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Date: Sun, 19 Apr 1998 23:13:03 +0100
From: S J Birkill <email address>
Subject: MV884: New RealAudio Files
Dear Friends
We now have the RealMedia server up and running on the RWT domain, and to
celebrate I've bunged some more clips up on the Website:
http://www.rwt.co.uk/audio.htm
Didn't get all I wanted processed and uploaded -- the 'greyed-out' ones
should follow in a week or so.
-- Steve
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From: cjb<email address>
Date: Mon, 20 Apr 1998 21:12:39 +0000
Subject: MV885: Ponderings
Just been having another look at the Discography pages whilst on my
way to the new sound files and a couple of things caught my brain.
On WTML I noticed Phil Atkin on drums. Brother I presume? Was he
involved in the music business or just guest for the day?
Who did the sleeve designs? They are all very different, except of
course Secret Drinker and Rider to the worlds end where the sun came
out! Who came up with the general ideas and how much control did Pete
and Clive have over the final result?
Just pondering, and now back to the music.
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ROCK FOLLIES - The Classic 1970's TV Drama starring
Julie Covington, Charlotte Cornwell and Rula Lenska.
Online at:- http://members.xoom.com/Follies
Pictures,sounds and much more (unofficial site)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Regards - Cary (like Mary with a 'C' for cat)
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Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 23:35:32 +0100
From: S J Birkill <email address>
Subject: MV886: Buxton Concert: Urgent -- Booking
Here it is!
Date : Sunday 20th September 1998
Time : 7.30 p.m.
Title: Pete Atkin and Clive James in Concert
Venue: Buxton Opera House, Water Street, Buxton, Derbyshire SK17 6XN
***** Booking opens: 10 a.m., Thursday 23rd April 1998 *****
Box Office : telephone 01298 72190, Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
(8 p.m. on performance nights)
fax 01298 27563
email boxoffice@buxton-opera.co.uk
Reservations held for one week, or pay by credit card.
Postal reservations: enclose cheque or P.O., and SAE.
In person: at the Box Office.
Credit Cards: MasterCard, Visa, American Express
Cheques/POs: payable to "High Peak Theatre Trust"
Ticket Prices: Front Stalls A-M (Pounds) 10.00
Rear Stalls N-O 9.00
Rear Stalls P-Q 8.00
Restricted Stalls Q 6.00
Dress Circle 11.00
Dress Circle Boxes 10.00
Upper Circle 10.00
Restricted UC Sides 6.00
Upper Circle Boxes 6.00
Gallery 7.00
Restricted Gallery 6.00
Concessions: BOH Matcham Card holders 10% discount
Theatre bars open at 7 p.m.
High Peak Theatre Trust Limited Charity Reg. No. 507354, supported by High
Peak Borough Council. Proceeds of the event, net of performers' fees, will
go to the Monyash St Leonard's Church Restoration Fund.
Midnight Voices reception: To be decided. If we choose to go ahead this
will be a ticket-only event for a strictly limited number, perhaps 50 or
60, and will be announced only via this channel. Tickets for this will be
via the Monyash Festival address, not the BOH Box Office.
Information on transport, accommodation and dining in and around Buxton
will be made available on our Website in the period leading up to the
concert. If you need it sooner, try Buxton Tourist Information on 01298 25108.
This is a priority announcement for Midnight Voices members only. Wider
publicity (including announcement of availability via the Website) will
begin in May. Call early for best seats! Front stalls are recommended, as
is Dress Circle.
Regards
-- Steve
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From: IChippett <email address>
Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1998 14:10:30 EDT
Subject: MV887: Top 10
Isn't it time we compiled the definitive PA Top 20? If everyone votes for his
or her Top 20 PA songs it might spark off some interesting reactions and lead
to some stimulating discussion. What do the rest of you think? Who wants to
start?
Ian C
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From: DangerDon <email address>
Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1998 16:58:53 EDT
Subject: MV888 Re: MV887: Top 10
Ian - top idea!
