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in: Available online, 1968, Peel Shows (Incomplete), Tim's Tapes

25 August 1968

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Show[]

Name
Station
YYYY-MM-DD
  • 1968-08-25
Comments
  • The name of The Nice's session track, Ars Longa Vita Brevis, is a Latin aphorism (translated from the Greek), attributed to Hippocrates and usually rendered as "Art is long, life is short"[1] It was also the title of their second LP, released later that year.
  • Their other session tracks are all cover versions; Leonard Bernstein's "America" from West Side Story (with a quote from Dvorak's New World Symphony thrown in for good measure), Frank Zappa's "Theme From Lumpy Gravy" and their version of a track from the Zodiac: Cosmic Sounds LP, "Aries, The Fire Fighter".
  • Early play for a future number one single - Mary Hopkin's "Those Were The Days", produced by Paul McCartney for the Beatles' new Apple label. As Wikipedia shows, the song had an interesting history before becoming a worldwide hit[2].
  • Peel links available with the files below
  • Additional tracklisting thanks to Warwick Johns Link

Sessions[]

Tracklisting[]

Tracks marked 1 on File 1 etc

File[]

Name
  • 1) Taste - Top Gear 25/8/68
  • 2) J P Top Gear 25 Aug 1968.mp3
  • 3) Top Gear 1968.08.25 Nice.mp3
  • 4) TasteRoryGallagher1968-08-05BBCTopGearStudioSessionLondonUK.mp3
Length
  • 1) 5:36
  • 2) 12:20 (to 2:21 unique)
  • 3) 21:51
  • 4) 32:47 (to 7:09)
Other
  • 1) Many thanks to Colin Harper and Johnny Kidd Fan Club
  • 2) Many thanks to Tim
  • 3) Many thanks to Leicester Jim
  • 4) Full details at Sugarmegs. Note - the following track on that file, Born On the Wrong Side Of Time, is in fact from the 7" played on 16 March 1969.
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