1974
David Bowie – Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
10th April 2024 · UncategorisedThe deepest of deep cuts, this little-known cover of a little-known soul song is one of the hidden gems in Bowie’s repertoire.
Looking Glass – Brandy (You’re A Fine Girl)
1st April 2024 · UncategorisedGene Clark – No Other
29th January 2024 · UncategorisedThis really is a proper deep cut from Gene Clark’s long-forgotten fourth album No Other from back in 1974. Long forgotten for many years, but now regarded as something of an underground classic.
Shuggie Otis – Aht Uh Mi Hed
24th October 2023 · UncategorisedWhen it comes to underrated talents, Shuggie Otis should be one of the first names to come to mind. No less a judge than David Byrne rates his trippy R&B jams as “equal to Marvin and Curtis.”
Brian Protheroe – Pinball
6th September 2023 · UncategorisedI don’t know how I forgot this one when I was trawling through the songs of my childhood. It wasn’t a big hit but back in 1974 it seemed to be everywhere.
Nina Simone – Funkier Than A Mosquita’s Tweeter
22nd August 2023 · UncategorisedI don’t know how you can make a song sound this funky with little more than a bunch of drums from Africa and Asia. But dammit, Nina Simone can. And she did.
Lord Shorty – Vibration Groove
22nd August 2023 · UncategorisedOn a steamy summer’s day, who doesn’t enjoy a bit of soca music? Well I do, but I’ll admit I don’t know much about it beyond what seems to have become the Notting Hill Carnival’s signature tune, Arrow’s infectious singalong tune Hot Hot Hot.
Latimore – Let’s Straighten It Out
18th August 2023 · UncategorisedThis song has been covered numerous times by a who’s who of soul singers. This is the original – the first of two versions by bluesman Latimore – from 1974.
The First Class – Beach Baby
16th August 2023 · UncategorisedThis summer song brought Tony Burrows, the Zelig of Seventies pop, his sixth hit single – all with different bands.
Merle Haggard – If We Make It Through December
24th December 2022 · UncategorisedMerle Haggard’s self-penned number from 1974 has all the elements of the perfect Christmas song – a sad, sentimental, yet optimistic lyric, and a cracking tune.
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