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(1975 Albums) Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here

I know this may be heresy to some, but I never, ever, got on with “Wish You Were Here” as well as I did with the epic “Dark Side of the Moon” I remember the cover more than anything else. … Continue reading

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April 8th / 9th / 10th 1975

● “Went up Nobbys – stayed the night” ● “Still up Nobbys” ● “Still at Nobbys – until dinner time” I was going to say that this stay represented the first time I ever heard Pink Floyd’s “Wish You Were … Continue reading

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Cockney Rebel

One of the huge drawbacks of EFA70sTRO 1974′s diary being ‘light’ on entries – particularly in the latter half of that year – is that we’ve missed out on several of my musical discoveries during that time. I therefore feel … Continue reading

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(1974 Album) Pink Floyd – A Nice Pair

Once naive little record collector that I was, it actually took me a few years to realise that “A Nice Pair” was actually a repackaging of Floyd’s first two albums, “Piper at the Gates of Dawn” and “A Saucerful of … Continue reading

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News in 1973 (Part V)

[... "news in 1973" continued from Part IV] I read it in the Sunday Papers… Other news from 1973 includes… March 17th: The Queen opened the modern London Bridge. Spanning the Thames, it crosses from Southwark to the City area at the … Continue reading

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July 24th 1973

“Went to get £3.50 from the Halifax – difficult job. Went up Trev’s for the day and borrowed Fragile, Dark Side of the Moon + Greasy Truckers Party” I wonder why it would have been difficult for me to have … Continue reading

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An Aside – My “History of Music” Project: Part X

A 70-odd page “History of Music” would not be complete without a closing reference to Welsh rock giants, Man, would it? However, I do think the comment about Pink Floyd’s new concept album “Dark Side of the Moon” – considering … Continue reading

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Number Ones of 1972 (Part 1)

In this ”debut diary year” of 1972 I have spoken a lot about the albums I either bought, borrowed and/or taped. It would be fair for readers to think these albums would represent what I would have listened to the most in 1972. … Continue reading

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