12-04-2016, 01:46 PM
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Originally Posted by stevmk2
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One of my all-time favourite "bands" was the Steve Miller Band.In every one of his albums you hear echoes of other bands but it was, to me, brilliantly done and worth listening too.
Circle of Love was my favourite album - unfortunately it's just a noise now.
Maybe after my Cochlear Implant, who knows....? stevmk2
Makes me think of long summer days and nights...
12-04-2016, 02:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Nom
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They have got form afraid had to pay out to bluesman Willie Dixon over Whole Lotta love, also to others from the first two albums
12-04-2016, 02:15 PM
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Quite possible think if they had name checked some of there sources may have saved em a bob or two Mind you i think because of the success of the albums it may well have got a lot of these bluesmen a bit of attention.I love Robert Plants later4 solo work back to his roots and inspired covers. His Hey Joe wipes the floor with both the original and Hendrix version.
12-04-2016, 02:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Nom
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Quite possible think if they had name checked some of there sources may have saved em a bob or two Mind you i think because of the success of the albums it may well have got a lot of these bluesmen a bit of attention.I love Robert Plants later4 solo work back to his roots and inspired covers. His Hey Joe wipes the floor with both the original and Hendrix version.
12-04-2016, 02:26 PM
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Copyright law, in music, is exceedingly difficult to prove. I enquired years ago over a song I had written, the main melody line had been 'nicked'.I had even taken the precaution of posting the manuscript to myself as soon as I had written it, so that I had a Royal Mail official date stamp directly on to the reverse of my manuscript ! Even so the lawyer I spoke to said that there was not enough of the melody on the 'new' song to guarantee winning the case, and it would be so costly to bring to court ! I didn't take it any further. The group I was in at the time "Unit Three Plus One" made a 'demo' disc at the back end of 1969 with four tracks on it (an EP) and one of those tracks was "Silently", it became obvious to us that record companies 'nicked' original songs from such 'soft pressings - demo discs' knowing full well that it was highly unlikely that any of the original writers would sue them, because of the high court costs.
This is the song that had 'nicked' my melody line.
My song was called 'Silently' and the 'new' song was entitled 'Today I killed a man I didn't know' and was recorded by several well known artistes ! A friend of mine rang me up to tell me they had just heard it on the radio, on a program that played the 'B' side of various 'Hits'. My melody was on the 'B' side of "My Baby Loves Lovin'" by White Plains in early 1970, I think (It may have been "Julie Do Ya Love Me?" out at the back end of 1970).
My song was a love song, but the 'new' song was an anti war song about the American Civil War !
On YouTube, various people recorded this song -
Words & Music credits go to Roger Cook and Roger Greenaway. (no mention of Gill Dixon !!!! grrrrrrrrrr)
The Fortunes, Nash Chase, White Plains, P. J. Proby, Roger Cook (ex David & Jonathon), Edward Woodward, The Family Dogg, Masanobu Tadeta.
12-04-2016, 02:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Goldielocks
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Now you are talking graculus Small Faces 
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