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Colin Richardson
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The '60s & '70s remembered...
Interests: Music (particularly classical modern jazz from the mid 40s to the 60s). Reading, TV, films, reading, internet etc.
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TWO SAXOPHONISTS - FOUR SAXES (or possibly FIVE!)
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An historic occasion..19th & 20 March 1969. The filming of "Supershow", in a disused linoleum factory somewhere in West London, took two days. Its all-star cast of musicians from the UK and the USA was assembled by Tom Parkinson and it read like a 'who's who' of the rock, blues... Continue reading
Posted Mar 24, 2013 at Colin Richardson's blog
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1963 was quite a year...and not just for the Beatles!
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50 years ago, the times were definitely 'a-changing' in Britain. The Rolling Stones and the Beatles, plus a few others, were setting the UK pop music scene alight; while in America, Elvis was about to be launched as a Hollywood film star in a series of rather dubious musicals. Meanwhile,... Continue reading
Posted Jan 18, 2013 at Colin Richardson's blog
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IT'S HERE! THE KINDLE VERSION OF "PLAYING THE BAND" is now available.
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Nicely in time for Christmas, "PLAYING THE BAND"...the fascinating story of drummer Jon Hiseman's life on the road, from the '60s up to the present day, is now available on Amazon Kindle. Priced at £6.39, it comes complete with all the photographs from the original book... only in black and... Continue reading
Posted Nov 3, 2012 at Colin Richardson's blog
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"A NIGHT IN THE SUN" (Jon Hiseman & Marcio Montarroyos)....
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The CD version of “A Night in the Sun”, Jon's first solo album, which he recorded in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, back in 1981 is now available on Amazon. It can be found by entering: Jon Hiseman - "A night in the sun"...or the EAN barcode number, which is: 013711504224.... Continue reading
Posted Oct 30, 2012 at Colin Richardson's blog
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Interesting snapshot of Duffy's life 4 decades ago. Duffy is, I understand, pretty reclusive nowadays, but I will pass your comment to his record label. Maybe they can get it to him. CR
Toggle Commented Sep 26, 2012 on Duffy Power's long awaited new album has arrived! at Colin Richardson's blog
Video link to the Full Sail Q & A...
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I omitted to mention that the Q & A session was filmed, so for the really dedicated amongst you, here's the link: https://vimeo.com/42221230 ( If the password box is blank, enter fscolin ) It's been edited down to just over an hour and I can assure you that no anmals... Continue reading
Posted May 27, 2012 at Colin Richardson's blog
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Thanks for the update, Peter. Welcome news for all of Duffy's fans out there. Good luck with the CD. CR
Toggle Commented Apr 5, 2012 on Duffy Power's long awaited new album has arrived! at Colin Richardson's blog
Yours truly goes 'live' with Full Sail....
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Full Sail University, Orlando, Fla. When I started this blog, a couple of years back, I had no preconceptions as to where it would go. I hoped then, as I still do, that a few people out there might enjoy reading about some of my experiences while working in the... Continue reading
Posted Apr 4, 2012 at Colin Richardson's blog
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I'll be sure to pass your comments on to Dave, Leonardo. You were lucky enough to see one of their last gigs. Meanwhile, there are always the DVDs and CDs for you to remember them by. Jon's website has details: www.temple-music.com CR
Toggle Commented Mar 25, 2012 on Colosseum...the end of the road. at Colin Richardson's blog
"PLAYING AGAINST TIME" - Post transmission update...
The word 'awesome' is much abused these days, but I have no hesitation in using it to describe Barbara and Jon's indefatigable battle to keep making their music and lead as close to a normal life as Barbara's Parkinson Condition will allow them. Everyone involved in this moving documentary deserves... Continue reading
Posted Feb 22, 2012 at Colin Richardson's blog
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Those '60s albums you lost or gave away....
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...could be worth a small fortune, assuming you took good care of them. At 'Books for Amnesty' Bristol (where for just over eight years, I've been dealing with the music related stuff) we recently received a large donation of '60s albums and singles. Now, in those eight years, we've had... Continue reading
Posted Dec 4, 2011 at Colin Richardson's blog
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House of Parliament reception for BBC documentary "Playing against Time"
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Wednesday 23rd November. Barbara and Jon will be going to the Houses of Parliament this afternoon, to attend another reception promoting the BBC documentary "Playing against Time". A host of MPs and media celebrities, including Melvyn Bragg, will be there to view a 30 minute excerpt of the highly accaimed... Continue reading
Posted Nov 23, 2011 at Colin Richardson's blog
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When Jimi Hendrix first hit town...and played for peanuts.
