What was the first record you bought?

That's better; it's for all the 'lefties'. I think I'd better start another 'just practicing' thread .....

www.youtube.com/watch?v=M49TuEhkl9U

I'm into something good. Herman's Hermits.

Did/do only 'lefties' like Pink Floyd then, crimson?

The facts curriculum

Looking at the subjects proposed to be covered by Years 1 and 2 I'm wondering how my DGDs (aged 6) are going to get their heads around the idea that the Magna Carta limited the power of the monarch, never mind studying the Roman Invastion of Britain in 43AD!

crimson wow, every day's a schoolday. Here's As The Raven Flies - Dan Fogelberg. Have to admit, I'd never heard of him before. He sounds pretty good!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smZ2BLEXu7c

www.youtube.com/watch?v=smZ2BLEXu7c

Here's my first, "Roulette" by Russ Conway. Still thrilling and exactly 2 minutes long:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsyZrNwTvlg

You can skip the first 50 seconds of this next one - Russ Conway playing Side Saddle - I'm reminded of how cheesy and posed TV Variety shows were then. Is this Billy Cotton? Father of Bill Cotton, who much later became Head of Light Entertainment and then Controller of BBC1. If you look closely early on in Conway's performance you'll see that Conway lacked the tip of his 3rd finger on his right hand. Amazing that it didn't stop him playing this way:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZ_tDn-LC40

Whatever happened to the "novelty piano act"? Russ Conway, but also Winifred Atwell and many more. Disappeared with out trace I reckon. Chas & Dave not the same thing at all!

Ana; no that was referring to Hazel Winter. I was very much into Hazel's music when we were fighting to save Bombardier the other year. BBC4 had a programme about Mrs Mills t'other night isthis, although she wasn't a 'novelty act' as such. That Dan Fogelberg song is beautifully crafted, albeit very much 'of it's time'. It was hard work in the days of vinyl constantly having to move the stylus to play a particular track! I must disappear into utube land and listen to some more of his stuff.....

Oh yes, my fault - clicked on the wrong link!

Groovy Kind of Love - The Mindbenders (possibly?)

This is a lovely thread, Isthis - thank you for thinking of it!. I bet everyone has had a lovely surge of nostalgia thinking back to old, happy times.

I loved the Mindbenders version kittylester. Wasn't to keen on the Phil Collins one.

Fab. Try this - Mindbenders:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOnwCrQ9Ia0&feature=related

Gorgeous. Never realised they kind of morphed into the excellent 10cc (see their Wikipedia entry).

Oh and thx hummingbird. Seems to be going well, lots of lovely music.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=pn6cxaKRwtk
Listened to the radio all night waiting for this to come on; Keith Relf was my first big crush, but not sure why I didn't fancy Jeff Beck in those days,,,,

www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5ksWNvFbME
One of the most beautiful songs ever and certainly the most beautiful voice.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=cl5FdvRR4pQ

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Czj7SyPNRto

www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJ-bhM-xuec

....sorry; kid with a new toy

I loved Keith Relf, too.

Actually, I've rethought and I think 'Sorrow' was my first but no idea who it was by. That's old age for you

Sorrow:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCMJPG_svTc

though I think there was a (much) later version by David Bowie.

I loved this version too - 'With her long blonde her..'

Fabulous isthis thank you.