FOOTBALL, FILMS and FABULOUS MUSIC AT THE DOMINION OF OPINION
Herbert Roberts ‘The Prince of Stoppers’ was the most talked about footballer of his generation. Signed from Oswestry Town, his home town club by the great Herbert Chapman in December 1926, Roberts became the key figure, the ‘policeman’ centre-half in…
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Could England have won the 1970 World Cup? How would things have turned out had George Best left Old Trafford for Chelsea in 1971? Did Scotland really reach the 1974 World Cup Final with Sir Alf Ramsey as manager? In…
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MONTY’S DOUBLE by NEIL SAMBROOK – now in paperback and as an Amazon Kindle book. GERMANY 1945 BRITISH OCCUPATION ZONE: Former County Cricketer Montgomery ‘Monty’ Bossitor is sent by the Ministry of Supply to sell off British Army surplus equipment….
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Since hearing ‘Pinball Wizard’ at the age of 13, Neil Sambrook, unbeknownst to the world at large, has been a music critic. By the time he reached twenty no conversation was complete without reference to The Clash or Bruce Springsteen….
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BAD LUCK STREAK in DANCING SCHOOL (1980) While Zevon shared soft-rock sensibilities with label mate Jackson Browne, his lyricism was more acerbic.
In a year of monumental debut albums MY AIM IS TRUE (1977) was still truly exceptional.
COSMO’S FACTORY (July 1970) is the greatest collection of singles ever assembled on one album outside of a compilation.
FA Cup Round Five 1975-76: John Richards comes off the bench for Wolves against Charlton to score a hat-trick and create history.
For the first (and only) time Dylan shares writing credits, while also sharing lead vocals with Emmylou Harris, ‘DESIRE’ (1976) a unique album on his roster.
FOREVER CHANGES (1967) is an eclectic, elusive album, where any number of styles are thrown in the air without coming down in the same fashion.
FA Cup Round Four 1975/76 – TAYLOR MADE: Peter inspires third division Crystal Palace to a shock Elland Road win over Leeds.
HOLD OUT (1980) brought Browne a wave of negative reviews, but at the same time climbed to Number One on the U.S. charts.
‘NO OTHER’ (1974) is a remarkable record – ex-Byrd Clark creating an album that is ambitious, enthralling, utterly unique and arguably the most astounding of its time.’