tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36273873.post8391552957291295030..comments2024-03-28T04:37:57.088-04:00Comments on Dark Forces Swing Blind Punches: In Full: Lewis Merenstein, producer of Astral WeeksHankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12995158278551531136noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36273873.post-35785284908329955172016-03-04T10:16:53.464-05:002016-03-04T10:16:53.464-05:00"Some people hear it right away" said th..."Some people hear it right away" said the man. It was late autumn 1972, it was Chiswick, west London; I (drummer) had accompanied my friend Ray Flacke (guitarist) to visit his cronie, also a guitarist in his bed-sit flat. We smoked a joint and drank tea with digestive biscuits and they began to blether strings, chords, amps etc. I strolled over to a record player and picked up an album I'd never seen before, remembered the name from a long-removed band called Them and drifted off into what was to become a life-long love affair with Astral Weeks...."Some people hear it right away"ian murrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482408949246117054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36273873.post-70409597190359003082015-11-04T12:10:53.504-05:002015-11-04T12:10:53.504-05:00Best interview on the subject I read in a very lon...Best interview on the subject I read in a very long time.HDNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11883885954550094236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36273873.post-78576609824744268312009-07-14T03:05:31.717-04:002009-07-14T03:05:31.717-04:00tremendous interview. love his angle on casting a ...tremendous interview. love his angle on casting a record and going where the music, not necessarily the artist, wants to go.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36273873.post-59626882404831424102009-05-24T20:38:04.273-04:002009-05-24T20:38:04.273-04:00Great read. The Tom he is referring to is Tom Wils...Great read. The Tom he is referring to is Tom Wilson, this black cat who produced 3 Dylan albums + Like A Rolling Stone. Dead now, and largely forgotten. Maybe you can get back to Lewis to do an appreciation of him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36273873.post-11597553478515267112009-04-06T00:18:00.000-04:002009-04-06T00:18:00.000-04:00Just came across your blog--am thrilled to see Ric...Just came across your blog--am thrilled to see Richard Davis get he props he deserves for his playing on Astral Weeks.<BR/>I have the Ken Mc(Mac?)Intyre album "Home" featuring Jaki Byard that you were looking for--if you are still looking for it let me know how to get in touch.orleyfarmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05694949632151638858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36273873.post-79249468596783379962009-03-21T10:48:00.000-04:002009-03-21T10:48:00.000-04:00The Warner Bros. exec was Mo Ostin, not Moe Austin...The Warner Bros. exec was Mo Ostin, not Moe Austin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com