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(801 at The Reading Festival - Together for just a while to do some gigs and call it a day)

Very well received by the press at the time (1976), but not received all that well commercially (owing to a little thing called Punk in 1976), 801 was a sort of live-brainchild of Phil Manzanera and Brian Eno. Roxy Music (Manzanera's group and Eno's former group) temporarily split and 801 was conceived as a sort of performing stop-gap during the down time. Brian Eno had already established a solo career and was getting ready to branch off into bigger things. But 801 were great while they lasted. Primarily put together as a live band, the resulting albums have achieved a kind of cult status over the years - somewhat overshadowed by the introduction of Punk on to the scene, they've been revisited over the years and gained in popularity. Recent word is the original 801 Live album has been remastered, remixed and extended and should be out soon, if not already.

This track, Third Uncle closes the album and is off the original pressing. I understand the new version will have a different ending than this one.

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(Eclipse - Progrock from Quebec . . timing wasn't good)

I think, of all the various genres of music in the world, Rock Quebecois of the 1970's is probably the least known. A number of bands came out as part of the Progrock scene and achieved a certain loyal following, while others recorded one of two albums and vanished without a trace.

One of those bands was Eclipse. Almost totally unknown outside of Canada and, specifically Quebec. This French speaking band had all the earmarks of being a success. Great production, good musicians and a major label (CBS). But times being what they were (we're talking 1976 here - the year of The Sex Pistols and the great change in music), could not settle in with an audience and, English being the language of Rock, there was no interest in them from a mainstream point of view.

I've always been amazed at how a lot of European bands were rejected out of hand simply because they didn't sing in English - somehow their work wasn't valid because you couldn't understand what they were saying. I've often felt we missed out on a lot of great music because of that. Our loss.

Anyway - here is Eclipse from their first release in 1976. The track is called "La Derniere Fois". . . and the chords are universal.