Another piece of teenage wildlife…
Tomorrow’s The Times (Friday’s edition) in the UK is running a full-page feature that David has written for
It’s a fascinating insight into how the power of recorded music affected the young Jones, and how he caught the recommender bug at an early age…a thrill that remains with him today, (See yesterday’s news) as confirmed in this brief excerpt:
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“There really was no bigger thrill than telling somebody who needed impressing, ?You really have to hear this?, as I pulled out the latest by Nervous Norvis. I quickly realised that to recommend was an intoxicating power and it?s something that gives me a true buzz to this day.
Of course, I could only recommend when I could commandeer the shop?s state-of-the-art turntable. Vic liked to listen to his jazz ? Kid Ory and Joe ?King? Oliver were big favourites ? and he wasn?t particularly bothered if you didn?t much care for it.”
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You can read the whole thing online by clicking on either of the images above.