The first six or seven select themselves (well they do for me) but after that
I'm looking forward to arguing with myself over the relative merits of melody
versus content versus rhyme versus structure versus arrangement versus...
And what better excuse to get out the old vinyl albums and go through all of
them one more time?
(Mind you, I'm willing to bet here and now that nothing gets in from Live
Libel - any takers?)
Don Bowen
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From: IChippett <email address>
Date: Thu, 23 Apr 1998 03:29:44 EDT
Subject: MV889 Re : MV888; MV887: Top 10
Don,
I can now reveal that my Top Ten will include one track from Live Libel but
I'm not sure exactly where. "Black Funk Rex" is the track I always play to
introduce PA's music to my friends ["Where Have They All Gone? (Ed)]
Ian C
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From: Leslie Moss <email address>
Subject: MV890 Re: MV886. Buxton Concert: Urgent
Date: Thu, 23 Apr 1998 11:46:16 +0100
Row A seats 13 and 14! Gill and I look forward to meeting our fellow MVers
in adjacent seats!
Leslie
BTW, getting through was almost as difficult as getting World Cup tickets!
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Date: Thu, 23 Apr 1998 12:38:03 +0100
From: Roy Brown <email address>
Subject: MV891 Re: MV890; MV886. Buxton Concert: Urgent
Leslie Moss <email address> writes:
>
>Row A seats 13 and 14! Gill and I look forward to meeting our fellow MVers
>in adjacent seats!
Well, hi from Roy and Marie, who will be in 11 and 12....
>
>Leslie
>
>BTW, getting through was almost as difficult as getting World Cup tickets!
>
It rang first go, they answered, I purchased...I hope that doesn't mean
the rush is over :-)
--
Roy Brown Phone : <phone number> Fax : <fax number>
Affirm Ltd Email : <email address>
<postal address> 'Have nothing on your systems that you do not
know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.'
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From: Mark Roberts <email address>
Subject: MV892 RE: MV891; MV890; MV886. Buxton Concert: Urgent
Date: Thu, 23 Apr 1998 16:40:24 +0100
>
>It rang first go, they answered, I purchased...I hope that doesn't mean
>the rush is over :-)
>
I had some trouble getting through......rows A to D sold out.
Regards to all,
Mark Roberts.
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England
Registered No: 3122085, England
Telephone No: <phone number>
Web Site: http://www.mondex.com
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From: "John Schwiller" <email address>
Subject: MV893 Re: MV891 etc - Buxton Concert
Date: Thu, 23 Apr 1998 16:52:16 +0100
Somebody say if this is getting boring.... hehe
Pity we cant show the b/o computer seating plan live on the web site.
We'll be in E19,20,21,23 - the B/O say they are going quickly.
Must dig out my roll of signed 'National Steel' posters from the loft and
will bring them along (from May 4 '74 gig I ran in Nottingham on Road of
Silk tour)
See you in Buxton
John Schwiller
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Date: Thu, 23 Apr 1998 23:56:45 +0100
From: Ian Sorensen <email address>
Subject: MV894 re MV887 - Top 10
This was easy! Just pick any 10 and they're as good as any other....
1. Girl on a Train
2. Faded Mansion on the Hill
3. Lady of the Day
4. Errant Knight
5. Sunlight Gate
6. Flowers and the Wine
7. Perfect Moments
8. Thief in the Night
9. Sessionman's Blues
10 30 Year man
Yep, one from Live Libel made it into the list - I admire Errant Knight for
being very sad and funny at the same time.
See you in Buxton,
Ian Sorensen
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From: IChippett <email address>
Date: Fri, 24 Apr 1998 01:44:42 EDT
Subject: MV895: My Top Ten
Well, here it is for what it's worth:
1. Canoe
2. Search and Destroy
3. The Faded Mansion On The Hill
4. Senior Citizens
5. Perfect Moments
6. The Hypertension Kid
7. Black Funk Rex
8. History and Geography
9. Beware of the Beautiful Stranger
10. Secret Drinker
I see that I've only included one track from AKAN, one from BOTBS, one from
DTMA and one from LL while there are three from an unrecorded studio album
which is a bit illogical but just see how difficult it is to do, the problem
being, of course, what to leave out. I suspect that others' efforts will be
more BOTBS heavy.
