Vintage...

Just a quick post until I have time to write something a little more substantial.

As well as working my b*llocks off during the tiresome hours of 8-5, I've been hard at it organising the Vintage at Goodwood Pre-Festival Party. For those of you unfamiliar with the forthcoming event (13th-15th of August), take the time out to have a good look around the website - here.

Festivals in the past have never really offered enough for me to warrant the ticket prices. Standing round in a field full of people I'd rather not be with, paying extortionate prices for cr*p food and probably only seeing one or two artists I'm actually interested in, isn't really my idea of fun. 'Vintage at Goodwood' is something a bit different though. Confirmed acts playing over the weekend include Cymande, Leroy Hutson, Jean Jacque Perrey, Earth Wind & Fire, Martha and The Vandellas, Joe Bataan, Ann Sexton, The Pretty Things and Tony Hatch, amongst a long list of impressive others. The line up of DJs is pretty amazing too - Keb Darge, Jazzie B, Jonny Trunk, Norman Jay, John Stapleton... to name just a few. Like I said, check the website. I can't really do it justice here.

Below is a 'Leisure Dome' style playlist I put together, as well as the artwork for the back of the Pre-Festival Party flyer. I'll be DJing on the night alongside Mex (Black Grass), Wayne Hemingway and his son Jack. If you're local, come along - should be a great night...


1. Valiant Orchestra "Call It What You Like".
2. Ian Carr's Nucleus "Roots".
3. Northern Dance Orchestra "Mas-Que-Nada".
4. Trax Four "Comin' Home Baby".
5. Adam Best "Wall Of Sound".
6. George Shearing "The World Is A Ghetto".
7. Elaine Delmar "Sneakin' Up On You".





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And for all you other collector nerds out there, here's a little snap shot of some of my favourite 'Vintage-ness', including some recent pick ups - The Sharp GF 525 Boombox, the 'Record Selector' and a small batch of 'Disco 45' mags. I know. I'm a geek.


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In Search of The Holy Grail...

The weather's starting to pick up a bit and so is my anticipation for this summer's Car Boot Sale shenanigans which will hopefully be better than last season's complete washout.

I'm sure there's more than a few of you out there who enjoy the 5 a.m. start on a sunny Sunday morning as much as I do, trekking round country fields in search of the unknown. The smell of greasy burgers, the fresh dew on the grass f*cking up your trainers, the melting pot of mentalist collectors running round like headless chickens. Nothing better!

For those of you who can relate, check out this beautiful, Patrick Adams penned song by Astrud Gilberto from her 1972 Perception album "Now". Forget the imaginary lover she sings about - replace that sh*t with your Holy Grail vinyl 'want', and you have a near perfect ode to Car Boot Sale digging!

If you see this record on your travels be sure to pick it up, it's a cracker that also features the better known Latin dancer "Take It Easy My Brother Charlie", with a stellar line up of musicians including Mike Longo, Deodato, Bob Cranshaw, Ron Carter, Airto, Al Gaffa and Billy Cobham, etc...


Astrud Gilberto "Touching You"