Will probably be moving soon so I figured I'd say this: Whilst not even being old enough for my parents to have been alive when these photos were taken, I find it very interesting how much this town has changed over the span of 40-50 years and how seemingly more lively it was back in those days. Like most days I walk around town and there's probably less than 1000 people I see walking around. Nowadays this town doesn't seem to have much of a personality in my opinion and I kind of wish it was more like it was in those days with more shops open and stuff like that (I don't actually know what it was like in those days so correct me if it was actually worse back then). This town will always mean something to me as it is my childhood town but overall I just wish there was more going on here.

@2:02 - Wow, I recognise that seagull ! He was there for years !

Don't forget your popcorn while you're watching this one !

Thank you for sharing

Thank you, enjoyed your film. I knew Stained Glass in the mid-1970s when they used to play at our local folk club in Sudbury Suffolk. Lovely people. I still play the Open Road album and love it as much as I did back then, part of the sound-track of my life.

I was the recording engineer for this album. Still have my copy.

Remember it well....the greatest times of my life.

Hey your back, as one of the only other Nasty Pop Fans i had to say hi

Hi fiascophil, There is a group on Facebook called Braintree as it was. I'm sure a lot of people would be very interested and happy to see this. It won't let me share it but maybe you would be able to!

Baughans @1.25, they had a factory in Braintree were I worked that produced frozen pies and sausage rolls. @2.38 Visionhire, mum used to rent a telly from there.

Really interesting! I moved here in the late 80's so recognize a lot of it 👍

My father was part of this, I was around when it was recorded, I was about 5, trips to the manor and drinks with Branson, great days.

This music is heaven. I like garage/psych, King Crimson and Greenslade and early 70s power pop this takes me back there, never heard this before.it's not often music has instant loveability.

18.00 awesome!

Why hasn't a CD been released? Remember buying this in Woodmancy's in Frome. Had to sell my vinyl collection some years ago. Have been buying replacements on CD. This is one of about 20 I have not found!!

Great memories.Went blackcurrant picking to save up and buy my first little Ultra transistor radio from Poulters. I was then able to listen to all the pirate radio stations that had started up...

Tracklist and timestamps?

Great pictures. Grew up in Braintree.

anyone know who played the harmonica on lonely king?

any chance of posting the other side of the album?

absolutely wonderful that you posted this......they were magical and this is kind of rare...Thank so much.

Lovely pics, I do wish each had longer on screen so I could look better but thank u ❤️

favorite part : a-meric-uh -uh -uh 😂😂😂 you could annoy so many people with that. i know im a bastard. i s should put it on a loop and drive through my town with that on loudspeaker 🤣🤣🤣🤣

The closest I've ever heard to replicating the experience of arriving in NYC for the first time. I ordered this from an advert in Melody Maker as a new release and when it finally arrived in Canada I was blown away by how cohesive and inventive the arrangements are. It's been in my collection ever since.

Was born in this town in 1964 my dad was in the US Air Force my mum English.

I've been outside, in between rains, and I've been idly whistling that hypnotic four note piece at 11:50, which, inside again, *suddenly* I realise is from this album, which I still have on my spidery, mouldy, dusty Vinyl shelf! Great stuff! This album is so evocative of a scouser's experience of the States! Night, Manhattan bridge-line, hearing in my head lonely saxophone in the night from the Williamsburg Bridge…

Absolutely superb ,yet hauntingly sad, what lovely photographs.

I also met Adrian Herni when he came to my uni in the early 70s. A really down-to-earth guy who hadn't had his head turned by celebrity.

Thoroughly enjoyed these pictures. Was a customer in Osborn's shop from the moment I arrived in Braintree in 1975. Bought my first locomotive kit from him and my first ever (lethal..IS-12?) superglue (this was before it was even called superglue) Are these pictures taken by the same kind gentleman who looked after me back then? (Steven Duhig). I believe he retired to the West Country/Devon?

Thanks for posting...my copy was worn out long ago. No CD release that I can find. So how about Side Two??

Was looking for Braintree, Massachusetts, USA.

Great to see these pictures, thanks

Reminds me of Queen. Coolio

give me a thumbs up, so rare to meet anyone who knows of this band, thought I was alone kzbin.info/www/bejne/qHTLfJaLjrJ7rbs thx

I bought this album as a teenager solely on the basis of the artwork. I wasn't disappointed. Great album, shame they never became famous.

The English version of Ginsberg and the Beat movement. Lovely.

Manchester band I believe I ran a fan site at one time, the drummer or bass player was in squeeze until he killed himself, anyway, this LP still ranks in my top 10 ever.

got this LP out of a bargain bin for 75p because I liked the cover in the 70's, still rate it as one of the best albums of all time, how these guys failed to make the big time beats me, but like they say "you got to make a joke out of life, if life makes a joke out of you".

Lovely old pictures, thank you for posting them :)

Thanks for getting back. a friend of mine was seeking this as it was a big part if his growing up.

i love this album - I had it on pre-recorded cassette when it came out. Crow is just a brilliant track. I'm so glad you posted this as I was also trying to hunt it down to satisfy my nostalgia. I did find links to ebay copies on CD but they seem to be asking a lot for them -IF they are even available ( had the same problem trying to find Doll by Doll too)

Amazing!

" ... and there wozn't even a Bingo there!" Quite odd - but short enough to watch the whole thing. :)

I actually enjoyed this - and can understand why you are so fond of it. I'm impressed that your dad's mates were so cooperative as well.

That's me in the leather jacket playing banjo along with 2 friends, Steve Read on guitar & Enda Donnelly from Dublin on mandolin. It's due to the efforts of Steve & a few others going back to the mid 1970's,that the first UK Bluegrass festival took place in Edale Derbyshire. All the other UK festivals followed on from Steve's efforts, Ivan Kelsall - Manchester UK

Nice view back in time -- hard to believe that 1998 was getting on to two decades ago!