My TiVo is showing The Lady From the Sea as a 1974 adaptation with Eileen Atkinson, Denholm Elliott, Carole Nimmons and Lynne Frederick.

John Sladek! Somewhat forgotten now but a fine writer. I remember where I bought that book - in a small Bristol bookshop in an underpass near what was then the Virgin Records shop. I bought Silent Corner from that Virgin.

Sounds like a good house! I have never forgotten first hearing them on late night radio c 1970 - on Pete Drummond’s show I think.

That stormy painting is surely not a good omen.

I read The Road to Corlay when it came out and quite often think of it now.

I will endeavour to resume normal service. Seriously thinking of voting for Adge Cutler and the Wurzels this round (justifiably).

Also

Martin Carthy
Van der Graaf Generator
Adge Cutler and the Wurzels
The Monks

Among no doubt many others.

A bit embarrassed actually.

I don’t remember this although I must have bought it (I always did)! Just before punk came in and lowered the average age.

Thanks Rich. Four in the Top Six (gosh) and one unplaced!

Excellent, off to see this in a couple of weeks.

I genuinely believe Martin Carthy has been one of the greatest public figures of my lifetime. Ceaselessly devoted to his art, always pushing forward with new approaches, uncompromised, collaborative, on the right side of things and a lovely bloke to boot.

Hi Rich. A fine five here I think and pretty ‘mainstream’ for once:

#5debutalbums9094

1 Pavement - Slanted and Enchanted

2 Ride - Nowhere

3 Portishead - Dummy

4 Jeff Buckley - Grace

5 Godweensatan - The Oneness

Yes, it’s so sad.

‘Part-time Punks’.

Jaxon had, of course, left months earlier!

A good read!