Spinning Today - What Are You Listening To Right Now? (Part 3)

[rmcin626]

+1 - absolute legend - check out the Bran Van 3000 track "Astounded" from Discosis which I posted recently, one of my favourite tracks ever.

The album I have was cut and mastered by Kevin Grey and sounds fantastic, although not on this album People get Ready is one my favourite songs.

[Alex_UK]

And an abject demonstration of a stereo recording!

[Barry]

A mixed bag:

The Beatles – 'Rubber Soul'

https://i.discogs.com/n-QGMCrgJWvncuxZNfveL-S9-zR8LVKJGkjGr-0cbFM/rs:fit/g:sm/q:40/h:300/w:300/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTM5MzYx/Ny0xNTc3NjQyNTc5/LTgwMDQuanBlZw.jpeg

Label: Parlophone – PCS 3075
Format: Vinyl, LP, Stereo, Album, 1st
Country: UK
Released: November 25, 1965
Genre: Rock
Style: Pop Rock, Beat


Lone Justice – 'Lone Justice'

https://i.discogs.com/6blwv_D9J7kTE1MIOVmLWGxh42aAl0HCaSZ4UBWwfxQ/rs:fit/g:sm/q:40/h:300/w:300/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTI5ODY3/NzAtMTMzMTY3Mzc0/Ny5wbmc.jpeg

Label: Geffen Records – GEFD24060
Format: CD, Album
Country: UK
Released: 1985
Genre: Pop
Style: Vocal


St Germain – 'Tourist'

https://i.discogs.com/61n6rTcFHPdVHBtQm1iNfNdoPQsKoe3RFhUfl-ERotQ/rs:fit/g:sm/q:40/h:300/w:300/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTE3ODk3/Ni0xMTgxMjQzNTkx/LmpwZWc.jpeg

Label: Blue Note – 7243 5 26201 2 8, Blue Note – 7243 8 89558 2 9
Format: CD, Album CD, Promo All Media, Limited Edition
Country: Europe
Released: 2000
Genre: Electronic, Jazz
Style: Acid Jazz, Downtempo

[Us-&-Them]

The only song I've heard by Bran Van 3000 is 'Drinking In L.A.' which I have to say is a really good song!!!!! :thumbsup:

[Barry]

Pink Floyd – 'Animals'

https://i.discogs.com/lvD29uJYoDukItg0CSZQIY6s1K3Sxqce25flPVM4dOk/rs:fit/g:sm/q:40/h:300/w:300/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTM5MTMy/Mi0xNjkxNTYzMjc4/LTYwODAuanBlZw.jpeg

Label: Harvest – SHVL 815, Harvest – 0C 064-98 434
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold
Country: UK
Released: January 21, 1977
Genre: Rock
Style: Prog Rock


Future Sounds of London - 'Lifeforms'

https://i.discogs.com/kJQ5Dx_-hxBP5-OI3OOAUOb0tkhiCvYzQNoQlhrCmZ8/rs:fit/g:sm/q:40/h:300/w:300/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTExMzA0/NzQtMTE5NDUwNTg3/NS5qcGVn.jpeg

Label: Virgin – 7243 8 39433 2 6, Virgin – CDV 2722, EBV – 7243 8 39433 2 6, EBV – CDV 2722
Format: 2 x CD, Album
Country: UK & Europe
Released: May 23, 1994
Genre: Electronic
Style: Leftfield, Downtempo, Experimental, Ambient


The Seeds – 'The Seeds'

https://i.discogs.com/ytL9YBZv5uOIsohGnBMKVUJ6THkFU0WWVqajHAYPKHw/rs:fit/g:sm/q:40/h:300/w:300/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTIzMTE0/NDktMTMzNTg5ODc3/My5qcGVn.jpeg

Label: GNP Crescendo – GNP 2023, GNP Crescendo – GNPS 2023
Format: *
Country: US
Released: 2009
Genre: Rock
Style: Garage Rock, Psychedelic Rock

* Listened to a YouTube copy on my Smartphone - so not the highest of fidelity.

[Pigmy Pony]

Ok Barry, four out of the six albums you played today, I have - can you guess which ones? A small clue to help you along: I'd never heard of The Seeds until today ;)

[Barry]

Ok Barry, four out of the six albums you played today, I have - can you guess which ones? A small clue to help you along: I'd never heard of The Seeds until today ;)

It could be any of the other five: The Beatles, because you don't like them; 'Animals', because the lyrics are depressing; FSOL, because you don't like ambient, etc. etc. etc.

[Pigmy Pony]

Thought I'd give this a play too.

https://i.discogs.com/mODoOiBx6P4qZrINefK9oNA23l7OjhNBmLf2nMcPBe0/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTU5Mjg3/NDktMTYxMzA1ODAy/Ny02Mzk4LmpwZWc.jpeg

[Pigmy Pony]

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81k9Ie30XVL._AC_SX679_.jpg

[Dom66]

https://i.postimg.cc/43yYjXwy/LP1673.jpg

[AJSki2fly]

Thought I'd give this a play too.

https://i.discogs.com/mODoOiBx6P4qZrINefK9oNA23l7OjhNBmLf2nMcPBe0/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTU5Mjg3/NDktMTYxMzA1ODAy/Ny02Mzk4LmpwZWc.jpeg

Great choice!:)

[AJSki2fly]

Firebottle(Alan) has waived his magic wand and tweakery over my phono stage, and the vinyl reproduction has never sounded so good. So much more ambience, depth and detail from this album and others, great bass, drums tight and controlled, superb transients and decay. Thanks Alan!:)

Marillion – Brave
Label: Parlophone – 0190295719593
Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Steven Wilson Remix

https://i.discogs.com/40mcG6_hv4RbR7KF-Hxt43ygOukvKZYpeptxxkWnMXw/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTEyMTY3/NjM0LTE1Mjk2NjM3/MzYtNTEwNS5qcGVn.jpeg

[Pigmy Pony]

Great choice!:)

Cheers Ade, it was you got me into it :)

Something I've noticed - some releases are on Parlophone (as is mine), and some say Bluenote on the sleeve... All I can think is that maybe Bluenote did the original press, and Parlophone the re-releases. All I know is that I cannot fault this Parlophone one - vinyl roar completely absent, and the overall sound balance is spot on to my ears :)

I think I read somewhere that his other albums have had a rather more lukewarm reception - what are your views?

[Pigmy Pony]

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41xJ5nKy0lL._AC_.jpg

[AJSki2fly]

Cheers Ade, it was you got me into it :)

Something I've noticed - some releases are on Parlophone (as is mine), and some say Bluenote on the sleeve... All I can think is that maybe Bluenote did the original press, and Parlophone the re-releases. All I know is that I cannot fault this Parlophone one - vinyl roar completely absent, and the overall sound balance is spot on to my ears :)

I think I read somewhere that his other albums have had a rather more lukewarm reception - what are your views?

I think the latest, just called 'St Germain', https://www.discogs.com/release/7564034-St-Germain-St-Germain stands on its own merits, Ludovic Navarre used musicians from Mali, it was predominantly recorded at Bamako, Mali and calls upon traditional Mali style music, with other samples and style from Jazz. It still has the flavour of St Germain but with a different feel, it is very good IMHO and very well recorded/produced. Well worth getting a copy, in fact I think I will give it a spin next.

[Pigmy Pony]

I thought I had 'Come Find Yourself', turns out I haven't. So this will have to do.

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61+-LqKd5LL._AC_SX679_.jpg

[Pigmy Pony]

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61l-EDEZTIL._AC_SX679_.jpg

[Barry]

Cheers Ade, it was you got me into it :)

Something I've noticed - some releases are on Parlophone (as is mine), and some say Bluenote on the sleeve... All I can think is that maybe Bluenote did the original press, and Parlophone the re-releases. All I know is that I cannot fault this Parlophone one - vinyl roar completely absent, and the overall sound balance is spot on to my ears :)

I think I read somewhere that his other albums have had a rather more lukewarm reception - what are your views?

I have 'Tourist' on CD; so I'm not at all worried about vinyl roar! ;)

Regarding the Blue Note/EMI confusion, this is what my copy says: "(P)&(C) 2000 Primary Society. The copyright in this recording is owned by PRIMARY SOCIETY under exclusive license to BLUE NOTE/EMI France."

I have another of St Germain's recordings: 'Boulevard, the complete series' (1995) and don't think much of it.

