Album, Cassette and Compact Disc were released in conceptual generic packaging in 1986 and reached No.14 in the UK charts. You will be most familiar with the single Rise, Ease was the last and longest track on the album at just over eight minutes and featured a surprising cast of musicians. The album was produced by John […]
Written by Andy Partridge and originally the B side of Grass from Skylarking released in 1986, Dear God was hastily added to the US album (replacing Mermaid Smile) as a result of the unprecedented attention it was receiving due to its lyrical content. Its controversial message hit a nerve across America where belief is woven […]
I’m very sad to report the loss of another musical giant. Although Bobby Womack had a long list of impressive accolades, beyond the fans of the genre, he wasn’t as well known as his sixties and seventies Soul, Funk and R&B contemporaries. Early on he played guitar with Sam Cooke, he was a session player with The Box […]
When Skylarking was released in 1986, I must have been in America because I remember having it on pre-recorded cassette. These little convenient plastic boxes of sound were extremely popular there – more popular than anywhere else I’d been. It was something to do with the car culture, everyone had a car, everyone had a […]