August 3rd 1972 – The Electric Cinema Club & A Film Show For Comicon ‘72, part 1 of 2

As an example of a film show for a comics convention, it’s hard to think of one that’s more impressive than that provided by the Electric Cinema Club for August 6th/7th’s Comicon ‘72. In truth, the line-up of movies the ECC provided, and indeed helped to sponsor, would make for a quite brilliant film festival […]

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July 30th 1972 – The Sunday Observer Magazine: A Haven Of Cartoons

I have no idea why the Smith family took The Observer every Sunday during the 70s. It really wasn’t our typical fare. Our daily paper was the thoroughly reactionary and dumbed-down Daily Express, and I can’t imagine my parents deliberately took a once-a-week break from rightist ranting in the name of balance and palate-cleansing. Whatever […]

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July 28th 1972 – The Coming Week’s Fantastical programmes on UK TV and Radio.

My memories of summer 1972 are, in terms of its fantastical TV and radio, of a dulling drought of anything that was particularly interesting. Yet looking at the terrestrial listings for this current week in 2025 has put my memories into context. Yes, the summer of 1972 was mostly about fantastical repeats, and yes, those […]

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July 26th 1972 – The Fantastical Gigs Of The Week: Can, Roxy Music, Stevie Wonder, Arthur Brown, Genesis & Hawkwind.

Relying on the gig pages of the UK music press can’t be said to be an entirely reliable business. Gigs were often cancelled, dates and venues rearranged, and schedules can prove to be highly misleading. (In Sylvain Sylvain’s fine memoir of his life as a New York Doll – There’s No Bones In Ice Cream […]

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