I've just heard the very sad news that David Bedford died at the weekend. In 2009 I had the pleasure of interviewing him at his home with fellow Rattler, Neil...
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Brian Kamp
brian011879
Oct 5, 2011 10:21 am
Died of lung cancer at age 74 on October 1. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Bedford>; -Brian...
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Jeff Sherman
alembicsn7452
Oct 5, 2011 4:04 pm
Billy: I completely agree. David Bedford was an artist of rare talents. His work with Mike Oldfield will remain timeless. RIP David... Jeff...
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terry@...
terryjak2001
Oct 5, 2011 4:05 pm
Sh*t is my instant response to the news. Yet another intimation of one's mortality... I worked as a primary school teacher in the classroom next to that of his...
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ccjroberts@...
ccjroberts
Oct 5, 2011 6:28 pm
For what it's worth: <http://acravan.blogspot.com/2011/10/everything-crash-2-leonard-dillon.html> Curtis...
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Julian Christou
julian_christou
Oct 5, 2011 9:29 pm
Sad, I always enjoyed his work back in the day, not only with Kevin Ayers and Mike Oldfield but with Camel's orchestral Snow Goose and the sublime version of...
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Wyatt Moss-Wellington
wmmwyatt
Oct 9, 2011 9:10 am
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mUInYuhvQU>...
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Harry Howell
howellharry21
Oct 9, 2011 9:11 am
Rattlers. Jazzwise magazine only merits the latest Esoteric Soft Machine Anthology 75-81 two cd set as good and finishes the review stating "it saves you...
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m.r.watkins@...
pixiewarp
Oct 11, 2011 6:04 pm
Strange encounters with punk, funk, new wave and disco, as typified by Daevid Allen's late 70's New York Gong project. Also, Soft Machine experiencing...
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Roger Farbey
dlg_moderator
Oct 11, 2011 6:05 pm
Very, very sad news. He was an essential part of Kevin's Whole World and I was privileged to catch them at the Roundhouse many years ago. David also made a...
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Harry Howell
howellharry21
Oct 11, 2011 7:21 pm
Another fascinating and varied mix of wonderful music... thank you MW. Harry...
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Nick Loebner
nick_loebner
Oct 11, 2011 7:22 pm
Unfortunately that link does not work! Can you check and repost? - Nick [There was a superfluous "u" in the URL, just delete it:...
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Alessandro Achili
aleachilli
Oct 12, 2011 11:04 am
"Prospettive musicali" (the radio programme I host, alternating with Gigi Longo and Fabio Barbieri) will be 10 on the 14th of October. We'll celebrate its...
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Antony Hobbs
antony_hobbs
Oct 12, 2011 11:04 am
Hi Guys Did anyone go to the Summers End 'Prog' Festival in Lydney last weekend? The Tangent were excellent on Saturday evening and Caravan closed proceedings...
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Julius Saroka
wreck_d2001
Oct 13, 2011 4:47 pm
... Will the program be archived for those of us inconvienced by the difference in time-zones?...
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Alessandro Achili
aleachilli
Oct 14, 2011 10:09 am
... I hope so: we usually upload in <http://prospmus.blogspot.com/> an mp3 recording of all our programmes and we'll try and do the same next Sunday but that...
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terry@...
terryjak2001
Oct 14, 2011 10:09 am
Greetings Rattlers. As aging hippies are wont to say, if you can't remember, you must have been there. I certainly don't recall being at a Free Concert in...
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Jeff Sherman
alembicsn7452
Oct 14, 2011 11:03 pm
Terry: This page is absolutely fantastic! Thank you for sharing it. Oh what I would have given to be hitchhiking around Europe that summer! Jeff...
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Harry Howell
howellharry21
Oct 16, 2011 10:05 am
... Hear,Hear. Before media moguls and corporate enterprise existed in the pursuit of the root of all evil. Even back in the late 70's, trying to order "Of...
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Mark Whidby
markchik
Oct 16, 2011 10:05 am
From a long-time lurker on this list: Dagmar Krause will be appearing at the Royal Exchange theatre in Manchester on 25th October. More details here: ...
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stereom@...
multirodent
Oct 16, 2011 3:36 pm
... That certainly would've topped Mont Campbell's hypothetical pelvic thrusts in 25/8, haha! Or perhaps they could've released Clocks & Clouds as a single,...
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Jeff Sherman
alembicsn7452
Oct 16, 2011 3:37 pm
Harry, ... So true Harry! You can imagine our frustration sequestered as we were in the corner of the Pacific NW trying to find Egg's first two LPs to...
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Eliezer Kaplan
lewlez
Oct 16, 2011 3:47 pm
Jeff, I found MY copy of "Polite Force" entirely by accident and for free in a stack of 'take 'em away' albums in the teacher's lounge of my high school in...
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Wyatt Moss-Wellington
wmmwyatt
Oct 16, 2011 11:13 pm
... I guess we'll just have to live with his costume on the "It's My Party" music video instead......
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Jeff Sherman
alembicsn7452
Oct 17, 2011 8:54 am
E: Wow! That's a great story. I remember we had to wait almost a year after we'd seen them with Hendrix to get the first Soft Machine LP. We were blown away of...
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Joly MacFie
wwwhatsup4
Oct 17, 2011 10:04 am
Not news. But a nice summary of the achievements of ex Softs roadie Ian Knight, who died around 18 months ago. ...
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Pierre Tassone
musbymail
Oct 17, 2011 10:05 am
Good news for those of you still loving a good vinyl! The label Goodfellas is reissueing on 180gr. vinyl + printed sleeve the debut album from 1976 by the...
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masonrs@...
Oct 17, 2011 1:19 pm
I'm from the Washington, DC area: I got my Egg LPs by mail, possibly from Trouser Press Collectors' Magazine. "Civil Surface" I was able to tape. I don't...
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Richard Nageotte
richnageotte...
Oct 17, 2011 1:56 pm
When I first moved to San Diego in 1974, I got a job at a record shop, part of a west coast chain. The employees of the chain's local shops would frequently...
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Jeff Sherman
alembicsn7452
Oct 17, 2011 1:57 pm
Rattler Brothers, I find these "where I got my Soft Machine album" stories interesting. Anyone else out there want to share? I can remember making a comment to...
