Iirc those stands were the last thing Richard was developing.

Do you mean the Pete Brown of "...and His Battered Ornaments" and "...and Piblokto," and the Pete Brown who was co-writer on a shedload of Jack Bruce songs, including "I Feel Free", "White Room" and "SWLABR" and "Sunshine of Your Love." Ye...

Joe Bonamassa - Royal Tea Co-written with Bernie Marsden and with additional contributions from Pete Brown, Jools Holland and Dave Stewart. Well 'eavy geezer, with a bit of a seventies vibe. https://open.spotify.com/album/1i8hO7RSXJ4FOumcLoDyN2?si=5vZaQWypRqOecy1PqySEWw&dl_branch=1 Is that this...

Getting to know Kurt Elling - starting with 'Man in the Air'. I think more will follow. Fantastic voice and very quirky lyrics and approach to the 'songs' (or are they recitations?). Blue Note CD, so presentation is good.

Early eco-warriors?

plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.

Sarah Harding https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/sep/05/sarah-harding-singer-with-girls-aloud-dies-aged-39-from-breast-cancer?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other Not the sort of news you want to hear about anyone, let alone a singer. Here's the obit https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2021/sep/05/sarah-h...

I actually remember playing with a wind-up gramophone when I was very young, and having 78s by Beniamino Gigli - I can remember there was "Che Gelida Manina"and "La Donna e Mobile," https://youtu.be/b5Ba_MSygGk My father's favourite - I may have inherited a 10" LP somewhere...