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Points: 9669 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 14 2005 at 08:27
[QUOTE=Easy Livin]

What's that you say young Peter? You'll need to speak up!

I had just about managed to banish the "He came in the rear of the cat" image from my mind, when you remind me of it. Now

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Points: 9669 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 14 2005 at 08:30
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Peter I think you are right wrt Stewart sound not gelling at the time of Bedsitter Chronicles issue. There is a rather good book Dazzling Stranger published in the last few years covering the development of the British folk and folk

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Points: 12818 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 14 2005 at 13:46
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SmileThanks for the link and the interesting info,

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Points: 15585 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 14 2005 at 14:51
Interesting your mention of Paul Simon's use of railway station Dick. Presumably you're referring to "Homeward bound". I believe it was written by him while waiting for a train at Wigan station, where there is now one of those blue plaques commemora
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Points: 150 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 14 2005 at 15:49
Originally posted by Dick Heath Dick Heath wrote:

I've enjoyed my stay here and learnt a lot. However, I'm still frustrated at the following

Touch is still not included in the archives, while considerably less deserving cases are.
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[QUOTE=Eemu Ranta] [QUOTE=Dick Heath]I've enjoyed my stay here and learnt a lot. However, I'm still frustrated at the following

Touch is still not included in the archives, while considerably less deserving cases ar
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I believe there are instructions on the missing biography page
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Originally posted by Eemu Ranta Eemu Ranta wrote:

I believe there are instructions on the missing biography page


How about that, I found them all by myself - biog been submitted and review in place too!
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Points: 29452 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 15 2005 at 18:42
Originally posted by Peter Peter wrote:

[QUOTE=richardh]Last Days of The Century (1987) is one of his best albums but obviously very few people here have heard it.

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Points: 9669 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 15 2005 at 23:41

Smile^

"And, has thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!'
He chortled in his joy.
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Points: 15585 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 16 2005 at 04:18

Peetee's right RH, the Best of collections tend to skim across the surface of Al's work. It's worth digging a bit deeper into his early stuff.

Dick, I notice your review didn't show you as a Prog Reviewer/Colaborator. Need to s

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Points: 150 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 16 2005 at 07:17
Originally posted by Dick Heath Dick Heath wrote:

Originally posted by Eemu Ranta Eemu Ranta wrote:

I believe there are instructions
on the missing biography page

How about that, I found them all by myself - biog been submitted and
review in place too!

A stellar review and a
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Points: 12818 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 16 2005 at 17:09
Originally posted by Eemu Ranta Eemu Ranta wrote:

Originally posted by Dick Heath Dick Heath wrote:

[QUOTE=Eemu Ranta]I believe there are instructions
on the missing biography page

How about that, I found them all by myself - biog been submitted and
review in place too!

A stel
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