Pour A Little Sugar On It — Various Artists
September 5, 2024
Subtitled “The Chewy Chewy Sounds Of American Bubblegum 1966-1971”
Subtitled “The Chewy Chewy Sounds Of American Bubblegum 1966-1971”
About two years ago I wrote a review of a previous 2xCD package of Frank Sinatra LPs and concluded by writing, “Ol’ Blue Eyes never fails to please.”
While seventies fashion may well be something we’d prefer to forget, music from decade is a different matter altogether. Although derided by some as a decade of cheesy tunes and here-today-gone-tomorrow pop stars, look more closely and there’s plenty to be proud of.
Think for a moment what’s gone missing from our High Streets in recent years.
Kiki Dee isn’t the only British artist to be signed to Detroit’s Motown Records Company, but I’ll bet you hers is the only name you’d recognise if you saw of list of British signees.
Johnny Mathis once said “Nat King Cole was the God of popular music in our house”…
It’s that time of year again when we think about our waistlines and the extra calories we consumed over the festive period.
In 1722 Thomas Blacklock left £20 to St Cuthbert’s parish,“the interest to be distributed every year, at the discretion of the overseers of the poor.”
As we head out of one of the hottest summers on record into the cooler Autumn and Winter months, ensuring our trees and shrubs are primed to cope with the transition, will give your garden a better chance to thrive next Spring.
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