[AJSki2fly]

St Germain – St Germain
Label: Warner Music France – 0825646121984, Parlophone – 0825646121984
Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, 180 Gram

https://i.discogs.com/69GWPV8Pew469hk2iZiBQkdmIAbz_rkf6IcEesKEB6c/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTc1NjQw/MzQtMTQ0NDExNTU2/MS0yNDEwLmpwZWc.jpeg

[AJSki2fly]

Cheers Ade, it was you got me into it :)

Something I've noticed - some releases are on Parlophone (as is mine), and some say Bluenote on the sleeve... All I can think is that maybe Bluenote did the original press, and Parlophone the re-releases. All I know is that I cannot fault this Parlophone one - vinyl roar completely absent, and the overall sound balance is spot on to my ears :)

I think I read somewhere that his other albums have had a rather more lukewarm reception - what are your views?

Steve, I should have said that St Germain - Boulevard (the first album) is perhaps what you could describe as more drum/bass and dance driven, but not in a bad way, I personally like it a lot so is also worth a listen. It sort leads into Tourist.

[Pigmy Pony]

I have 'Tourist' on CD; so I'm not at all worried about vinyl roar! ;)



And if it was a reissue with video tracks you may hear nothing at all :ner: sorry, I shouldn't be making light of your ML issue... Vinyl 'roar' might not be the best description, I mean it doesn't sound like the MGM lion, rather like distant motorway traffic. And it seems to be more of a thing on modern pressings than my old recordings.

Manufacturers and retailers seem bent on putting me off buying new vinyl, and they are now having a degree of success...

[AJSki2fly]

And if it was a reissue with video tracks you may hear nothing at all :ner: sorry, I shouldn't be making light of your ML issue... Vinyl 'roar' might not be the best description, I mean it doesn't sound like the MGM lion, rather like distant motorway traffic. And it seems to be more of a thing on modern pressings than my old recordings.

Manufacturers and retailers seem bent on putting me off buying new vinyl, and they are now having a degree of success...

Vinyl ROAR, as Loz would put it, it is definitely not an issue with any of the St Germain albums, far from it.

[Pigmy Pony]

Steve, I should have said that St Germain - Boulevard (the first album) is perhaps what you could describe as more drum/bass and dance driven, but not in a bad way, I personally like it a lot so is also worth a listen. It sort leads into Tourist.

Normally I value Barry's judgement, but then I do like a bit of drum'n'bass, so I've just ordered a copy :) But on CD (which is less than 3 quid from Music Magpie). My days of chucking ten times that amount on a vinyl 'unknown' are behind me I'm afraid :doh:

[Pigmy Pony]

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61ahG7TDovL._AC_SX679_.jpg

[Barry]

And if it was a reissue with video tracks you may hear nothing at all :ner: sorry, I shouldn't be making light of your ML issue... Vinyl 'roar' might not be the best description, I mean it doesn't sound like the MGM lion, rather like distant motorway traffic. And it seems to be more of a thing on modern pressings than my old recordings.

Manufacturers and retailers seem bent on putting me off buying new vinyl, and they are now having a degree of success...

No worries - I'm just relieved I found out the cause of the problem. From now on I'll just have to be vigilant, and play any discs which have a video track on another player (I have four others).

Anyway back to St.Germain. I saw 'Tourist' in a charity shop and thought I would take a punt because:
(a) I had seen mention of it here (thanks Adrian! :) ), and
(b) it was on the Blue Note label.

There was another St.Germain disc there: 'Boulevard', also going for quid, so I bought that as well.

I'm playing it now, and haven't changed my opinion of it: boring ambient music, with annoyingly repetitive and unimaginative bass lines. Sorry!

But should I see any more recent recordings I would check them out. The recording Adrian cites with musicians from Mali looks interesting. I have visited Mali and love the music there; to the point there are many CDs by Malian musicians in my collection.

[Barry]

Carole King – 'Tapestry'

https://i.discogs.com/xUs6McdT0GrqIfONgdQPCGh6ej9uC0dyFwNxEg2EFSs/rs:fit/g:sm/q:40/h:300/w:300/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTM4MTMx/MDEtMTM4Njg0ODg2/MS01MDM0LmpwZWc.jpeg

Label: Legacy – EPC 480422 2, Epic – EPC 480422 2, Ode Records (2) – EPC 480422 2
Series: MasterSound (4)
Format: CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Gold
Country: Japan
Released: 1996
Genre: Rock
Style: Folk Rock, Pop Rock



Marianne Faithfull – 'The Montreux Years'

https://i.discogs.com/ij6FIFy5e8Jt3cqThIxjqheJINgDk_Ryd8eDcIILsvE/rs:fit/g:sm/q:40/h:300/w:300/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTIwMDEw/NjIyLTE2MzAwNTg5/MDEtNjg1NC5qcGVn.jpeg

Label: BMG – BMGCAT505CD, Montreux Jazz Festival – BMGCAT505CD
Series: The Montreux Years
Format: CD, Album, Remastered, MQA CD 24bit 88.2kHz
Country: Europe
Released: August 27, 2021
Genre: Rock, Pop
Style: Pop Rock



Bob Dylan – "Love And Theft"

https://i.discogs.com/MdGZglbMzbahhlK5lHWL6vptdTq4OuaPMjyw_-rTkNQ/rs:fit/g:sm/q:40/h:300/w:300/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTE3MzIx/NTEtMTU4Njg4NTM2/MS02OTQyLmpwZWc.jpeg

Label: Columbia – COL 504364 9
Format: 2 x CD, Album, Limited Edition
Country: Europe
Released: 2001
Genre: Rock, Blues, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk Rock, Blues Rock



The Animals – 'The Complete Animals'

https://i.discogs.com/Adu6BEHkdySmiVO765KMjWxsfZBrozIh-UkHj0iXQ50/rs:fit/g:sm/q:40/h:300/w:300/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTI0NDA1/MjQtMTM4MDM5NzE4/NC03ODAxLmpwZWc.jpeg

Label: EMI – CDS 7946132, EMI – CDS 79 4613 2, EMI – CD EM 1367
Format: 2 x CD, Compilation
Country: Europe
Released: 1990
Genre: Rock
Style: Beat, Rhythm & Blues



and now:

St Germain – 'Boulevard (The Complete Series)'

https://i.discogs.com/mqDl5-BovoexgeNGvsCDylR1iPwY2R6v1NBW_deIBlM/rs:fit/g:sm/q:40/h:300/w:300/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTEyMjgw/OTgxLTE1MzIwNzky/NjAtNjAzMy5qcGVn.jpeg

Label: F Communications – F0022 20
Series: Boulevard (2)
Format: CD, Album
Country: UK
Released: 1995
Genre: Electronic
Style: Future Jazz, Deep House

[rmcin626]

Carole King – 'Tapestry'

https://i.discogs.com/xUs6McdT0GrqIfONgdQPCGh6ej9uC0dyFwNxEg2EFSs/rs:fit/g:sm/q:40/h:300/w:300/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTM4MTMx/MDEtMTM4Njg0ODg2/MS01MDM0LmpwZWc.jpeg

Label: Legacy – EPC 480422 2, Epic – EPC 480422 2, Ode Records (2) – EPC 480422 2
Series: MasterSound (4)
Format: CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Gold
Country: Japan
Released: 1996
Genre: Rock
Style: Folk Rock, Pop Rock



Marianne Faithfull – 'The Montreux Years'

https://i.discogs.com/ij6FIFy5e8Jt3cqThIxjqheJINgDk_Ryd8eDcIILsvE/rs:fit/g:sm/q:40/h:300/w:300/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTIwMDEw/NjIyLTE2MzAwNTg5/MDEtNjg1NC5qcGVn.jpeg

Label: BMG – BMGCAT505CD, Montreux Jazz Festival – BMGCAT505CD
Series: The Montreux Years
Format: CD, Album, Remastered, MQA CD 24bit 88.2kHz
Country: Europe
Released: August 27, 2021
Genre: Rock, Pop
Style: Pop Rock



Bob Dylan – "Love And Theft"

https://i.discogs.com/MdGZglbMzbahhlK5lHWL6vptdTq4OuaPMjyw_-rTkNQ/rs:fit/g:sm/q:40/h:300/w:300/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTE3MzIx/NTEtMTU4Njg4NTM2/MS02OTQyLmpwZWc.jpeg

Label: Columbia – COL 504364 9
Format: 2 x CD, Album, Limited Edition
Country: Europe
Released: 2001
Genre: Rock, Blues, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk Rock, Blues Rock



The Animals – 'The Complete Animals'

https://i.discogs.com/Adu6BEHkdySmiVO765KMjWxsfZBrozIh-UkHj0iXQ50/rs:fit/g:sm/q:40/h:300/w:300/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTI0NDA1/MjQtMTM4MDM5NzE4/NC03ODAxLmpwZWc.jpeg

Label: EMI – CDS 7946132, EMI – CDS 79 4613 2, EMI – CD EM 1367
Format: 2 x CD, Compilation
Country: Europe
Released: 1990
Genre: Rock
Style: Beat, Rhythm & Blues



and now:

St Germain – 'Boulevard (The Complete Series)'

https://i.discogs.com/mqDl5-BovoexgeNGvsCDylR1iPwY2R6v1NBW_deIBlM/rs:fit/g:sm/q:40/h:300/w:300/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTEyMjgw/OTgxLTE1MzIwNzky/NjAtNjAzMy5qcGVn.jpeg

Label: F Communications – F0022 20
Series: Boulevard (2)
Format: CD, Album
Country: UK
Released: 1995
Genre: Electronic
Style: Future Jazz, Deep House

Some decent choices there Barry

[AJSki2fly]

No worries - I'm just relieved I found out the cause of the problem. From now on I'll just have to be vigilant, and play any discs which have a video track on another player (I have four others).

