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The Middle Earth Club
The Middle Earth Club
The Middle Earth Club
In this episode, we go there and back again with a very precious club in the 1960s.
Hosted by
Jasmine
Elcock
Sound Editing
Will
Jacob
Listen Now:
0:00/1:34
The Basement, 43 King Street, London, United Kingdom
A Trip to Middle Earth
Written by
James
Rampton
Performed by
Stephen
Fry
About this story
1968. A hippy club sees new and established artists performing in a small crowded space. David Bowie, Pink Floyd, The Doors, Captain Beefheart, Jefferson Airplane, The Byrds and T Rex are among the artists gracing the small basement stage at the Middle Earth Club.
Delve Deeper
Pooterland has some playbills from the club. Facebook also has some photographs of the club.
The Basement, 43 King Street, London, United Kingdom
A Painted Tear
Written by
Hamish
Roberts
Performed by
Zak
Ghazi-Torbati
About this story
David Bowie is performing as a political mime artist at the Middle Earth Club in 1968, and working towards his first alter-ego Ziggy Stardust.
Delve Deeper
Check out Bowie’s painted tear. Bowiewonderworld has information about Bowie’s mime ‘Jetsun and the Eagle’.
The Basement, 43 King Street, London, United Kingdom
“I could see everyone’s fillings falling out”
Written by
James
Rampton
Performed by
Jasmine
Elcock
About this story
Jimi Hendrix blows everyone’s socks off performing at Middle Earth in 1968.
Delve Deeper
The Independent has an article about singers trashing their guitars. YouTube has film of Hendrix playing ‘Wild Thing’ in 1967. Music Radar has more of Terry Reid’s interview on the teeth-endangering effect of Hendrix’s guitar-playing.
The Basement, 43 King Street, London, United Kingdom
A Trip to Middle Earth
Written by
James
Rampton
Performed by
Stephen
Fry
About this story
1968. A hippy club sees new and established artists performing in a small crowded space. David Bowie, Pink Floyd, The Doors, Captain Beefheart, Jefferson Airplane, The Byrds and T Rex are among the artists gracing the small basement stage at the Middle Earth Club.
Delve Deeper
Pooterland has some playbills from the club. Facebook also has some photographs of the club.
The Basement, 43 King Street, London, United Kingdom
A Painted Tear
Written by
Hamish
Roberts
Performed by
Zak
Ghazi-Torbati
About this story
David Bowie is performing as a political mime artist at the Middle Earth Club in 1968, and working towards his first alter-ego Ziggy Stardust.
Delve Deeper
Check out Bowie’s painted tear. Bowiewonderworld has information about Bowie’s mime ‘Jetsun and the Eagle’.
The Basement, 43 King Street, London, United Kingdom
“I could see everyone’s fillings falling out”
Written by
James
Rampton
Performed by
Jasmine
Elcock
About this story
Jimi Hendrix blows everyone’s socks off performing at Middle Earth in 1968.
Delve Deeper
The Independent has an article about singers trashing their guitars. YouTube has film of Hendrix playing ‘Wild Thing’ in 1967. Music Radar has more of Terry Reid’s interview on the teeth-endangering effect of Hendrix’s guitar-playing.
The Basement, 43 King Street, London, United Kingdom
A Trip to Middle Earth
Written by
James
Rampton
Performed by
Stephen
Fry
About this story
1968. A hippy club sees new and established artists performing in a small crowded space. David Bowie, Pink Floyd, The Doors, Captain Beefheart, Jefferson Airplane, The Byrds and T Rex are among the artists gracing the small basement stage at the Middle Earth Club.
Delve Deeper
Pooterland has some playbills from the club. Facebook also has some photographs of the club.
The Basement, 43 King Street, London, United Kingdom
A Painted Tear
Written by
Hamish
Roberts
Performed by
Zak
Ghazi-Torbati
About this story
David Bowie is performing as a political mime artist at the Middle Earth Club in 1968, and working towards his first alter-ego Ziggy Stardust.
Delve Deeper
Check out Bowie’s painted tear. Bowiewonderworld has information about Bowie’s mime ‘Jetsun and the Eagle’.
The Basement, 43 King Street, London, United Kingdom
“I could see everyone’s fillings falling out”
Written by
James
Rampton
Performed by
Jasmine
Elcock
About this story
Jimi Hendrix blows everyone’s socks off performing at Middle Earth in 1968.
Delve Deeper
The Independent has an article about singers trashing their guitars. YouTube has film of Hendrix playing ‘Wild Thing’ in 1967. Music Radar has more of Terry Reid’s interview on the teeth-endangering effect of Hendrix’s guitar-playing.
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