I met AL Lloyd in 1971. I was doing my degree dissertation at Essex University on "the class struggle as reflected in the songs of miners". I phoned AL Lloyd and was invited to interview him at his home in Greenwich. He had a beautiful Georgian house. I remember a room with his collections of reel-to-reel tapes stacked from floor to ceiling. I often wondered what happened to all his Eastern Europe field recordings. He was very welcoming and served me tea.