Over to the rest of you.
Ian C
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From: IChippett <email address>
Date: Fri, 24 Apr 1998 09:47:54 EDT
Subject: MV896: Top Ten latest!!
On the basis that your number one choice gets 10 points, number 2 gets 9, and
so on and adding the votes together and allowing for the fact that Ian
Sorensen doesn't know what he's talking about 8-))) this gives a provisional
Top Ten as follows:
1. Faded Mansion on the Hill 17pts
2. Perfect Moments 10pts
Girl on a train 10pts
Canoe 10pts
5. Search and Destroy 9pts
6. Lady of a Day 8pts
7. Errant Knight 7pts
Senior Citizens 7pts
9. Sunlight Gate 6pts
10. Flowers and the wine 5pts
Hypertension Kid 5pts
Over to you, Rochester!
Ian C
The thinking man's Katie Boyle
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From: Neil Lovelock <email address>
Subject: MV897: Top Ten
Date: Fri, 24 Apr 1998 10:56:00 -0400
My faves are as follows:
1. Ballad of an Upstairs Window
2. Hypertension Kid
3. History and Geography
4. Perfect Moments
5. Wristwatch for a Drummer
6. Lady of a Day
7. Canoe
8. Faded Mansion on the Hill
9. Sunlight Gate
10. Search and Destroy
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From: Richard.Corfield<email address>
Subject: MV898 Re: MV897: Top Ten
Date: Fri, 24 Apr 1998 18:59:12 +0100 (BST)
Here are mine:
1) Practical Man
2) Wristwatch for a Drummer
3) I see the Joker
4) Apparition in Las Vegas (Love to see you do this one again Pete!)
5) Beware of the Beautiful Stranger
6) A King at Nightfall
7) Carnations on the Roof
8) Errant Knight
9) Canoe
*and*
10) The Eye of the Universe (Known only from the website: BUT! What a cool
song...: Any chance at Buxton... Pretty Please?)
Kind regards to all,
Richard Corfield
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From: IChippett <email address>
Date: Fri, 24 Apr 1998 15:32:31 EDT
Subject: MV899: Top Ten Update
Thanks Neil!
Here's the latest after three entries:
1. Faded Mansion On The Hill 20pts
2. Perfect Moments 17pts
3. Canoe 14pts
Hypertension Kid 14pts
5. Lady Of A Day 13pts
6. History And Geography 11pts
7. Girl On A Train 10pts
Search And Destroy 10pts
Ballad Of An Upstairs Window 10pts
10. Sunlight Gate 8pts
Bubbling under:
Errant Knight 7pts
Senior Citizens 7pts
Wristwatch For A drummer 6pts
Nothing from "Secret Drinker" and only one from "A King At Nightfall?" And
three from "Live At Monyash!!!"
Ian C
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Date: Fri, 24 Apr 1998 21:48:07 +0100
From: Pete Smith <email address>
Subject: MV900 Re: MV892; MV891; MV890; MV886. Buxton Concert: Urgent
>From: Mark Roberts <email address>
>Subject: RE: MV891 Re: MV890; MV886. Buxton Concert: Urgent
>Date: Thu, 23 Apr 1998 16:40:24 +0100
>
>>
>>It rang first go, they answered, I purchased...I hope that doesn't mean
>>the rush is over :-)
>>
>
>I had some trouble getting through......rows A to D sold out.
>
> Regards to all,
>
> Mark Roberts.
I seem to have missed out here. I assume that MV886 was the eagerly-
awaited announcement of the concert details. My inbox has a glaring gap
between MV885 and MV887.
--
Pete Smith
[Instant reply from SJB: Yes Pete, MV886 WAS the concert booking
announcement. Sorry you missed it, though I had no bounce on it from your
mailbox. I'll resend direct to you immediately -- Steve]
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Date: Fri, 24 Apr 1998 21:50:59 +0100
From: Pete Smith <email address>
Subject: MV901 Re: MV887: Top 10
"Thief In The Night"
I'll accept no argument.
