Wow - can’t believe I missed this. Just heard a couple tracks and it’s classic Ray. Can’t speak to the whole album cause I haven’t heard the whole thing yet, but I’ll be picking it up shortly.  Working Man’s Cafe @ Amazon
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Cliff Richard has been quoted as saying the Beatles were “out of tune“.  Not sure what’s got up his nose these days or why it’s being reported now, but he particularly singles out the guitar work, and one can assume he’s talking mostly about George Harrison’s playing.  Hunter Davies comes to George’s defense, but it’s [...]

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… at least new to me.  In 1964, when planning a spring/summer tour around the world, Ringo got tonsilitis.  Plans were already made, and surprisingly, their manager decided to go ahead without him.  A replacement drummer, Jimmy Nicol, was brought in and played in Ringo’s place for a handful of shows - I think it [...]

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