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When Joe Boyd moved to London in the mid-‘60s, he had no idea how he’d change the music world. He opened the soon-to-be-legendary underground UFO Club and produced the first single by its house band, Pink Floyd. He also produced Fairport Convention, which rebounded from a tragic crash and basically invented British folk rock; the Incredible String Band, whose Woodstock appearance remains Boyd’s biggest professional regret; and Nick Drake, who was plagued by his lack of commercial success in his short lifetime. And that takes us just into the early ‘70s, with adventures with Aretha Franklin, smash singles involving banjos and a camel, and landmark work with Richard and Linda Thompson, R.E.M. and many others to follow. Enjoy Part 1.
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When Joe Boyd moved to London in the mid-‘60s, he had no idea how he’d change the music world. He opened the soon-to-be-legendary underground UFO Club and produced the first single by its house band, Pink Floyd. He also produced Fairport Convention, which rebounded from a tragic crash and basically invented British folk rock; the Incredible String Band, whose Woodstock appearance remains Boyd’s biggest professional regret; and Nick Drake, who was plagued by his lack of commercial success in his short lifetime. And that takes us just into the early ‘70s, with adventures with Aretha Franklin, smash singles involving banjos and a camel, and landmark work with Richard and Linda Thompson, R.E.M. and many others to follow. Enjoy Part 1.

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