Hipgnosis album art, the hardest working man in showbiz & the moment the world went mad

Published: Dec. 18, 2023, 3:14 p.m.

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We check this week\\u2019s luggage on the rock and roll baggage carousel and remove the following items for inspection \\u2026 

 

\\u2026 The People v OJ Simpson and why it\\u2019s worth re-watching.

 

\\u2026 the only two convincing films about magazines and journalism.

 

\\u2026 bands that look like mini-cab drivers.

 

\\u2026 David\\u2019s upcoming appearance on University Challenge (cue the voice of Roger Tilling: \\u201cMiddlesex Hepworth!\\u201d)

 

... the source of the phrase \\u201cBring on the empty horses!\\u201d

 

\\u2026 why someone called Riley asked John McVie and Nick Mason for his life back.

 

\\u2026 who was more prolific, Michael Curtiz, Barbara Cartland or Mozart?

 

\\u2026 the eternal destination of all Peter Pan royalties.

 

\\u2026 the man who saved Po Powell from a spell in the cooler.

 

\\u2026 \\u201cMorning, Gentlemen. Nice day for murder!\\u201d

 

\\u2026 writing bands\\u2019 names on school bags.

 

\\u2026 \\u2018I need a sheep, a psychiatrist\\u2019s couch, a vet and a ticket to Hawaii!\\u2019

 

... the old Word magazine gang and what they\\u2019re doing now.

 

Mentioned in despatches \\u2013 the Atom Heart Mother cow, a duff Barry Gibb movie, the Mark Leeman Five and Balaam And the Angel.


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