tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post5393656080487714060..comments2023-11-05T09:26:06.044+00:00Comments on Start The Revolution Without Me: The Essex Brothers.... At Last!Pileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15540380685492699957noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post-2346888708688847792011-03-03T00:33:59.509+00:002011-03-03T00:33:59.509+00:00i was surprised myself but when i googled the esse...i was surprised myself but when i googled the essex brothers this link to your blog came up :)<br />it was a nice find<br /><br />thank you looking forward to hearing more<br />and i will say to my nanny<br />im sure she will love to hear also and get it on cd like the last find :)<br /><br />hope you are well too<br />best wishes also<br />shannonUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06163027229602640917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post-15676066239951957882011-03-02T21:01:54.125+00:002011-03-02T21:01:54.125+00:00Hi Shannon - No idea how you managed to find me, b...Hi Shannon - No idea how you managed to find me, but so pleased that you did!! There are a few more bits and pieces which may come to light soon, I'll blog them here as and when they do.<br /><br />Hope you are all well,<br /><br />Best wishes<br /><br />PileyPileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15540380685492699957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post-35586841888382320672011-03-02T20:54:57.556+00:002011-03-02T20:54:57.556+00:00Really glad i stumbled upon this.... my grandmothe...Really glad i stumbled upon this.... my grandmother played me the cassette this summer in london. <br />it's an amazing discovery and lovely to have in the family<br />(Edwards side)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06163027229602640917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post-20152163616567618502010-03-22T22:31:56.838+00:002010-03-22T22:31:56.838+00:00No worries Spud, always good to get feedback, and ...No worries Spud, always good to get feedback, and thanks for taking the time to do so!<br /><br />Glad you liked the song too! The 'Sound of the 60s' idea has been mnetioned to me by someone else too, and I will look into that - will let you know how I get on!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />PileyPileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15540380685492699957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post-12265402643605852322010-03-22T21:46:47.101+00:002010-03-22T21:46:47.101+00:00Bit late in the day but just wanted to congratulat...Bit late in the day but just wanted to congratulate your dad on writing such a seriously catchy pop tune (just played a bit of the Families podcast and heard it again). And your uncles did it proud.<br /><br />You know that 'Sounds of the Sixties' show on Radio 2? There's a section in that for rarities called Playing Hard To Get. I wonder if it's worth mailing in a request with a mp3 attached to see if they might consider playing it around your dad's birthday or something? They might be interested in the backstory.<br /><br />Long shot but...wouldn't it be excellent if it got a second outing on the BBC fifty years on? Or if your dad got a royalty cheque!spudnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post-28766942604062141222010-02-18T23:49:25.116+00:002010-02-18T23:49:25.116+00:00Hi John - nice to see you over here!
I think my f...Hi John - nice to see you over here!<br /><br />I think my family looked after that broadcast a bit better than the Beeb did that's for sure!! Still not got confirmation, but don't think they even recorded it.<br /><br />How on earth did Phill and Phil end up broadcasting from your gaff??! There's a blog post straight away!<br /><br />PPileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15540380685492699957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post-64162868377331592192010-02-17T13:20:36.432+00:002010-02-17T13:20:36.432+00:00Forget Rat and The Holy Grail! This is how metal d...Forget Rat and The Holy Grail! This is how metal detectors must feel when they unearth Viking artefacts. My BBC radio claim to fame is when Phill Jupitus and Phil Wilding broadcast their 6 Music Breakfast Show in 2005 from my house - like you, I made CD copies of the 3 hour programme (not highlights!) for friends and family.John Meddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10547777949324509522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post-14907472843452215702010-02-11T21:35:39.318+00:002010-02-11T21:35:39.318+00:00ph - and there's me thinking you didn't ha...ph - and there's me thinking you didn't have taste!! <br /><br />Dan - why thank you kind Sir! Glad you enjoyed it.. I just can't help myself sometimes, but I owed this one to my uncles and family to do it right.