5 days ago
#FromTheArchive This weekend, 44 years ago, 19/02/77.
Bizarre poster from the gig where we (Albert Dock) supported Shakey at Liverpool University.
Shakey said "you lot should try playing in London".
There's even audio of us on YouTube from that very concert, doing a pleasantly shambolic version my favourite Carole King & Gerry Goffin song, "Going Back".
Great guitar solo by Martin Watson tho' but:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yh-B1np7tJY
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2 weeks ago
3 weeks ago
#FromTheArchive
I posted recently about how I'd sent a box of old Yachts & Christians reel-to-reel tapes away to get "baked" and restored. The digitized versions have started arriving back, some wonderful stuff...the first Yachts demos, The Christians "Live at The Albert, Lark Lane 1985", the "Forgotten Town" demo (with me singing the chorus!!) etc etc.
Have a listen to some 1978 Yachts demos that I've not heard since then (and forgive my rambling reminiscences)...we made a tiny film.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHB8RfHASfA![]()
PS Sean Macreavy, who kindly did the baking and digitizing, is now a bit of a star; you might've seen him on BBC News last week, re the 10cc tapes he's restored...worth watching the film on youtube, it's called "The Great Stockport Bake-off".
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"Yachting Tapes" #1 - The lost Yachts recordings
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Snippets of three tracks (accompanied by Henry's rambling reminiscences) from early demo tapes by Yachts, lain undiscovered/unheard since 1978. (This is just...