(1974 Albums) Classical Albums

Can you see what Emerson, Lake & Palmer did to me?
Yes, courtesy of budget labels MFP (Music for Pleasure) and (I think it was) Hallmark, I stuck my proverbial toe in the murky waters of classical music, snapping up Mussorgsky’s “Pictures at an Exhibition“, Dvorak’s “New World Symphony” and Tchaikovsky’s magnificent “1812 Overture“
It would be years later [...]

May 13th 1973

“Before going to Tibs went round Southampton to look at Jackets. In afternoon went to BR Open Day”
This confuses me (“what doesn’t?” scream readers in unison)
May 13th 1973 was a Sunday and yet I say I went round Southampton to look at Jackets.
In the UK Sunday trading did not kick in until 1994, so I am left [...]

April 8th 1973

“Still feelin’ bad – went up Tom & Doris’s in afternoon – Didn’t go to TIBS”
It would appear that I apparently felt the need to share my illness with certain members of my family?
But not with my church going chums.
Back then, I must have known my place?!

January 21st 1973

“TIB at church” / “I caused an argument by getting in a huff with Mum – Sod it!” / “Good Larf in TIBS – Val there – Played on Piano (Not with Val – Awwww)”/ “Gave dep for w-end”
Regular readers may have noticed that the diary entries for 1973 have been, generally, lengthier than they [...]

January 14th 1973

“Large amount of swotting done” / “Backs to TIBS, Val not there” / “Got letter about weekend at vicarage”
I think there’s a second part to the Maths mock coming, hence the “large amount of swotting“
It’s becoming embarrassingly clear that “Val“ may be the very reason I continued to go to the TIBS meetings?
With regards to the upcoming vicarage weekend, [...]

January 7th 1973

“I’M 15 TODAY (DING! DING!)” / “Got sum presents in the morning, i.e. Posy Shirt, Quid, Chocklit” / “TIB lot came up – good larf – bort me Roy Ullyett book – Val drunk agane”
Ah, the simple and easy pleasures of teenage birthdays. Back then I didn’t view them like some kind of sword of [...]

May 14th 1972

“went to church (wattahero)” / “fell off bike” / “TIB at centre 66″ / “played football, good fun”
A comparatively busy diary entry for a change.
Quite the mix of things in there too.
Obviously, going to church was treated (*cough*) with dubious respect, going so far as ridiculing myself, maybe as something of a sarcastic riposte against [...]