<br /><br />Heff - Whewww, thanks, I was! I won't any more tho!<br /><br />PPileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15540380685492699957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post-23191026986772899312010-02-11T21:12:26.017+00:002010-02-11T21:12:26.017+00:00My blog is shut down for the time being. NO ONE ha...My blog is shut down for the time being. NO ONE has access right now. Don't take it personally.Heffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13396114362826135207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post-85824722854138908842010-02-10T18:35:04.474+00:002010-02-10T18:35:04.474+00:00I am always impressed with the extraordinary amoun...I am always impressed with the extraordinary amount of research you put in to your blog posts, Piley. Another incredibly impressive, fascinating and touching one.<br /><br />Keep up the good work, Sir.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01773088730561800442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post-21078455609245319332010-02-09T22:16:11.450+00:002010-02-09T22:16:11.450+00:00I prefer the Essex Brothers to The Beatles - they ...I prefer the Essex Brothers to The Beatles - they should have been bigger than Jesus :)phsendnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post-72335371309429365722010-02-05T21:46:26.044+00:002010-02-05T21:46:26.044+00:00Thanks Mondo, you are right, having the whole show...Thanks Mondo, you are right, having the whole show really makes it. It doesn't matter that there's nobody of any note on there, it just enables you to get a feel of the whole time. It's just as likely that someone could have recorded just those 2 songs, makings it all out of context. Also it's handy having all the intros because I was able to timestamp it by what he was saying fairly closely... either last week or two of 1961 or very early 1962.<br /><br />You are right there Further!! Thanks also for youe e-mail, just replied to that.<br /><br />Cocktails - It was getting a bit nerve wracking for me towards the end!!! Especially when it looked like there was nothing of any interest on the tapes!! Glad you liked my dads song! I don't think he wrote any other stuff no, which is also a bit weird!! Wrote one then retired at the age of 30!!<br /><br />Hey Heff! I shoulda come to you first for the title of this post "shit you thought long gone or never existed in the first place" woulda been much better!!! I STILL can't get access to your blog y'know...<br /><br />Hello Mrs M!! - Haha! Funny enough "Dear Essex Brothers" made me smile too!! You'd think they might have bothered to find out their names!! <br /><br />PPileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15540380685492699957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post-42840270342655789132010-02-05T20:29:29.752+00:002010-02-05T20:29:29.752+00:00Brilliant stuff Piley - what a lovely find that tu...Brilliant stuff Piley - what a lovely find that turned out to be. Love that letter from Rediffusion too "Dear Essex Brothers" ! (Always liked that logo).Mrs Mondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post-87587319776363865192010-02-05T20:00:14.478+00:002010-02-05T20:00:14.478+00:00Really cool to find shit you thought long gone or ...Really cool to find shit you thought long gone or never existed in the first place, eh ?Heffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13396114362826135207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post-68402754196262004222010-02-05T13:44:39.831+00:002010-02-05T13:44:39.831+00:00Ah, I love this story and it's like we've ...Ah, I love this story and it's like we've all been with you on the way, itching to find out what's on the tapes as well!<br /><br />And the Running Away track isn't too shabby is it. Did your Dad ever write anything else? What else hasn't he told you about?! The mind boggles.Cocktailshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06091341579556869010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post-58804099775403041032010-02-05T11:29:22.556+00:002010-02-05T11:29:22.556+00:00Fantastic - what a story.
