Foreverly (Saturday 21st August 2021)

When Phil Everly died early in 2014 I photographed the spines of my Everlies CD collection, so now that his brother Don has also passed on it seemed appropriate to do the same and show what is now a slightly expanded collection. As I write Bob Stanley is on Radio 4 discussing how their harmonies influenced later bands such as the Beatles, the Hollies, the Mamas and Papas, Abba, the Stone Roses and others. They doubtless still do, because their work endures and they remain as relevant as ever they were.

Monday 23.8.2021 (1949 hr)

Blip #3505 (#3255 + 250 archived blips taken 27.8.1960-18.3.2010)
Consecutive Blip #004
Blips/Extras In 2021 #160/265 + #083/100 Extras
Day #4167 (916 gaps from 26.3.2010)
LOTD #2648 (#2448 + 160 in archived blips)

CDs series

Lozarhythm Of The Day:
The Everly Brothers - Lord of the Manor (recorded 27 February 1968, Gold Star Studios, Hollywood CA)
The Everly Brothers with Sonny Curtis (gtr), James Burton (gtr), Leon Russell (kbds), Terry Slater (bass), Jerry Allison (dr), strings and horns
I've chosen a song that I hadn't heard at the time of Phil Everly's demise, recorded during sessions for the album Roots, though released only on the B-side of the single Milk Train. It is the 16th time the Everlies have been selected for a Lozarhythm Of The Day.
In Jon Savage's 1968 - The Year The World Burned  he writes, "A folk-based tune with a traditional topic - droit de seigneur as far as the female employees of the Master are concerned Lord Of The Manor begins with a minute and a half of acoustic guitar, bongos and vocal improvisations before the first verse and the string section comes in. Mixing a mellow mood with bitter lyrics - "I wish in the bedroom/ The sheets were all torn/ I wish that the flowers/ Would only grow thorns" - this little-known song is one of the third wave Everlys' most effective pieces." The song was written by Terry Slater, their UK bass player (ex-the Flintstones).

One year ago:
Flower Friday