The Jemtunes ‘Leaps n Bands’ series is, throughout 2020, featuring a track by track expose of the albums that have spoken loudest to me over the years.
Episodes 42-49 are working their way through Bad Company’s self-titled 1974 debut. So here’s the opening title track from side 2
The Jemtunes ‘Leaps n Bands’ series is, throughout 2020, featuring a track by track expose of the albums that have spoken loudest to me over the years.
Bad Company’s self titled debut was recorded at Headley Grange with Ronnie Lane’s Mobile Studio in November 1973, and was the first album released on Led Zeppelin’s Swan Song Records label.
Bad Company were destined for success from the outset, driving music par excellence with Paul Rodgers’ heavy, soulful vocals against a rock solid musical backup. They wrote songs that were built to last, and indeed they have; this album is as fresh now as is was 46 year ago.
By way of example here’s the final track from side 1 – Don’t let me down
The Jemtunes ‘Leaps n Bands’ series is, throughout 2020, featuring a track by track expose of the albums that have spoken loudest to me over the years.
Bad Company’s self titled debut was recorded at Headley Grange with Ronnie Lane’s Mobile Studio in November 1973, and was the first album released on Led Zeppelin’s Swan Song Records label.
The album (and the band’s) name came from a 1972 Western film starring Jeff Bridges.
Here’s track 3 from side 1 – Ready for love
The Jemtunes ‘Leaps n Bands’ series is, throughout 2020, featuring a track by track expose of the albums that have spoken loudest to me over the years.
Bad Company’s self titled debut was recorded at Headley Grange with Ronnie Lane’s Mobile Studio in November 1973, and was the first album released on Led Zeppelin’s Swan Song Records label.
The album spent 25 weeks in the UK Albums Chart, entering at No. 10 and reaching its highest position of No. 3 in the second week.
Here’s side 1 track 2 – Rock Steady
The Jemtunes ‘Leaps n Bands’ series is, throughout 2020, featuring a track by track expose of the albums that have spoken loudest to me over the years.
Bad Company’s self titled debut was recorded at Headley Grange with Ronnie Lane’s Mobile Studio in November 1973, and was the first album released on Led Zeppelin’s Swan Song Records label.
Formed in Westminster, London, in 1973 by singer Paul Rodgers and guitarist Mick Ralphs (both ex-Free), drummer Simon Kirke and bassist Boz Burrell completed the line-up. Peter Grant (Led Zeppelin’s manager) also managed Bad Company until 1982.
Here’s track 1 from side 1 – Can’t get enough
The Jemtunes ‘Leaps n Bands’ series is, throughout 2020, featuring a track by track expose of the albums that have spoken loudest to me over the years.
But Jemtunes 32-41, concluding today, featured 10 singles instead. Mainly because, when many of us now of a certain age first started buying records, the format of choice was the humble 45. And there was a lot of influence there.
On 20 October 1977, just after a month since I started art college, Ronnie Van Zant, Steve Gaines, and backup singer Cassie Gaines from Lynryd Skynryd were killed in an plane crash. In homage, Freebird (released the year before in the UK) got pretty well continuous airplay on pub jukeboxes and home record players for several weeks.
Allen Collins’ wonderful guitar solo remains (and probably always will now) one of my absolute all-time favourites. Particularly from this 1975 performance on ‘The Old Grey Whistle Test’.
The Jemtunes ‘Leaps n Bands’ series is, throughout 2020, featuring a track by track expose of the albums that have spoken loudest to me over the years.
But Jemtunes 32-41 features 10 singles instead. Mainly because, when many of us now of a certain age first started buying records, the format of choice was the humble 45. And there was a lot of influence there.
I’m going to go out on a limb here and say that this is and remains the best single I ever bought – Cozy Powell’s ‘Na Na Na’ released in 1974.
It’s a song about bands and music and playing – but, synonymous with it’s writer – mostly about the drummer
The Jemtunes ‘Leaps n Bands’ series is, throughout 2020, featuring a track by track expose of the albums that have spoken loudest to me over the years.
But Jemtunes 32-41 features 10 singles instead. Mainly because, when many of us now of a certain age first started buying records, the format of choice was the humble 45. And there was a lot of influence there.
“Pinball” was released as a single in August 1974, backed by “Money Love”. It entered the UK Singles Chart at number 40 and eventually reached a peak of number 22 in September.
Protheroe performed the song live on Top of the Pops during its chart run. He would later reflect on this time: “When I was on Top of the Pops the record label said ‘right, we’ll get you a velvet suit’ I said, ‘NO’. To succeed in the music business to have to embrace everything and I wasn’t prepared to do that. I was an actor and much more comfortable in that world. I did no touring, just a couple of concerts around London”.
‘Pinball’ was Protheroe’s only hit.
The Jemtunes ‘Leaps n Bands’ series is, throughout 2020, featuring a track by track expose of the albums that have spoken loudest to me over the years.
But Jemtunes 32-41 features 10 singles instead. Mainly because, when many of us now of a certain age first started buying records, the format of choice was the humble 45. And there was a lot of influence there.
This is of course the full-length version of Ram Jam’s ‘Black Betty’ – the one with the main guitar bit. But, whenever I hear this, I still have to pinch myself and remember that this was recorded over 40 years ago.
The Jemtunes ‘Leaps n Bands’ series is, throughout 2020, featuring a track by track expose of the albums that have spoken loudest to me over the years.
But Jemtunes 32-41 features 10 singles instead. Mainly because, when many of us now of a certain age first started buying records, the format of choice was the humble 45. And there was a lot of influence there.
Spiders & Snakes” is a 1973 hit song recorded by Jim Stafford and written by Stafford and David Bellamy. It was the second of four U.S. Top 40 singles released from his eponymous debut album and also the highest-charting. The lyrics in the verses are spoken, while only the chorus is sung. And I still know every word, even after forty-six years. Must have listened to it a lot.
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