The Record Collector

The Record Collector

Daily Mail, 11.5.15

Some boys collect train numbers, others have stamp albums. But for Keith Sivyer, as with many boys … read more

Produced by George Martin

Produced by George Martin

2011

“John…” says Sir George Martin measuring his words, “hated his voice. When we were recording he was always asking … read more

David Essex

David Essex

Back in the Seventies film producer David Puttnam asked me to go and see a young, hitherto unknown actor playing … read more

The Everly Brothers

The Radio Times, December 1982

When the Everly Brothers had their first hits in the late 50s they were both … read more

Sir David Attenborough

Sir David Attenborough

The Sunday Times, January 1980

David Attenborough has done an awful lot to make copulation respectable during the past quarter … read more

Tom Stoppard

Tom Stoppard

The Sunday Times, January 1980

It seems to me that you never meet your heroes on equal terms – not … read more

Sam Phillips

Sam Phillips

Sam Phillips Plus Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and Roy Orbison 
(Radio Times, September 1973)

“Until rock  and roll music came … read more

DAVID BOWIE

DAVID BOWIE

Evening Standard, February 1973

The singularly most interesting aspect of the development of pop in the last couple of years … read more

Jimmy Cliff

Jimmy Cliff

London Evening Standard, July 1972

An interesting new film which has unfortunately been much critically overlooked is now approaching the … read more

Marc Bolan

Marc Bolan

Evening Standard, February 1972

Marc Bolan of the group T. Rex is the one super pop hero to have emerged … read more