>Isn't it time we compiled the definitive PA Top 20? If everyone votes for his
>or her Top 20 PA songs it might spark off some interesting reactions and lead
>to some stimulating discussion. What do the rest of you think? Who wants to
>start?
>
>Ian C
>
--
Pete Smith
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From: IChippett <email address>
Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 03:52:47 EDT
Subject: MV902: Top Ten as of Saturday morning
Thanks Richard and Pete (Smith) for your Top Ten and Top One respectively. How
about the next nine, Pete?!
We now have a Top 13 because of a deadheat for Tenth place but no doubt this
will sort itself out soon.
Here it is!
1. Faded Mansion On The Hill 20pts
2. Perfect Moments 17pts
3. Canoe 16pts
4. Wristwatch For A Drummer 15pts
5. Hypertension Kid 14pts
6. Thief In The Night 13pts
Lady Of A Day 13pts
8. History And Geography 11pts
9. Girl On A Train 10pts
Search And Destroy 10pts
Ballad Of An Upstairs Window 10pts
Practical Man 10pts
Errant Knight 10pts
Comments:
1. I have to say I expected one song in particular to dominate the Top Ten
right from the start but it's not even in the Top 20. Any guesses as to the
song I mean?
2. 27 different songs have been submitted so far, proof of the amazing quality
of PA's and CJ's work.
3. It would be nice to have PA's own personal Top Ten but I suppose we shall
never know it. Tant pis...
Next, please!
Ian C
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From: Elphinking <email address>
Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 04:29:06 EDT
Subject: MV903 Re: MV896: Top Ten latest!!
An impossible task, dependant on mood, maturity and so many other things
but.........
1 Perfect Moments
2 Carecharmer Sleep
3 Sunlight Gate
4 An Array of Passionate Lovers
5 The Last Hill...
6 Carnations on the Roof
7 Thirty Year Man
8 Girl on a Train
9 Driving Through Mythical America
10 Shadow and the Widower
So disappointed not to find room for Frangipanni!
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From: IChippett <email address>
Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 09:08:42 EDT
Subject: MV904: Last Top Ten Update before Sunday Evening (at the earliest)
Thanks, Rob!! Not only no Frangipanni (?) but the first album is not doing so
well which is a surprise as it's so popular among the Voices.
Here we go again!
1. Perfect Moments 27pts
2. Faded Mansion On The Hill 20pts
3. Canoe 16pts
Sunlight Gate 16pts
5. Wristwatch For A Drummer 15pts
6. Hypertension Kid 14pts
7. Thief In The Night 13pts
Lady Of A Day 13pts
Girl On A Train 13pts
10.History And Geography 11pts
Faded Mansion dethroned! What's Sunlight Gate doing here? Where's No Dice
after all the discussion we had a while ago? Not one vote!!!! Is Wristwatch
better than Senior Citizens or even My Egoist (no votes, so far)? Any
comments, Steve?
Anyway, I'm off to the country till Sunday night so this is the last update
till then.
A discussion group holds its breath...
Ian C
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From: DangerDon <email address>
Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 09:04:41 EDT
Subject: MV905 Re: MV895: My Top Ten
Well, pop-pickers, here's my six-penn'orth...
1) Perfect Moments
2) Faded Mansion
3) Road of Silk
4) Payday Evenings
5) Sunlight Gate
6) Girl on a Train
7) Senior Citizens
8) Girl with the Pearl Driller's Hands
9) The Man Who Walked Towards the Music
10) You Can't Expect to be Remembered
Anyone else got tickets in Row C?
Don
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Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 14:17:56 -0400
From: Frances Kemmish <email address>
Subject: MV906 Re: MV905; MV895: My Top Ten
Here is my Top Ten - for today, anyway.
