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Blue Dansette Video Release

Posted on December 1, 2021 by Murray Webster

Here is the full version of the Video for ‘Blue Dansette’ – it took a lot of planning and was a lot of fun to film and edit! >>

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My 1969 Mini…Guitar and Car!

Posted on October 30, 2021 by Murray Webster

This is a photo from 1979 outside my folks house in Blackheath, London with my 1969 Mini & 1975 Rickenbacker 480 – can you tell which bands I might have liked?  The Mini was bought for me to learn to … Continue reading →

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It was the 3rd of September…that day I’ll always remember!

Posted on September 2, 2021 by Murray Webster

…to quote another famous song! The full EP ‘Blue Dansette‘ is out today on London Songwriters Recordings! The EP tells a musical story from 60s pop (Blue Dansette) through to 80s Rock (Whiskey A-Go-Go) via 70s New Wave Punk (Summer’s … Continue reading →

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Summer’s Day! Released as 2nd single from ‘Blue Dansette’

Posted on August 27, 2021 by Murray Webster

Summer’s Day! is the 2nd single from the EP ‘Blue Dansette’ and is out now as a free download on Bandcamp: Click here to listen and download. It’s a Pop/Punk Haiku – an entire anthemic Pop structure inside the first … Continue reading →

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A new decade arrived In The Summertime glare

Posted on August 26, 2021 by Murray Webster

In my previous blog Something In The Air I spoke about walking to school across Blackheath in London and listening to songs on the radio in 1969. Another song I remember vividly is In The Summertime by Mungo Jerry which … Continue reading →

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Blue Dansette Single Release

Posted on July 30, 2021 by Murray Webster

The first stereo single from the EP ‘Blue Dansette’ is out today! The first track of a musical trilogy covering the 60s, 70s & 80s this song reflects the music of the Sixties and is also available on 7” Vinyl … Continue reading →

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Now I had the albums I could play them loud….

Posted on July 29, 2021 by Murray Webster

Do Wah Diddy by Manfred Mann was released in July 1964 and was No. 1 for 2 weeks in the UK. It was one of the first LPs I was ever given, Mann Made Hits.  With only two LPs in … Continue reading →

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In 1965 I’d seen The Beatles Live…

Posted on July 26, 2021 by Murray Webster

In 1964 when Beatlemania was at its absolute height my mum figured she should see what all the fuss was about in a live concert setting. She applied for tickets, thinking there was no chance, but to her surprise received … Continue reading →

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‘In 1968 I came home from summer break…

Posted on July 24, 2021 by Murray Webster

Here I am aged 9 on holiday in South Molton, Devon, affording my parents some much needed respite (Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah). It was a kids residential ‘Summer Camp,  which also involved horse riding nearby. I can remember a few … Continue reading →

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I knew that music was the key…

Posted on July 23, 2021 by Murray Webster

This is my Harmony H22 bass. I inherited it from a previous band in the 1970s but it’s the model used extensively in the 1960s by the likes of Ronnie Lane of The Small Faces and Muff Winwood from The … Continue reading →

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