tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248139855347807926.post1541171922578014523..comments2024-03-25T20:23:11.480+00:00Comments on John Medd: The 70s: brought to you by the letter BJohn Meddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10547777949324509522noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248139855347807926.post-37878779054749850362014-04-08T19:16:39.930+01:002014-04-08T19:16:39.930+01:00Yes indeed it is, the 1976 Labour Party conference...Yes indeed it is, the 1976 Labour Party conferenceCirce's Attichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12123904248094064043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248139855347807926.post-80050441703053199762014-04-08T14:36:41.487+01:002014-04-08T14:36:41.487+01:00Thank you H.Thank you H.John Meddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10547777949324509522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248139855347807926.post-58095921976017583832014-04-08T14:35:46.043+01:002014-04-08T14:35:46.043+01:00Brain Salad Surgery: the sound you can hear is tha...Brain Salad Surgery: the sound you can hear is that of the open door you're pushing at Mr. Bear. You will find copious references to both it and ELP within this Saga endorsed blog.<br /><br />Excuse me while I attend to that real blade of grass standing behind yonder glass. John Meddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10547777949324509522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248139855347807926.post-37397340548925309642014-04-08T10:50:35.289+01:002014-04-08T10:50:35.289+01:00I've just finished reading it. It's a good...I've just finished reading it. It's a good book and the 800 odd pages go by pretty quickly. I'll be interested to hear what you think about Sandbrook's take on Punk and Disco. Won't spoil it.Hawkfallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17869783230626158753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248139855347807926.post-33570288873510539942014-04-07T23:07:05.529+01:002014-04-07T23:07:05.529+01:00You may Suzie. Isn't that a Jim Callaghan quot...You may Suzie. Isn't that a Jim Callaghan quote?John Meddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10547777949324509522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248139855347807926.post-75838480145092272972014-04-07T22:28:49.062+01:002014-04-07T22:28:49.062+01:00John, may I recommend " That Option No Longer...John, may I recommend " That Option No Longer Exists, Britain 1974-76" being published shortly by Zero Books for an alternative version of the 70's . Mr Sandbrook is expressly mentioned in the foreward....Circe's Attichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12123904248094064043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248139855347807926.post-22641880126992301492014-04-07T20:07:12.046+01:002014-04-07T20:07:12.046+01:00Yep, it's a fine work for all of us 70's h...Yep, it's a fine work for all of us 70's historians and nostalgists. Brain Salad Surgery? Nothing wrong there!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248139855347807926.post-85987679346834842782014-04-07T18:45:51.015+01:002014-04-07T18:45:51.015+01:00They call him the people's historian. I'll...They call him the people's historian. I'll go along with that.John Meddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10547777949324509522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248139855347807926.post-81309777952162341482014-04-07T17:48:37.949+01:002014-04-07T17:48:37.949+01:00Blimey, Bouquet of Barbed Wire... that takes me ba...Blimey, Bouquet of Barbed Wire... that takes me back - I read the book (was too embarrassed to watch it on telly with family around) and it was quite an education for me at the time...<br />I really liked Sandbrook's BBC2 series too; a warm and intelligent approach, I thought. Will be looking out for the book now, thanks.Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248139855347807926.post-52616713662250248562014-04-07T17:26:01.235+01:002014-04-07T17:26:01.235+01:00I recommend, if you haven't read it, Sandbrook...I recommend, if you haven't read it, Sandbrook's book on the 60s, White Heat. His BBC2 series about the 70s was impeccable too. Clever guyMarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14569732807130090838noreply@blogger.com