was born