Catching up with Darryl Bullock for a chat about music is always a pleasure. However, life gets in the way of the best laid plans so this was recorded a little earlier than normal but we still ma aged to find the time to talk about our favourite record purchases of the year.
Kooks (Bowiepromo Mix) – David Bowie
Don’t Talk Put Your Head On My Shoulder – The Beach Boys
Train Running Low On Soul Coal – XTC
Thank You – Tori Amos
We Should Be Together – The Wedding Present & Louise Wener
Catching up with Darryl Bullock for a chat about music is always a pleasure. To finish off the year, we take a look at some of our favourite record purchases over the last twelve months.
Awkward Encounters Walking My Dog – Benjamin Thomas Wild
Liza Jane (Alternative Mix) – David Bowie
Sick – Supergrass
Farewell OK – Elvis Costello
God If I Saw Her Now (Demo) – Anthony Phillips
For No One (Take 10 – Backing Track) – The Beatles
It is always a pleasure to catch up with Darryl Bullock for a chat about music. In this episode, we take a look at some of our favourite record purchases over the last twelve months.
Don’t Let Me Down (1st Rooftop Performance) – The Beatles
Wouldn’t It Be Nice To Live Again (Extended Version) – The Beach Boys
Monika – Henryke Debich
Exploding In Your Mind (Blue Injection Mix) – Sun Dial
Fallait Pas Ecraser La Queue Du Chat – Clothilde
Tonight – Sibyle Baier
If Not For You (Take 2) – George Harrison
Mystic Moon – Johanna Elisa
Ghost Train – Andy Partridge
Billy – John Grant
Man Of The World – Clifford David
Dinamica (II Versione) – Oronzo De Filippi
Switch Out The Sun (Single Version) – Bread, Love & Dreams
Tallahassee Lassie – Trio
Another Fine Mess – Laurel & Hardy with The Boston Barbers
In this, the second show looking at the later career of Eric Clapton, I am joined once again by author Andrew Wild.
Andrew has written books on musicians/bands such as The Beatles, Dire Straits as well as Crosby, Stills & Nash. His books can be on Amazon via this link. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Andrew-Wild/e/B0868S3NDL?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1619853917&sr=8-1
Ships In The Night – Jack Bruce
A Wonderful World (Italian Language Version) – Zucchero
The Calling – Santana
Contre Vents Et Marees – Francoise Hardy
Creepin’ – The Crusaders
Never Without You – Ringo Starr
Dirty City – Steve Winwood
And So Is Love (Directors Cut Version) – Kate Bush
After 100 shows, I thought that it would be a while before I produced another podcast but this just goes to show you how wrong you can be. Following on from my shows looking at the early career of Eric Clapton, I am joined by author Andrew Wild for this, the first of two shows looking at the years 1973 onwards.
Andrew has written books on musicians/bands such as The Beatles, Dire Straits as well as Crosby, Stills & Nash. His books can be on Amazon via this link. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Andrew-Wild/e/B0868S3NDL?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1619853917&sr=8-1
Back in late 2012, I was listening to a number of music related podcasts and fancied putting a show together of my own. The first thing was the name. Well, The Squire was a nom de plume I had used for a number of years before hand so that was easy. The origin of the name though is something for another time and place. The tag line of ‘the podcast that brings you the wonderful, the obscure and the just plain bizarre’ came to me rather quickly as well. What took the longest time was trying to work out what the hell would the first show contain. I eventually settled on the idea that it would contain records from the Squire Archive that were just before the time in which The Beatles became the musical behemoth they were to become. I also remember those early podcasts stating that this would be an irregular podcast because I felt that I would neither have the time or the subject matter to complete a new episode a month. Well, that went out of the window pretty quickly and there has been a new episode every month since November of 2012.
Well, that was then and this is now. So after 99 episodes, I have decided to make the 100th the last of the initial run. It seems a good place to finish. I have rediscovered some records in the archive I forgot I had, bought in new ones to complete shows and interviewed some wonderful guests. I must thank them for giving up their time to talk to me. I must also thank the people behind the scenes who have help in one way or another to bring this show to life. For the theme of this show, I will be using songs that say goodbye in one way or another as this seems like a fitting way to say farewell, adios, adieu and most probably the most fitting would be arrivederci.
Hello, Goodbye – Sparrow
Bye Bye Love – The Everly Brothers.
Goodbye – Mary Hopkins
Go & Say Goodbye – Buffalo Springfield
Goodbye Forever – The Association
I Said Goodbye To Me/One – Harry Nilsson
It’s Us Who Say Goodbye – We All Together
Goodbye – John George
Rhymes of Goodbye – Scott Walker
Goodbye – Rusty Harness
Goody Goodbye – Sandy Salisbury
Goodbye – Andwella’s Dream
Farewell – Fleetwood Mac
Last Farewell – Kula Shaker
Farewell – The Yardbirds
Farewell My Friend – Dennis Wilson
Farewell, Farewell – Fairport Convention
I Gotta Go Now – The Kinks
The End – Greenfield and Cook
Departure and Farewell – Hem
Will You Miss Me When I’m Gone – The Haden Triplets
When your in the music business long enough that you feel comfortable enough to ask for a pre gig rider that specifies what colour your ashtray needs to be, this can lead to some interesting ego driven recordings. Be it that you spend too much time and money making sure all the notes are in the right place, get in a hot shot producer to paper over the cracks of substandard material or just take too many drugs for the creative process to function properly, we take a look at records that can only be described as having Jumped the Shark.
From being the centre of Empire to the Swinging Sixties and beyond, London has been an inspiration to songwriters for many a year. Here we look at just a few of those songs that have done just this.
London Calling – Hayseed Dixie
London Town – Laura Marling
I’m Trying To Make London My Home – Sonny Boy Williamson
Portobello Road – Ellie Janov
The Boy From Chelsea – Truly Smith
Chelsea Girl – Simple Minds
Meet Me In Battersea Park – Peter Knight & Petula Clark
The Guns Of Brixton – The Clash
The Underground Train – Lord Kitchener
Waterloo Sunset (Mono) – The Kinks
‘A’ Bomb In Wardour Street – The Jam
Werewolves Of London – Warren Zevon
Rainy Night In Soho – The Pogues
Soho (Needless To Say) – Al Stewart
Soho – Bert Jansch & John Renbourn
Sunny Goodge Street- Tom Northcott
A Nightingale In Berkley Square – The Manhattan Transfer
