Showing posts with label anniversary. Show all posts
Showing posts with label anniversary. Show all posts

Sunday, 19 October 2014

Crime of the Century

The anniversaries are coming thick and fast at the moment. This year is the 40th anniversary of the release of Supertramp's Crime of the Century and there is a reissue of the album in December to celebrate. I still remember the first time I heard the opening wail of the mouthorgan on School, the child's playground scream as the full band kick in and from that moment I was hooked.
It is one of those albums I used to listen to late at night in bed with headphones on, drifting in and out of sleep. There isn't a duff track on the album and it's no surprise all but two songs made it onto the Very Best Of Supertramp compilation. I was delighted to reacquire a vinyl copy last year.

The video I'd originally put up for this is no longer available so here's a link to another version of School.

Monday, 13 May 2013

When the saints

I am reliably informed by Whispering Bob Harris that today is the 75th anniversary of Louis Armstrong's recording of When the Saints go marching in. Blow that horn Satchmo!



 May 13th 1938, New York. Decca.