Virgin Atlantic Breakfast LHR to JFK

London carpets

Room and corridor carpetting at the Montague Hotel, London

Aer Lingus coach dinner JFK to Shannon

IBR 1975 Page Six

This page represents one of the many reasons that Island was such a unique label.

All these records went on to sell more when they were released on other labels later! The Dylan albums were released on Asylum in the US after Bob Dylan had a falling out with CBS after they released the out-takes compilation "Dylan." David Geffen scooped him up for two records before Dylan returned to the loving arms of Columbia.

The first three Brian Eno "vocal" records marked an escape from his Roxy Music identity and his path to becoming the Kevin Bacon of the music industry. Everything in pop is six degrees from Eno. "Here Comes the Warm Jets" includes his thinly-veiled attack of former bandmate Bryan Ferry -- the song "Dead Finks Don't Talk" includes the verse:

"Oh you headless chicken
How those poor teeth take so much kicking?
You're always so charming
As you peck your way up there."

Guest musicians on "Warm Jets" include longtime collaborator Robert Fripp (King Crimson), Phil Manzanera, Andy Mackay and Paul Thompson, all from Roxy Music; John Wetton, sometime Roxy, UK, Asia, Yes, Crimson, etc. bass player; sometime Womble and Sex Pistols collaborator and guitarist Chris Spedding, along with various members of Hawkwind among others!

A very short clip of "Paw Paw Negro Blowtorch"

"Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy)" included contributions from Robert Wyatt, known from Soft Machine and Matching Mole, as well as for his interpretation of the Elvis Costello song "Ship Building;" (here performed on the "Old Grey Whistle Test") and Phil Collins (Genesis, Brand X) who might have being doing session work because he wasn't sure if the "Lamb Lies Down on Broadway" project was really ever going to get finished! Fun too was the inclusion of the Portsmouth Sinfonia, a classical music group made up of musicians assigned to instruments that they were not familiar with. (Here they play "Also Sprach Zarathustra").

Third time is a doozy! "Another Green World" is one of the great records of the 1970s. Released in November 1975 it marked the commercial transition of Eno's work into the ambient arena. (The title track is known in the UK as the theme music to the BBC arts series, "Arena"). John Cale (The Velvet Underground) joined the Eno players on this record.

An amateur video set to "St. Elmo's Fire."

Why the Internet is Wonderful

Ickmusic just reminded me about Viking Kittens. You cannot watch without cracking a smile. There are some more animated animals performing at the rathergood.com website.

Saving the Best for Last

Sylvia Miles is back from Cinecittta filming "Go Go Tales." Here is her fantastic holiday card.

Beatles moment

Here is the coming attraction for Julie Taymor's Acrosss the Universe.
Here is the website for The Beatles' Love.