Genius + Soul = Jazz

This being the title of the record of the week by Ray Charles, on this Seeburg jukebox, photographed in a Dunstable club, presumably the Dolphin, judging by the poster on the wall, around October 1961.

I Like It

A 1974 compilation of 1960s cover songs, most of which are of dubious quality (although one or two are OK), the performers, as is often the case on these budget records, remain uncredited. Sleeve design was by Peter Marriot, the photographer was Colin Glanfield. Of the models, he looks bored, she looks far more interested....... 20p well spent?

1960s in the City

These four photographs were picked up at a local vintage shop. They were a bit battered, but the subjects made the 50p paid for each worth it. A trip through Photoshop soon tidied them up. They were taken around the City of London during the 1960s, the photographer unknown, the reportage style typical of the time. The top view of three be-suited lads was taken at London Bridge, the second is of a couple of boys closely examining a left hand drive Jaguar E-type on Eastcheap.

The third view shows workers at the top of King William Street, whilst the last shows a lady glancing over at traffic which included London Transport RTW312 on route 6 which I think would date these pictures to 1962-64.

Alcan

This advert for Alcan aluminium products appeared on the back cover of a guide to the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu, published in 1972. It features Malcolm Campbell's record-breaking 350hp Sunbeam racer of 1920, from a splendid painting by Michael Turner (b.1934). The car has been part of the collection since it's arrival in 1958 and was running again in 2014, following a period of extensive restoration.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunbeam_350HP

Man About The House

Paper-back book based on the excellent TV-series that ran from 1973-76, actually written after it's demise, in 1977. Bought for a few pence at a jumble sale today, I see there is a copy on eBay for £12.50........ Good luck selling that! Paula Wilcox, who played Chrissy, is on the cover

Here comes spring again

A sure sign that winter is on it's way out is the appearance on our roads of classic cars, blinking in the sunlight after a period of hibernation tucked up in a garage somewhere. This 1973 MG Sprite has suddenly turned up in a road near to us, usually boxed in by other vehicles, but a clear shot was possible last Saturday. It has a round rear wheel arch and chrome bumpers, only available during 1972/73 and apparently is a desirable combination amongst enthusiasts. Roll on the rally season!

The Car's the Star

Tourists mill around Anne Hathaway's cottage near Stratford-upon-Avon in the early 1950s. Of course the real interest in this view, scanned from a recently acquired red-bordered Kodachrome slide, is the hefty-looking Hillman Sixteen of 1936/37. Of some 700 built, only a couple are known to survive.