As discussed in my first post, this blog was specifically designed to function as an ever-evolving-- and long overdue---conduit between Wimple Winch, a band that broke up over 40 years ago, and its formidable cult fanbase scattered throughout the world.
It is necessary.
After all, there is no "Official Wimple Winch Website." There is zero extant footage of the band, onstage or otherwise, and only few treasured photographs. In the digital realm, it's next to impossible to learn anything of consequence about the band's history, apart from rudimentary, often inaccurate write-ups strewn about the net; many of which are simply copied verbatim from the serviceable AllMusic entry.
It was for precisely this reason I began the search for Dee Christopholus and the other members; a search that culminated in the piece for Shindig!.
In its original conception, this blog was created as a nexus for both the people who love the music they made and the band members themselves: a meeting place for fan and artist. I wanted the blog to be mindful of the band's past achievements, yet firmly focused upon their present lives as well.
I wanted to create a living, breathing textual history of the first and finest of the British Freakbeat bands.
It occurred to me that it might be mutually advantageous for myself, as host, and for those who stumble upon this labour of love in their digital travels, to focus upon one specific song this blog to reflect upon specific songs recorded by Wimple Winch/Dee Christopholus. My reasoning is twofold: first, it's an opportunity for me to stretch out and perhaps communicate the underlying motivation for this blog's existence; and second, I wanted to reach out to anyone with a curiosity about mid-to-late '60s music in the hope of exposing them to some fantastic material.
Accordingly, I've decided to intersperse my regular posts and updates with discussions of my favourite songs.
Stay tuned.
But I'll give you a hint of what's coming...
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