Anyway back to St.Germain. I saw 'Tourist' in a charity shop and thought I would take a punt because:
(a) I had seen mention of it here (thanks Adrian! :) ), and
(b) it was on the Blue Note label.

There was another St.Germain disc there: 'Boulevard', also going for quid, so I bought that as well.

I'm playing it now, and haven't changed my opinion of it: boring ambient music, with annoyingly repetitive and unimaginative bass lines. Sorry!

But should I see any more recent recordings I would check them out. The recording Adrian cites with musicians from Mali looks interesting. I have visited Mali and love the music there; to the point there are many CDs by Malian musicians in my collection.

The 3rd St Germain album with Mali musicians I would bet money on you liking.

[AJSki2fly]

Some very serious bass on this album, the bass player must have had is amp at 11!!! It's a seriously great album from and overlooked group.

The Comsat Angels – Sleep No More
Label: Polydor – POLS 1038, Polydor – 2383 614
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: UK
Released: 21 Aug 1981

https://i.discogs.com/N9a1tWMGvXDRBWP4fI59h8GCwZltdwG7DszPholN9UY/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTY5NDc1/Mi0xNTY3MDI4MDI2/LTkwOTUuanBlZw.jpeg

[Pigmy Pony]

The 3rd St Germain album with Mali musicians I would bet money on you liking.

What's the album called?

[Dom66]

https://i.postimg.cc/3NTLNKq2/LP1674.jpg

[Barry]

What's the album called?

It's simply called 'St Germain '.

See Adrian's post 29765 and 29769 for details.

[Barry]

https://i.postimg.cc/3NTLNKq2/LP1674.jpg

Another good one there Dom. :)

[AJSki2fly]

What's the album called?

St Germain – St Germain

https://www.discogs.com/master/896967-St-Germain-St-Germain :)

[AJSki2fly]

The The – Infected
Label: Epic – EPC 26770, Some Bizzare – EPC 26770
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo

https://i.discogs.com/RC01CZz36OZN0Wswmd01saKIpl_xjIirUtLSvvfsCtk/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTc5OTE3/Mi0xNjY1OTI0NjI0/LTUyMDEuanBlZw.jpeg

[Alex_UK]

Nice one - played that the other day, have the The tickets for Norwich in August.

[AJSki2fly]

Nice one - played that the other day, have the The tickets for Norwich in August.

You lucky chap, didn't know they were still going strong, I thought Matt Johnson gave up a few years back.

[AJSki2fly]

Ozric Tentacles – Technicians Of The Sacred
Label: Madfish – SMALP1015
Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, 180 gram

https://i.discogs.com/ML_rgLbVmsgZMHaQmTA-9LV8ZZZsEGIeM_mUoWEY_68/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:599/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTcwNDEy/NTAtMTQzMjMzNDc5/NS0xODY2LmpwZWc.jpeg

[Alex_UK]

The Doors - L.A. Woman (1971)

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/41/The_Doors_-_L.A._Woman.jpg

Another one that hasn't seen the light of day in years!

[Alex_UK]

You lucky chap, didn't know they were still going strong, I thought Matt Johnson gave up a few years back.

I think he put a band together in 2018 after 16 years, and then has a 2024 world tour - the Norwich gig is one of a few extra “warm up” dates added which were offered to newsletter subscribers - which luckily for me was one of my mates who got me the ticket. [emoji846]. I guess it’s a practice gig but will still be good to see.

[Barry]

The Doors - L.A. Woman (1971)

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/41/The_Doors_-_L.A._Woman.jpg

Another one that hasn't seen the light of day in years!

That's a disgrace! :eek: It should be played at least once a year. ;)

[rmcin626]

https://i.postimg.cc/3NTLNKq2/LP1674.jpg

Now that boy could play, saw him live in Glasgow a couple of times

[AJSki2fly]

Daft Punk – Random Access Memories
Label: Columbia – 88883716861, Columbia – 88883 71686 1, Sony Music – 88883716861, Sony Music – 88883 71686 1
Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, 180 Gram

https://i.discogs.com/zFVZE4s0zSXUIM7OMl2UDckSq0zlopdHBHRz23zqMJk/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTQ1NzAz/NjYtMTUzOTI5NTA5/Mi02MDg3LnBuZw.jpeg

[Alex_UK]

Daft Punk will be next I think, Adrian!

Dusted - When We Were Young (2000)

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/ac/When_We_Were_Young.jpg

Chilled project involving Rollo Armstrong (Faithless, brother of Dido)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dusted_(British_band)

[AJSki2fly]

Daft Punk will be next I think, Adrian!

Dusted - When We Were Young (2000)

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/ac/When_We_Were_Young.jpg

Chilled project involving Rollo Armstrong (Faithless, brother of Dido)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dusted_(British_band)

I will have to have a look into that:)

[AJSki2fly]

Shpongle – Are You Shpongled?
Label: Twisted Records – TWSLP4RM21
Format: 3 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered

https://i.discogs.com/AQAyoZhBxkT5qTB9WZYFLYDjo8KyNAjnQT7cX0tErBc/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:585/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTIzNTk2/MzIyLTE2NTU1OTgx/NDctNzQ1MC5qcGVn.jpeg

[Pigmy Pony]

Daft Punk will be next I think, Adrian!

Dusted - When We Were Young (2000)

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/ac/When_We_Were_Young.jpg

Chilled project involving Rollo Armstrong (Faithless, brother of Dido)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dusted_(British_band)

That is interesting. I knew of Rollo and his work with Sister Bliss, as founder and a big part of Faithless, but having a quick read up shows that he also had a hand in several of the big tunes we listened to, even tried to dance to, in the clubs of the early/mid nineties :)

So I've ordered a copy of this CD (only £2.67 off Music Magpie), as I just know it will be something I'll like :)

[Pigmy Pony]

Everything But The Girl - Eden

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/A1wyYq1gkEL.__AC_SY300_SX300_QL70_ML2_.jpg

[Pigmy Pony]

Followed by: Everything But The Girl - Walking Wounded

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61M6jnCap7L._AC_SX679_.jpg

[Alex_UK]

I played EBTG's Love Not Money the other day which sits between those two.

Darkel - Darkel (2006)

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/ea/Darkelcover.jpg

Darkel is the debut solo album by Jean-Benoît Dunckel, one half of French electronica band Air, and it sounds exactly how you would imagine half of Air would sound!

[Barry]

A – 'Hi-Fi Serious'

https://i.discogs.com/eDlANvVOgp07_Qx7iw0tdE7i13gXx1er4lpBhTEffrs/rs:fit/g:sm/q:40/h:300/w:300/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTQ3ODcw/Ny0xNjY2NzU4Nzkz/LTI4NDEuanBlZw.jpeg

Label: London Records – 0927-44776-2
Format: CD, Album
Country: Europe
Released: March 4, 2002
Genre: Rock
Style: Alternative Rock, Grunge

Picked this up in a charity shop for 50p, 'on spec'. The only group I know with the name "A"; and easy to file away in my collection - it would be the very first!

Sadly however, it's not really to my taste, so back to the charity shop it goes.



