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@grasshopper ......we also have three national holidays in Germany that are celebrated in November. All Saints' Day The origin of the worship of saints can be traced back to the cult of martyrs. Martyrs, special people, church teachers and bishops were venerated. Pope Gregory IV ordered a feast for all saints in the 9th century, as it was impossible to assign a separate day to each saint. In the course of time a real cult of saints developed. Today, however, the original meaning of the festival is celebrated, namely to commemorate exemplary people. All Souls' Day On All Souls' Day the Catholics remember the deceased relatives. The festival can be traced back to an abbot of the Cluny monastery, who in 998 ordered a "deceased memorial day" for the deceased of the associated monasteries. To All Souls' Day belongs the custom that graves are decorated and consecrated by the priests. In addition, lanterns are set up, because an old folk belief says that in those days the souls of the deceased return to earth to find their resting place. Day of penance and prayer Reflection, critical life balance and reorientation are the focus of Protestant services on the Day of Repentance and Prayer. The day of remembrance is celebrated on the first Wednesday after the day of national mourning. The Day of Repentance and Prayer in Germany is a holiday of the Protestant Church that dates back to times of need. In the course of history, days of penance and prayer have repeatedly been scheduled for current events. In the face of emergencies and dangers, the entire population was called to repentance and prayer.

@dirtmudd......Hillage.....I´ll do ....within the next few days .....

I got the entire Steve Hillage Band collection but haven´t spinned them yet ......

Two DJ's meet each other ...one says to the other ...Since weeks my Juke Box Disco .... is running...I am totally frustrated...no parties, no dancers, nobody listens, no likes.....What should I do? Says the other ..... let a song run out and do not play 300 songs in one hour

so 5 years longer than me ..pretty nice ....

Actually, Halloween is celebrated on the night from October 31st to November 1st in Europe. The first of November is a holiday in Germany. On All Saints' Day on November 1, people commemorate the saints of the church. ...

@dirtmudd should have been better sound quality on the vid from Steve Hillage , Mike Oldfield .....who doesn't know him.....plays better without his sister LOL, Halloween is over..LOL

@dirtmudd "GONG" ...Physodelic Rock at its best. Pierre Morelon was the drummer of the band and founded his own band in 1976 as "Pierre Morelon's Gong", mainly jazz rock. Steve Hillage produced similar psychedelic rock music as a solo artist. The french Band " Ozric Tentacles " are in no way inferior to the sound

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@Dave1290 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ what an incredible solo by EvD

No idea..can´t help you ..just got original records from MMEB only ....

No that´s @CECAA850 he loves italian food so much ....he has said himself, every day...and at night he dreams of pizza mountains

Got so many records from the 90tees ....gonna introduce some of them to you in the next few weeks ...let´s continue with Cranes " Loved " from 1994 Pinnacle Label , printed in Holland

something from the late 90tees Hooverphonic " a new stereophonic sound spectaular " 1996 Columbia Records , Sony Music .

like this one ?

..and I haven't played this record from MMEB for a very long time. It was the last production as MMEB. Manfred Mann had disbanded the band at the end of 1978, but had already started recording this album. For the new formation several line-up changes were made. Ex-Wings drummer Geoff Britton replaced the founding drummer Chris Slade and Steve Waller replaced guitarist Dave Flett. Britton left the band soon after due to illness and was replaced by John Lingwood. With this line-up, the album is, with the exception of Manfred Mann himself, the first album without other founding members. On the back of the album cover, Manfred Mann informs the fans that the album is the last one of Chris Thompson with the band, as he will form his own band Night. Thompson, on the other hand, was available for recordings and live performances with the Earth Band until well into the 2000s and appears on all other Earth Band albums, with the exception of the 1987 album Masque, as well as on the 2006 album, which was released under the name Manfred Mann '06 in 2004 regardless of the title, and on the 2014 Manfred Mann album Lone Arranger