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Colin Richardson

Londoner by birth, now in Bristol

....music of the '60s & '70s remembered.

Interests: Music, open to all genres, but with a particular interest in and love of classical modern jazz from the mid 40s to the 60s. Also enjoy reading, TV, films, internet etc.

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Read my Harry Nilsson 1978 interview! Courtesy of the "For the love of Harry" website.

..the drinks flowed, as did the conversation. "For the love of Harry" website published the full transcript of my 1978 interview with Harry... after cleaning up the sound of the 32 year old tapes (with the help of my good friend Trevor Teasdel) and many more hours spent checking and... Continue reading

Posted Sep 18, 2021 at Musical memoirs of the British music scene in the '60s & '70s

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Colosseum with the New Jazz Orchestra plus Jack Bruce & Friends at the Lanchester Arts Festival 1970. (Excerpt from Jon Hiseman's biography.)

A Giant Leap for Colosseum (An Extract from "Playing the Band" by Martyn Hanson, Edited by Colin Richardson)) “This remains one of the best gigs I was ever involved in. I was so proud that all my old mates from Tamworth were there to see it.” Clem Clempson on the... Continue reading

Posted May 10, 2020 at Musical memoirs of the British music scene in the '60s & '70s

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Colosseum: the Final Hurrah!

FURTHER ..AND FINAL UPDATE: 27th FEBRUARY 2015 Tomorrow night, for one of the first and greatest British jazz/rock bands, the end of the road will finally have been reached. What Jon refers to as 'the last hurrah', will take place at the Shepherd's Bush Empire, when Colosseum will walk on... Continue reading

Reblogged Mar 6, 2020 at Musical memoirs of the British music scene in the '60s & '70s

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Paul McCartney interview at Abbey Road 1980

Now I see the 'point' of Paul McCartney! In May 1980, towards the end of my "journalist" days, I got an invite to the EMI press reception for Paul McCartney's solo album, "McCartney II", at Abbey Road studios. I was one of about 80 scribes from all parts of the... Continue reading

Posted Jun 12, 2017 at Musical memoirs of the British music scene in the '60s & '70s

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Colosseum's appearance at the Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music, June 27th1970

Colosseum's performance at the 1970 Bath Festival was a major step in their rapidly growing reputation as one of the best jazz/rock bands around. Approximately 150,000 fans gave them a standing ovation as the sun went down on the first day. Extract from Jon Hiseman's (RIP) biography: "Playing the Band"... Continue reading

Posted Dec 20, 2015 at Musical memoirs of the British music scene in the '60s & '70s

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DECEMBER 1963: ORCHESTRAL ENCOUNTERS OF A NEW JAZZ KIND.

Almost 60 years ago now, in a South East London jazz club called the "Jazzhouse", a bunch of young, mostly semi-pro, musicians got together and formed a rehearsal band. The original idea was the brainchild of baritone saxist Clive Burrows, co-leader of the club's house band with his fellow leader... Continue reading

Posted Dec 7, 2013 at Musical memoirs of the British music scene in the '60s & '70s

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TWO SAXOPHONISTS - FOUR, SOMETIMES FIVE SAXES!

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 Musical memoirs of the British music scene in the '60s & '70s

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1963 was quite a year...and not just for the Beatles!

This was the year when times definitely were 'a-changing' in Britain. The year when the Rolling Stones, the Beatles and a few other aspiring groups, were setting the UK music scene alight; while in America, pop idol Elvis was about to be launched as a Hollywood film star in a... Continue reading

Posted Jan 18, 2013 at Musical memoirs of the British music scene in the '60s & '70s

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"A NIGHT IN THE SUN" (Jon Hiseman & Marcio Montarroyos)....

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 Musical memoirs of the British music scene in the '60s & '70s

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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

Commented Sep 26, 2012 on Duffy Power RIP at Musical memoirs of the British music scene in the '60s & '70s

Thanks for the update, Peter. Welcome news for all of Duffy's fans out there. Good luck with the CD. CR

Commented Apr 5, 2012 on Duffy Power RIP at Musical memoirs of the British music scene in the '60s & '70s

Yours truly goes 'live' with Full Sail....

Full Sail University, Orlando, Fla. When I started this blog, a few 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 British... Continue reading

Posted Apr 4, 2012 at Musical memoirs of the British music scene in the '60s & '70s

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Those '60s albums you lost or gave away....

...could be worth a small fortune, assuming you took good care of them. At 'Books for Amnesty' Bristol (where, since 2003, I've been dealing with the music related stuff) we recently received a large donation of '60s albums and singles. Now, during those 13 years, we've had the occasional exciting... Continue reading

Posted Dec 4, 2011 at Musical memoirs of the British music scene in the '60s & '70s

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House of Parliament reception for BBC documentary "Playing against Time"

Wednesday 23rd November 2011 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... Continue reading

Posted Nov 23, 2011 at Musical memoirs of the British music scene in the '60s & '70s

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When Jimi Hendrix first hit town...and played for peanuts.

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 Musical memoirs of the British music scene in the '60s & '70s

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Four years in the 'Strat'osphere...my time at Charisma Records.

I worked for Tony Stratton-Smith (known generally as 'Strat') at Charisma Records for four years - from 1972 to 1976, most of that time as International Manager. This meant that I travelled a lot, mainly around Europe, liaising with the various label licensees and their press/promotion departments. I also made... Continue reading

Posted Jul 9, 2011 at Musical memoirs of the British music scene in the '60s & '70s

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Harry Nilsson - now there was a nice guy!

I It's fair to say that Harry was probably my favourite of the many musicians I interviewed in my brief 'journalistic' career. He was certainly the most entertaining. Back in 1978 I was a 'newbie' journalist working for a German musicians' magazine, similar to International Musician (but with much smaller... Continue reading

Posted Jun 16, 2011 at Musical memoirs of the British music scene in the '60s & '70s

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Keith Jarrett - 1975 Cologne Concert

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 Musical memoirs of the British music scene in the '60s & '70s

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Duffy Power RIP

For those of you that haven't heard of Duffy Power, he was one of Larry Parnes' 'proteges' in the early '60s along with Billy Fury, Marty Wilde etc. (Parnes 'christened' all his boys with similar 'impact' names). Duffy, however, was a little different to the other 'pop' singers, in that... Continue reading

Posted May 3, 2011 at Musical memoirs of the British music scene in the '60s & '70s

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LINDISFARNE...a canny bunch of lads, as ever there was!

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 Musical memoirs of the British music scene in the '60s & '70s

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Otis Redding...gentle giant.

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 five decades. It was on the occasion of his appearance at the London Finsbury Park Astoria on the 22nd March 1967, headlining... Continue reading

Posted Mar 3, 2011 at Musical memoirs of the British music scene in the '60s & '70s

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Monty Python's first ever 'Live on Stage' performance took place 50 years ago on Sunday 31st January 1971 at the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry. This is the story behind that momentous occasion!

"Live Python found at Belgrade Theatre, Coventry!" And now for something completely different... The 1971 Lanchester Polytechnic (now Coventry University) 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 as well... Continue reading

Posted Jan 30, 2011 at Musical memoirs of the British music scene in the '60s & '70s

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Chris Wright & Terry Ellis = Chrysalis.

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 Musical memoirs of the British music scene in the '60s & '70s

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A brief impression of Dick Gregory ..more than just a comedian.

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 Musical memoirs of the British music scene in the '60s & '70s

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The reality surpasses the expectation...!

Originally posted October 2010 How satisfying it is when something you have been working on for over two years - correcting, honing, more correcting 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 Musical memoirs of the British music scene in the '60s & '70s

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