Author Archives: Murray Webster

Something In The Air by Thunderclap Newman, with heavy involvement of The Who’s Pete Townshend, was the UK’s No. 1 for 3 weeks in July 1969. It is indelibly etched in my mind, aged 10, as I listened to it … Continue reading →

20th July 1969 (according to Wikipedia at 20:17 UTC – GMT, I think) Apollo 11 landed on the Moon and a spacewalk took place 6 hours later. My mum says they bought a colour TV especially but can’t remember if … Continue reading →

This was the first single I ever bought with my own pocket money. I was travelling to Blackheath from Camberwell and back by bus for school here in London aged 7 to 11. As my interest in music grew I … Continue reading →