Guest a5h4w Posted May 30, 2004 Report Share Posted May 30, 2004 In my opinion the best era for music was mid 60s to late 70s .. Beatles, Stones, Glam Rockers T.Rex and Slade, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Rush, and stacks of others.. The advent of MTV in the late 70s I think saw the demise of decent music, it meant you didn't particularly need talent as long as the video looked good .. There is the odd stuff in the 80s I suppose, and as for the 90s .. well can't remember anything there outstanding at all .. can you ? BTY.. Nottingham had its own LP in the early 70s featuring local talent of the time it was called 'Nottingham Castle Rock' .. mine's number 000165. AL. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted May 30, 2004 Report Share Posted May 30, 2004 You are probably right about the demise, although the 80's still had quite good musicians who made records that sounded destinctly different, and were not copies or contained rifts from older records. 80'sGroups like the B52's Blondie, Frankie goes to Hollywood,and more. Regarding the Castle Rock Album, I think I recall seeing this in Selecta Disk, on Arkwright Street. I do not have a copy, and wonder what the tracks are? The 90's had a talent Vacuum which remains to this day. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
admin 21 Posted May 30, 2004 Report Share Posted May 30, 2004 Nottingham Rock? Sons & Lovers Greatest Hit! :D SONS & LOVERS Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest a5h4w Posted May 30, 2004 Report Share Posted May 30, 2004 Many an hour been spent in selectadisk .. main source of all my music at that time, even though the LPs were 2nd hand you always knew they would play well.. Still got most of the albums to this very day, but haven't played them for many a year due to the advent of the CD. The Nottingham Castle Rock album featured: Odysseus.... Aguana Autumn Design.... Loving Centuaris.... Road to Damascus Dave Rossiter & friends.... Don't rock the boat Moonlight Drive.... Changes Cisco.... This heavy Load Down to Earth.... Money Woman Gaffa.... Playing at Love Satan's Vomit.... Streakin' thru the Tulips I'll have to root out the old record player and make the effort to get this stuff transfered to pc, would be nice to hear it again ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
admin 21 Posted May 30, 2004 Report Share Posted May 30, 2004 You can actually find some stuff from Sons & Lovers, and 6-across (Lester group) around the web if you look. I remember they were two of the midlands groups that played at the Dancing Slipper Ballroom, during the late 60's. In about 70-74 I was DJ at the slipper. But the music I played was more Motown and Soul. Feel the need in me-Detroit Emeralds, still rings in my ears. :o (Feel your knees in me! as I used to call it) :D Here is a Chart from that time... From my Golden Days site at www.yearsofgold.org.uk 1973 Week 7 WEEK ENDING 17TH FEBRUARY 1973 TOP 40 SINGLES TW LW 1 1 Sweet Blockbuster 2 3 Strawbs Part Of The Union 3 2 Gary Glitter Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah) 4 5 Elton John Daniel 5 9 Focus Sylvia 6 10 E.L.O. Roll Over Beethoven 7 16 Thin Lizzy Whiskey In The Jar 8 4 Carly Simon You're So Vain 9 6 Little Jimmy Osmond Long Haired Lover From Liverpool 10 8 Status Quo Paper Plane 11 17 Stevie Wonder Superstition 12 28 Dave Edmunds Baby I Love You 13 7 Free Wishing Well 14 22 Partridge Family Looking Thru' The Eyes Of Love 15 11 Harold Melvin And The Bluenotes If You Don't Know Me By Now 16 12 Billy Paul Me And Mrs Jones 17 NEW Faces Cindy Incidentally 18 18 Olivia Newton John Take Me Home Country Roads 19 NEW Alice Cooper Hello Hurray 20 25 Junior Walker & The Allstars Take Me Girl, I'm Ready 21 21 Judge Dread Big Seven 22 30 Focus Hocus Pocus 23 29 Chuck Berry Reelin' And Rockin' 24 23 Elvis Presley Always On My Mind 25 15 Temptations Papa Was A Rolling Stone 26 13 David Bowie The Jean Genie 27 NEW Jackson Five Doctor My Eyes 28 24 Gladys Knight & The Pips Help Me Make It Through The Night 29 19 Wizzard Ball Park Incident 30 20 Wings Hi Hi Hi/C. Moon 31 NEW Detroit Emeralds Feel The Need In Me 32 14 Cat Stevens Can't Keep It In 33 NEW White Plains Step Into A Dream 34 27 Osmonds Crazy Horses 35 33 Michael Jackson Ben 36 NEW Moody Blues I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band) 37 NEW Tony Christie Avenues And Alleyways 38 35 Miki Anthony If It Wasn't For The Reason That I Love You 39 31 Dandy Livingstone Big City / Think About That 40 40 Chuck Berry My Ding A Ling Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest a5h4w Posted May 30, 2004 Report Share Posted May 30, 2004 My fave era was the Glam Rock phase .. Long hair, stacker shoes, bell bottoms, then later loon pants (super bell bottoms with something like 36" flare) and the Ben sherman shirts with the panda collars .. occasionally you spot people like it today and think - man ! - what a nerd ! the Dancing slipper - was it in West Bridgford? .. never actually got to go there, we always went the other side of town to the ad-lib in the lace market. AL. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
admin 21 Posted May 30, 2004 Report Share Posted May 30, 2004 Ben Sherman Shirts! The missus bought me some from Matalan, only the other week. And very nice shirts they are too. No Panda collars tho The Slipper was above a garage on Central Avenue WB. The ad-Lib (& Cool Cat Bar). I also attended. They used to give free entry tickets out, which I used to use to get in. To me being onlly young in about 69, I used to think was 'The Big Time'. B) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ashley 288 Posted December 21, 2008 Report Share Posted December 21, 2008 Re that Castle Rock LP (and lots of others thus) soak in boiling water for an hour then when soft mould around a football, hey presto, a novel fruit bowl! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted December 21, 2008 Report Share Posted December 21, 2008 I see you got the Christmas spirit early then Ashley!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fynger 841 Posted December 21, 2008 Report Share Posted December 21, 2008 mmmm Fruit Bowl.....whats in yours ?? mines got a deer leg bone and a deers pelvis found in the woods..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ashley 288 Posted December 21, 2008 Report Share Posted December 21, 2008 Not my fav music era, At moment tryingto learn Run Rudolph Run as done by Lemmy on vocals amd Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top) on lead Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted August 16, 2013 Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 I'll have to root out the old record player and make the effort to get this stuff transfered to pc, would be nice to hear it again ! Where did i put that record player? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted March 28, 2015 Report Share Posted March 28, 2015 Just got myself a nice new pair of loafers. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TBI 2,351 Posted March 28, 2015 Report Share Posted March 28, 2015 You'll be nice and toasty then! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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