Seeing as it's TT race week .. The BBC took an in depth look at some plucky Brit competitors from the lower end of the financial spectrum back in 1973. The slightly more affluent John Player Norton team ( although not by much) down to the privateer one man band struggling to compete on a shoestring

Last night's late night movie Sapphire 1959 dir Basil Dearden

Wednesday...........

youtu.be/5fitb4RCrZc?... Guts!

EMI Hayes Middlesex The most important factory in England ,responsible for churning out millions of those cherished 45s & 33s laminated in beautiful british celanese 👌

youtu.be/YnAdbWnYLoM?... Noddy , Jim , Dave & Don's take on Fairport Convention's " It's Alright Ma, it's Only Witchcraft penned by Richard Thompson/ Ashley Hutchins

De-Luxe !

youtu.be/FwAOVbeizdU?... Edinburgh's Finest Glam rockers !

Toosday .........

Back to the misery factory for another week of stimulating gainful employment......

youtu.be/FBcjwaZ_A0w?... Motivational music for a Monday!

Monday.........

youtu.be/lQZEnhJQ0sw?... On at my local boozer this afternoon.... gratis, free of charge , two hours of wild guitar freak out from the outstanding Robin Bibi band .

youtu.be/opEUmdDDf8U?... Everybody has been fed & watered so i'm making my escape to the boozer with the mooks ...signing off with Southend band Fancy from 72 with " Brother John " i used to own this but , I foolishly let it go yonks ago. Replacements are not easy to come by at all 💀

Last one ... I promise.... youtu.be/q5VdPkgO4T4?... Fab , this owes a fair bit to the Small Faces " Watcha gonna do about it " wot a great re working it is 👊

youtu.be/YzA6dEEKirM?... Love this .... don't own one but it is on the list ....

youtu.be/K0fM0crAbO8?... Stud Leather ... Formed by a bunch of writers & artists from IPC magazines in london they came up with this footstomper and got a release on Dart records in 73

Kicking off this Sunday with this excellent compilation from RPM ...guaranteed to clear the Fog from yer brain !

Sonntag.........

Another buried treasure i found in the dusty box of 45s i lugged up the stairs a while back ... Russ Sainty and his Nu Notes with " Race with the Devil ' a fine slice of British ton up rock n roll 👌 youtu.be/5hS-iOULKSk?...

What a day ... digging holes for fence posts in the blazing sun for my old man , he's too old and frail nowadays , i is cream cracker'd ☠️

Saturday............

Following the Koobas up with the Jelly Bean Bandits

youtu.be/xxo5lqyf-Rg?... Still listening to this ... love this lp ❤️

youtu.be/v4L8L43GieE?... Two whole days of blissful freewheeling freedom!!!

youtu.be/z1s8VTiBy2c?... Wild guitar & washboard from Mickey & Sylvia

Two more hours of mind numbing bullshit at the misery factory to go until I can make good my escape...the weekend is nigh ..

youtu.be/kx4BpLpAIhw?... Won't you take a look....?

youtu.be/Mynon-l08ko?... 'Bike Beat " by the Rally Rounders ...promotional flexi disc for Raleigh Cycles of Nottingham 1964

Frietag........

youtu.be/1dDPj_FDBtY?... If i were a politician...i'd prove that monkey talk..