Asia - used to watch their videos while working out at the gym.


https://youtu.be/AWs8SbT4__E

Yes agreed Mick, I remember hearing the track on "Bumpers"* and it certainly struck a chord, along with "The Sea" by Fotheringay, "Hazey Jane" by Nick Drake and "Thunderbuck Ram" by Mott the Hoople. Those Island samplers were really great and albums in their own right.

Jane Relf's work with the band Illusion is good as well!

Tim

*The Australian release had a significantly different track listing.

Just wonderful. One of my favourite Renaissance tracks, and a great live performance. Nice find.

More vintage footage

The very first LP which I purchased, probably aged 14 or so, was the self titled album by Renaissance.which started a lifelong love of progressive music.

To my mind the standout track was Island which is featured here and those who didn't buy the album would know Island from the Bumpers sampler album of course (which has featured on here quite a few times).

I loved Jane Relf's voice but doesn't Keith look serious.
From memory we have Louis Cennamo on keyboards and Jim McCarthy on bass.

Another pretty good bit of footage for 1969

I did think your response was a bit harsh Mick but would totally agree with the poor quality of the filming and Stacia looked positively overdressed for the occasion!

Tim

I look forward to some pics/progress reports when you get started, Martyn

Nothing on my layout, as I don't have one, as I write now.

But Steve Wright (James Street) has designed a layout for me, after giving him the sort of things I want to have on it.

And because he is 'bored', with nothing much to do on JS, since the New Year, he has built me the baseboards and frames for it......and they should be arriving over the weekend for erection. It's a sort of payback for the work and running around I have done for him on JS.

Just need another mortgage for the pointwork needed......

Roughly 9' x 7', two levels with terminus, loop, and a low level harbour. If I get anywhere, I'll have to start a new thread about it, but progress is likely to be slow, and I'm not very good-or enthusiastic-about scenery, though I will be doing some.

Martyn

Quote from: Newportnobby on January 29, 2026, 10:21:03 PMAs for the Hawkwind vid, I may have enjoyed that in my 20s but now I'm a little older I just find it rubbish. Sorry

@Trainfish - I'll just qualify that by saying there's nowt wrong with the music but the film is awful. Just someone swinging a camera around in and out of focus

Strewth! Do you have 'settling' issues?
Huge difference between 'before' and 'after. How long d'you think the 'after' will last?

@Newportnobby

How about an almost complete history of this piece of 4' by 2' marine ply which has had 6 play layouts on it.

From 2017 until 2026.

1st track layout 2017 - An oval, an inglenook and a terminus


A 2nd track layout followed the first very quickly because the PECO curved setrack point was a pain. Was replaced with a re-positioned small radius Code 55 point.

3rd track layout 2021 - Terminus to terminus - Ashburton to Town


4th track layout and major baseboard work - Nice try, but needed more storage on the oval.


Previous track layout 2025 (The Before) A quickie using Tomix F and a Peco code 80 crossover.


New track layout 2026 (The After (and the LAST)) All Tomix F plain track and electric points.


I've used what has been to hand or something I wanted to try. PECO Setrack, Peco Code 80, Peco Code 55, Tomix Fine and mixes of these. I do have some Kato Unitrack, but prefer the Tomix.

There was a larger 2 level layout as well, but I've cut that up and reused the ply on some other layouts.

Mark