Galactic Ramble

This blog is a companion to FLASHBACK magazine, which I edit, and to my GALACTIC RAMBLE and ENDLESS TRIP books. All of these cover the 60s and 70s UK and US music scenes in detail. You can email me at flashbackmag@gmail.com.

Friday, 20 April 2012

THE WCPAEB: "It's gone all pop art"

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As is well-attested, in September 1965 the Oklahoma-raised and LA-based playboy Bob Markley hosted an end-of-tour party for the Yardbirds, a...

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Thursday, 19 April 2012

JIMI HENDRIX: "I want to turn people on"

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To promote his forthcoming European tour, Jimi Hendrix gave his last ever interviews to well-known journalists such as Keith Altham, Rob ...

Wednesday, 4 April 2012

Mick Jagger: 'as he really is'

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I doubt Mick was too thrilled when his spotty adolescent brother penned this for NME in June 1965:

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Tuesday, 3 April 2012

Beatles For Sale: 'a usually reliable source'

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According to Record Mirror of October 10th 1964, the cover of Beatles For Sale was originally going to show the boys lighting their ever-...

Friday, 30 March 2012

David Bowie: 'stoney broke'

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Issued in June 1964, Liza Jane by Davy Jones & The King Bees is one of the most valuable 45s of the 1960s. Rarity aside, there are two r...

The Who: 'four hip young men'

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Here's the earliest article about The Who I've ever seen - so early, in fact, that it's about The High Numbers and calls John En...

Monday, 26 March 2012

The Rolling Stones: 'wild, exciting white boys'

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I'm pretty sure that this was the earliest national coverage the Stones ever received, in Record Mirror of May 11th 1963. It was writt...

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Richard: Hello! My name is Richard Morton Jack, and I live in London. This blog is a companion to my GALACTIC RAMBLE and ENDLESS TRIP books, and to the magazine I edit, FLASHBACK, all of which cover the 60s and 70s UK and US music scenes in detail. I started the Sunbeam label in 2005 and the Flashback label in 2015. Both specialise in meticulous reissues of lost classics.

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