We reached out to over 80 people to pass on their tales and memories for us and how music has moved them in their lives. Here’s the full list. Book is available here
PART 1: RECORDS
Television, Marquee Moon (1977) Will Sergeant (Echo and the Bunnymen)
Television, Marquee Moon (1977) Bill Drummond (KLF)
Charlie Barnet And His Orchestra, ‘That Old Black Magic’ / ‘I Don’t Want Anybody At All’ (1942) John Altman (composer, musician – Graham Parker and the Rumour, Chas Jankel, Prefab Sprout etc. author: Hidden Man, My Many Musical Lives)
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong, ‘Cheek to Cheek’ (1956) Esme Young (designer, Swanky Modes; films including Trainspotting; judge, The Great British Sewing Bee)
Fair Hill Talkin’ Blues Paul Charles, author Adventures in Wonderland: booking agent Elvis Costello, Van Morrison, Tom Waits etc.
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Self-Titled (1965) Philip Rambow (solo, The Winkies, Brian Eno, Ellen Foley, Kirsty McColl, Peter Murphy etc)
The Rolling Stones, ‘(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction’ (1965) Paul Hemmings (The La’s, Lightning Seeds, Aviator etc)
The Four Tops, ‘Reach Out I’ll be There’ (1966) Clive Langer (Deaf School), producer (Madness, Teardrop Explodes, Dexys Midnight Runners etc.)
Ennio Morricone, The Good the Bad and the Ugly (1967) Danny Briottet (Renegade Soundwave)
LOVE, Forever Changes (1967) Raymond O’Gorman (That Petrol Emotion, Everlasting Yeah)
The Beatles, Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) Holly Johnson (Frankie Goes to Hollywood)
Glen Campbell, ‘Wichita Lineman’ (1968) David Balfe (Zoo Records), producer (Echo and the Bunnymen, Undertones etc)
The MC5, ‘Looking at You’ (1968) Karl Tsigdinos, Radio DJ Shakin’ Street
Van Morrison, Astral Weeks (1968) Dennis Dunaway (Alice Cooper, Blue Coupe)
Various Artists, This Is Soul (1968) Enrico Cadillac Jnr of Deaf School (AKA Steve Allen)
Al Kooper, Mike Bloomfeld, Steven Stills, Super Session (1968) Rose Gross-Marino (author, Assorted Hits: Music, Murder, Mayhem and the Mob, Vice-President, Arista Records)
Fleetwood Mac, ‘Oh Well’ (1969) Roy White (White and Torch)
Procol Harum, A Salty Dog (1969) Jimmy Destri (Blondie)
Johnny Cash, Live at San Quentin (1969) Linda King (historian, design educator, writer, broadcaster)
Gordon Lightfoot, ‘If You Could Read My Mind’ (1970) Derek Gibbs (Satellites – Acton)
Pink Floyd, Atom Heart Mother (1970) Marc Marot, Blue Mountain Publishing, Island Records, manager Lemon Jelly etc
Joni Mitchell, Blue (1971) (Elvera Butler, promoter, Cork, Reekus records label owner)
John Lennon, Plastic Ono Band, ‘Imagine’ (1971) Michael Des Barres (solo, The Power Station, Detective, Gene Simmons etc)
Rory Gallagher, Live in Europe (1972) Jake Burns (Stiff Little Fingers)
The Who, Quadrophenia (1973) Mike Peters (The Alarm)
The Rubettes, ‘Sugar Baby Love’ (1974) Paul Harvey (artist/musician; Penetration; Pauline Murray & The Invisible Girls; Happy Refugees)
Status Quo, Status Quo Live! (1977) Grant Nicholas (The Godfathers/Skid Row (IRL))
Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers, ‘Roller Coaster by The Sea’ (1977) Mike Badger (The La’s, The Onset)
The Stranglers, Rattus Norvegicus (1977) Ian Grant (manager, The Stranglers, Big Country, The Cult etc.)
The Clash, The Clash (1977) Bruce Dickinson, longtime record company A&R and Marketing executive
The Clash, Give ‘em Enough Rope (1978) Dave Linehan (Hooligan)
XTC, White Music (1978) Lar Murphy (Chant! Chant! Chant!)
Jilted John, True Love Stories (1978) Deko (Paranoid Visions)
The Damned, ‘Love Song’ (1979) Armitage Smith (The Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show)
Killing Joke, Turn to Red EP (1979) Michael Coles (Artist, Designer, Malicious Damage, Killing Joke, The Orb)
The Slits, Cut (1979) Helen McCallum (Helen McCookerybook, The Chefs)
Neil Young, Rust Never Sleeps (1979) Mike Nicholls, author, journalist
Dexys Midnight Runners, Searching for the Young Soul Rebels (1980) Martin O’Connor, DJ Shush! Sounds from UCC Library
The Decline of the Western Civilization (1980) Daniel Makagon, author, Underground: The Subterranean Culture of Punk House Shows (2015)
Adam and the Ants, ‘Dog Eat Dog’ (1980) Simon McQueenie, music supporter
The Cure, ‘A Forest’ (1980) Ava Vox (aka Elaine Hannon)
The Cure, Faith (1981) Colin Biggs (Records & Relics record shop, Cork)
Motörhead, No Sleep ‘til Hammersmith (1981) Marc Monitor (The Milk Monitors)
Minor Threat, ‘Out of Step’ (1983) Meryl Streek
Echo and the Bunnymen, Ocean Rain (1984) Ciarán Ó Tuama, (Cypress Mine!)
