General Chat

Remember him? Just played "Wide Eyed and Legless" on Radio 2, don't half bring back memories of the 70's

Wifey had a crush on him and I was dragged along to see him at the Liverpool Empire. Even earlier, I remember her buying Paradise is Half as Nice by Amen corner on a 7 inch single and had to listen to it played about 20 times one evening. That's what you did with singles those days. Played the same one over and over again. It was quite nice actually as it made her all cuddly.....!

Charlotte Church's grandad was the bass player in Amen Corner - shows you how long ago it was.

AFL is actually an accomplished guitar player. I remember seeing a video of him with Eric Clapton and friends - he was sort of the band leader / conductor and played the famous riff at the start of 'Layla'

Wow. That was a blast from the past :))) May have to dig out my old 45's and check the stylus is ok on the turntable. The Dansette is well gone!

Didn't know that about Charlotte Church's grandad. We can still live and learn.

LOL - takes me back to my niece's birth in 1976.
My sister told me she was singing 'Wide eyed and Legless' to take her mind off her labout pains!!

Good grief ,I used fancy the pants off him lol.I think I am going to have to have a little google and look him up lol

Yeah..remember them with affection, same as Love Affair and Marmalade also... .
Amen Corner were a Welsh group, I didn't know about the Charlotte Church connection tho.
AFL went solo in the 70's after Amen corner split.
I didn't have a 'record player' in those days used to listen to them on my small battery radio I had or in the juke box in the local cafe.
When I married we had a 'grand' Sony Hi Fi stack,.... long gone now since the introduction of CDs, but still have all my LPs , just a handful of 45's.
But often put the oldies up on the PC on You tube .

Try
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foTwWg1CyWU&feature=autoplay&list=PLE77E4FBA4DF28FFF&index=5&playnext=2 for 'Paradise'

Piglets pal....'Love affair'... Everlasting love is the link on my tool bar to go into You Tube.lol

Oh i heard the same song yesterday morning.maybe there is a reason for the revival.I was so in love with him when i saw him In Oxford.Bretts club late sixties My i am so old.
Just planning my Other halfs 60th party must add it to the playlist.

On in about an hour. Lark Rise to Candleford or as I call it Lark Rise With Candlewick....!

Claudie Blakley, who plays Emma Timmins is the daughter of the late Alan Blakley, Guitarist and keyboard player of the Tremeloes who started their career as Brian Poole and the Tremeloes.

Silence is Golden
Even the Bad Times are Good
Suddenly You Love Me

Remember them?

my school friend her sister went out with andy
during the late 60s early 70s

always wondered what happened to him

my school friend her sister went out with andy
during the late 60s early 70s

always wondered what happened to him

Just about IPG... was in my singing days , before I was a teenager.

Oh more memories, a friend of mine went out with one of Love Affair in the late 60s.
I remember AFL, and the Tremeloes, think I saw them fairly recently in a show in a local theatre.

I just love all the old records and bands.

I didn't know about Claudia Blakley and Charlotte Church's connections.

Lizx

AFL lived in Dulverton Ave Llanrumney Cardiff I lived in the same street, I used to go with my friends to watch them rehearse at the local youth club thnk they were called something like the Sect Maniac's at that time long before they became Amen Corner, oh for those long gone days !!!!!
Pam

We saw him with Roger Waters in Hyde park 2005 on the dark side of the moon tour.
I was impressed as I had no idea of his back catalogue (apart from Wide eyed) and the list of credits to his name.

Lighthouse Family were on BBC1 this morning and used
to love their music sooo relaxing. I also remember the above
mentioned wonderful days, never see the likes again.

Emmax

Wide Eyed and Legless was also the title of a made for TV film, based on the book 'Diana's Story' by Derbyshire author Derek Longdon, about the degenerative illness of his wife. In it was Julie Walters, Thora Heard and Jim Broadbent.
Julia in Derbyshire