"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
Over to one of the most underrated bands of the early 60’s, The Pretty Things were one of those bands who influenced a lot of others, and they were huge and notorious back in the UK. But in the U.S.,…
– George Meany – Labor Day Address – Sept. 1, 1967 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Labor Day in 1967 was on the pessimistic side. Unrest all over the country. Poverty, cities in turmoil, unemployment, the Vietnam War sapping…
– Count Basie and His Orchestra – Live at The Hollywood Bowl – August 11, 1967 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Over to the Hollywood Bowl this weekend. This time for a concert by the inimitable Count Basie and…
The Move – Live at Radiohusset, Stockholm – 1967 – Sveriges Radio – Sweden – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The Move to end one week and to get ready for another. Recorded in concert for Swedish Radio in 1967…
– KFWB – B. Mitchel Reed – July 15, 1967 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Summer 1967 – Summer School 1967. While the rest of the world is heeding the winsome allure to “Wear Flowers In Your Hair” and…
– Lalo: Piano Concerto – Reine Gianoli, Piano – ORTF Phil. Pierre-Michel LeConte – ORTF Broadcast 1967 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Another slice of history this weekend – a legendary pianist playing a seldom-performed work. The celebrated and…
KBLA – Lord Tim – May 1967 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – You probably have no memory of it – 1967 went by in a blur after all. Big chunks are missing – how and why things happened are…
– The Yardbirds – live at Stadhall Offenbach (Beat Beat Beat program) – March 15, 1967 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The Yardbirds, recorded at Stadhall, Offenbach in Germany on March 15, 1967. This is the version of the…
– The Kinks – in session for Top Gear – 1967 – BBC Radio 1 – The Kinks – variously described as either overlooked and underrated or one of the most influential bands that ever came out of Britain in…
– Iron Butterly – in concert at The Galaxy Club, North Hollywood – 1967 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Okay – this one comes with a caveat: The sound is so-so. Well . . it’s stereo and there’s some…