Everything But The Girl, Eden (1984) Orla Fitzpatrick author, (Lost Ireland), visual culture historian and librarian
OMD, ‘Talking Loud and Clear’ (1984) Ann Marie Kelly, broadcaster, documentary maker
The Commodores, ‘Night Shift’ (1985) Cathy McPhail (The Crafty Artist)
Lloyd Cole and the Commotions, Easy Pieces (1985) Julie Hamill, author, (15 Minutes with You: Interviews With Smiths/Morrissey Collaborators and Famous Fans, June), broadcaster
Public Enemy, It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (1988) Danny Briottet (Renegade Soundwave)
Leonard Cohen, I’m Your Man (1988) Rick O’Shea RTE Radio Presenter
Mary Margaret O’Hara, ‘To Cry About’ (1988) Brina Corrigan (solo, The Beautiful South, Dave Couse)
The Vernon Walters, ‘MLK’ (1988) Rich Levene (DIY gig promoter S.T.E. Collective, Southampton)
The Front Lawn, Songs From The Front Lawn (1989) Stephen Kennedy (promoter, Nighthawks, The Beatles Festival)
Slint, Spiderland (1991) Ciarán Ryan, educator, documentary maker, author (‘Fit for consumption? Fanzines and fan communication in 21st Century Irish DIY Music Scenes’)
Salt ‘N’ Pepa, Very Necessary (1993) Louisa Moss broadcaster, Off the Record, Dublin City FM
Injusticed League, Doomed Nation – Demo 94 (1994) Ana Raposo (designer, photographer, punk scholar, Porto)
The Trashwomen, Spend the Night with The Trashwomen (1996) Erin Hyde (Nervous Twitch)
John Parish & PJ Harvey, ‘Is That All There Is?’ (1996) Marie Arleth Skov, author (Punk Art History: Artworks from the European No Future Generation)
Joni Mitchell, Both Sides Now (2000) Bette Bright (solo, Deaf School)
Jesse DeNatale, Shangri-La West (2003) Gary Topp (Promoter, Toronto)
Connie Converse, How Sad, How Lovely (2009) Vaari Claffey (curator)
Beach House, Teen Dream (2010) Kieran McGuinness (Delorentos)
Savages, Silence Yourself (2013) Maria Elena Buszek, (art historian and member of Punk Scholars Network)
Tongue Fu, Tongue Fu (2014) Lou Molinaro, co-owner This Ain’t Hollywood, Hamilton, DJ Lou’s Control (93.3 CFMU.ca)
Beach House, Depression Cherry (2015) Emily Dollery, DJ Set Guitars to Kill, author, I’ll Be Okay, I Just Need to Be Weird and Hide for a Bit: Modern Post Punk and Dada
Alice Bag, ‘Programmed’ (2016) Jessica A. Schwartz (musician, Trap Girl; author)
Nothington, In the End (2017) Ellen Bernhard, author, Contemporary Punk Rock Communities: Scenes of Inclusion and Dedication
PART 2 STORIES ABOUT GIGS AND LIFE
The Rolling Stones, Cellar Club, Richmond (1963) Bob Grace, publisher, author (Solid Rock: From demo to limo to God)
1967 John Leckie (producer The Fall, XTC, Stone Roses, Skids, Adverts etc.)
Taste, Marquee Club, London (1968) Peter Knight, head of A&R, Polydor Records
Woodstock (1969) Leo Lyons (Ten Years After)
Joan Baez, 1960s Melinda Simonian, music supporter
“Some of the most bizarre/memorable/unique concerts I’ve seen…” Ira Robbins (Trouser Press )
Working with David Bowie, Iggy Pop and Tangerine Dream Eduard Meyer (musician, technician)
Meeting John Lennon NYC (1973) Glenn Friedman manager (the Carpenters, Chaka Khan), the Music Umbrella International Consultants
Rory Gallagher, Carlton Cinema, Dublin (1975) Pat O’Mahony (broadcaster)
Elton John, Wembley Stadium, Mid-Summer Madness June 21, 1975 Ann Munday (senior vice president, general manager, Chrysalis Music America)
Club 82 in the 1970s Donna Destri (solo artist; The Fast, etc.)
The Lous, Music Machine, London (1977) Tollim Toto (The Lous)
XTC and Tony Wilson and Me (1978) John Hollingsworth (writer, photographer)
“A Beatle Knows My Name” Eric Troyer (solo artist; Lou Reed; Ian Hunter; Meat Loaf; Billy Joel, etc.)
Public Image Ltd., Agora Ballroom, Atlanta (1980) Tony Paris (journalist)
The Prisoners, Projects Arts Centre, Dublin (1985) Niall Toner Jr. (The Dixons; The Prongs)
The Shadows, Odeon, Birmingham 1980s Gavin Davies (musician)
Taj Mahal (with guests!), The Palomino, California (1987) Todd Everett (journalist, The Los Angeles Times, etc.)
David Bowie, Alvalade Stadium, Lisbon (1990) Victor Torpedo (producer, musician: Tédio Boys, Parkinsons)
Einstürzende Neubauten, Lisbon (1993) Pedro Miguel (journalist, author: Uma Cena ao Centra: Modern Portuguese Music 1990-1999)
Tenterhooks and the Death of Dublin’s DIY Spaces James Hendicoot (freelance journalist: NME, Dublin Gazette; author: CONIFA: Football for the Forgotten. The Untold Story of Football’s Alternative World Cup)
New Model Army – 40th Anniversary Tour, Klub Proxima, Warsaw, Poland, October 25, 2022 Aleksandr Mikitenko (Ukrainian/Russian underground musician and non-fiction translator, now settled in Toronto, Canada).
