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05/06/2024

ON THIS DATE (54 YEARS AGO)
June 3, 1970 Fleetwood Mac: "The Green Manalishi (With The Two Prong Crown)" b/w "World In Harmony" (Reprise 0925) 45 single is released in the US.

"The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)" is a song written by Peter Green and recorded by Fleetwood Mac. It was released as a single in the US in June 1970 (May 1970 in the UK). It reached #10 on the UK Singles British charts, a position it occupied for four consecutive weeks.

The song was written during Green's final months with the band, at a time when he was struggling with L*D and had withdrawn from other members of the band. While there are several theories about the meaning of the title "Green Manalishi", Green has always maintained that the song is about money, as represented by the devil. Green was reportedly angered by the other band members' refusal to share their financial gains.

Green has explained that he wrote the song after experiencing a drug-induced dream in which he was visited by a green dog which barked at him. He understood that the dog represented money. "It scared me because I knew the dog had been dead a long time. It was a stray and I was looking after it. But I was dead and had to fight to get back into my body, which I eventually did. When I woke up, the room was really black and I found myself writing the song." He also said that he wrote the lyrics the following day, in Richmond Park. Supposedly, he was unable to record Robert Johnson's "Hellhound on My Trail" following the incident, having conflated Johnson's hellhound with the green dog-demon of his dream.[citation needed] This is supported by his discography, in which Green's sole post-Manalishi cover of "Hellhound" was sung by bandmate Nigel Watson.

Producer Martin Birch recalled that Green was initially frustrated that he could not get the sound he wanted, but Kirwan reassured him that they would stay in the studio all night until the band got it right. Green said later that although the session left him exhausted, "Green Manalishi" was still one of his best musical memories. "Lots of drums, bass guitars ... Danny Kirwan and me playing those shrieking guitars together ... I thought it would make Number One."

The B-side of the single was an instrumental written by Green and Danny Kirwan, titled "World In Harmony". The two tracks were recorded at the same session in Warner/Reprise Studios, in Hollywood, California. The only track bearing a Kirwan/Green writing credit, the two had plans to collaborate further on a guitar-driven album, but the project never materialized.
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RECORD WORLD, June 20, 1970
FLEETWOOD MAC-Reprise 0925 THE GREEN MANALISHI (Fleetwood, ASCAP) WORLD IN HARMONY (Fleetwood, ASCAP) "Oh Well" didn't get the recognition it deserved; perhaps this one will. Lots of interesting passages on U.K. hit.

29/05/2024

Actually my 1st KISS album was Hotter Than Hell. Alive was my second. This captures it though.

20/05/2024

True story………
When John Lennon met Yoko Ono in 1966, he fell head over heels in love.
He dropped his first wife, Cynthia, like a hot potato.
He had an affair and married Yoko in early 1969.
He gave his ex only a stipend as a divorce settlement, although he knew Cynthia was going to have to support and raise their son, Julian, who was then just five years old.
After a few years, Cynthia was soon almost flat broke, she knew she would have to get some money together in order for she and Julian to survive.
She made a necessary decision, she would sell the love letters and drawings John had given her when they were a young couple, in love, in their teens.
The letters were very passionate, filled with “I love you, Cyn” quotes.
You can imagine how much it must have hurt Cynthia to have to part with these priceless keepsakes.
Cynthia sold them for a large amount.
The buyer was Paul McCartney.
Paul had paid a small fortune for the mementoes.
A few days later, Cynthia received all the letters and drawings in the mail, now all neatly framed.
They came with a note.
The note read: “Never sell your memories. Love, Paul McCartney”.

16/05/2024

MAY 1974 (50 YEARS AGO)
Montrose: "Space Station #5 [Edited Version]" b/w "Make It Last" (Warner Bros. WB 7814) 45 single is released in the US.

Space Station #5 is a song written by Sammy Hagar and Ronnie Montrose from the self-titled LP, Montrose. The 45 single, released in May 1974, was edited down to 3:48 from the original LP version 5:18.

SONGFACTS

Is this a song about living in outer space, or is it about how performing a certain act puts one on Cloud 9? Probably the former, because Hagar has gone on record that he believes he was abducted by aliens as a child.

A cynic might suggest he made this claim to hype up sales of his autobiography, but whatever claims Hagar makes about the rock 'n' roll lifestyle in the book, there is no reason to question his sincerity over this one. The belief in alien abductions is extremely common, especially in the United States - surprise, surprise. But just because Hagar or anyone else believes in them sincerely, does not mean they actually happen.

The most probable explanation for this bizarre phenomenon is "old hag," or sleep paralysis. This condition is now recognized as being responsible for terrifyingly real hallucinations. In days of yore, sufferers interpreted such hallucinations as demons, trolls, fairies and the like. Few people believe in fairies nowadays, but UFOs and intelligent aliens who may be watching us from afar - or sometimes from not so afar - are a different matter. Whatever, in a March 2011 telephone interview with Eric Spitznagel, Hagar said: "You know how big the universe is? It's freakin' huge! If we're really the only ones out there, that's scarier to me than thinking there are aliens. So, my whole career I've been writing about these kinda things. But they've never been the hits. They've only been underground songs. If anything in the book has been played down, it's my mystical side, because I don't want to sound like I'm crazy."

Hagar's fears are unfounded; he is certainly not the first person to be inspired by sleep paralysis; Whitley Strieber's nocturnal confabulations led to the book Communion which among other things inspired the Laurie Wisefield track "Ships In The Sky"
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BILLBOARD, June 1, 1974 - POP PICKS

MONTROSE (Warner Brothers 7814) Space Station #5 (3:48) (Bang/Montunes, BMI-R. Montrose, S. Hagar) A great edited track from Ronnie's debut LP is the latest hard rocking single to hit the boards and there's little reason to believe that this won't be one of the biggest of the year. Lots of similarity here to Deep Purple, but this is all Montrose and that, in itself, is saying a lot. FM's and AM markets will be programming this due to popular demand after it is heard once or twice. Rock and roll! Flip no info. available.

15/05/2024

Excellent Rush medley!! 🤘

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What “live” actually sounds like. 🤘

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When he was known as Diamond Darrel. 🤘

Track 3 of Projects in the Jungle

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Cool clip.

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This gentleman was Zepplin’s secret weapon.

14/04/2024

https://youtu.be/Ndnidos5HRU?si=mqpyKvHSU9dNx8oG

Sweet's lost German concert! Filmed in 1974 during rehearsals for a TV show that was never broadcast, this is a unique recording showing the band's raw energ...

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30/03/2024

This guy has never gotten the credit due him. One of rocks great bass players and he’s written some fairly decent songs.
You’re My Best Friend, Another One Bites The Dust, Under Pressure. Awesome musician.