Fortuitously #6

I like old-school flyers. I especially like the ones you hold onto for whatever reason. I have one here. It’s for a film, a work in progress, called Soul Searchin’, a documentary by Jesus Cruz and Alex Vigano. The flyer shows someone holding a copy of an old 45 on Emulate Records of Oakland, California. The single is ‘These Are The Things’ by The Emulations. I had to look it up. I had to listen to it carefully. It’s not that old Pale Fountains song, no, but rather it is a sublime slice of sweet soul from the very early 1970s which I like to think Michael Head might have been tempted to cover if he’d heard it back in the day. Anyway, I am glad this flyer turned up again out of nowhere as it is a lovely reminder of a very special day. The 22nd of June last year was a ridiculously hot day in London. The intense heat prompted a late change in plans, and unexpectedly I found myself looking for somewhere called All Is Joy on Dean Street. It turned out to be the old De Lane Lea studios,…