So for a complete change:

Bob Dylan – 'Desire'

https://i.discogs.com/rL_n9QnKgh7zoF_hvuAUF6NXzlLQR-WY28-3YUDYI1E/rs:fit/g:sm/q:40/h:300/w:300/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTEyODYx/ODQtMTM5NjQ0NzIz/My00NDI4LmpwZWc.jpeg

Label: CBS – CBS 86003, CBS – S 86003, CBS – PC 33893, CBS – 86003
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
Country: UK
Released: January 5, 1976
Genre: Rock
Style: Blues Rock, Folk Rock


And finally a recording which, IMO, a copy should reside in everyone's collection:

U2 – 'The Joshua Tree'

https://i.discogs.com/lk96k--x5BcOcZPuItdEZHjjfHyRrkEhBRyk75OEdc4/rs:fit/g:sm/q:40/h:300/w:300/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTUxMzY5/ODktMTM4NTQ5MTI3/MS01OTIwLmpwZWc.jpeg

Label: Island Records – CID U2 6, Island Records – CID U26
Format: CD, Album, Disctec
Country: UK
Released: March 9, 1987
Genre: Rock
Style: Pop Rock

[Alex_UK]

Reuniting Jean-Benoît Dunckel with Nicholas Godin for their latest (last?) album:

Air - Le voyage dans la lune (2012)

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/ca/Air_-_Le_voyage_dans_la_lune.png

Interesting back story to this one - a soundtrack to an originally silent movie from 1905- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_voyage_dans_la_lune_(album) - but equally great as an album in its own right. I think it's going to become an Air evening... :)

[Pigmy Pony]

Nice - I bought "Desire" when it first came out in the mid-70s, and really liked it. It has been on my to-buy list for ages now, I really need to get round to it. But it might have to be vinyl, for nostalgia reasons.

"Joshua Tree" on the other hand - I've never been a fan of U2 really, but thought this album might be an exception. Turns out I only liked "Bullet the Blue Sky". So I tried without success to sell it at a car boot sale. Fortunately it was one of the albums that disappeared from my collection in the early 90s.

Bono reminded me of the "Zed" character from the Police Academy films, sort of put me off U2.


https://youtu.be/GbURJaV_iYQ

[Dom66]

Having watched the Syd Barret retrospective the other day, it was good to play 'Piper' last night.
Hopefully manage to get 'A Saucerful of secrets' in tonight...
https://i.postimg.cc/4N1zsDXm/LP1675.jpg

[Alex_UK]

Air - Premiers Symptômes (1997)

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/ee/Air_-_Premiers_Sympt%C3%B4mes.png

Debut EP from the French duo formerly mentioned. 5 tracks plus 2 bonus. Do you ever play a record and think "that was so good I'm going to play it again"? No, me neither, but I did with this! (Steve, (Pigmy Pony) if you haven't got this, get onto Music Magpie now! - CD only £2.74 but only one left!)

[Barry]

Is that a 'best of' collection?

Was the Syd Barret retrospective you mention shown on Sky Arts? What did you think of it? To me, it came across as a near hagiography.

[Barry]

Air - Premiers Symptômes (1997)

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/ee/Air_-_Premiers_Sympt%C3%B4mes.png

Debut EP from the French duo formerly mentioned. 5 tracks plus 2 bonus. Do you ever play a record and think "that was so good I'm going to play it again"? No, me neither, but I did with this! (Steve, (Pigmy Pony) if you haven't got this, get onto Music Magpie now! - CD only £2.74 but only one left!)

Yes - on a number of occasions; but it rarely sounds quite as good on second listening.

Alex - is there a danger of you becoming an "Air Head"? :lol:

[Alex_UK]

Alex - is there a danger of you becoming an "Air Head"? :lol:

I think that happened a long time ago Barry! :lol:

[Dom66]

Is that a 'best of' collection?

Was the Syd Barret retrospective you mention shown on Sky Arts? What did you think of it? To me, it came across as a near hagiography.

It's a re-release of 'Piper at the gates of dawn' and 'Saucerfull of secrets' packaged up as a double album. I bought it back in the early eighties or thereabouts.

Yes, I was in two minds about the programme, good to hear the music snippets though, I have Syd's two albums (also paired up as a double set) which I've played fairly recently, but haven't played the two Floyd ones for donkeys years, so it was a good prompt to fish them out for a hearing.

[Alex_UK]

The All Seeing I - Pickled Eggs & Sherbert (1999)

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/7b/Pickled_Eggs_and_Sherbet.jpg

Their one and only album - eclectic electronica bringing in several acts from their home city of Sheffield (Tony Christie, Phil Oakey, Jarvis Cocker.)

[Barry]

The All Seeing I - Pickled Eggs & Sherbert (1999)

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/7b/Pickled_Eggs_and_Sherbet.jpg

Their one and only album - eclectic electronica bringing in several acts from their home city of Sheffield (Tony Christie, Phil Oakey, Jarvis Cocker.)

And of course not forgetting Joe Cocker!

[AJSki2fly]

The All Seeing I - Pickled Eggs & Sherbert (1999)

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/7b/Pickled_Eggs_and_Sherbet.jpg

Their one and only album - eclectic electronica bringing in several acts from their home city of Sheffield (Tony Christie, Phil Oakey, Jarvis Cocker.)

Well I never, I have a copy as well, I thought I was one of the very few who had a copy, I purchased mine on a trip to London at Tower Records before they disappeared.

[Pigmy Pony]

Night Song - Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Michael Brook

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31BBbZplQmL._AC_.jpg

[Alex_UK]

Can’t remember where I got mine from, certainly wasn’t Tower Records though I did love that shop!

[Pigmy Pony]

And of course not forgetting Joe Cocker!

And Def Leppard :)

[Alex_UK]

From Air Head to 80's throwbacks - but apart from the obvious 80's link, bonus point for the other connection...

Buggles - The Age of Plastic (1980)

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/db/Buggles_-_The_Age_of_Plastic.png


The Art of Noise - Who's Afraid of the Art of Noise? (1984)

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/32/Art_Of_Noise_-_Who%27s_Afraid_Of_The_Art_Of_Noise_CD_album_cover .jpg


Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Welcome to the Pleasuredome (1984)

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0e/Welcome_To_The_Pleasuredome.jpg

[AJSki2fly]

Even at the end they still produced high quality music IMHO......

Steely Dan – Everything Must Go
Label: Analogue Productions – APP 142-45
Format: 2 x Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, 180g, Gatefold

https://i.discogs.com/tXKQkNK3dphOO5wHuToetNjUVF_tEeWeIqM0oOScp-U/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTIzNDc2/MjY1LTE2NTQ4OTY5/MjgtNzYxMC5qcGVn.jpeg

[AJSki2fly]

Can’t remember where I got mine from, certainly wasn’t Tower Records though I did love that shop!

Tower Records was my favourite music shop in London, so much choice and imports, just great, I'd often leave work and do a detour on my way to catch the train home from Waterloo.

[AJSki2fly]

Night Song - Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Michael Brook

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31BBbZplQmL._AC_.jpg

That looks interesting Steve, is it something that I might like IYO?

[Pigmy Pony]

It's a re-release of 'Piper at the gates of dawn' and 'Saucerfull of secrets' packaged up as a double album. I bought it back in the early eighties or thereabouts.

Yes, I was in two minds about the programme, good to hear the music snippets though, I have Syd's two albums (also paired up as a double set) which I've played fairly recently, but haven't played the two Floyd ones for donkeys years, so it was a good prompt to fish them out for a hearing.

Yes, yours is the later, censored version, the difference being the top right, which originally depicted the shop front of a dentist's surgery, the dentist being called W.R. Phang. (Genuine business in Hammersmith). Mr Phang objected to its inclusion as NHS dentists were not allowed to advertise, so It had to go.

Early presses looked like this:

https://i.discogs.com/VHH41SZkAn7HiUevywiidGs2PymAyXn3K-H33L67xIg/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:595/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTM3MzUx/My0xNDE4MDU5MzMy/LTQ3ODEuanBlZw.jpeg

[rmcin626]

Even at the end they still produced high quality music IMHO......

Steely Dan – Everything Must Go
Label: Analogue Productions – APP 142-45
Format: 2 x Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, 180g, Gatefold

https://i.discogs.com/tXKQkNK3dphOO5wHuToetNjUVF_tEeWeIqM0oOScp-U/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTIzNDc2/MjY1LTE2NTQ4OTY5/MjgtNzYxMC5qcGVn.jpeg

Yeah decent album

[Pigmy Pony]

From Air Head to 80's throwbacks - but apart from the obvious 80's link, bonus point for the other connection...

