Only played one of Bill Fay’s records the other day 
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I know it prompted me look out the CD to play during the week.
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Sad 
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Ah, poo 
Sad, great body of work in her own right and of course with others including Donny Hathaway.
Weirdly I was first led to The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, via the sample in this tune in my relative yoot:
Her version probably earned more money in royalties for Ewan MacColl than anything else he ever did.
And he hated her take on it. Mind you, he hated every other cover version too.
I’m sure he didn’t hate the money.
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As an avowed communist I’m sure he did…
In that case he no doubt donated every penny of his royalties to the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Great Britain? 
One would hope so…
Following firmly in Marx’s footsteps then…
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And all the rest of them.
As a small “s” socialist, I have absolutely no problem with people doing very well indeed from the fruits of their labour/IP.
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And as a rapacious vulture capitalist, I have absolutely no problem with people (well, me) doing very well indeed from the fruits of other’s labour.
Twat. 
I haven’t actually managed to do it yet…
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Never give up on your dreams mate.
MacColl has a plaque there, and I am sure some of his writings are part of the library, but not sure he ever had anything else to do with that building. It is owned by Salford Council