Not the ‘Cunard Yanks’: The real origins of the Beatles’ R&B covers The merchant seamen from Merseyside known as “Cunard Yanks” are commonly credited with bringing back from the US the black… Continue reading “Not the ‘Cunard Yanks’: The real origins of the Beatles’ R&B covers”…
Fifty years since ‘Something Else’ (Or the decline and fall of the Kinks) On the evidence of singles sales, 1967 represented the high point of the Kinks’ popularity and commercial success. The year… Continue reading “Fifty years since ‘Something Else’ (Or the decline and fall of the Kinks)”…
An overdub has no choice – the Monkees and the making of Pleasant Valley Sunday By Bob Pitt Half a century ago, on 10 July 1967, the Monkees’ single Pleasant Valley Sunday was released. Their… Continue reading “An overdub has no choice – the Monkees and the making of Pleasant Valley Sunday”…
Examining the nightingale’s code C.P. Lee, Like the Night: Bob Dylan and the Road to the Manchester Free Trade Hall, Helter Skelter, 1998. Paperback, 190pp,… Continue reading “Examining the nightingale’s code”…
Marxism and the jazz revolution Frank Kofsky, John Coltrane and the Jazz Revolution of the 1960s, Pathfinder, 1998. Paperback, 500pp, £15.45. Reviewed by Bob Pitt FRANK… Continue reading “Marxism and the jazz revolution”…
The Maoist propaganda songs of Cornelius Cardew By Bob Pitt The recent publicity over the disturbing events in Brixton, among a group of people originating in a Maoist collective… Continue reading “The Maoist propaganda songs of Cornelius Cardew”…
Miles Davis: “The most brilliant sellout in the history of jazz”? Miles Davis, The Complete In A Silent Way Sessions, Columbia C3K 65362 (3 CDs) £34.99; Live at the Fillmore East… Continue reading “Miles Davis: “The most brilliant sellout in the history of jazz”?”…