Absolutely loved this, you can feel Jeff’s love and affection for Paul. I was there in the late 70’s and early 80’s it was truly an amazing time and only now looking back do I realise how lucky I was to have been there. I’m off out to buy the books. Thank you Post for a brilliant start to my day.
I don't claim to be one of the "in" crowd, or by the same token, "The Beautiful People or poetic types" or even somebody of an artistic nature, so this comment will no doubt be scorned at & I'll be branded as some sort of modern day Luddite, but that whole review looked like something from somebody who was trying to compile a version of "Pseuds Corner" in Private Eye
Jeff Young one of Liverpool finest current writers took me on a brief magical tour of Paul Simpson’s fabulous book of a time and place that I also grew up. The memories from Jeff’ own book Ghost Town and Paul Simpsons created a whirlwind of memories. Whilst Jeff says it is not review, it forces me to review my own memories. Great storytelling by Jeff of another great storyteller Paul Simpson.
Each to their own as ever with music and the arts. Thankfully Liverpool provides the entire range of music here. And its good to listen to stuff you'd usually not bother with.
I went to YouTube to listen to Paul Simpsons revolutionary spirit. Apparently produced by Echo and the Bunnymen's former drummer. R.I.P.
He recorded/produced it in mono. I never spent almost a hundred squid on a Cambridge Audio stereo amplifier to listen to mono. I have mono recordings, old blues mostly - but even those old timers would have loved to record in stereo.
I wager, if the stems or tracks are still around, that record would have sounded better in stereo or even 5.1. The guy can sing - the band can play - but for me - mono just crowds a band's sound.
great read i grew up in the 70s 80s in kenny just off the city centre all these underground hovels were our days and nights out but at the time we thought they were cutting edge and different to other run of the mill places i can remember so many faces back then but the names have gone and you always wonder how they progressed in there lives .
Absolutely loved this, you can feel Jeff’s love and affection for Paul. I was there in the late 70’s and early 80’s it was truly an amazing time and only now looking back do I realise how lucky I was to have been there. I’m off out to buy the books. Thank you Post for a brilliant start to my day.
Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful.
If you don't beg, borrow, steal or buy Revolutionary Spirit and Ghost Town, you'll miss out.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2PETv8nH0qwVpwGG62nXZS?si=b583a970ab0e40b7
Good Lord - what a heartfelt piece - if the Book is half as good as the Crit’ - it’ll be be amazing : Bought.
What a fabulous - and very moving - piece. I bought Ghost Town on the back of a mention in the Post; just off to get Revolutionary Spirit.
I don't claim to be one of the "in" crowd, or by the same token, "The Beautiful People or poetic types" or even somebody of an artistic nature, so this comment will no doubt be scorned at & I'll be branded as some sort of modern day Luddite, but that whole review looked like something from somebody who was trying to compile a version of "Pseuds Corner" in Private Eye
Sycophantic isn’t in it.
A question for the Post: who are our modern day equivalents?
Jeff Young one of Liverpool finest current writers took me on a brief magical tour of Paul Simpson’s fabulous book of a time and place that I also grew up. The memories from Jeff’ own book Ghost Town and Paul Simpsons created a whirlwind of memories. Whilst Jeff says it is not review, it forces me to review my own memories. Great storytelling by Jeff of another great storyteller Paul Simpson.
Each to their own as ever with music and the arts. Thankfully Liverpool provides the entire range of music here. And its good to listen to stuff you'd usually not bother with.
I went to YouTube to listen to Paul Simpsons revolutionary spirit. Apparently produced by Echo and the Bunnymen's former drummer. R.I.P.
He recorded/produced it in mono. I never spent almost a hundred squid on a Cambridge Audio stereo amplifier to listen to mono. I have mono recordings, old blues mostly - but even those old timers would have loved to record in stereo.
I wager, if the stems or tracks are still around, that record would have sounded better in stereo or even 5.1. The guy can sing - the band can play - but for me - mono just crowds a band's sound.
great read i grew up in the 70s 80s in kenny just off the city centre all these underground hovels were our days and nights out but at the time we thought they were cutting edge and different to other run of the mill places i can remember so many faces back then but the names have gone and you always wonder how they progressed in there lives .
Well crafted piece Jeff on a time that passed me by - reading your evocative memories I wish I had been involved in that scene. More please.
Quite superb!