17/12/15 – Deep Purple – Burn – 1974

Deep Purple formed in the late sixties with ex Artwoods keyboard player Jon Lord on organ, session guitarist from The Outlaws and Screaming Lord Sutch sideman, Ritchie Blackmore on lead guitar, Nicky Simper on bass, Rod Evans on vocals and Ian Paice on drums. This line-up made three albums for Tetragammon Records in the US […]

4/9/14 – The Flower Pot Men – Let’s Go To San Francisco – 1967

Let’s Go To San Francisco was a hit without a band. The song was written by Ken Lewis and John Carter (both pseudonyms) who had operated in different incarnations as singers, songwriters and band members. Writing Herman’s Hermits No.1 US hit Don’t You Hear My Heart Beat and writing songs for Brenda Lee, Peter And […]

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17/12/15 – Deep Purple – Burn – 1974

4/9/14 – The Flower Pot Men – Let’s Go To San Francisco – 1967