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Title: KPM ALLSTARS - 6th Oct - London - in a library 😄
Post by: Col Wolfe on August 02, 2018, 06:18:02 PM: (https://s8.postimg.cc/f4ozg94j9/16472_ED6-5818-415_F-88_BD-6_F973_FF91_F02.jpg)
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Post by: Retronic on August 02, 2018, 06:27:05 PM: :D
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Post by: Greta on August 02, 2018, 10:12:47 PM: Glad you guys can go to the concert..
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Post by: le_tomval on August 03, 2018, 07:14:08 AM: Really nice.
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Post by: Col Wolfe on August 03, 2018, 06:17:36 PM: Who will be on bass? Herbie I hope.
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Post by: Lord Thames on August 04, 2018, 10:06:49 AM: Dave Richmond did it for the first few gigs (using his Burns Bison bass that no doubt graced many a KPM track back in the day), but the last one was a younger chap who I'd not heard of but was VERY good!
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Post by: Col Wolfe on August 08, 2018, 12:28:01 PM: So.... the premier of the library film, followed by a talk, followed by KPM All Stars gig!!!

h++ps://www.bl.uk/events/kpm-talk-and-late (http://h++ps://www.bl.uk/events/kpm-talk-and-late)
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Post by: stackjackson on August 08, 2018, 01:11:08 PM: Would be nice to be in London in October...
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Post by: Retronic on August 09, 2018, 11:17:33 AM: I’m in. Who else is going? I’ll wear a red carnation.
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Post by: The_Eleventh_Hour on August 09, 2018, 12:11:08 PM: Quote from: Retronic on August 09, 2018, 11:17:33 AM
I’m in. Who else is going? I’ll wear a red carnation.

Ill meet you there *Thumbs Up*
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Post by: Retronic on August 09, 2018, 01:08:08 PM: 8] Cool
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Post by: Your Pal Doug on August 10, 2018, 05:53:24 PM: I wish I could go. I live in the States.
October 6th, eh?
October 7th is my birthday.
Maybe I'll wrap myself up as a present and send me to London.
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Post by: Retronic on August 10, 2018, 07:37:20 PM: You could flick through my Southern Music collection if that seals the deal?? Still I suppose it is quite far.
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Post by: Your Pal Doug on August 10, 2018, 08:44:44 PM: Concert, movie, flipping through Retronic Southern records... Where's the human wrapping paper?
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Post by: stackjackson on October 08, 2018, 03:14:16 AM: Well, how was the big event? Anyone make it there over the weekend?

And Happy Birthday, Doug! :)
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Post by: Retronic on October 08, 2018, 08:06:00 AM: it was great- I am totally libraried out. You spend 20 years bareley being able to talk about it an the BANG, you;re surrounded by old and young who love it!I liked the film- some said it wasn't structured that well but whow do you do that? I thought it was good and got the DVD while I was there. This was followed by a panel with Keith Mansfield, Alan Parker, David Hollander & Andy Votel with some Q&A.The Be With re-issues were on sale along with both books, CD, etc There were LP covers on display along with the master tapes from Afro Rock & one of the Drama Suites (I took some pictures).
The gig itself was great- better than others my mates' said- Keith Mansfield, John Cameron, Alan Parker, Duncan Lamont, etc all conducted the brilliant (young) band. Brian Bennett, Dave Richmond and others were floating about so we chatted to some of them.
I'm rushing to work now but can post pics later. I did a load of short videos as well.
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Post by: stackjackson on October 08, 2018, 02:52:31 PM: Excellent news, Retro! Looking forward to seeing some of these pics & videos (http://www.zappateers.com/bb/images/smiles/righton.gif)
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Post by: Your Pal Doug on October 08, 2018, 02:57:38 PM: Thanks for painting the picture in my mind. I look forward to any videos that you put together.
And thanks Stack for remembering
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Post by: Col Wolfe on October 08, 2018, 05:05:55 PM: John Cameron did a rap :o
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Post by: Lord Thames on October 08, 2018, 07:31:33 PM: I had to miss this due to being ill - I'm sure I'll get over the disappointment eventually, maybe at some point in the next 50 years or so.
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Post by: Retronic on October 08, 2018, 07:46:37 PM: I looked out for you LT and Col, I thought you were there but don't know what you look like, although in my mind I'm thinking 'beardy'.
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Post by: Col Wolfe on October 08, 2018, 09:04:49 PM: Quote from: Retronic on October 08, 2018, 07:46:37 PM
I looked out for you LT and Col, I thought you were there but don't know what you look like, although in my mind I'm thinking 'beardy'.

