Main menuDave Kelly, Lonesome man blues (King of the ghetto)
Release details
| Title | Lonesome man blues (King of the ghetto) |
| Artist(s): | Dave Kelly |
| Category: | BBC - RESL (Click on this button to view other releases of BBC - RESL 7'' singles.) |
| Label and catalogue number: |  BBC Records - RESL 188 |
| Format: | Vinyl 7'' singles |
| Country: | UK  |
| Released: | 1986 |
| Genre: | Dramas View all other tracks listed as Dramas. |
| Run-off codes: | RESL 188 A-1U-1-2-2
RESL 188 B-1U-1-1-1 |
| Item deleted? | Yes |
| Distributed / printed by |  EMI Records |
| Page views: | 1444 times since 20th May, 2017, global rank is 3597, rank in singles is 726. |
| My rating: | ***** |
| Guest rating: | ***** |
My copies information
| This section shows the information I have recorded for this release. |
| Detail | Value |
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| Cover condition | Near mint |
| Record condition | Very Good Plus |
| BBC records label code | F |
| Number have | 1 |
| What type of seller was used | Physical shop |
| Where can I buy this release? | You may be able to purchase this release from the following websites (others are available!) |
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Tracks
| Below is a list of tracks for this release. |
| Side & track no | Track and Artist | Length |
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| A1 | Lonesome man blues [Arr. Dave Kelly / Peter Filleul] | 3.02 |
| B1 | Long hot summer [Dave Kelly / Peter Filleul] | 2.11 |
| Total length of media 5:13. |
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Reviews
| Below is my review for this release and the ratings. |
| Quite spooky this one. Needs a bit of getting used to ... |
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| My rating | 3 |
| Guest rating | Current average value is 3.
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Extra notes on cover, middle (gatefold sleeve) and any inserts |
So you have a cracking, gripping, original television serial telling the story of two young whites and their relationship with the Bengali community around London's Brick Lane. You've firmly rejected the Ravi Shanker approach. But what kind of note do you strike in approaching composers to provide a score for the serial ?
The story's about ordinary people, people struggling with universal problems on the streets and in their homes-housing itself, schooling for the kids, work and ready money, love and sex and friendship, power and organisations, business and big bucks, an identity.
In the end we wanted a people's music, an idiom that anyone's heart could be touched by. Few musicians in Britain play and sing blues like they were meant by the pioneers in black America. But Dave Kelly's voice and slide guitar are the real thing, even though they're English. Put Peter Filleul's imagination and keyboard alongside and the result is a blues-based score that is by turns gutsy, ricky, disturbing and deeply affecting. We're sure we've struck the right note: lots of them. (W Stephen Gilbert) |
Further information |
BBC Radio Enterprises Ltd and BBC Enterprises Ltd, predecessors of BBC Worldwide / BBC Worldwide Ltd., the BBC's commercial arm. Formed 1968 and 1979 respectively, they were a subsidiary wholly owned by the BBC and merged into BBC Worldwide in 1995. In that time, there were companies set up within or structured brands as part of the company to deal with separate parts of the business, e.g. BBC Records for recorded audio. Sometimes written as BBC Enterprise Ltd.
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| Page views: 1444 times since 20th May, 2017, global rank is 3597, rank in singles 726. |
| This page was last updated on 17-04-2024 at 17:35:09 UK local time. |
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