Buggles - The Age of Plastic (1980)

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/db/Buggles_-_The_Age_of_Plastic.png


The Art of Noise - Who's Afraid of the Art of Noise? (1984)

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/32/Art_Of_Noise_-_Who%27s_Afraid_Of_The_Art_Of_Noise_CD_album_cover .jpg


Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Welcome to the Pleasuredome (1984)

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0e/Welcome_To_The_Pleasuredome.jpg

Trevor Horn innit :) What do I win?

[Alex_UK]

Trevor Horn innit :) What do I win?

Sorry, no budget for a speedboat, not even BFH I’m afraid. But you do get the glory of being correct!

[Pigmy Pony]

That looks interesting Steve, is it something that I might like IYO?

I think you might Adrian. Recorded at Real World studios, which is something to do with Peter Gabriel.

I'll be honest, I picked this and three other CDs (including the one pictured below) for pennies at a car boot a couple of years ago. Never got round to playing them. Then yesterday I had a bit of a CD cull, as I'm running out of storage space, and having them piled up on the floor would drive me mad.
But before getting rid I thought I'd give them a go. So glad I did :)

I'd describe them both as having a definite 'Indian' flavour, some great rhythms and excellent production. Don't expect to understand a word he's saying, and don't feel bad about it - according to the sleevenotes the sound engineers didn't either, and their editing chopped bits off his lyrics, effectively making them nonsense! So he had to set them straight :)

I always hesitate to recommend anything to others, as my tastes can be a bit ropey at times (according to Mrs. P), but when albums can be had on CD for a couple of quid it's always worth a punt ;)

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan - Mustt Mustt

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61GY1HUYGKL._AC_SX425_.jpg

[AJSki2fly]

The Mars Volta – The Bedlam In Goliath
Label: Universal Records – B0010616-01

https://i.discogs.com/pZO5UXZammvnlnGsAJE-88Lrk3QbGA1Sg2Jn1lF5gR0/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTEzNjQ4/NTEtMTYzMjE1MzA4/NC05MzI2LmpwZWc.jpeg

[Barry]

Night Song - Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Michael Brook

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31BBbZplQmL._AC_.jpg

Nice one. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan is a bit of an acquired taste. I have a few of his discs.

Genre: Electronic, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Fusion, Qawwali
Year: 1996

[Barry]

Played last night:

Deep Forest – 'Deep Forest'

https://i.discogs.com/J6_Ry0gEpynYR2YjroynzYbbSyQGp5cTqfwL5zGGvGM/rs:fit/g:sm/q:40/h:300/w:300/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTIwMjY0/OC0xMjc3NjMwNzg5/LmpwZWc.jpeg

Label: Columbia – COL 474178 2, Une Musique – COL 474178 2
Format: CD, Album
Country: Europe
Released: September 23, 1993
Genre: Electronic
Style: Tribal, Ambient



Sheila Chandra – 'The Zen Kiss'

https://i.discogs.com/AdIalm4pQXCvJyTqKshwWAe8qtEdBEYvOQDhSVGA0J4/rs:fit/g:sm/q:40/h:300/w:300/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTQyNDA3/OS0xMzc3NjQxNzMw/LTUwODYuanBlZw.jpeg

Label: Real World Records – CDRW45, Real World Records – CD RW 45, Real World Records – 7243 8 39457 2 6
Format: CD, Album
Country: UK & Europe
Released: 1994
Genre: Electronic, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Hindustani, Ambient



June Tabor, Iain Ballamy, Huw Warren – 'Quercus'

https://i.discogs.com/04Erice2Tm6NDV_WbtCDpEP5IMGg-w29q-olw6sMD7k/rs:fit/g:sm/q:40/h:300/w:300/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTQ0MDM2/MTYtMTM4MTI2MzA3/NS0zOTUxLmpwZWc.jpeg

Label: ECM Records – ECM 2276, ECM Records – 372 4555
Format: CD, Album
Country: Germany
Released: March 15, 2013
Genre: Jazz, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Contemporary Jazz, Folk

[Alex_UK]

I played Boheme by Deep Forest yesterday, but didn’t think anyone else would know who they are!

[Barry]

I played Boheme by Deep Forest yesterday, but didn’t think anyone else would know who they are!

All the more reason to post. It's by looking at "Spinning Today", that we learn what other Members are enjoying, and perhaps get introduced to something new. :)

https://i.discogs.com/U7mb11v7XFzZ0UGu6A79oC_W8wOovsJTeJPm_yXf30s/rs:fit/g:sm/q:40/h:300/w:300/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTIzNDk0/Ni0xNDc3OTQ5MzY5/LTIwNjUuanBlZw.jpeg

Label: Columbia – COL 478623-2, Columbia – COL 478623 2
Format: CD, Album
Country: Europe
Released: June 20, 1995
Genre: Electronic
Style: Ambient, Downtempo, Tribal, Experimental

[Barry]

Beck – 'Odelay'

https://i.discogs.com/lALzCZU3Z47ei_RK9r4UAC63_w-yBVM_KWKX3blJG-g/rs:fit/g:sm/q:40/h:300/w:300/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTQxOTY3/LTEyMzk2MTU2NTUu/anBlZw.jpeg

Label: Geffen Records – GED 24908
Format: CD, Album
Country: UK
Released: June 18, 1996
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Alternative Rock, Downtempo, Indie Rock

[Barry]

Now something a bit more obscure, in fact it's not on Discogs:

Tarek Abdullah and Adel Shams El-Din - 'Wasala, Suites Musicales Egyptiennes'

https://www.budamusique.com/files/product_thumbnail_1030.jpg

Wasla is the name of a particular expression of the musical suite developed by different Arab traditions such as the nuba in North Africa and fasl in Syria. Wasla is a creation developed by Tarek Abdallah proposing to revive the golden age of this musical tradition through a personal approach to the Egyptian musical suite in terms of composition, interpretation and improvisation. Tarek is accompanied by the Egyptian percussionist Adel Shams el Din on the classical Arab tambourine known as riqq.

Born in Alexandria in 1975, Tarek Abdallah is a composer and interpretor who draws his inspiration from the golden age of Egyptian art of solo oud (1910-1930) – which is also the main focus of his musicology research work at the University of Lyon. He devotes much of his time to broadcasting knowledge of the Arab lute through courses, masterclasses and workshops, as well as numerous musical creations with various artists. Adel Shams el-Din has been acknowledged as one of the best riqq players of the moment, mastering the most complex Arab rhythms. A founding member of the Ensemble Al-Kindi, he has also played alongside such musicians as Loutfi Bouchnak, Hussein Al Azemy, Saïd Chraïbi, Zakir Hussein, Renauld Garcia Fons, Magali Imbert, Jean-Luc Fillon etc.

CD 2014 Made in France SACEM Ref, 4704634

[Pigmy Pony]

All the more reason to post. It's by looking at "Spinning Today", that we learn what other Members are enjoying, and perhaps get introduced to something new. :)

https://i.discogs.com/U7mb11v7XFzZ0UGu6A79oC_W8wOovsJTeJPm_yXf30s/rs:fit/g:sm/q:40/h:300/w:300/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTIzNDk0/Ni0xNDc3OTQ5MzY5/LTIwNjUuanBlZw.jpeg

Label: Columbia – COL 478623-2, Columbia – COL 478623 2
Format: CD, Album
Country: Europe
Released: June 20, 1995
Genre: Electronic
Style: Ambient, Downtempo, Tribal, Experimental

Absolutely. "Spinning today..." has done more to introduce me to unfamiliar music than anything in recent years, and long may it continue to :) Though at the moment it's bringing more music to my attention than my pocket can cope with :doh:

[Macca]

https://i.ibb.co/PCYXc1Q/animals.jpg (https://ibb.co/VBNngMm)

Original CD issue none of your remixes here.

[Macca]

https://i.ibb.co/s1byvWn/now-and.jpg (https://imgbb.com/)

Great cover. Looks like he's on the set of 'Monkey'.

[Pigmy Pony]

https://i.ibb.co/s1byvWn/now-and.jpg (https://imgbb.com/)

Great cover. Looks like he's on the set of 'Monkey'.

But without the bald bird that they all think is a bloke.

[Macca]

But without the bald bird that they all think is a bloke.

And Pigsey. With his rake.

[Pigmy Pony]

And that cloud for getting from a to b.

[Macca]

And that cloud for getting from a to b.

Single-seater though. Otherwise they could have just put the priest on it and got him/her there in double-quick time.

[Pigmy Pony]

This arrived yesterday afternoon, so I played it in the car on the way to my mates, and on the way back this morning.

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61NsgSc5odL._AC_SX679_.jpg

First impression: album kicked off with a plodding 4/4(?) time signature which merely caused something to vibrate in an out-or-reach door pocket. That bugged the shit out of me.

