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Really sweet with the binding. My friend had a Tokai Telecaster in his shop with the same LPB + binding. Was one of the nicest looking guitars I've seen.

The couple of times I met Willy he was always in black.

Shell Pink slipper?

Think he gets mine too. Played rhythm guitar for many years in a big band. The Glen Miller repertoire was so dull to play compared to Ellington, Basie, Kenton etc, but, just like Mustang Sally, the punters loved all the wrong songs!

Round 1 - Fly Like and Eagle vs Little Brown Jug...

I thought they gave up after Steve.

Yes - early music lessons in secondary school (mid-70s) embedded some of the real basics, and introduced some new music (also confirmed my dislike of a certain really famous band). Later on, O Level music gave me some good theory, and the ability to follow a score. This is now in that deep bank of knowledge that you don't know you have until something triggers it later, and has come in handy helping to shape songs, and bring ideas together in bands many years later.

I find things like this interesting, especially when some people think that covers have to be slavishly copied.

Two completely different bass lines! Prefer the first personally.

Annoyingly I was driving through a very poor reception area when this was on. The snatches I heard seemed really good.Rodigan obviously knows his stuff so well, and Lamaq was genuinely interested.

Heard this tonight on 6 Music - Lee Scratch Perry I am a Madman. Love the age in his voice.

I don't think the transition is any stranger than other genres, especially heavier rock - the heavily scooped and quantized sound of bands like Cradle of Filth compared to Led Zeppelin/Black Sabbath, modern dance music's evolution from 70's disco (or even disco's transition from funk), all show exactly the same changes you highlight here.

Sorry @Frank Blank, you have beaten Spotify again. Nice tune!

One of my favourite discoveries from this thread, despite this track not being available on Spotify. Plenty of other great stuff by him on there.

Playlist now updated - 212 songs, 14 plus hours. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/59RhYT5dLPwboS9u3njL4S?si=a-3N4YylQN6zMRpNJkUfMw

Is that where Roll With It was recorded?

Just seen the OP's latest post, hence my worry. Glad to see it has all worked out.

What about the occasional need to 'bake' tapes, particularly Ampex, due to the emulsion attaching itself to the back of the tape?

I'm a big fan of proper pop music throughout the decades, but must admit this probably came to a halt around the turn of the century. Any chance of a few choice artists/tracks to check out please?

Yes, Later has been another good source for me. I came across Lake Street Dive through one of those dreadful clickbait videos!

That's the ones. 60s white RnB. Very authentic. Mentored by Elton John.

In the last couple of years I have found more new artists that I have bought than for many years. A lot of it courtesy of 6 Music. Michael Kiwanuka, White Denim, Christine & the Queens, Fantastic Negrito to name 4.

17 when they made a breakthrough, but I thought The Strypes were pretty good.

Another vote for Ibanez over Tanglewood. Also, you will get a very poor return on your Ibanez as p/x.

It's a fair cop!