1962 what a year for mu...Fantastic - what a story.<br /><br />1962 what a year for music... ;-)Furtheronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11903753972242964410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post-19997878125311321152010-02-05T10:29:53.442+00:002010-02-05T10:29:53.442+00:00It really is an incredible story P. And great havi...It really is an incredible story P. And great having the complete the show - it frames the brothers in the full context of the time and is a perfect piece of history. Top stuff.Mondohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11199468951602465556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post-53040281167348501932010-02-05T08:50:48.978+00:002010-02-05T08:50:48.978+00:00Cheers Marco - I'm so pleased it all came off,...Cheers Marco - I'm so pleased it all came off, and even more pleased that it has meant so much to you.. Looking forward to that beer mate, but you're in the chair!!!<br /><br />EF - Nah, was no secret!! I've alwas subscribed to the view of "why do one post when you can string it out to 2"!! Glad you liked the track - look forward to seeing it turn up in a future DJ set of yours perhaps??!<br /><br />thank you OP - you provided me with some invaluable info early on too. Yes it seems like ages since it all started, but a brilliant result! Spot on re my cousin too, I'm really thrilled to have met him and his family, and will be sure not to lose contact again.<br /><br />Warble - Yes you are right about the quality, very clear. I have no idea how it was originally recorded either.... am assuming there was no such thing as 'leads' to link up a reel-to-reel to the radio, so it was probably a mic up against the radio. Very clear. FX ran some software through it to clean it up, but from my point of view, i was shocked there was even anything on it after 40 odd summers and winters in a loft! I bet a DVD-R or CD-R wouldn't last as well in the same conditions! Running Away is a cracker isn't it?! And I'm not being biased (well maybe a little!)... After hearing it just once I knew it! Very catchy!<br /><br />PPileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15540380685492699957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post-90891281960515353102010-02-05T08:19:52.472+00:002010-02-05T08:19:52.472+00:00Amazingly terrific quality, especially "Runni...Amazingly terrific quality, especially "Running Away". Just cant get my head around Piley senior penning that. Well done fella, top stuff.<br /><br />WarbleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post-44879056485255822572010-02-05T01:10:24.973+00:002010-02-05T01:10:24.973+00:00Absolutely fantastic result Piley, well done.
So ...Absolutely fantastic result Piley, well done. <br />So great you got in touch with another part of your family as well under such happy circumstances.<br /><br />(Word verification tonight is 'zonal' - I kid you not - who are one of the last remaining manufacturers of reel to reel tape. That's synchronicity for ya.)office pesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15516888180507856752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post-91399206240098720352010-02-04T21:46:55.738+00:002010-02-04T21:46:55.738+00:00Great end to the story Piley. As I said on your ot...Great end to the story Piley. As I said on your other post regarding the Xmas CDs (which I now realise I put my foot in it, I am really sorry about that!) I enjoyed the Essex Brothers track a lot.E F RICEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06323043569136307149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post-36401171081085943292010-02-04T21:15:46.230+00:002010-02-04T21:15:46.230+00:00Absolutely worth the effort!! I didn't see my...Absolutely worth the effort!! I didn't see my father for the first 20 years of my life and he was dead by the time I was 26. What is more I only ever heard him sing once. So to actually have such a treasured possession of him singing live on Radio is wonderful and I can't thank you enough.<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />Mark<br /><br />P.S. It's great to be in touch and look forward to meeting up for that beer in the spring.NoIdeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08516361730116478463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post-52941436986130528432010-02-04T14:36:07.567+00:002010-02-04T14:36:07.567+00:00Am still 'net-less' at the mo, so apologie...Am still 'net-less' at the mo, so apologies that my comments are likely to be sporadic... also don't take offence if i've not commented on your blog for a while!!! same reason!<br /><br />Thanks Col - the full show is a very mixed bag to be honest... nobody of any note on it (imagine if it had turned out to be a recording that happened to include a missing Beatles performance!). I am really pleased to have the whole show though as it puts the whole thing into context. <br /><br />ISBW - indeed! I've made sure there are plenty of copies kept on various hard discs, CDs etc etc. Don't want to lose it again now! It's turned out really well I think, and well worth the effort.<br /><br />PPileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15540380685492699957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post-22914816246096552212010-02-04T13:16:42.564+00:002010-02-04T13:16:42.564+00:00Oh, wow - that's real 'lump in the throat&...Oh, wow - that's real 'lump in the throat' stuff, isn't it? What a fantastic family artifact. Little Piley's heritage! I'm so glad you persevered in getting it all re-formatted.Kolley Kibberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07055145770836351738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post-29945587228792837892010-02-04T09:30:50.302+00:002010-02-04T09:30:50.302+00:00Fantastic! I'd like to hear the whole show!!!Fantastic! I'd like to hear the whole show!!!Axe Victimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08571658847673238630noreply@blogger.com