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Easy listening! (Blow Up club style)

Started this discussion. Last reply by Robert McAlister Feb 9. 7 Replies

Have just had the honour of being accepted to the Mod Generation. Hope I'm not taking the mick by talking bout Easy! Any fans out there?Continue

 

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Ben McDermott replied to Laurent Bof's discussion 'What's on your turntable right now?'
"At the moment I'm listening to a Mod compilation I bought at ASDA for 3 quid. Had it hanging about the house for ages without opening it. Has the usual  old chestnuts- Small Faces 'Tin Soldier, The Marvelettes 'Ill keep holding…"
Feb 15
Ben McDermott replied to john buntain's discussion 'Dress sense. (or lack of it ) today.'
"On the streets especially, in Great Britain we have never been very chic, always going for so called 'street fashion'. This has , in my opinion worsened in the last 20yrs or so. What I find worse though is that people will not dress up or…"
Feb 14
Ben McDermott posted a status
"Tuesdays,CRAP.TheSweeney' silent on the box, MG on laptop, cider and black (with 1 ice cube) in hand and JTQ on stereo, so not all bad."
Feb 14
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Ben McDermott replied to Arthur's discussion 'Mods / Football casuals'
"When casuals first emmerged in the 80's my only thought of the similarity between them and Mods was there attention to detail and the 'must have' of certain clothes labels. It was the early 90's that I and many of my friends…"
Feb 14
Ben McDermott replied to Mal's discussion 'Modish cars'
"I'm with Kai, the Fiat 500 is a lovely wee car. Would still want an original one though if I ever got rid of the scoots."
Feb 12
Ben McDermott replied to marc robertson's discussion 'Garage compilations'
"Pebbles do a 5 disc compilation which is great. Others to look out for are 'The back from the grave' series. Mine are on vinyl and don't know if on cd. My personal favourite is an LP 'I was a teenage caveman'. I think might…"
Feb 12
Ben McDermott replied to John Paterson's discussion 'End of the mod cliques?'
"Things have changed immensely over the years. When I first became a Mod there was trouble between original Mods, Jam Mods and plastic Mods. Where I lived (Musselburgh), we fought the Tranent and Wallyford Mods but came together against anyone from…"
Feb 12
Robert McAlister replied to Ben McDermott's discussion 'Easy listening! (Blow Up club style)'
"Number 54..the house with the bamboo door,,,bamboo roof and bamboo walls they even got a bamboo floor... = Brilliant"
Feb 9
James Murray left a comment for Ben McDermott
"thanks for excepting the friend request ben"
Feb 9
Kai Ahland replied to Ben McDermott's discussion 'Easy listening! (Blow Up club style)'
"Right, Ben, saw Brian Auger (along wit Zoot Money!) recently in late November; real down-to-earth guy when you consider he was right there in the 60´s; top Organizer, so to speak. Must have been way before Modern Life Is Rubbish, when they…"
Feb 9
Ben McDermott replied to Ben McDermott's discussion 'Easy listening! (Blow Up club style)'
"Not only a good club but had some great bands new and old. In the early days at Laurel Tree I saw Blur and Pulp on the same night. At the Wag I had the pleasure to see Brian Auger {genius}."
Feb 9
Bobby Charlton replied to Ben McDermott's discussion 'Easy listening! (Blow Up club style)'
"I have some of the compilations they brought out but I never went to any of their nights. Quite like that sort of thing though."
Feb 9
Kai Ahland replied to Ben McDermott's discussion 'Easy listening! (Blow Up club style)'
"Yes I regret I´ve never been to the Laurel Tree, but the Wag was fantastic. Late 90´s they did "Cigarettes and Alcohol" on thursdays, was great, too! Saturdays Blow Up had 60´s Easy/ Soul mix on the upper floor and…"
Feb 9
Ben McDermott replied to Ben McDermott's discussion 'Easy listening! (Blow Up club style)'
"They came out with vols 3 & 4, also Blow up a go-go { a sort of greatest hits compilation}. This has some classic tracks from the old - The Quik - Bert's apple crumble, Jacques Dutroric - le responsable {cracking tune} to the modern, Big…"
Feb 9
Kai Ahland replied to Ben McDermott's discussion 'Easy listening! (Blow Up club style)'
"Used to collect a few compilations in the mid-late ´90 when they were quite en vogue. There were good italian ones on the Easy Tempo label, among others. I also have the first two Blow Up compilations (did they do any more at all??) and still…"
Feb 8
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Easy listening! (Blow Up club style)

Have just had the honour of being accepted to the Mod Generation. Hope I'm not taking the mick by talking bout Easy! Any fans out there?See More
Feb 8
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About Me:
The Prisoners are the coolest. 60's Garage Punk, Pop Pychadelia, Blue Eyed Soul, Freakbeat, Ska , Rocksteady, Skinhead Reggae, and of course The Small Faces. Scoots, my love, my 1959 Lambretta Li2 , and my daily workhorse Vespa GT200. Well made shirts and low hung hipsters...
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The Small Faces-' Get Yourself Together. Dodgy- The Grassman, Timebox- Beggin' , The Prisoners- Melanie, Johnny Keating- Jesus Christ Superstar.
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Vespa gt200 and Lambretta Li series2

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At 20:11 on February 9, 2012, James Murray said…

thanks for excepting the friend request ben

At 20:57 on February 7, 2012, James Murray said…

welcome to the mod generation ben

 
 
 

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