1 Perfect Moments
2 Payday Evening
3 A King at Nightfall
4 Hypertension Kid
5 Sessionman Blues
6 No Dice
7 The Hollow and the Fluted Night
8 Beware of the Beautiful Stranger
9 Between Us There is Nothing
10 Errant Knight
Fran
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Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 21:39:22 +0100
From: Carole Birkill <email address>
Subject: MV907: Top one!
Following in the footsteps of Pete Smith and not having the time to think
of 10 songs that are better than any other, my vote goes to History and
Geography. It is beautiful.
Carole.
Thanks for all your support for Buxton.
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Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 21:43:38 +0100
From: john <email address>
Subject: MV908 Re: MV904: Last Top Ten Update before Sunday Evening (at the
earliest)
Well, I can't not enter a list - here's mine...
1 Tonight your love is over
2 Thirty Year Man
3 An Array of Passionate Lovers
4 Thief in the Night
5 Sunrise
6 Be Careful When They Offer You The Moon
7 Shadow and the Widower
8 the last hill that shows you all the valley
9 All I ever did
10 practical man
I'd be amazed if it resembles anyone else's. That's quite
an encouraging thought, really. And I'm horrified at what's
left off - it should be a top 50 at least.
john.
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Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 21:48:03 +0100
From: Graham Stibbs <email address>
Subject: MV909 Re:MV 895 My Top 10
Here are my top 10 Desert Island Ditties:
1 Beware of the Beautiful Stranger
2 Payday Evening
3 The Pearl-Driller
4 Master of the Revels
5 A Man Who's Been Around
6 Thief in the Night
7 The Prince of Aquitaine
8 Bewteen Us There Is Nothing
9 Care-Charmer Sleep
10 Rider to the World's End
I'm assuming we're not allowing anything from the Julie Covington side
of things, otherwise I think I'd have had The Magic Wasn't There at
No.8.
An interesting, if impossible task.
Graham Stibbs
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Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 21:49:43 +0100
From: S J Birkill <email address>
Subject: MV910: Supporting this initiative, not really reluctantly
Can only ever be a moment, a scalar snapshot of something always shifting.
Too complex to step outside of (no accessible dimensions left) for an
overview but how else to rank meaning against personal meaningfulness, the
musically-stimulated emotions against lyrical nostalgia, all the things
that contribute to appeal, preference? Looking too hard for a pattern, for
analysis rather than just an impression. Shouldn't even try to pursue it I
suppose -- don't think I've ever tried before. Anyway, for what it's worth
(someone's already said that):
1. The Double Agent
2. Faded Mansion On The Hill
3. Tenderfoot
4. Payday Evening
5. Between Us There Is Nothing
6. Tongue-Tied
7. Eye Of The Universe
8. Shadow And The Widower
9. History And Geography
10. The Beautiful Changes
Bubbling around:
How Like You This?
Canoe
My Dreams Are Troubled
The Trophies Of My Lovers Gone
All I Ever Did
Rider To The World's End
Winter Kept Us Warm
The Flowers And The Wine
No Dice
Friendly Island Song
and a hundred-odd others ...
-- Steve
PS: Happy 50th to Maurice!
PPS: Oops, just seen Graham's note, and realise guilty including 'Julie'
songs in the runners-up. Sorry Katie!
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From: cjb<email address>
Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 22:29:17 +0000
Subject: MV911: Top 10
And here are the results from Row D, seat 20/21
1 - Hypertension Kid
2 - History and Geography
3 - Sunrise
4 - Faded Mansion on The Hill
5 - Search and Destroy
6 - I See The Joker
6 - Girl On The Train
7 - Thief In The Night
8 - Search and Destroy
9 - Laughing Boy
10 - No Dice
I kept changing my mind so this was only my last attempt. Can't
believe what I've left out!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ROCK FOLLIES - The Classic 1970's TV Drama starring
Julie Covington, Charlotte Cornwell and Rula Lenska.
Online at:- http://members.xoom.com/Follies
Pictures,sounds and much more (unofficial site)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Regards - Cary (like Mary with a 'C' for cat)
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Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 22:27:39 +0100
From: Alexis Birkill <email address>
Subject: MV912 Re: MV907: Top one!
