Today is a momentous anniversary for all of us here at 27 Leggies (i.e. me). It was exactly ten years ago that our first ever post was published. If my records are correct, since then we've featured 3903 different tracks and roughly 2300 different artists, from Admiral Dele Abiodun all the way to Zuluboy.
Way back then I would never have dreamed that we would become Surfers of the Zeitgeist. After all, we weren't even paddling at that point - more sitting in the car with sandwiches and a thermos flask on a rainy Sunday afternoon hoping the weather would clear long enough for us to manage a quick stroll on the beach.
Some of the many highlights of the last ten years include: becoming penpals with Mama Coconut; being pestered by hip European DJs for cutting edge Tsonga Disco samples; being bigged up on US National Public Radio; meeting the legendary Klaus Voorman; getting on the guest list for some excellent gigs; being relentlessly trolled by irate Elkie Brooks fans for daring to suggest her disco version of "Only Love Will Break Your Heart" was less that great; and, most of all, getting to know all our lovely friends and followers.
To mark our 10th anniversary, here are the first five songs I posted back in 2009. If you would like to make your own contribution to the celebrations, stick a number between 1 and 3903 in the comments and I'll put together a playlist of whatever tracks have the equivalent numbers on my spreadsheet. It is alphabetical by artist so if you fancy a bit of Tommie Young go high.
"They'm" - Rainbow Ffolly
"They Crowned An Idiot King" - Swamp Dogg
"Femme Africaine" - Soule Ngofo Man
"Ti Ricorda Ancora" - Fabio Concato
"Who Let The Flowers Fall?" - The Act
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Happy 10th anniversary! To paraphrase Abba: "Thank you for the words and music!"
ReplyDeleteThank you, O Furry One
DeleteCongrats mate! As for the numbers game: how about 666?
ReplyDeleteThere is a certain logic to it. I've just taken a sneak peek at the spreadsheet - I think you might be pleased with your choice
DeleteA legend and an inspiration Ernie
ReplyDeleteWell done on the decade
1961 has a nice ring to it
Thanks for the kind if implausible words, CC. I have 1961 in my sights.
Deletethe allegedly random number generator on the spreadsheet has given 698.
ReplyDeleteTen years? Pah! I've got pants that are older than that
My commiserations to your partner
DeleteCongratulations. 10 years is some achievement, you should be rightly proud. I've heard some great tracks for the first time from your blog that I simply wouldn't have heard otherwise, so thank you. Please give 1313 a spin for me on your random wheel of fortune. P.S So now I know where 27 Leggies derives its name. Nice one.
ReplyDeleteP.P.S Meant to add about Elkie Brooks. You were right of course but perhaps she did give St Etienne a germ of an idea a few years later.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the kind words. One of the reasons I do this is in the hope that it will help people discover new stuff they like, in the way the folks on the right hand side have helped me. So good to know it works occasionally.
Delete1313 will be with you soon. In the meantime, just to clarify that I have nothing against Elkie herself - as anyone choosing 3640 or 3641 will discover - just that record.
Congrats!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks. And thanks for going to all the trouble of incorporating your selection in your name - beyond the call of duty
DeleteAs a punk wars veteran it has to be 1976
ReplyDeleteThanks, Charlie Harper
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