Shaved head and beardy but guess that was about 20% of attendees :P

We should have organised ourselves for a proper meet as it’s a rare occasion when such niche nerds are in the same place at the same time!
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Post by: Retronic on October 08, 2018, 09:15:11 PM: Indeed. I’ve never felt so at home. I had s chat with Tim H an Oliver L but didn’t know anyone else. I have a short video of the rap/ mash up :-)
I’ll up it to Instagram or something.
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Post by: Col Wolfe on October 08, 2018, 09:22:40 PM: I didn’t take many pics/videos

Here’s a few...

h++ps://www.instagram.com/p/BooTbOdAUk5/

h++ps://www.instagram.com/p/BonHvXgghlw/
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Post by: Your Pal Doug on October 08, 2018, 09:37:19 PM: Thanks Col Wolfe.
The video is making me smile
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Post by: le_tomval on October 09, 2018, 07:05:22 AM: I don't want to be "spoiled" about the film but... How long is it ?
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Post by: stackjackson on October 09, 2018, 06:36:31 PM: Thanks for the pics and video, Col. Fantastic!
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Post by: Retronic on October 09, 2018, 07:31:03 PM: (https://i.postimg.cc/bwXstcv5/IMG_4858.jpg)
113 mins
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Post by: Retronic on October 09, 2018, 07:36:42 PM: A couple of videos on Instagram

www.instagram.com/retro.teque/ (https://www.instagram.com/retro.teque/)
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Post by: stackjackson on October 09, 2018, 08:46:50 PM: Quote from: Retronic on October 09, 2018, 07:36:42 PM
A couple of videos on Instagram

www.instagram.com/retro.teque/ (https://www.instagram.com/retro.teque/)

Hey Retro, any way to post the direct links, like Col did above? Your instagram is private... plus I don't have an account.
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Post by: Retronic on October 09, 2018, 08:59:44 PM: https://www.instagram.com/p/BouPg37nNgs6_C9NrZJ_tjae3peL3GJ8BVuMcc0/ (https://www.instagram.com/p/BouPg37nNgs6_C9NrZJ_tjae3peL3GJ8BVuMcc0/)
https://www.instagram.com/p/BouQBiNnVgj5rYrV8vgWLZLiETkTCTYWo3gNeo0/ (https://www.instagram.com/p/BouQBiNnVgj5rYrV8vgWLZLiETkTCTYWo3gNeo0/)
https://www.instagram.com/p/Boo0RJTHxEAQ19w_cLujIBJ-T6gRLEEpHYprE00/ (https://www.instagram.com/p/Boo0RJTHxEAQ19w_cLujIBJ-T6gRLEEpHYprE00/)
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Post by: Mr on October 10, 2018, 12:07:58 AM: Didn't know they had Torossi on there, cool!
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Post by: le_tomval on October 10, 2018, 10:46:30 AM: This film look so great... Thanks
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Post by: Greta on October 10, 2018, 11:11:52 AM: Pity. I don't have Instagram or Facebook account. Is there any other way to see those videos?
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Post by: Retronic on October 10, 2018, 01:35:43 PM: I'll try and put them all together and load onto YouTube.
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Post by: Greta on October 10, 2018, 01:57:47 PM: Quote from: Retronic on October 10, 2018, 01:35:43 PM
I'll try and put them all together and load onto YouTube.
That would be nice. Then, we can enbed the YouTube video directly here.
Thank you Retro.
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Post by: Retronic on October 10, 2018, 08:10:44 PM: www.mixcloud.com/sohoradio/the-kpm-all-stars-live-at-the-british-library-06102018/
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Post by: le_tomval on October 11, 2018, 08:39:11 AM: Thanks for the link
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Post by: Retronic on October 12, 2018, 07:00:19 PM: Here's a few clips:
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Post by: Your Pal Doug on October 12, 2018, 10:49:51 PM: Thank you Retronic. What fun!
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Post by: Greta on October 13, 2018, 12:08:34 AM: Thank you Retro.
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Post by: a8detective on October 15, 2018, 06:53:57 AM: Great video Retronic! Thank you. I'm not sure what the highlight was for me: the organist (John Cameron?) looking like he has a neon blue mohawk about five minutes in, or the cute brunette playing the deep sax solo and the crowd going bonkers.

