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Tag: 1980

Weekend WhirliGIG Wish (Inuagural) – Melkveg, Amsterdam – March 23rd, 1980

This may not happen EVERY weekend, but it will ON a weekend. The concept? Find a weekend gig that happened sometime in the past…find a good or at least “atmospheric” recording of it, and share it…as the experience of that gig plays out in your mind’s eye. So, I present to you, for this weekend…a…

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Simple Minds – Factory – And … WOW!

I thought I had watched all these clips. And I know one for Real To Real exists (was looking for a clip to work on a piece with)…but I have NO recollection of watching this particular clip. And I was watching just…in awe, and doing my usual verbally expressive thing of talking about it to…

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History Of Rock, 1980 – Empires And Dance Article – Simple Minds Interview

I didn’t even realise Simple Minds ended,up featuring in it. I assumed their presence in the “History of Rock” realm would be given to New Gold Dream, so when I looked at the 1982 edition of the magazine and saw hardly ANY talk of NGD, I just assumed SM were overlooked entirely. To my surprise…

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One Framed!

I get the feeling I should have bought THREE copies of the book! As long as I framed this one, and that shot of Jim I shared on the original post about the book…that’ll do me! But I hope I can frame a couple more…with some ingenuity.  Perhaps I may just approach Mr Gurr for…

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Look What Showed Up Today!

It’s here! And it’s beautiful!! (He’s beautiful!) OMG! What a serious bit of fangirl treasure it is!  If you haven’t got your copy yet, WHY NOT?!!! You WON’T be disappointed!!  Check my post from a few days ago to see more details.  Can you tell I’m happy? :-)))

jim kerr

Flowers – Icehouse

A flashback – to a time when I’d play this album on the family stereo system in the lounge room. Again, ever thankful for having older brothers that had fabulous music taste. How many other kids were sitting around listening to Flowers’ (as they were then) debut album when they were 9 years old?

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The Face – November 1980 – Simple Minds

Yes! They were in the same edition! Oh, how I love seeing them linked :-))

jim kerr

Ginny Gems – JJ and Dury

A picture she took of JJ Burnell and Ian Dury, performing at the Hugh Cornwell Benefit concert in 1980.

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Ginny Gems – Part Three

The whole Tavistock Square photoshoot. Well, all of them that I see on a certain editorial pics site anyway. I love them. I just love them.

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The Face

Oh, holy hell, YES! I’ve been wanting this for AGES! Bowie on the cover. Main feature inside…and my baby bhoys too! Awesome!

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