{"product_id":"bob-stanley-presents-london-a-to-z-1962-1973-var-bob-stanley-presents-london-a-to-z-1962-1973-var-cd","title":"Bob Stanley Presents London A To Z 1962-1973 \/ Var - Bob Stanley Presents London A To Z 1962-1973 \/ Var [CD]","description":"\u003cp\u003eIf you threw a house party in London in the late twentieth century, before the smart phone rendered it redundant, you could guarantee that the following morning there would be a dog-eared copy of the A to Z behind the sofa, or under the coffee table, probably in a Tesco bag. Everybody had at least one. It was an essential aid in understanding London. It joined the dots and threw up obscure names printed over hitherto unexplored grids of streets: Alperton, Shooters Hill, Honor Oak, Tooting Graveney, Childs Hill, Ladywell. It invited you to create your own personal map of London, discover your own secret routes, your own special places. You could peruse the A to Z with the knowledge of who lived where - Sandy Denny in Wimbledon, before she moved to Muswell Hill which was already legendary as the home of the Kinks. Arterial roads as grisly as Archway Road (Rod Stewart) or Holloway Road (Joe Meek) or could be made magic through their pop connections. Put together by Saint Etienne's Bob Stanley, this is the soundtrack of London's centre (Bert Jansch and John Renbourn's 'Soho', Nick Drake's 'Mayfair') and it's hinterlands (Al Stewart's 'Swiss Cottage Manoeuvres', Humble Pie's 'Beckton Dumps', Julie Driscoll's 'Vauxhall To Lambeth Bridge') with a few transport links (Barbara Ruskin's 'Euston Station', Norma Tanega's 'Clapham Junction') thrown in to help you navigate your A to Z. This isn't London swinging cinematically, but it has the exact feel of the city's streets and suburbs in the late 60s and early 70s. What might be lurking in these locations, waiting to be uncovered on a cold winter Saturday? Corner caffs with Pepsi signs. Second-hand record shops and rickety street markets. Many are gone, but not all. This compilation is a musical travel guide - squint, and sometimes London can still seem magical. This is it's soundtrack\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCutty Sark - John Barry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePortobello Road - Cat Stevens\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSunny Goodge Street - Marianne Faithfull\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJeffrey Goes to Leicester Square - Jethro Tull\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarcel's - Herman's Hermits\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGoodbye Post Office Tower - Cressida\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrimrose Hill - John ; Beverley Martyn\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMayfair - Nick Drake\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLondon Bridge - Cilla Black\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHampstead Way - Linda Lewis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoho - Bert Jansch ; John Renbourn\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFriday Hill - Bulldog Breed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLondon Social Degree - Dana Gillespie\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEuston Station - Barbara Ruskin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKew Gardens - Ralph McTell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCity Road - Dave Evans\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eParliament Hill - Magna Carta\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEdgware Station - Edward Bear\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBeckton Dumps - Humble Pie\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotting Hill Gate - Quintessence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClapham Junction - Norma Tanega\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSwiss Cottage Manoeuvres - Al Stewart\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRichmond - Shelagh McDonald\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVauxhall to Lambeth Bridge - Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger ; the Trinity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC:\u003c\/strong\u003e 029667109024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ace Records Uk\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10.6.23\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e CD\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Rock Band Merch","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47228365078703,"sku":"6473","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/4112\/7599\/files\/4248481-3040267.jpg?v=1784921040","url":"https:\/\/pureliverecords.shop\/products\/bob-stanley-presents-london-a-to-z-1962-1973-var-bob-stanley-presents-london-a-to-z-1962-1973-var-cd","provider":"Pure Live Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}