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Fire brigade - The Move

Saw The Ramones c1977 at Hull University. All songs were 3 mins maximum, no gaps in between them (or any audience interaction unsurprisingly) and after maybe 10 or 12 of them they were gone. If they did 40mins I’d have been amazed, but TBH that was more than enough for me. Fortunately I’d blagged tickets from the record company so didn’t feel shortchanged.

Let’s groove tonight - EW&F

Elvis Costello - My aim is true. Only around 28 mins I believe, but blew me away when I first heard it in 1977. Still sounds fantastic today too. Maybe worked so well because there was absolutely no filler?

For me Bruce Springsteen has come up with some wonderful stuff - love this from 'The River'. But I remember us riding in my brother's car Her body tan and wet down at the reservoir At night on them banks I'd lie awake And pull her close just to feel each breath she'd take Now those memories come back to haunt me They haunt me like a curse Is a dream a lie if it don't come true Or is it something worse That sends me down to the river

Working in a coal mine - Lee Dorsey

New York New York - Frank Sinatra

Can you feel the force - The Real Thing

If you’re considering a Hohner B2 series bass, check out whether you can cope with it standing up using a strap. The inherent design of them makes the way it balances very odd ( for me anyway). The bass hangs in a position that makes the neck too far away and a stretch for the lower frets. I used to often miss notes by a fret or two, and found it so awkward that I ended up selling mine which was a shame as I loved everything else about it. Someone designed a strap button ‘extender’ that solved this on the original Steinberger models but I couldn’t find one when I had my Hohner - would have kept it if I had.

In the Navy - Village People

Seem to remember Ronnie Wood ( then Ron Wood and playing bass) got fired from the Jeff Beck Group and soon after reinstated, when a replacement couldn’t be found for a US tour.

I’d have to agree with you - still got mine and it’s only been beaten by my SVT rig in ‘the best amp I’ve ever owned’ stakes.

John Bentley of Squeeze

Oh Atlanta -Little Feat

Galaxy paradise - Stevie Wonder

Satin doll - Duke Ellington

Strangered in the night - Tom Petty

Let's go round again - Average White Band

Having a clear out and found this - it's apparently a 'standard' for DB. F.Simandl - 'New method for the double bass' Book 1. Looks quite an old edition ('4th enlarged and improved German' and English! ). Missing front cover but all 136 pages intact and in quite usable condition. Yours for the postage, couple of quid should cover it? Or collect from East Yorkshire. Cheers

These arms of mine - Otis R.

Proud Mary - Creedence Clearwater Revival

Night Boat to Cairo - Madness

Softly as I leave you - Matt Monro.

I’m in chains - Tina Arena

Cream - Wheels of fire * As a Clapton fan don’t know how I overlooked this. According to Wiki, it was also the world’s first platinum selling double album. For me it works, but only sometimes. I love White Room, Politician, Born under a bad sign and Crossroads, but avoid Spoonful and especially Toad (lengthy instrumental with drum solo!) * Full disclosure - one studio album and one live, tin hat at the ready....