Did you get to meet anyone afterwards? I'm afraid I would have made a fool of myself asking John Cameron what it was like being in the Footlights with Eric Idle, how he approached arranging Donovan's music (check out "Wear Your Love Like Heaven"!), and if he was assigned themes by Bruton or if he got to choose what he wanted to do.
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Post by: Retronic on October 15, 2018, 08:12:06 AM: We did bump into John Cameron outside and chatted royalties from sampling compared to on-going royalties for old compositions; the latter is unsurprisingly more lucrative and his wife scours whosampled to make sure no one gets away without paying up. This was discussed in the panel discussion too. I wished I'd asked if he met Farrah Fawcett-Majors as he wrote the score to 'Sunburn' in 1979. My mate asked about a favourite KPM LP 'Mustang'- John said he had a Mustang at the time hence the name...
We chatted to Dave Richmond in between sets. There's a great bit in the film where he talk about a library fan asking 'Didn't you write 'Desolate Warehouse'', explaining that he plays these (drama) tracks out at nights. I slightly blushed inside as although it wasn't me, it so could have been!

Tim H spoke to more cos he got his KPM catalogue signed.
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Post by: stackjackson on October 15, 2018, 03:02:07 PM: Fantastic! Just getting back online. Thanks for the video and details, Retro!
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Post by: knightrider on October 20, 2018, 07:17:04 AM: Yeah I was there
I’ll be stocking a short review on louderthanwar
Will stick it up on here once published
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Post by: Mr Rain on October 23, 2018, 01:52:06 PM: It sounds like it was a great show, as usual. Does anyone know if the Q&A at Spiritland is available to listen to anywhere?
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Post by: Flemming on October 30, 2018, 10:02:21 PM: Very cool, thanks a lot Retronic. :)
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Post by: Muff Diver on November 07, 2018, 10:10:07 PM: Wow!

This concert isn't news to me, but I've only just now located this thread. Day late and a dollar short, that's my middle name! 8]

Now i wished I'd been in the UK last month.

Does anybody remember the title of the film presentation? I'd like to hunt for a DVD copy to purchase...

Thanks to anybody who chimes in.
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Post by: Muff Diver on November 07, 2018, 10:38:20 PM: Nevermind! I found it on Juno :)

Otoh, theres probably more info and several vendors who have this DVD, once its finally released.

It's titled
The Library Music Film
https://www.juno.co.uk/products/legere-recordings-germany-the-library-music-film/709673-01/

Ive signed up for an email notification once the DVD becomes available.

Of course, it's not quite like a night with the KPM All-Stars, but when you're living in life's Cheap Seats, you gotta be resourceful ;D
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Post by: radioman on November 19, 2018, 01:18:26 PM: I went. The acoustics were a bit iffy (standing on the staircase), but the playing was sound. It was nice to see Duncan Lamont. He uses a walking stick and must be quite old now.
I had it in the back of my mind that we probably won't see some of these old-timers on stage again.