The Beach Boys - You Need A Mess Of Help To Stand Alone

Wow! The Beach Boys playing live on top of Brighton Pavilion in 1972. Rough video - but nonetheless totally awesome.

Brighton trams on the Old Steine

Brighton trams on the Old Steine, originally uploaded by Southcoasting.

Old photograph from the 1940s, heading up Hanover Hill to the race course and up into the country. Swee-ee-t!

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And the world listened - Liverpool in the 1960s

Charming short film about the Liverpool music scene in the 1960s, with the emphasis on folk music, children and sailing songs

AND THE WORLD LISTENED

William Murrell

William Murrell, originally uploaded by Southcoasting.

On his tombstone was inscribed:

"Afflictions sore long I bore
Physicians were in vain
'Til death did seize
And God did please
To ease me from my pain"

My Photo in The Guardian

My Photo in The Guardian, originally uploaded by Southcoasting.

As part of the Year in Lego photo set, all of which are somewhat more ambitious than my humble quickshot.

More here

Hair on parade

Hair on parade, originally uploaded by Southcoasting.

Via Flickr:
I put together a new mixtape of my most-played tracks over the last year. You can download it and listen here if you like.

Mostly obscure, with an early 1970s vibe but with some modern folk too.

Thea Gilmore sings Sandy Denny

This is lovely. Thea Gilmore playing one of Sandy Denny's newly discovered lyrics

- Don't Stop Singing

May all old soldiers rest in peace

May all old soldiers rest in peace, originally uploaded by Southcoasting.

at the 11th minute of the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month of this year the 11th of the century, and always


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Stoned immaculate etc

Stoned immaculate etc, originally uploaded by Southcoasting.

Hiawatha Telephone Company - Flowers in the window mp3

a song that wasn't played at the house concert last weekend

Warsaw

Warsaw, originally uploaded by Southcoasting.

The little red and yellow trams made me very happy. A great city.

House concert

Off to Berlin to this thing here with the lovely The Great Park and Mute Swimmer. Yep, Hiawatha Telephone Company will be playing some songs too.

Pretty good to go if you're in town on Sunday. It'll be an early evening, bring your own beer, come down for a chat, free sort of thing

• The Great Park - the Royal Canal mp3

• Mute Swimmer - Different Name mp3

The Polytunnels of Anatolia

There were polytunnels from hill to hill

The whole of the valley was smothered by greenhouses and plastic covered frames. They are used for growing vegetables, mainly tomatoes, but in the summer they get too hot so they have to be emptied out and closed down. A few caretakers still live on the site, but it’s like a weird industrial ghost town.

See the photographs here