Posted in Uncategorized on 30/10/2026| Leave a Comment »
Another record label article at AROUND & AROUND. Follow the link to REPRISE (EARLY)
It was hard to know how to split this. Early Reprise is Sinatra, Rat Pack, Trini Lopez, Big Band Jazz. By 1967 the label was changing totally, but Frank Sinatra and Nancy Sinatra sailed on until the early 70s and I’m including that period with them. So this is Part One / The Early Years / The Standards Years. Then when we get to Reprise (later) we have a totally different label.
Posted in Uncategorized on 29/10/2026| 1 Comment »
Watertown – Frank Sinatra (follow link)A new addition on AROUND & AROUND, in the section Reviled! The Albums Critics Loved to Hate. Frank Sinatra is an odd fit in the list of rock and pop, but it was co-written by Bob Gaudio of The Four Seasons and was an attempt at a contemporary concept album with a story. It sold very poorly in 1970, but when it was remastered in 2022 it was hailed as his ‘Lost Masterpiece.’
Posted in Uncategorized on 28/10/2026| Leave a Comment »
Review of THIS SPORTING LIFE (1963) (follow link) added to the 60s Retrospective reviews series here. It was Linday Anderson’s first feature film. Rachel Roberts and Richard Harris star, with a cast list of future stars. It is held to be the last of the British New Wave “kitchen sink” films, and highly rated. The review as usual has full plot and many production photos.
Posted in Uncategorized on 24/10/2026| Leave a Comment »
The series of bad-tempered articles on education at my grammar school in the 1960s has proved popular. Why have you never done Science? I was asked recently. There is a reason for that. See: SCIENCE IN BRITAIN PAST (Follow the link)
Posted in Uncategorized on 21/10/2026| 1 Comment »
The second part of the article has now been shifted to AROUND AND AROUND. Follow link, Nancy Sinatra – Part two.
The later half of her career has some magnificent work, even if less well-known.
Posted in Uncategorized on 20/10/2026| 1 Comment »
I’m moving the long detailed Nancy Sinatra article from this site to Around & Around and cutting it into two. This is 1961-1972, the Reprise years. Nancy Sinatra (1 – Reprise) I think it is the longest article I’ve done and I did it six years ago while recovering from knee operations.
Posted in Uncategorized on 18/10/2026| Leave a Comment »
The day after re-watching the BBC 2015 version we decided to compare the 1954 AN INSPECTOR CALLS (follow link to review) featuring Alastair Sim as the detective. It was the first one to introduce flashbacks to the events, and they’re long flashbacks too, adding to the story. However the dirty deeds have been been made milder. It’s significantly changed, and this is a photo essay too on the scenes. It’s also a look at a film of three quarters of a century ago.
Posted in Uncategorized on 17/10/2026| Leave a Comment »
We were checking out BBC FOUR’s “performance” series and decided to rewatch AN INSPECTOR CALLS by J.B. Priestley (Follow link to review). We saw the original broadcast in 2015, and it is now a staple on DVD for GCSE classes. The play always works, but this is a particularly fine version, with David Thewlish as the best inspector of the lot. It’s on iPlayer now, though BBC FOUR often hides its “Performance” block.
Posted in Uncategorized on 12/10/2026| Leave a Comment »
Led Zeppelin’s Swan Song label (follow link) is the latest addition to record labels at Around and Around. It was under the Atlantic umbrella, but they chose the artists themselves: Bad Company, Maggie Bell, The Pretty Things, Dave Edmunds, Sad Café. It was fairly short-lived but interesting.
Posted in Uncategorized on 11/10/2026| Leave a Comment »
I’ve added a Rant on charities. Uncharitable which proves what a mean sod I am.
READ IT HERE (follow link)
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