First single was Satisfaction by Otis Redding, me and our Steve played it to death.

http://youtu.be/hQszoQJT0Tc

First LP was Safe as Milk, The Captain! but after that everything went haywaire as witnessed by my heaving loft with it's Vallance and Davidson sized collection of LPs.

http://youtu.be/GrFdb0FcnhE

First Gig was in April 67 with The Walker Brothers, Englebert Humperdink, Cat Stevens, Jimi Hendrix and the back up bands for the headliners. It was at the Odeon on a Sunday afternoon.

http://youtu.be/0tUdUVmnWNc

Best Gig has to be The 'Oooo at Leeds Uni in early 1970, I love the Deluxe CD reissue of this gig. It catches Magic Bus exactly as I remember it. Special

http://youtu.be/fay1uk7wpnQ

Wierdest gig must be watching the recording of John Martyn "Live At Leeds" from the mobile sound truck which was parked outside the Riley Smith Hall at Leeds Uni. Only to find out later that the released version was mainly recorded in London, now rectified with the 2010 release which includes the complete Leeds gig (Thanks McGeoch ye tosspot)

No film of the Leeds gig so enjoy this:

http://youtu.be/lusPaLec9TE

I have seen hundreds of gigs over the years and I have a massive music collection but nothing pleases me more than finding something new or something I missed years ago. I'm 58 now but I still get excited when I hear that WEM hum just before someone plugs in.

Just this week I came across Simone Felice, he's touring as we speak but check out this free download of a track off his new eponymous album:

http://soundcloud.com/tomreveal/simone-felice-new-york-times-1

My spewing North over twenty years ago also brought me into contact with a pile of rather fabulous Scottish musicians. If you have never heard Michael Marra or the more recent Manran then do so. Here's a wee bitty Michael:

http://youtu.be/yOwH9hmjNrM

and some Manran:

http://youtu.be/Yg9xA855s_A

I often shove stuff up I've been to see on Youtube these days cos I can

it's usually hiding at: http://www.youtube.com/user/barbaraville

Right that's enough here come the Archers!

Betty

Speaking of Television my favourites recently have been the two Danish items on BBC4, The Killing and Borgen. Finally something other than cheese that i can enjoy from Denmark!
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