Overall I was left feeling somewhat underwhelmed. The kind of nineties house music you'd hear in the big room at Cream, played to the young & beautiful who cared less about the music than what they looked like whilst dancing to it :(

Oh well you try stuff, sometimes it works sometimes not.

[Macca]

They were better as a football team.

[Macca]

https://i.ibb.co/cJLRjhs/mothers.jpg (https://imgbb.com/)

[Rush2112]

So before we get to the who, first the how !

So you know those irritating emails offering the prize draw for an Amazon voucher if you complete thier survey, the ones you delete or spam or both ! Well for some strange reason I completed the survey and as I remember it was way more than the 5 minutes of my time they asked for ! Well suffice is to say I won a £100 Amazon voucher, so yes somebody does win !

Now the next part is even more strange, having dutifully let "she who must be obeyed' chose something first, a new kettle complete with blue neon illumination ! My aims were more straightforward so what music delights could I purchase.

So finally we get to the part you are all waiting for! Having put Rick Ashley's "Are We There Yet" in the basket and the remastered Gregson & Collister A Change In The Weather, what else could we add and for some bizarre reason I Googled, best female vocal albums and there in the top 20 was this artist and album, I vaguely recognised her name but the album rang no bells, so in true 80's record shop LP browsing tradition I looked at the cover and thought that looks interesting so let's take a punt ! Now I could have gone to Shazam or similar and checked out the tracks but what the hell let's live on the edge !

Well its Country/Folk/Rock/Blues, I guess, if labels are really a thing ! If you asked for someone who she has influenced I guess Sheryll Crow springs to mind although Crow is only eight years her junior so that doesn't really work !!

The album rolls along with a variety of genres clearlly influencing the songs ans there's not a bad track among them and I guess two of the stand outs are "Right On Time" and "Can't Let Go'

Given the album was number 98 in the 2020 Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of all Time and it won a Grammy for Best Contemporary Folk Album in 1999 I have must have clearly been living in a cave at some point !

Thoroughly recommend to anyone who has nothing of this great artist ! To those who do, what should I get next of hers ?

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[Rush2112]

Next, well it's Rick of course, who is enjoying somewhat of a rebirth of late and of course there was his initial return to prominence following the 2007 Rickrolling mene and being voted Best Act Ever by Internet users in the MTV Europe Music Awards 2008.

Well this his 9th studio album is a far cry from his Scott, Atkin, Waterman days and his first album of new music since 2018's soul inspired Beautiful Life.

The album features Rick playing all the drum, guitar and bass parts and of course singing lead vocals and backing vocals along with some additional help from:

Dawn Joseph - backing vocals (1–4, 6, 7, 9, 11)

Lauren Johnson – backing vocals (1–4, 6, 7, 9, 11)

Rob Taggart – keyboards (1, 3, 8)

Lene Bausager – choir (1)

Tom Ashpitel – choir (1)

Katie Owens – choir (1)

Simon Mattacks – choir (1)

Peter Neill – choir (1)

James Knight – brass, saxophone (9)

Barnaby Dickinson – trombone (9)

George Hogg – trumpet (9)

Katy Cox – cello (12)

So if you didn't like the Rick of the 80's "Never Gonna Give You Up" era, then this album is definitely for you and if you loved Rick of the 80's then your gonna love this album too, because this is Rick of the 2020's and he's come of age !

Great song writing and superb vocals and if you get chance to go and see him live, you must, because he's a great performer and entertainer too !! "Never Gonna Stop" must surely be his mantra !

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[Rush2112]

To end, no vinyl today, but the last of the three Amazon voucher purchases, this album, Mischief and the more commercially successful Love Is A Strange Hotel are a must have in any collection. Collister's awsome vocals and Gregson's great writing, arranging, playing and production are just superb !


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[AJSki2fly]

Madonna – Ray Of Light
Label: Maverick – 9362-46847-1, Warner Bros. Records – 9362-46847-1
Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, 180 Gram

https://i.discogs.com/Bde1vaP1VComv3sVuC7o2Nx8VpP5oDtXTPlYDvLLZeA/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:595/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTE0OTIw/NDk2LTE1ODQxMTE3/MTgtMzUwOS5qcGVn.jpeg

[AJSki2fly]

Budgie – Never Turn Your Back On A Friend
Label: Noteworthy Productions – NP23V
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue, 180 gram

https://i.discogs.com/0UCQloN5F8Gh4KzVf9IhyNKBJQhq3v2za7B6Mdx1Rw0/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:592/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTg0NDIw/MC0xNDY0NDM4MDQ5/LTE5MjAuanBlZw.jpeg

[AJSki2fly]

Atomic Rooster – In Hearing Of
Label: Music On Vinyl – MOVLP1908, Sanctuary – MOVLP1908
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, 180 gram

https://i.discogs.com/-YMPhNhuqVWTIQdZ9_IM48QXuZxE3FphvJiyyQm0PYo/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTEwNzE5/MjAxLTE1MDMwNDcy/MTQtNjIxNS5qcGVn.jpeg

[Dom66]

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[AJSki2fly]

Pink Floyd – Ummagumma
Label: Pink Floyd Records – PFRLP4, Pink Floyd Records – 0825646493166
Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Gatefold, 180 Gram

https://i.discogs.com/bQYftMbjge0YdcHGaCp3vCtoyGuntu1R30RuoO5FRUY/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTg2MDQy/MjMtMTYzNzE2OTk5/My0zMDc1LmpwZWc.jpeg

[Us-&-Them]

Pink Floyd – Ummagumma
Label: Pink Floyd Records – PFRLP4, Pink Floyd Records – 0825646493166
Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Gatefold, 180 Gram

https://i.discogs.com/bQYftMbjge0YdcHGaCp3vCtoyGuntu1R30RuoO5FRUY/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTg2MDQy/MjMtMTYzNzE2OTk5/My0zMDc1LmpwZWc.jpeg

ADRIAN, YOU'VE PUT SOME GREAT ALBUMS UP TODAY.............. IMHO :thumbsup:

[Us-&-Them]

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TODAY I FEEL LIKE PUTTING THIS GREAT ALBUM ON HERE; IT ARRIVED THE OTHER DAY AND ITS EXCELLENT !!! CD OF COURSE !!!! :D

[Rush2112]

Budgie – Never Turn Your Back On A Friend
Label:Noteworthy Productions – NP23V
Format:Vinyl, LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue, 180 gram

https://i.discogs.com/0UCQloN5F8Gh4KzVf9IhyNKBJQhq3v2za7B6Mdx1Rw0/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:592/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTg0NDIw/MC0xNDY0NDM4MDQ5/LTE5MjAuanBlZw.jpegI saw them live back in 81 as support to Gillan at Preston with Nightwing. The 80's was my concert decade I saw a huge number of great acts ! This is my only LP of thiers, released in 1981 and recorded at the famous Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Wales.

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[Us-&-Them]

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AND NOW TO ANOTHER MONUMENTAL ALBUM !!! STEVE HILLAGE - FISH RISING (DIGITAL REMASTER (CD OF COURSE) :thumbsup:

[Mikeandvan]

Compilation of obscure Brit. 60s psych, most of them released as singles, all of them in fact. Great stuff. The Bam Caruso 'Rubbles' series, ran from the early to the mid 80s, I've got 1 to 10 on vinyl, and this one - 11-20 on cd, it was cheap, just as well, just half of it is shite, they were really scraping the bottom of the barrel after 14. I heartily recommend 1-14.

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[AJSki2fly]

I saw them live back in 81 as support to Gillan at Preston with Nightwing. The 80's was my concert decade I saw a huge number of great acts ! This is my only LP of thiers, released in 1981 and recorded at the famous Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Wales.

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You should try Bandolier, their best IMHO, it’s a classic that could have made them a mainstream Rock band if it had got the attention it deserved.


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[Rush2112]

Will check it out thanks [emoji106]

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[AJSki2fly]

A classic Post-Punk New Wave album, regularly played in my car on cassette back in the day....

