HIGH ROAD/LOW ROAD – England v Scotland 1960-1966
ENGLAND v SCOTLAND 1960-66: THREE-DOM: After suffering a 9-3 Wembley walloping in 1961, Scotland would win the next three fixtures between the two sides.
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DISCO-VERY: Electric Light Orchestra & DISCOVERY
DISCOVERY (1979): Critics dismissed it as ‘formulaic’ but in reaching number one and with five hit singles on board Jeff Lynne had a winning formula.
MINDFUL OF THE FACT – John Lennon & MIND GAMES
After the highly politicised tone of ‘Sometime in New York City’, MIND GAMES (1973) was an altogether more accessible affair.
PAUL BEARING – Wings & VENUS and MARS
For the first time as a former-Beatle Paul McCartney had to follow-up a masterpiece – ‘Venus and Mars’ (1975) proving a fine successor to ‘Band on the Run.’
LIVING FOR TODAY: John Lennon – ‘IMAGINE’ (1971)
On his last solo album Lennon declared ‘The Dream is Over’ – but in longing for peace on ‘Imagine’ he can be judged as saying Long live the Dream.
OUT OF AFRICA: Paul McCartney & Wings – BAND ON THE RUN
BAND ON THE RUN (1973): Paul makes his definitive post-Beatles statement – going to Africa in order to record it.
HULL OF FAME – Alan Hull & ‘PIPEDREAM’
Brimming with wit, wisdom, purpose and poignancy, ‘PIPEDREAM’ (1973) is the great ‘lost’ masterpiece of 70s British rock.
REVOLUTION-CONVOLUTION-EVOLUTION: Twenty Great Albums of 1968
Twenty Great Albums of 1968: Small Faces – OGDEN’S NUT GONE FLAKE: A fast moving feast of rock, layered pop, surrealism and Cockney revelry.
BLOODY MINDED – Twenty great albums of 1969…….
Twenty Great Albums of 1969: Chaos, copulation, conflict – the Rolling Stones cover it all on ‘LET IT BLEED’.
BRIDGING THE GAP – Simon & Garfunkel ‘BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER’
‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’ was in the collection of most people who bought LP’s during the 70s – giving a less abrasive sound to what was now known as ‘rock’.