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BP Fallon Tribute Featuring Robert Plant – Listen Here
Memories are made of this… The wonderful tribute to BP Fallon on the Miriam O’Callaghan programme on RTE Radio 1 with special guest Robert Plant talking about his friend. BP recalls his childhood and bumpy schooldays, hiding on the Dublin to Liverpool boat to go see The Beatles at The Cavern, this schoolboy appearing every Saturday on the Telefis Eireann pop television show ‘Pickin’ The Pops’. He flashes back to when he appeared – twice – on ‘Top Of The Pops’ with John Lennon. He talks very very fondly of Marc Bolan, remembers Henry McCullough, discusses making his first record […]
‘Henry McCullough’ – Secret Silver Stash
You Got The Silver – ‘Henry McCullough’ plays & reflects. Photo by Denis Woods The London-based record label Late Night Tales have craftily/cleverly/kindly held back a stash of the USA version of the Record Store Day ‘Henry McCullough’ 12″ with the amazing Andrew Weatherall remixes. The American RSD release comes in a silver mirrored cover – it is gold in the UK and elsewhere. A limited edition of 1,000, each record is individually numbered. Late Night Tales have revealed that they put aside nearly 300 of these treasures. Thus, those of you who have been gnashing your teeth can now […]
Fallon/Holmes/Weatherall ‘Henry McCullough’ for Record Store Day
We are chuffed to confirm that the Andrew Weatherall Remixes of ‘Henry McCullough’ by BP Fallon & David Holmes will be released on Record Store Day, Saturday April 22nd – less than three weeks away. – 12” 33⅓ rpm splattered colour vinyl – gold reflective mirror sleeve (UK & Ireland) – silver reflective mirror sleeve (USA & rest of world) The record contains three tracks – Andrew Weathearall’s astounding remix of ‘Henry McCullough’ plus Andrew’s dub version plus the original David Holmes mix from David’s ‘Late Night Tales’ album. Record Store Day – participating stores USA UK & N IRELAND […]
Happy 75th Birthday Bob Dylan – The Curious Tale Of Bob Dylan & Johnny Thunders & Sid Vicious & Van Morrison
Patsy Dennehy & BP Fallon & Bob Dylan at Slane Castle 1984. Photography by Nutan Photographic Today is Bob Dylan’s 75th Birthday. To mark this milestone occasion we present: THE CURIOUS TALE OF BOB DYLAN & JOHNNY THUNDERS & SID VICIOUS & VAN MORRISON by BP Fallon Slane Castle, County Meath, Ireland 1984… and beyond Written NYC July 15/16th 2003 1984 and the Orwellian seer Bob Dylan. Chinwagging with The Big Zee in his trailer before the gig, him asking you ’bout that guitar-toting buzzard Johnny Thunders who you’d introduced him to at a Link Wray show in London some […]