Vinyl Friday

I bought this album oh so long ago and with Bill being left in the trenches to die tugs somewhat.


..believable bargain
It certainly is!
Why did you grab it, dear?
Well, I bought a thread of pearls from you last year for one daughter
So, I figured, well, I'll get to the other daughter this spring
Yeah, it's about once a year that you'll see the six-millimeter size
Oh, they're beautiful!
I'd say, ex-, extremely high luster, perfect roundness
And the six-millimeter size, all add up to one thing
A phenomenal giveaway
Tape something for the album he's watching, so call...
Animals...
And the box...
179...
97 cents...
And it certainly is a top one
So it's a much-desired and a marvelous way to, uh, wear your jewelry
Isn't that fun?
I'm gonna miss you, and that you are
And your voice will be in my thoughts and in my heart
Happy New Year, Bubba!
Tracy, wave at the Canterbury Station, baby, take Harold along
Vera?
...and with this practical beast...
Two things that have haunted me most
Are the days in Villers when I had to collect the paybooks
And when I left Bill Hubbard in No Man's Land
I was picked up and taken into their trench
And I'd no sooner taken two or three steps down the trench
When I heard a call
"Hello Razz, I'm glad to see you, this is my second night here"
He said, "I'm feeling bad, " and it was Bill Hubbard
One of the men we'd trained in England
One of the original battalion
I had a look at his wound, rolled him over
And I could see that it was probably a fatal wound
You could imagine what pain he was in
He was dripping with sweat
And after I'd gone about three shell holes, traversed that
Had it been, had there been a path or a road, I could have done better
He pummeled me, "Put me down, put me down
I'd rather die, I'd rather die, put me down"
I was hoping he would faint
He said, "I can't go any further, let me die"
I said, "If I leave you here, Bill, you won't be found, let's have another go"
He said, "Alright then, " and the same thing happened
He wouldn't, he couldn't stand it anymore, and I had to leave him
In No Man's Land

 


"Almost cut my hair
It happened just the other day
It's gettin' kinda long
I coulda said it wasn't in my way
But I didn't and I wonder why
I feel like letting my freak flag fly
Yes, I feel like I owe it to someone
Must be because I had a flu for Christmas
And I'm not feeling up to par
It increases my paranoia
Like looking at my mirror and seeing a police car
But I'm not giving in an inch to fear
'Cause I promised myself this year
I feel like I owe it to someone
When I finally get myself together
I'm going to get down in that sunny southern weather
And I'll find a place inside to laugh
Separate the wheat from the chaff
I feel like I owe it
To someone, yeah"


K
 
So good to see more material from this truly innovative and sadly overlooked 70's band being released in 2025. I love them, as clearly did the incomparable and late Alexis Korner:

K
 
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