Tom Dunne's Music & Me: How 1971 gave us Joni, Bowie, Marvin and so many more
The Carpenters, Marvin Gaye, David Bowie and Joni Mitchell were just some of the people who produced magnificent albums in 1971.
Occasionally an audio book can be so good it interrupts the dog walk. I’ll hear something and stop walking. But sometimes, some rare times, I have to actually sit down, crave the dog’s indulgence, and contemplate. David Hepworth and your fascinating book 1971 Never a Dull Moment, come on down.
Picture the scene: A&M’s recording studios in LA on corner of Sunset and La Brea. It’s a sunny mid-morning in January 1971. There are actually three studios, the main one, Studio A and two smaller, but no less impressive studios either side. All are in use.
