Actually you're right Aymeric. I stand corrected. Allan wasn't doing overdubs he was doing basic tracking and scratch solos. I remember Jerry told me that the...
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John Trimble
johntrimble1952
Oct 27, 2011 10:34 pm
Watching again the short film on the Softs recording Teeth at Olympic Studios I never fail to think what a gift this is. If I could place a call to the 18 year...
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Leonardo / MoonJune
noanoamusic@...
Oct 27, 2011 10:35 pm
I hope to re-release "Abracadabra" in 2012 with bonus track "Alphrazallan". Depends on may factors. Stay all tuned. Cheers Leonardo/MoonJune...
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Phil Howitt
philfacelift
Oct 27, 2011 10:36 pm
Allan Holdsworth is a notorious perfectionist - I remember him being particularly grumpy when I interviewed him back in the early 1990s about a performance...
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Harry Howell
howellharry21
Oct 28, 2011 8:12 am
Thank you Leonardo. "Alphrazallan" merits another recorded interpretation, a lovely composition. Appeared on Allan's live recording "All Night Wrong", but...
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Harry Howell
howellharry21
Oct 28, 2011 12:48 pm
Phil, Your sentiments and remembrance of Allan's '90's appearance in Manchester are spot on. Having had the pleasure of enjoying a pint with Allan at the time,...
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Pierre Tassone
musbymail
Oct 28, 2011 12:49 pm
... Phil, I'm not at all sure about this; I've crossed many many young people asking me for or talking of Alan's books ("Just for the Curious" is one of them)...
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Jeff Sherman
alembicsn7452
Oct 28, 2011 2:23 pm
John, As a person who as spent plenty of time in recording studios in my day I will tell you not to fear. The technology to speed up a passage without changing...
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John Trimble
johntrimble1952
Oct 28, 2011 3:27 pm
Jeff, Thanks for your insight on this. To clarify, I am not concerned that the possible speeding of the recording to tape somehow diminished the integrity of...
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Phil Howitt
philfacelift
Oct 28, 2011 5:24 pm
Pierre - fair point and interesting to know - I think to be honest my viewpoint is coloured by the fact that I listen to AH's solo work far less than his work...
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Jeff Sherman
alembicsn7452
Oct 28, 2011 5:28 pm
A, I just checked this great old book I have called "The Beatles - Recording Sessions The Official Abbey Road Studio Sessions Notes 1962-1970" by Mark...
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Jeff Sherman
alembicsn7452
Oct 28, 2011 5:58 pm
John, I have no doubt that Ratledge and Hugh were doing all kinds of experimenting with tape speeds, loops etc. Hugh as we know was into that a lot. He even...
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Harry Howell
howellharry21
Oct 28, 2011 5:58 pm
Phil, Who am I to strike anyone down, your periodical 'Facelift' was an incredibly informative read. Not only for Canterbury, but fusion and progressive rock...
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Pierre Tassone
musbymail
Oct 28, 2011 5:59 pm
... Exactly! Allan has his own system of *translating* chords on the frets and this has raised a huge interest from younger generations. Allan's book "Just for...
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John Denley
johndenley...
Oct 29, 2011 5:08 pm
Indeed, it must seem unreal and yet so real for you Jeff when you look back at the younger you with Hugh and Elton. Kudos to Jerry as well for putting his...
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John Denley
johndenley...
Oct 29, 2011 5:09 pm
I expressed my love of his playing to Jon Hiseman back in 1974,and he was in full accord of course. I witnessed Allan live with the Softs and with his own band...
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Jeff Sherman
alembicsn7452
Oct 29, 2011 7:36 pm
John, It must have been wonderful for you British Soft Machine fans that were actually in the same country with them. I would have been so proud of the...
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Jeff Sherman
alembicsn7452
Oct 29, 2011 7:52 pm
Aymeric, Thanks for coming to the rescue yet again. One more myth done away with. In a weird way that actually makes me feel a little better about the lack of...
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Jeff Sherman
alembicsn7452
Oct 29, 2011 8:22 pm
Aymeric, That is very interesting, thanks. There were in other words, gigs. We use to have to rent halls and sponsor gigs ourselves. Eventually we got booked...
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John Denley
johndenley...
Oct 30, 2011 3:06 pm
The late sixties and early seventies witnessed an explosion of rock and experimental etc bands in a seemingly wide open scene, touring in vans around the UK....
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terry@...
terryjak2001
Oct 30, 2011 3:08 pm
... Don't forget the pubs; there was even a genre of music called pub-rock (Nick Lowe in Brinsley Schwartz, Ian Dury, Graham Parker, Elvis Costello... and the...
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Alick Leslie
alick_leslie
Oct 30, 2011 7:58 pm
Disagree with that, Geoff D sounds pretty bitter. I thought Jan's parts were pretty good in Edinburgh although the mix wasn't brilliant. We missed the first...
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Stephen Nelson
snelson54
Oct 30, 2011 8:01 pm
Definitely saw Caravan twice at the Public Hall in Preston, and at least once at Owens Union in Manchester. There is a recollection of a gig when Caravan were...
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John Denley
johndenley...
Oct 30, 2011 8:58 pm
That is interesting - I did see Caravan on the ITLOGAP tour in 1971 with support bands Barclay James Harvest and a band named Gringo which included future...
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Stephen Nelson
snelson54
Oct 30, 2011 9:34 pm
... It was just a vague memory of how good they were in terms of coming back for a second set, and not repeating a lot. There may be others I can contact who...
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Julian Christou
julian_christou
Oct 30, 2011 10:30 pm
Hi John, I can exactly relate to your reaction to the Soft's Proms broadcast. I was 15/16 then and my musical exposure was basically the top 40 which in the UK...
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Julian Christou
julian_christou
Oct 31, 2011 9:11 am
Having a quiet alone Sunday afternoon I decided to put on something different to listen to and for no apparent reason out came Keith Tippett's "Dedicated to...
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Michael Clare
straw232001
Oct 31, 2011 9:15 am
Hello All - A few months ago I noticed on Facebook a page called "Let's Induct Daevid Allen Into The R&R Hall Of Fame" - I smiled - not sure what else I...
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Pierre Tassone
musbymail
Oct 31, 2011 11:22 am
... None of those... you could investigate further on Tippett and listen to "You Are Here... I Am There", it's an often underrated album worth (re)discovering,...
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David Kipling
spratton@...
Oct 31, 2011 10:46 pm
Green-and-Orange was and is an effing masterpiece - the first bit of music that made me want to play sax. Regrettably, I've stuck to "air sax" for the...