Ooo! Ooo! Can I do that? I've got a top 1 list, so here it is!
1. Ballad of an Upstairs Window
Hope you enjoyed it!
Alexis Birkill.
Midnight Voices wrote:
> Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 21:39:22 +0100
> From: Carole Birkill <email address>
> Subject: Top one!
>
> Following in the footsteps of Pete Smith and not having the time to think
> of 10 songs that are better than any other, my vote goes to History and
> Geography. It is beautiful.
>
> Carole.
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From: cjb<email address>
Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 22:46:40 +0000
Subject: MV913: Top 10 - P.S
P.S
I haven't heard everything on Secret Drinker or Road of Silk so I
don't know if any would become my favourites.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ROCK FOLLIES - The Classic 1970's TV Drama starring
Julie Covington, Charlotte Cornwell and Rula Lenska.
Online at:- http://members.xoom.com/Follies
Pictures,sounds and much more (unofficial site)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Regards - Cary (like Mary with a 'C' for cat)
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Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 23:21:51 -0700
From: bill.anderson<email address>
Subject: MV914: TOP 10
Here is my top 10:
1. The double agent
2. Thirty year man
3. The Prince of Acqitaine
4. History and Geography
5. All the dead were strangers
6. Laughing Boy
7. Carnations on the Roof
8. No Dice
9. Sunrise
10.The flowers and the wine
Bill
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From: Elphinking <email address>
Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 19:18:08 EDT
Subject: MV915 Re: MV907: Top one!
I do think if people can't be bothered to come up with a top 10, then please
don't throw everything out of kilter with 'Top Ones'.....that's hardly the
idea of the exercise......
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Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 23:14:23 -0600 (MDT)
From: <email address>
Subject: MV916 Re: My Top Ten
It's time to join in the fun....
1). 30 year man
2). You can't expect to be remembered
3). Hypertension Kid
4). I see the Joker
5). The Flowers & the Wine
6). Sunlight Gate
7). Payday Evening
8). Carnations on the Roof
9). The Secret Drinker
10). The Man who Walked towards the Music
Substitute List:
History & Geography
Errant Knight
The Prince of Aquitaine
Beware of the Beautiful Stranger
Honky Tonk Night Train Blues
Tough choices - I doubt if I'd come up with the same list if I did it next
week.
Jeff Moss
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Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1998 11:17:23 +0100
From: Carole Birkill <email address>
Subject: MV917 Re: MV915; MV907: Top one!
The rapping of knuckles was felt in Derbyshire! Don't let it put any of you
off though. It didn't hurt THAT much!!
Carole
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Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1998 12:30:28 +0100
From: Gerald Smith <email address>
Subject: MV918: Greetings Pop Pickers
Hello All
Well, here's my twopen'orth :
Gerald Smith's Pete Atkin Top 10 :-)
1 - The Faded Mansion on the Hill
2 - Lady of a Day
3 - The Double Agent
4 - Girl on the Train
5 - The Prince of Aquitaine
6 - The Flowers and the Wine
7 - Thirty Year Man
8 - Perfect Moments
9 - The Hollow and the Fluted Night
10 - Payday Evening
How Like You This
and Winter Kept Us Warm
would have figured somewhere, ahd they not been Julie songs.
-----------------------------------------
Steve, whilst writing, do you know, or can you find out for me, is there
any problem with adding a couple of short clips of PA songs to the music
section of my homepage (using Real Audio)?
Regards
Gerry Smith
Gerald Smith's Homepage :
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/gerald.smith/index.htm
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Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1998 16:02:53 +0100
From: Kenneth Hutchinson <email address>
Subject: MV919 re MV887 - Top 10
Dear all,
Decisions, decisions, decisions will the pressure never stop? Here's my
top ten, at the moment anyway.