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The first time I saw Jimi Hendrix play was sometime in October 1966, at the Cromwellian Club, a late-night drinking venue west of Knightsbridge. It catered for a motley crowd of music biz types... including musicians, agency/management people, TV/radio presenters, music press journalists and the like...together with a variety of... Continue reading
Posted Oct 25, 2011 at Colin Richardson's blog
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Colosseum...the end of the road.
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On the 2010 European tour. Saturday 20th August 2011. This evening, at a festival in Northern Germany, Colosseum will go onstage for the last time. For a combination of reasons, Jon Hiseman, Barbara Thompson (who took over founder-member Dick Heckstall-Smith's role when he died in December 2004), Clem Clempson, Dave... Continue reading
Posted Aug 20, 2011 at Colin Richardson's blog
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Four years in the 'Strat'osphere...the Charisma experience.
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I worked for Tony Stratton-Smith (known generally as 'Strat') at Charisma Records from 1972 to 1976, nearly all of that time as International Manager. This meant that I travelled a lot, mostly around Europe, liaising with the various label licensees and their press/promotion departments. I also made several trips to... Continue reading
Posted Jul 9, 2011 at Colin Richardson's blog
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Harry Nilsson - now there was a nice guy!
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A day late, I know, but in honour of what would have been his 70th birthday, I am promoting my original post back to the top of my blog, with a link to Harry's tribute site. Harry was probably my most favourite interviewee. Initial contact was made through one of... Continue reading
Posted Jun 16, 2011 at Colin Richardson's blog
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Keith Jarrett - 1975 Cologne Concert
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In 1975, while I was working for Charisma Records. I happened to be in Cologne for reasons I can't recall, and heard about the Keith Jarrett concert from Vera Brandes, the very youthful (only 18 yrs old!) promoter, who pulled off a major coup in getting Jarrett in the first... Continue reading
Posted Jun 13, 2011 at Colin Richardson's blog
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Duffy Power's long awaited new album has arrived!
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Following the comment from Peter Muir of Market Records a while back (see below), I thought I'd give him a call to find out when Duffy's new album would be out and the good news is...it's already available online and should also be obtainable from Proper Music as of the... Continue reading
Posted May 3, 2011 at Colin Richardson's blog
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LINDISFARNE...a canny bunch of lads, as ever there was!
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Another in the series of 'memories that have stayed with me'. This one was prompted by a recently renewed contact with founder-member Rod Clements, bass-player and all-round nice guy. In fact, of all the bands I worked with, I found Lindisfarne to be one of the easiest to get along... Continue reading
Posted May 2, 2011 at Colin Richardson's blog
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Otis Redding...gentle giant.
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A bit like my 'meeting' with Dick Gregory (see earlier post), I had but a fleeting acquaintance with Otis Redding, but the occasion stayed with me for over four decades. It was when he appeared at the London Finsbury Park Astoria on the 22nd March 1967, headlining the Stax/Volt Review... Continue reading
Posted Mar 3, 2011 at Colin Richardson's blog
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Monty Python's first ever 'Live on stage' performance took place 40 years ago at the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry. This is the story behind that momentous occasion!
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"Live Python found at Belgrade Theatre, Coventry! By Colin Richardson The 1971 Lanchester Arts Festival bill included many well-known artistes on the 10 day programme of events, including Elton John, Ralph McTell, Caravan, blues legend Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup, Leon Russell and Andre Previn (conducting the London Symphony Orchestra) and... Continue reading
Posted Jan 30, 2011 at Colin Richardson's blog
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Chris Wright & Terry Ellis = Chrysalis.
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Terry Ellis (foreground) & Chris Wright c 1970s Before Chrysalis was born, there was the Ellis-wright Agency...set up by Terry and Chris in 1967. Trading on their experience of booking bands into their respective universities and utilising the list of contacts built up while doing it, the Agency nevertheless took... Continue reading
Posted Dec 3, 2010 at Colin Richardson's blog
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A brief impression of Dick Gregory..more than just a comedian.
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I met Dick Gregory in 1968, when he was in London to appear at the Royal Albert Hall, opening for Nina Simone (I was involved with the promotion). His rep at that time was as a stand-up comedian, so it came as something of a surprise when he pressed into... Continue reading
Posted Nov 20, 2010 at Colin Richardson's blog
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The reality surpasses the expectation...!
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Originally posted October 2010 How satisfying it is when something you have been working on for over two years - correcting, honing, correcting again and then finessing...finally becomes reality and you hold the finished book in your hands. "Playing the Band" ended up being bigger than originally planned...452 pages instead... Continue reading
Posted Oct 24, 2010 at Colin Richardson's blog
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