The Comsat Angels – Waiting For A Miracle
Label: Demon Records – DEMREC120
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, 180 gram
Releaseed: 2015(Original 1980)

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[AJSki2fly]

Fuzzy Duck – Fuzzy Duck
Label: Be With Records – BEWITH082LP
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, 140 gram

https://i.discogs.com/2VP2DV5_JiR7fa1qex7vmzgKLsYSpIlebNaqC8UUnxk/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTE1Nzk5/MDM5LTE1OTgwMDcw/MDctNjAwMS5qcGVn.jpeg

[AJSki2fly]

Pink Floyd – The Division Bell
Label: Parlophone – 0825646293285, Pink Floyd Records – PFRLP14
Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Gatefold, 180 Gram

https://i.discogs.com/AFLEcv4KLQdSjO2uk3mvlBkM7JuArs-9nNEI421C3-I/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:583/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTg0NDE4/MDYtMTQ2MTY4MjU2/Mi0xNzA4LmpwZWc.jpeg

[Dom66]

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[Alex_UK]

The Cardigans - Long Gone Before Daylight (2003)

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"The album differs from much of the band's earlier work, eschewing the pop and electronic rock sound of previous material in favour of a sparser, alternative rock and country-influenced production. Its lyrical themes are also more mature, with subject matter inspired by domestic abuse, depression, love and fatalism"

[Rush2112]

So we start the day with a band fronted by a sadly missed Floridian singer, song writter and Wilbury.

This was their 2002 release and 11th studio album, the opening track is still a regular feature on radio but the whole album is a great exponent of AOR with every track somehow sounding familiar.

Title:

1."The Last DJ" 3:48
2."Money Becomes King" 5:10
3."Dreamville" 3:46
4."Joe" 3:15
5."When a Kid Goes Bad" 4:56
6."Like a Diamond" 4:32
7."Lost Children" 4:28
8."Blue Sunday" 2:56
9."You and Me" 2:58
10."The Man Who Loves Women" 2:53
11."Have Love Will Travel" 4:05
12."Can't Stop the Sun" 4:59

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[Rush2112]

Next up one of my all time favourite singer songwritters.

Having just turned 75 he is still touring and will have his 150th and final Maddison Square Gardens appearance in July this year having started his monthly residence at the iconic venue in 2014.

This album from 1982 is his eighth studio album, produced by the legendary Phil Ramone who produced 6 of Joel's 13 studio albums.

Tracks:

1."Allentown" 3:52
2."Laura" 5:05
3."Pressure" 4:40
4."Goodnight Saigon" 7:04
5."She's Right on Time" 4:14
6."A Room of Our Own" 4:04
7."Surprises" 3:26
8."Scandinavian Skies" 6:00
9."Where's the Orchestra?" 3:17

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[Rush2112]

Last up and we finish with vinyl and this original release pressing from 1982 and his only album to be released on his former bands Swan Song label.

Phil Collins provided drums on five of the eight songs with Cozy Powell doing two and on the remaining track, "Fat Lip", guitarist and album co-writter, Robbie Blunt, played a Roland TR-808 drum machine.

Personnel:

Robert Plant – vocals

Robbie Blunt – guitars, Roland TR-808 on track 6

Jezz Woodroffe – keyboards,

Phil Collins – drums on tracks 1–3, 5, 8

Cozy Powell – drums on tracks 4 and 7

Paul Martinez – bass guitar

Raphael Ravenscroft – saxophone on track 3


Tracks:

1 Burning Down One Side
2 Moonlight In Samosa
3 Pledge Pin
4 Slow Dancer
5 Worse Than Detroit
6 Fat Lip
7 Like I've Never Been Gone
8 Mystery Title

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[AJSki2fly]

Best sounding DSOTM IMHO, I have compared a 1st press vinyl, later re-presses and 2016 vinyl remaster (probably from the 2011 CD re-masters issued then), most are good, probably because this was a well engineered and produced album in the first place. I have not heard the 50th Anniversary version so cannot say if it better to the same.

If you are into DSOTM CD/SACD then I would recommend you try a copy, there are a few on Discogs and a couple of very well priced ones on Ebay.

Pink Floyd – The Dark Side Of The Moon
Label: EMI – 7243 582136 2 1, EMI – 582 1362
Format: SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Stereo, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Sony DADC

https://i.discogs.com/AQmGCuVo9ydqJSDMP_dF-HpkUtobr-hGkrReK-21K4Q/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:591/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTQ5NzM5/MzQtMTM4MTA1OTc5/OS05MDYzLmpwZWc.jpeg

[AJSki2fly]

Long time since I played this one and it still sounds magic....

Radiohead – OK Computer
Label: Parlophone – 7243 8 55229 2 5, Parlophone – CDNODATA 02
Format: CD, Album

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[AJSki2fly]

Spock's Beard – Snow
Label: Inside Out Music – IOMLTDCD 100, Inside Out Music – 6 93723 00142 5
Format: Box Set, Limited Edition 2 x CD, HDCD, Album, Digibook CD, Cardsleeve
Country: Europe, Released: Aug 2002

https://i.discogs.com/PWdfX7s4oUN3cCHhvuNjnQIiozpegl9JYXOZXKKUa5M/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:538/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTc5MTYy/My0xNTA1NjMzMTM0/LTcyMTAuanBlZw.jpeg

[Barry]

Best sounding DSOTM IMHO, I have compared a 1st press vinyl, later re-presses and 2016 vinyl remaster (probably from the 2011 CD re-masters issued then), most are good, probably because this was a well engineered and produced album in the first place. I have not heard the 50th Anniversary version so cannot say if it better to the same.

If you are into DSOTM CD/SACD then I would recommend you try a copy, there are a few on Discogs and a couple of very well priced ones on Ebay.

Pink Floyd – The Dark Side Of The Moon
Label: EMI – 7243 582136 2 1, EMI – 582 1362
Format: SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Stereo, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Sony DADC

https://i.discogs.com/AQmGCuVo9ydqJSDMP_dF-HpkUtobr-hGkrReK-21K4Q/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:591/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTQ5NzM5/MzQtMTM4MTA1OTc5/OS05MDYzLmpwZWc.jpeg

The best version I have is the 20th Anniversary Edition.

To my ears it's so good, I have no interest in investigating any later editions.

[Barry]

Long time since I played this one and it still sounds magic....

Radiohead – OK Computer
Label: Parlophone – 7243 8 55229 2 5, Parlophone – CDNODATA 02
Format: CD, Album

https://i.discogs.com/B09AbaIoOf5J8N66ZO8vPJsMi2zFPCHabdhbBtmY2Wo/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:598/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTI2NjA1/MzAtMTI5NTQzNDI5/Ni5qcGVn.jpeg

It's "OK" ( :D ). I have a copy somewhere in my collection.

[Barry]

Last up and we finish with vinyl and this original release pressing from 1982 and his only album to be released on his former bands Swan Song label.

Phil Collins provided drums on five of the eight songs with Cozy Powell doing two and on the remaining track, "Fat Lip", guitarist and album co-writter, Robbie Blunt, played a Roland TR-808 drum machine.

Personnel:

Robert Plant – vocals

Robbie Blunt – guitars, Roland TR-808 on track 6

Jezz Woodroffe – keyboards,

Phil Collins – drums on tracks 1–3, 5, 8

Cozy Powell – drums on tracks 4 and 7

Paul Martinez – bass guitar

Raphael Ravenscroft – saxophone on track 3


Tracks:

1 Burning Down One Side
2 Moonlight In Samosa
3 Pledge Pin
4 Slow Dancer
5 Worse Than Detroit
6 Fat Lip
7 Like I've Never Been Gone
8 Mystery Title

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Some good choices there Mark.

[AJSki2fly]

John Hiatt – Dirty Jeans And Mudslide Hymns
Label: New West Records – NW6209, Blue Rose Records (2) – BLU DP0552
Format: CD, Album

https://i.discogs.com/orjqJFfH-c5TjQz5GX_mu6jXhWutiuw6ZIYQiUBf8KE/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:541/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTM3ODQw/NjEtMTU0NTgzNzMy/My0zNzQzLmpwZWc.jpeg

[AJSki2fly]

The best version I have is the 20th Anniversary Edition.

To my ears it's so good, I have no interest in investigating any later editions.

I used to have DSOTM MOFIi Gold Disc which was very good but IMHO the 40th SACD betters it and its rather cheaper.

[rmcin626]

Was streaming this today, new album by Slash
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[AJSki2fly]

Another favourite from The Comsat Angels, some consider it their best, maybe more varied...

