June’s Record Club: PRINCE ON VINYL

Join us at Glossop Record Club on Thursday 9th June when our good friend Lippy Kid will be playing host to help us celebrate, and pay our respects to, the music career of the icon Prince Rogers Nelson.

From those who influenced him, to those who he influenced and collaborated with, we’ll be exploring the indelible thumbprint he’s left on the word of music.

Of course, most of all, we’ll be playing the music Prince recorded and performed himself – those classic albums from the time it felt he ruled the world. To fit with this, we’ll be playing the whole of the Purple Rain album from vinyl and in full.

So please come along and join us. Bring any Prince related music you have as we’ll try to create time for you to play it, plus share any Prince related stories you have

As always, there’s no dress code for the evening, but you’ll get many favourable glances should you find it in yourself to wear purple!

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PRINCE ON VINYL with Lippy Kid
Thursday 9th June from 8pm
Glossop Labour Club, Chapel Street, Glossop, SK13 8AT
FREE ADMISSION

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An evening with Paul Du Noyer: Post-session review

Armed with a notepad and a stack of records, our resident Parky*, Gavin Hogg, played the perfect host to our guest, music writer Paul Du Noyer, asking what he described as “a mix of vaguely insightful and plainly ridiculous questions.”

Paul graciously responded by talking about McCartney, Bowie, Deaf School, the difference between the musical cultures of Liverpool and London, his years in the music press, took loads of questions from the audience and told THE best Van Morrison anecdote you’ll ever hear. I bet we could have kept him talking all night. The pile of records was barely touched!

Listen to an hour of highlights here.

Some comments from the world of social media:

Great @GlossopRecord club w/ Paul du Noyer skillfully compered by @WholeHogg Loved the Van Morrison story & the Jimmy Campbell tip.

Great night last night – very interesting. Loved the story of Dylan as a fanboy.

Very enjoyable and entertaining session @GlossopRecord tonight – Paul Du Noyer in conversation with @WholeHogg. Great stories and insights.

Fab night!

Tremendous evening yesterday at @GlossopRecord c/o @WholeHogg. Paul Du Noyer’s insights from a career in music journalism were fascinating.

Paul’s latest book Conversations With McCartney is available from Bay Tree Books in Glossop.

We’ll be back on Thursday 9th June for PRINCE ON VINYL with Lippy Kid. Details soon.

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RECORDS PLAYED

BILLY FURY – The World of Billy Fury (Decca, 1971)
Halfway To Paradise/Because Of Love/In Summer/Nobody’s Child/A Thousand Stars/Magic Eyes

ELVIS COSTELLO – Spike (Warner Bros, 1989)
…This Town…/Let Him Dangle/Deep Dark Truthful Mirror/Veronica/God’s Comic/Chewing Gum

Paul McCartney – Back Seat Of My Car (from Ram, 1971)
Wings – Dear Friend (from Wild Life, 1971)
Roxy Music – Virginia Plain (single, 1972)

T.REX – Bolan Boogie (Fly Records, 1972)
Get It On/Beltane Walk/The King Of The Mountain Cometh/Jewel/She Was Born To Be My Unicorn/Dove

David Bowie – Golden Years (Station To Station, 1976)
Deaf School – Hi Jo Hi (2nd Honeymoon, 1976)
The Beatles – Let It Be (single, 1970)

XTC – Senses Working Overtime (single, 1982)
Anthony Newley – If She Should Come To You/Girls Were Made To Love And Kiss (ep, 1960)
Keith West – Excerpt from a Teenage Opera (single, 1967)

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*Michael Parkinson and not the local park keeper.

Photos courtesy of Lyn, Trevor and Lyla.

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