Henry Priestman

In order to try and relive the experience, just working my way through these beauties..
PS Gong eh? Silly not to.

saw him at Manchester…my gig of the year by a million miles.

BVO…a ringing endorsement 😊

You were quietly wonderful, Nick x

Roy Harper (84!) amazing last night at Manchester Bridgewater Hall.
Played the set list of my dreams.
Wonderful accompaniment from son Nick.
@harperspace.bsky.social

Our first taste of the music press…and it was a good one (it couldn’t last 😉)

Love that last line….

Hope you had a lovely day xxx

August 31 1977, Yachts support XTC at London’s Hope & Anchor…

Continuing the nearly unanimous run of 8/10 (or 4/5) reviews from virtually all the printed monthly magazines (+Guardian/Observer), here's review of the "new" Yachts LP 'Missing in Action - The Lost Tapes 1980-81', in latest Vive Le Rock mag.
available from www.henrypriestman.com/merchandise-2/

An early line-up of Swing Out Sister?
No, me and my girlfriend Jackie ( #stilltogether ) on a jaunt to West Kirby with the late Con McConville c1985.
Pic by Rupert Flindt

Yet more It's Immaterial...just been sent this (thanks Stephen Watson), from Sounds, November 5th 1983...

Re my last post, on the LP release of all the It’s Immaterial Peel sessions, I thought I’d better clarify whether I was actually ON the final session (by which time I’d left Itsy, & was writing songs for what would become 1st Christians album)
Found my diary from ‘85, entry for April 21st:
[7 am!!!]

Been enjoying listening to this album. It’s a new It's Immaterial album, all the four John Peel sessions that we did between 1981 and 1985…great to hear the development of the band from the first session (early days) to the final one (after “Driving Away from Home…” and first album had come out)…

Here you go…my actual one, £5 from a car boot sale c2001.
Sounds amazing.

What, with an arthritic hip and these knees?

No, it’s a recent acquisition…
But seem to remember using a bit of my beloved Phillicorda across the albums

Had a great few days in Liverpool this last week; belated birthday meet-up with school/college friends (even a bit of an Albert Dock/Yachts reunion), & a photo session with John Hollingsworth that was a joy...notice I brought along my rather photogenic vintage Farfisa as a prop.

Why, thank you! 🙏

Spotted this on photographer Mick Mercer’s FB page; OTD in 1979 I was playing keyboards as a member of Bette Bright & The Illuminations, at London’s Music Machine.
Bette/vocals, Glen Matlock on bass, Clive Langer on guitar, Paul Pilnick on guitar, and Rusty Egan on drums.
What a band!

OTD in 2020…

3rd (& final) of my vaguely retrospective “Evening With” gigs, looking back & celebrating having made it to 70.
Anglesey/Ynys Mon, Saturday October 25th, in Cemaes‘ Llanbadric Church (Eglwys Llanbadric)…the church by the roundabout at end of Cemaes high street.
Tickets £10 call Gaynor: 07796 306163

I took this photo in the kitchen the other day…so as long as my next album is called “Rhubarb”, I’m sorted for cover artwork

Love these plectrums that my pal Les Glover got me the other week for my birthday…our “Six of One…” album cover artwork, with our motto ”how long have we got?” emblazoned across it.

…a long time ago in a galaxy far far away.
#37YearsAgoToday

Said it before. I will say it again…

Suddenly, just 45 years too late (😉), Yachts are flavour of the month…great reviews for the ‘new’ “Missing in Action” album, a single still hanging around The Heritage Chart (reaching #26), now this excellent “Rough Guide to Yachts” in latest issue of ‘Vive le Rock’.
Still, better late than never. 😊

Birthday stay

Heading there tomorrow

“I was born when she kissed me. I died when she left me. I lived a few weeks while she loved me.“
Sunday June 22, 2pm, Talking Pictures TV