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Young Talent Time.

 

If you didn't grow up in the 1970s you were never subject to the unending horror that was Johnny Young and his forced-to-smile band of amphetamine fueled children.  I struggle to explain even the concept of this show to my own kids other than "it was...variety?" which is a TV concept thrown under a bus by the endless "you got talent" type shows.

 

 

 

This particular record is the dirtiest one I have ever seen - inside the polythene sleeve the record was stuck by some kind of dried up liquid that I can only assume was vomit.  It took quite a lot of cleaning to make it playable but surprisingly it's in quite good condition (will need a few more cleans to get everything out of the grooves I think).

 

Anyway, Little Jamie Redfern and his little white cloud that cried can go get stuffed.  It's dreadful and always has been.

 

Some of it approaches listenable - Rod Kirkham doing the Bee Gees "Words" is pretty good.  Vicki Broughton unfortunately sounds a bit like somebody was doing a chipmunk pastiche on "Bridge over troubled water" as the tempo is quite fast and her voice is very high.  A very young Debbie Byrne "It's too late" is pleasant enough, Phillip Gould "Hooked on a feelin'" is a bit woeful and sounds under-rehearsed. 

 

The musicianship is surprisingly good and the product pretty lush for a pile of TV kids yawling contemporary hits.

 

I always found Johnny Young a bit...unsettling although to my knowledge there was never a hint of impropriety about his personal life.  As a reminder of being sprawled on carpet tiles in front of a black and white TV this is a lot of fun in the "so bad it's good" way that tickles my fancy.

 

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6 minutes ago, Old Man Rubber said:

Young Talent Time.

 

If you didn't grow up in the 1970s you were never subject to the unending horror that was Johnny Young and his forced-to-smile band of amphetamine fueled children.  I struggle to explain even the concept of this show to my own kids other than "it was...variety?" which is a TV concept thrown under a bus by the endless "you got talent" type shows.

 

 

 

This particular record is the dirtiest one I have ever seen - inside the polythene sleeve the record was stuck by some kind of dried up liquid that I can only assume was vomit.  It took quite a lot of cleaning to make it playable but surprisingly it's in quite good condition (will need a few more cleans to get everything out of the grooves I think).

 

Anyway, Little Jamie Redfern and his little white cloud that cried can go get stuffed.  It's dreadful and always has been.

 

Some of it approaches listenable - Rod Kirkham doing the Bee Gees "Words" is pretty good.  Vicki Broughton unfortunately sounds a bit like somebody was doing a chipmunk pastiche on "Bridge over troubled water" as the tempo is quite fast and her voice is very high.  A very young Debbie Byrne "It's too late" is pleasant enough, Phillip Gould "Hooked on a feelin'" is a bit woeful and sounds under-rehearsed. 

 

The musicianship is surprisingly good and the product pretty lush for a pile of TV kids yawling contemporary hits.

 

I always found Johnny Young a bit...unsettling although to my knowledge there was never a hint of impropriety about his personal life.  As a reminder of being sprawled on carpet tiles in front of a black and white TV this is a lot of fun in the "so bad it's good" way that tickles my fancy.

 

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WHY OH WHY.......do you do this to yourself??!?

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18 minutes ago, Old Man Rubber said:

Young Talent Time.

 

If you didn't grow up in the 1970s you were never subject to the unending horror that was Johnny Young and his forced-to-smile band of amphetamine fueled children.  I struggle to explain even the concept of this show to my own kids other than "it was...variety?" which is a TV concept thrown under a bus by the endless "you got talent" type shows.

 

 

 

This particular record is the dirtiest one I have ever seen - inside the polythene sleeve the record was stuck by some kind of dried up liquid that I can only assume was vomit.  It took quite a lot of cleaning to make it playable but surprisingly it's in quite good condition (will need a few more cleans to get everything out of the grooves I think).

 

Anyway, Little Jamie Redfern and his little white cloud that cried can go get stuffed.  It's dreadful and always has been.

 

Some of it approaches listenable - Rod Kirkham doing the Bee Gees "Words" is pretty good.  Vicki Broughton unfortunately sounds a bit like somebody was doing a chipmunk pastiche on "Bridge over troubled water" as the tempo is quite fast and her voice is very high.  A very young Debbie Byrne "It's too late" is pleasant enough, Phillip Gould "Hooked on a feelin'" is a bit woeful and sounds under-rehearsed. 

 

The musicianship is surprisingly good and the product pretty lush for a pile of TV kids yawling contemporary hits.

 

I always found Johnny Young a bit...unsettling although to my knowledge there was never a hint of impropriety about his personal life.  As a reminder of being sprawled on carpet tiles in front of a black and white TV this is a lot of fun in the "so bad it's good" way that tickles my fancy.

 

 

But of course it did give us (introduce us) to Kylie & Dani Minogue......................

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Hi All,

1 hour ago, April Snow said:

But of course it did give us (introduce us) to Kylie & Dani Minogue......................

I have been awaiting your post on this April ?

 

Currently listening to Pink Floyd, The Endless River

 

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JJ

 

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'Doom Side Of The Moon' on pretty cool translucent yellow vinyl. Not as heavy or doomy as I had originally hoped but still a pretty well produced tribute to the classic album. My old man always says 'you can't change a classic it always ruins it'; he would thoroughly hate this album but I'm firmly in the opposite camp. I really enjoy re-imaginings of something everybody knows so well with a new flavour/personality added to it.


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'Modern Times' by Bob Dylan .. One of those albums that takes me right back to a certain place and time. Modern Times was in HEAVY rotation on the jukebox at the pub I worked at in England. As well as touring Europe in a pink Mercedes town bus with some old geezers who played a killer cover of 'Thunder On The Mountain' almost nightly.  ?

 

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Well I’m not finished with Bing Crosby 

So I will continue on spinning 

 

Today on the platter are some classic tracks 

 

Artist - Bing Crosby 

Title - Songs I Wish I Had Sung (The First Time Around)

 

Album ID - https://www.discogs.com/Bing-Crosby-Songs-I-Wish-I-Had-Sung-The-First-Time-Around/release/9419045


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