1. Faded Mansion On The Hill
2. The Pearl-Driller
3. Beware of the Beautiful Stranger
4. Perfect Moments
5. Thief in the Night
6. Girl on a Train
7. Bewteen Us There Is Nothing
8. Flowers and the Wine
9. Master of the Revels
10. Screen Freak
Regards,
Ken
--
Ken Hutchinson
<email address>
http://www.idmon.demon.co.uk/index.htm
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From: Elphinking <email address>
Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1998 12:51:25 EDT
Subject: MV920 Re: MV917; MV915; MV907: Top one!
I have just found a faded mansion on a hill down the road from my little
village, and guess what...the ideal subject of a wristwatch for a drummer has
just bought it and moved in........
that means we can now have a local group consisting of Alvin Stardust, Gary
Brooker, Eric Clapton and Ringo!!
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Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1998 14:57:29 EDT
From: SCOLES2418 <email address>
Subject: MV921: Top Ten
And here's my two penny worth - from the man in seat D17....driving up to
Buxton from Guildford and back in a Rover 3 litre.....
1. Girl on the Train
2. Beware of the Beautiful Stranger
3. Thief in the Night
4. Wristwatch for a Drummer
5. Sessionman's Blues
6. Thirty Year Man
7. You Can't Expect to be Remembered
8. The Prince of Acquitaine
9. The Hypertension Kid
10. Laughing Boy
Beware - do not compose this list online - it will cost a fortune as you
dither over the choices!!
Steve Coles
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From: cjb<email address>
Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1998 21:38:20 +0000
Subject: MV922: Rapping
> The rapping of knuckles was felt in Derbyshire!
Rapping? How about a rap version of Ballad of An Upstairs Window -
now there's an idea, a particularly stupid one I'd have to admit.. What d'ya
think Alexis? (that being your top one)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ROCK FOLLIES - The Classic 1970's TV Drama starring
Julie Covington, Charlotte Cornwell and Rula Lenska.
Online at:- http://members.xoom.com/Follies
Pictures,sounds and much more (unofficial site)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Regards - Cary (like Mary with a 'C' for cat)
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Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1998 17:04:35 -0400
From: John Duncan <email address>
Subject: MV923 Re: MV886: Buxton Concert / Top 20
I bought our tickets yesterday. I cannot remember when I looked forward to
an event with greater anticipation. As it was Monyash 97 was the
culmination of a 20 year old desire. I was born and brought up in South
Africa. As a fan of the Beatles and Bob Dylan I thought I had a deep
interest in Rock's lyrics (more naive than deep as it turned out) so CJ's
series of articles on the subject in Cream magazine caught my attention in
a big way. I must have read them hundreds of times. I know that he has
since dismissed them as "ponderous" but I still value them as much as any
of his criticism which is saying a lot. I still have them and would gladly
make them available to other MV's if appropriate permission can be
obtained.
It was only from the mention of CJ's name in Dave Gelly's review in Cream
of DTMA that I became aware of the existence of Pete. I subsequently
managed to get all Pete's records and the possibility of seeing him live
was not the least of our reasons for settling in the UK in 1977.
Unfortunately he had packed up by that time so Monyash was the first
opportunity we had to see Pete perform in any medium. What a thrill it
was! Pete together with Randy Newman are the only real passions from my
love affair with rock music to survive beyond 1980.
My top 20 songs are;
The Hypertension Kid
The Flowers and the Wine
Thief in the Night
The Shadow and the Widower
Beware of the Beautiful Stranger
Girl on the Train
Senior Citizens
A King at Nightfall (I had always thought of it in historical terms but it
amazes me how this song anticipates, in all its essential details, the last
days of Ceausescu)
Rider to the Worlds End
Have you got a Biro I can Borrow?
Perfect Moments
Faded Mansion on the Hill
Payday Evenings
Laughing Boy
Tonight your Love is Over
Between Us There is Nothing
Screen Freak
Rain Wheels
I See the Joker
Why? ( My choice from Live Libel mainly because I still take childish
delight in the joke about eating the stick)
I must add our thanks to Steve and Carol for making all this possible. I
am sure it is hard work and takes time they can ill afford to spare. I
especially appreciate the concerts and the CD re-release, lets hope more
will follow.
