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Thread #127261   Message #2839206
Posted By: Edthefolkie
14-Feb-10 - 03:58 PM
Thread Name: Folklore: Lark Rise: BBC error?
Subject: RE: Folklore: Lark Rise: BBC error?
Sorry about incoherent posts the other day - me netbook downstairs kept transmitting messages without me hitting enter, obviously possessed by a tree spirit!

I don't actually care a toss about the current BBC L R to C - as various people have said, it's typical Sunday evening disconnect yer brain stuff. Except that it gives people the wrong idea about a minor classic.

An example of something similar. Sandy Denny recorded a lovely version of the Inkspots' "Whispering Grass" with great people like Diz Disley and Danny Thompson on it. It went out as a single. Island never had a hope of pushing it because at exactly the same time, Don Estelle and Windsor Davies recorded it too. Guess which version popped up every bloody 5 minutes on radio (thanks Smashey and Nicey) and made it onto Top of the Pops? (Jim certainly fixed it!)

The best thing I think is to read the book(s) and decide yourself.