Friday 1 February 2008

London - 1st Anniversary Special







September 2007

To celebrate one year at the ICA, we look at the musical offerings from the great city that gives us our name. Whether simply inspired by, or describing individual parts and characters of London, or from artists synonymous with the great city - the tracks and songs will all share that common theme.

PITCH played

London Song - Mike Westbrook (Tyger LP)
London Blues - Chris Barber (Get Rolling! LP)
The Lambeth Walk - Kurt Edelhagen
Sunny South Kensington - Donovan (Mellow Yellow LP)
Portobello Road - Cat Stevens (Matthew & Son LP)
Jefferey Goes to Leicester Square - Jethro Tull (Stand Up LP)
Vauxhall To Lambeth Bridge - Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity (Streetnoise LP)
The London Boys - David Bowie
Underneath The City - The Dead Parrots Society (Music of a Bygone Age LP)
Big City - Murray Head (Nigel Lived LP)
Bond Street - Enoch Light (Spaced Out LP)
London Life - Anita Harris (45)
Our Man in London - CCS (The Best Band In The Land LP)
Raining in London - Peddlers (Suite London LP)
I like London In The Rain - Blossom Dearie (That's Just The Way I Want To Be LP)
Pearly Queen - Tramline (You Can All Join In Comp LP)
Primrose Hill - Rock Workshop (S/T LP)
London - Sandie Shaw (45)
Cleopatra's Needle - Ronnie Ross
Reviewing the Situation - Galliano (In Pursuit of the 13th Note LP)
Gunsmoke Breakout - The Willesden Dodgers
London Town - Light of the World (Round Trip LP)
Upminster Kid - Kilburn and the High-Roads (Handsome LP)
Do the Strand - Roxy Music (For Your Pleasure LP)
Werewolves Of London - Warren Zevon (Excitable Boy LP)


RICH HERO played

Synanthesia - ‘Trafalgar Square’ (Peg LP)
Bonnie Dobson - ‘Streets Of London’ (RCA LP)
Andy Roberts - ‘Richmond’ (Peg LP)
Paul Parrish - ‘English Sparrows’ (Music Factory LP)
London Moods Orchestra - ‘Spooky’ (Double Gold LP)
David Axelrod - ‘London’ (Capitol LP)
Kathe Greene - ‘Primrose Hill’ (Deram 45)
Nancy Sinatra - ‘Who Will Buy’ (Reprise LP)
The Petards - ‘Kings Road Rock’ (Europa LP)
Harry Roche Constellation - ‘Carnaby Chick’ (Pye LP)
Bond Street Brigade - ‘Funk Fever’ (MFP LP)
Fallacy featuring Tubby T - ‘Big N Bashy’ (Virgin 12”)
Roots Manuva - ‘Witness (One Hope) (Walworth Road Rockers Dub)’ (Big Dada 45)
London Posse - ‘How’s Life In London?’ (Wordplay LP)
Ken Moule’s London Jazz Chamber Group - ‘Mae West’ (Ember 45)
Cymande - ‘To You’ (Janus LP)
The Goodies - ‘Cricklewood Shakedown’ (Bradleys LP)
Hammersmith Gorillas - ‘You Really Got Me’ (Raw 45)
The Wombles - ‘Jungle Is Jumping’ (MFP LP)
Chris Barber’s Band - ‘Battersea Rain Dance’ (Marmalade LP)
Bob Downes - ‘Poplar Cheam’ (MFP LP)
Baker Street Philharmonic - ‘Daydream’ (Pye LP)
London Jazz Four - ‘Song For Hilary’ (Polydor 45)


VIVA CHIBA played

Harry South - The Sweeney
Wil Malone - Death Line Theme
Ram John Holder - Black London Blues
Johnny Dankworth - Modesty Blaise
Herbie Hancock - Bring Down the Birds
Ram John Holder - London Ghetto
Lalo Scihfrin - The Chelsea Incident
The Air Mail - Freedom (from Europa "London Pop" budget)
Dudley Moore - PO Tower
Julie Rogers - Have You Seen The Muffin Man (he resides in the local of Drury Lane)
John Barry - A Man Alone
Peter Thomas - Phantom-Walk
The Smoke - My Friend Jack
The Yardbirds - The Locomotive Kept A Rollin'

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