JJTee

As an aside, the BBC archive is well worth subscribing to…. Some superb stuff, not least John Noakes ascending Nelson’s Column.

I have to say, it does look a tad phallic they way he’s playing it. Some wag has suggested renaming it the w@nkaphon…

There’s a 21-day right of appeal on all abatement notices. Better off pursuing that, than starting a petition I would have thought.

2 hours ago, Lozz196 said:

Just listening to Paul Gambaccini doing Pick of The Pops from 1982. Great years for the bass guitar, very prominent in the mix and great bass lines too.

I love Pick of the Pops on a Saturday afternoon. My favourite years alway seem to be between 1976 and 1983. A good selection of songs this week from 82, and nice bass playing. And this:

1 hour ago, Adey said:

I think you are all mixing this up. It's actually the Modgold Shirleyator....

 

.... if you assemble it that way at least.....

Or a Goldator Sherlymod if you string it with flatwounds and wire the pick ups so they’re out of phase. 

And for those interested, this is what happened after they called it a day. Well, this looks 20 years old, so maybe they’ve reformed again!

26 minutes ago, Waddo Soqable said:

I was getting the Dooleys mixed up with the Nolans for some reason 

Not without good reason: the bloke that  wrote this  song for The Doolies (Michael Myers…) also wrote ‘I’m in the Mood for Dancing’ for The Nolans according to my brief research on the internet!

11 hours ago, Dad3353 said:

What splendid drumming. 

Apart from around the 3 minute mark when he presumably forgets it’s the single edit they’re miming to and misses the drum fill!

59 minutes ago, EJWW said:

What a chart, Wow!

Yes. Quite a line up. Interesting to see the current Spurs manager’s former pop career. 
 

Back on topic, The Dooleys had a very catchy chorus there…
 

Splendid. Some superb fonts of knowledge on here! 
 

I was admiring the sparkly jackets and trousers. Eye catching to say the least…

Caught ToTP from 1980 (I think). Some group called The Dooleys… never heard them before, but was distracted trying to ID the bass. Never seen anything like it, but I’m sure someone will be along shortly to reveal all about the bass, the bass player, and The Dooleys!

How does he get away with that syrup?  Looks like something you’d pick up for a fiver in a fancy dress shop.

On 23/02/2019 at 14:51, YouMa said:

Most of the bass lines are doubled with synth. I had a good book on them about recording at polar studios. Benny was a synth wizard.

 

I think this was probably on later tracks, 1978/9 onwards. Super Trouper (the chorus), Does Your Mother Know and Gimme, Gimme, Gimme spring to mind. 

I’ve heard they make quite good balloons?

4 hours ago, EBS_freak said:

Rutger. He’s quite possibly the best unknown but in the open bassplayer out there. If he was American or British, he probably would have been more of household name! Love his stuff.

Mike Watson, who played on Gimme, Gimme, Gimme, Mama Mia, The Winner Takes It All, and Super Trooper,  and a few others, is British. Very much a unknown too - even more than Rutger!

Just remembered one: Betty Davis Eyes by Kim Carnes.

I thought she was singing “She’s got better days besides”.

Hmm, never considered it might be a phaser. The ones I’ve used created more of a subtle wah effect.

The internet tells me the bass player was Harry Kakoulli. 

This came on the wireless today and for the first time I really had a proper listen to the bass, and specifically the tone in the verses. A bit tricky to separate the bass and keys, but it sounds like a thick, chewy chorus effect on the bass to me? Any ideas? Anyway, whatever it is, it sounds good!
 

This turned up today…

6 minutes ago, Mykesbass said:

Some people (not you @JJTee) have way too much time on their hands.

Agreed!

This was really big at my school in the mid 80s, with the 6th formers putting on a show and then hiring out the theatre in the town for a short run. I was a bit young but sort of absorbed it via osmosis through my older sister.

Anyway, I rediscovered it at my daughter’s Xmas show where they danced to Shake Your Tail Feather (something to do with turkeys I think) My ears pricked up at the lovely bass work, and I’ve been listening to it again and I’m loving Duck Dunn’s lines!

Ended up ordering Aidan Hampton’s excellent transcription of the sound track: https://playbasslines.sellfy.store/embed/checkout/product/xxknxj/?referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fplaybasslines.sellfy.store%2Fembed%2Fcategory%2Febooks%2F%3Fpage%3D2

Anyone luck enough to have played this in a show? Some great stuff here 👇

Came across this the other day. I’d not really noticed it in the song before. But it does sound like a mistake to me…. Seems I might be in the minority according to this video!

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As a kid, I had no idea that Bill Wither’s was singing ‘Lovely Day’ over and over in the chorus. I thought it was “Dur-diddy”. 
 

And in Golden Brown I thought “Through my mind she runs” was actually a mysterious phrase “Through my mansheeran’s”.

5 hours ago, chris_b said:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzZkjjENj_w&ab_channel=Soultube

 

That is a stunning performance! Great vocals, and the drum solo’s fantastic! By one Gaylord Birch no less!

This guys ebooks are superb. Super accurate and looks like he has some done some transcription work for players like Lee Sklar. I buy the pdf and send them off to an online printer place that wire binds them.

http://aidanhampson.co.uk/bass-songbooks