Cherishing the Gerry Rafferty album City to City
A record collector/musician explains why the album City to City by singer-songwriter Gerry Rafferty is such a timeless classic.
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Apr 26, 2021
Gerry Rafferty in a personal photograph given to Goldmine by his family (Photo taken in 1977 by Martha Rafferty) and his classic album, City to City.
A record collector/musician explains why the album City to City by singer-songwriter Gerry Rafferty is such a timeless classic.
By Joe Matera
and the new single by Scottish singer-songwriter
Gerry Rafferty, “Baker Street,” is blasting out on the airwaves on my small transistor radio. The hypnotic sax hook, lyrical content, musical arrangement and the voice, it all engulfs me, striking a chord deep within my soul. This is music coming truly from the heart. It sweeps me away from my teenage existence into another world, a world so far away. And I’m hooked, big time. I hit the local record store and purchase the 7-inch sin
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Mike Stock
Back on May 10, 1995, an executive from the peermusic office in Los Angeles, Brady L. Benton, was spending a few days in London on business. That afternoon, he made an extracurricular trip to Hundred House in South London, where Mike Stock and Matt Aitken had their offices and studios. Although the music publishing expert was an industry professional, he was also a mega-fan of the Stock-Aitken-Waterman team. While waiting to meet Mike and Matt, he was escorted into a room where the walls were adorned with dozens of gold and platinum records, mostly for the team s work with Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan. Overcome with emotion, he broke down in tears (of joy), just one example of the love and devotion fans around the world have long held for the trio affectionately known as SAW.