John Duncan
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From: BSHOLLEY <email address>
Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1998 17:07:22 EDT
Subject: MV924: My top ten
From the front row of the dress circle here goes.....
by the way this repertoire is so rich and varied you could say it's a canon
that guarantees a ball - or maybe not.....
1 The hollow and the fluted night
2 Senior citizens
3 Girl on a train
4 Perfect moments
5 Touch has a memory
6 Beware of the Beautiful Stranger
7 Thief in the night
8 Ballad of an upstairs window
9 Between us there is nothin
10 Laughing Boy
Thanks to Steve and family for the Buxton gig.
Best wishes,
Barry Holley.
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From: Elphinking <email address>
Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1998 18:08:31 EDT
Subject: MV925 Re: MV921: Top Ten
Guildford to Buxton eh?...don't supose you want someone to share the driving?
Rob
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Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1998 17:14:35 -0500
From: <email address> (Stuart Reeves)
Subject: MV926: Top 10
My top 10 from the Midwest, starting with the first song of his I ever
heard, and still my number one.
1 Beware of the Beautiful Stranger
2 Thief in the Night
3 30 Year Man
4 Beautiful Changes
5 Practical Man
5 Master of the Revels
7 Secret Drinker
8 Girl on the Train
9 Screen Freak
10 Driving Through Mythical America
Can't even get to UK this year, let alone Buxton. I will be thinking of
you all.
Stuart
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From: IChippett <email address>
Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1998 18:36:56 EDT
Subject: MV927 Re : MV917; MV915; MV907: Top one!
So, come on Carole, Alexis and Pete (Smith) let's have the next nine!
Ian
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From: IChippett <email address>
Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1998 18:36:54 EDT
Subject: MV928 Re : MV911: Top 10
Er, cjb, that's eleven, not ten!! So No dice is out.
Ian
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From: IChippett <email address>
Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1998 18:36:57 EDT
Subject: MV929: Top Ten as of midnight on sunday
Wow! Thanks for all the submissions. Allowing for error on my part, we now
have a Top Ten as follows:
1. Faded Mansion on the Hill 65pts
2. Perfect Moments 57pts
3. Girl On A Train 44pts
4. Thirty Year Man 42pts
4. Thief In The Night 42pts
6. Hypertension Kid 41pts
7. History And Geography 39pts
8. Beware Of The Beautiful Stranger 38pts
9. Payday Evenings 37pts
10. The Double Agent 28pts
Comments:
1. Thirty Year Man had only one vote until suddenly it leapt in at Number 4. I
thought it would be everyone's Number 1.
2. Only one vote for Screen Freak so far!!!
3. Zero votes for Touch Has A Memory, Frangipani(sp?), Luck Of The Draw, Biro,
Honky Tonk Night Train Blues, Wall Of Death, My Egoist, Lady Lowness, Rain
Wheels, National Steel, Nothing Left To Say, Time And Time Again or Little
Sammy Speedball. It can only be that not too many Voices have heard Secret
Drinker.
4. 54 different songs submitted so far.
Who's next?
Ian C
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From: "Martin Nail" <email address>
Subject: MV930: Top Ten
Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1998 00:29:43 +0100
You're all absolutely right: it's virtually impossible to limit oneself to
ten. But here's my attempt:
1. Girl on the train
2. Ballad of an upstairs window
3. Beware of the Beautiful Stranger
4. I used to see him far too often
5. The beautiful changes
6. Thirty year man
7. Laughing Boy
8. Rider to the world's end
9. What am I supposed to do
10. All I ever did
But what about: I need new words, Duet, You Can't Expect to be Remembered.
The flowers and the wine, ...
Martin Nail
<email address>
Internet resources on English folk and traditional music:
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/martin.nail/Folkmus.htm
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Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1998 00:58:45 +0100
From: S J Birkill <email address>
Subject: MV931 Re: MV930: Top Ten
Hang on, Martin ...
Surely "I used to see him far too often" and "What am I supposed to do"
count as two votes for the same song!
-- Steve
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