[peel] Re: sleevenotes, etc

[Alan Ford]

Obviously with too much time on my hands I've had a go at transcribing the
whole thing:

"It grows daily more obvious that, following the incredible forces generated
by British musicians during the past four years, there is opening up a vast
(?) void where the new things should be. The main reasons for this sudden,
though predictable, and wholly destructive situation is the lack of
opportunities for exposure on the mass media. The lack applies, of course,
only to those who cannot accept that the trite and mundane should be
forcefed into the vegetating (?) public.
Anyone prepared to add fresh tedium to already worn and broken down musical
concepts will be assured of instant financial success. Many prominent groups
and individuals have been forced to take vast leaps back into the tired,
grey past in order to ensure that their public will still have a chance to
see and hear them. However, Bernie Andrews, producer of the BBC radio
programme TOP GEAR, and myself believe that there is an outstanding amount
of creativity and comment (?) being bottled up by this "safety-first"
policy. I am sure SKIP BIFFERTY don't expect to convince their listeners
that they are infallible (?) or omniescent (?) - but just want people to
know that there is an alternative to the "run of the mill" sounds, and to
give them the opportunity to evaluate that alternative for themselves. "Top
Gear" has only two hours a week, which is little enough time in which to
present groups such as SKIP BIFFERTY, but it is better than nothing. Bernie
and I do not always agree about what music we include in our programme but
we do ensure that what we play is the best music available to us and that it
has been recorded with both love and honesty. Skip Bifferty have been on
"Top Gear" several times, and they certainly will be on again. Listen to
this, their first LP, in the light of what I have just written and you will
understand what I am talking about. With conditions as they are, Skip
Bifferty may not survive but they have the creative talent necessary to win
through, and when you've heard this record, you will be as anxious as Bernie
and myself that they should"

There are 5 words I was < 100% sure of. Anyone got any alternative
suggestions?

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_UJrzm-s9j9Q/SYXluw2Pi_I/AAAAAAAABiU/J45cVQsMjEE/s1600-h/back%2Bobi.jpg

Alan


On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 10:41 AM, steve <saipanda@yahoo.com> wrote:

>
>
> Many thanks for the links, Alan. Tried downloading, but the sleevenotes
> proved beyond my eyes, even with repeated zooming, zapping with photo
> software, etc.
>
> But, did lead to me to restart search for the sleevenotes, and managed to
> find a just about legible copy someone had posted on a web page (with a a
> bit of zooming). Now linked on the wiki sleevenotes page:
>
> http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/Peel_On_Record_Cover_Sleevenotes
>
> Thanks again for everyone's help with this page.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Steve
>
> --- In peel@yahoogroups.com, Alan Ford <ford.alan@...> wrote:
> >
> > The Skip Bifferty album is available to download via here
> >
> http://oldishpsychprog.ucoz.com/news/skip_bifferty_1968_skip_bifferty/2010-12-18-3262
> > or directly from
> > http://depositfiles.com/en/files/56j0xs23v
> > http://depositfiles.com/en/files/pk3b6vdze
> >
> > There's a copy of the album sleeve but it's a bit blurred. I'll try to
> > decipher it - unless someone beats me to it .....
> >
> > Alan
> >
>
>  
>