24:1900 'VIRTUAL' FESTIVAL UPDATE (2024)

 

Because I have already bought my ticket for the 24:1900 Concert that will be streaming on December 21, I received an email from them today that says:

 

"On Wednesday 18 December (1900/7pm GMT), we will be doing a dry run. It will last one hour, and include tracks from a number of the sets. If anyone has time, I would really appreciate if if you could sign in to Maestro to help us test the platform, e.g. online chats. 

Obviously, no problem if you can't.

We will be promoting this dress rehearsal over the next week. Anyone who hasn't bought a ticket/signed up to Maestro will be able to view from our site. They won't be able to chat etc."

So, there you go, there's still plenty of time to get a ticket, or you can go watch some of what it's all about for free. You can't lose!

PROCOL HARUM - "In Held Twas I" (1968)

 

The English band Procol Harum are among an elite group of artists that is smaller than fifty. They are one of the few that have sold over 10 million physical copies of a song, that being "A Whiter Shade Of Pale." Even more interesting is that song is in The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but the band isn't. How does that make sense?

 

 To this day, the biggest selling single of all time by a huge margin is Bing Crosby's "White Christmas," having sold over 50 million copies!

 The list of artists who have sold over 10 million singles is a bizarre array of musicians if I do say so myself, and includes four more Christmas songs, along with "Kung Fu Fighting" by Carl Douglas, and "My Sharona" by The Knack. Elvis has two songs, and The Beatles only have one.

 

Besides "Y.M.C.A." by The Village People, and "Macarena" by Los del Rio, I think the one that got to me the most was "Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep" by the Scottish  group Middle Of The Road which has sold more than ten million copies, and to think I had never heard it before just a few minutes ago.

 

Back to Procol Harum, and my favorite of all their great songs, and that is their 17 minute masterpiece from this album titled "Shine On Brightly"

"In Held Twas I"

"Life is like a beanstalk, isn't it?"

THE RUMBLERS - "Bugged" (1963)

 

I've decided to change the look and concept of this blog and will no longer be focusing on just 1980's and 90's cassette culture. Instead I'm going to present to you what I consider to be interesting music from the last 100 years. To start off with, here's a very strange song I've loved for too many decades now, and to this day, every time I hear it, I can't believe it. 

The Rumblers - "Bugged"

 "Go on away now or I'll stomp ya a goodern!"