Saving...Ah, those were the days….. As a schoolboy riding on the back seat of a scooter to Bradford polytechnic to see Jack The Lad Live in Concert… having a couple of beers (or maybe a couple more), riding back home late at night. The poor (sober) lad on the front of the scooter trying to keep the bike on the road while I was in a drunken stupor. Dave Hill his name (not related) was if I am not very much mistaken – I wonder what happened to him, pity how many friends I have lost through the ages. I wonder if I would be more careful if I could live it all again?
It was Dave who introduced me to Jack The Lad of course. Jack the Lad were a spin-off from Lindisfarne. With their brand of Good-Time Folk Rock, they were always a great Live-Act. In the space of about 4 years in the early to middle seventies they cut 4 fine albums:-
Its Jack The Lad
The Old Straight Track
Rough Diamonds
Jackpot.
The first three records were on the Famous Charisma Label, but after Rough Diamonds, the record company parted company with the band (threw ‘em out, if I remember rightly). The last LP, Jackpot, was on the United Artists Label. In the between time all these records have been re-released on CD, although Jackpot is rather difficult to find.
In the 90s the band reformed, albeit briefly, and cut another LP – On The Road Again
Came across this video on youtube, brought it all back 
Oh, and Dave…. if you ever read this post, get in touch, OK?