The Comsat Angels – Fiction
Label: Polydor – POLS 1075
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: UK
Released: 1982

https://i.discogs.com/7cCvd8G8sfUUFT9OMLF8QxQaWhSjuo7ewme-2zKLbkw/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:596/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTgwODY1/NC0xNTQzOTIxNjkw/LTEzNDQuanBlZw.jpeg

[AJSki2fly]

Elvis Costello – Mighty Like A Rose
Label: Warner Bros. Records – 7599-26575-1, Warner Bros. Records – WX 419
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo

https://i.discogs.com/5BMRmQbG5WSugshlH3O-lM4dlkgm69dGXDzvFupMsKk/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:598/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTk5MzUw/My0xNDgzODc3MTg2/LTUzOTYuanBlZw.jpeg

[Dom66]

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[AJSki2fly]

Catapilla – Catapilla
Label: Trading Places – TDP54031
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo

https://i.discogs.com/m1CCTKkXS-3OFgoQBkyldkLQEu56ieRh4xFZw_lSCCU/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:523/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTE1NzU4/ODkzLTE1OTcyNTcy/MzEtMjA3MC5qcGVn.jpeg

[AJSki2fly]

I missed this band out in the 70s/80s, not sure why, if you are into Prog Rock and have not listened to Gentle Giant, then I recommend you do.

Gentle Giant – Three Piece Suite
Label: Alucard – ALUGGV058
Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation, 180g

https://i.discogs.com/YWLde_-kuLSGQ_dT4HaaUoFJi-VkTmkbB3QEhXnYTYs/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:500/w:500/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTEwOTI4/NTcxLTE1MDY2ODcy/NTEtMzI3Ny5qcGVn.jpeg

[Pigmy Pony]

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[Pigmy Pony]

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[Rush2112]

It's rare for me to be listening on a Saturday morning, however, when the opportunity presented itself I reached for the recently acquired hybrid SACD 3CD 30th anniversary release of this iconic live recording. I have both LP and CD previously released versions including Jazz at the Pawnshop Vol 2 on LP and in all honesty they all sound great. This 3CD release does have the benefit of greater clarity overall and less obvious tape hiss and is a little less "warm" sounding than the original LP and I mean this in the most honest way, it's not to disparage the CD version as "digital" but more a representation of the difference of the two formats at thier best. Akin to auditioning the same audio system and swapping between valve amplifiers and solid-state. I have not as yet played it on my SACD equipped Pioneer DVD player as I am still looking for the best option to connect this to the Wadia 321"decoding computer" ! So it was played as any other CD using my Lyngdorf CD1in transport configuration upsampling to 192k and fed via coax connection to the Wadia.

Originally released in 1977 as a 2 LP 180gram album by Proprius Records. It is a multi-session recording made by Gert Palmcrantz on December 6–7, 1976, at Jazzpuben Stampen (Pawnshop) in Stockholm, Sweden and is regarded by many audiophiles as one of the best sounding jazz recordings of the 20th Century. Suffice to say these are some of the great Jazz standards played by five artists at the peak of thier prowess and working in complete unison.

Personel:

The recording features Arne Domnérus, alto sax, clarinet; Bengt Hallberg, piano; Lars Erstrand, vibes; Georg Riedel, bass; and Egil Johansen, drums.

CD 1:

01 Limehouse Blue

02 I'm Confessin'

03 High Life

04 Jeep's Blues

05 Lady Be Good

06 Take Five

07 Everything Happens To Me

08 Barbados

09 Stuffy

CD 2:

01 Over The Rainbow

02 Now's The Time

03 Out Of Nowhere

05 Here Is That Rainy Day

06 Struttin With Some Barbeque

07 Poor Butterfly

08 Exactly Like You

09 Jeepers Creepers

10 How High The Moon

11 Things Ain't What They Used To Be

CD 3:

01 In A Mellow Tone

02 Gubben Och Källingen

03 Nancy With The Laughing Face

04 Struttin' With Some

05 It Don't Mean A Thing

06 Mood Indigo

07 Jeep's Blues

08 High Life (Take 2)

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[Macca]

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[Macca]

https://i.ibb.co/X2w8pRq/sade.jpg (https://ibb.co/3rJzWZn)

[AJSki2fly]

Shpongle – Codex VI
Label: Twisted Records – TWSLP48RM21
Format: 3 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered

https://i.discogs.com/BRbQt2Y5I9hWhun5DW0nO2BbUYvHfODKTL7gu0BpVlc/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:582/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTI1MzUz/MTY2LTE2NzA3MzEx/MDMtNDUzMC5qcGVn.jpeg

[Macca]

The ultimate sonic test disc for any system:

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[Rush2112]

https://i.ibb.co/X2w8pRq/sade.jpg (https://ibb.co/3rJzWZn)Love this album, bought it when it first came out in 1984 and still love it today !

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[Rush2112]

The ultimate sonic test disc for any system:

https://i.ibb.co/02gGjsL/lizzy.jpg (https://imgbb.com/)Great live outfit even as a basic four piece Lynott, Downey, Gorham and Robertson ! Lots of great additional muscians on thier albums Huey Lewis, Phil Collins, John Helliwell etc,

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[Macca]

Great live outfit even as a basic four piece Lynott, Downey, Gorham and Robertson !

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I should really get the studio albums, L&D is the only thing I have by them.

[Dom66]

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[Alex_UK]

Love this album, bought it when it first came out in 1984 and still love it today !

Me too, have it on the original vinyl and CD and gets a regular play so must be in my top 50 albums.

[AJSki2fly]

The Future Sound Of London - Lifeforms Label:
Virgin – 0602557787078, Virgin – 5778707, EBV – 0602557787078, EBV – 5778707
Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, 180g

https://i.discogs.com/dlGyYD86BtC3JvTe3hUw_VhVOIVcTjzKUeP0PQvnrxg/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTExNDY4/MTY0LTE2NTk4NTcz/MjgtMTI4Mi5qcGVn.jpeg

[AJSki2fly]

The ultimate sonic test disc for any system:

https://i.ibb.co/02gGjsL/lizzy.jpg (https://imgbb.com/)

I saw them in March '76 on the Jailbreak tour at Southampton University Students Union, a great venue we were about 6 feet from the band and they were superb, and boy could they play, they only did 100 concerts that year.

[Barry]

Me too, have it on the original vinyl and CD and gets a regular play so must be in my top 50 albums.

As do I, both LP and CD. I think it is her best album; but then debut albums often are for most artist(e)s.

[Barry]

The Future Sound Of London - Lifeforms Label:
Virgin – 0602557787078, Virgin – 5778707, EBV – 0602557787078, EBV – 5778707
Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, 180g

https://i.discogs.com/dlGyYD86BtC3JvTe3hUw_VhVOIVcTjzKUeP0PQvnrxg/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTExNDY4/MTY0LTE2NTk4NTcz/MjgtMTI4Mi5qcGVn.jpeg

Picked up a CD copy of that in a charity shop for a quid. Didn’t know what to expect, but I like it enough for it to remain in my collection.

[AJSki2fly]

Picked up a CD copy of that in a charity shop for a quid. Didn’t know what to expect, but I like it enough for it to remain in my collection.

If you look at their catelogue you will ding they are very prolific. Juno records has most, they also go under the name Amorphous Androgenous’ when working with others. Their more recent series of albums are pretty good


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[Pigmy Pony]

Really like this album. Toto's David Paich co-wrote and performed on most of it, as did the rest of Toto. First rate production too.

Boz Scaggs - Dig

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51M4NSpwb9L._AC_.jpg

[Barry]

Recently played:

Neil Young + Promise Of The Real – 'Earth'

https://i.discogs.com/oyMj29YSsJcbIhv3DmA-wNy_O3CKohxbfcya1ewfKy4/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:575/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTg2OTAy/MDQtMTQ2NjcyMjQ1/NC04NDEyLmpwZWc.jpeg

Label: Reprise Records – 9362-49206-5
Format: 2 x CD, Album
Country: Europe
Released: June 24, 2016
Genre: Rock


Buffalo Springfield – 'Retrospective (The Best Of Buffalo Springfield)'

https://i.discogs.com/112QviyHEpjDSklR3xVW1RI1uFI7Z6YHPOdgK-3jCyw/rs:fit/g:sm/q:40/h:300/w:300/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTU1MTM0/ODAtMTM5NTMyMjAw/MS0zMTc4LmpwZWc.jpeg

Label: ATCO Records – 7567-90417-2
Format: CD, Compilation, Reissue
Country: Europe
Released: 1989
Genre: Rock, Pop
Style: Folk Rock, Country Rock


Eric Burdon And The Animals – 'Digitally Remastered'

https://i.discogs.com/kzgiKBTbVxiM8kVvXlkyOZgiicecPxvCLegQffPa58Y/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:597/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTEwNzU4/ODMzLTE1MDM3OTQz/MzQtNDg2NC5qcGVn.jpeg

Label: Bell Records – BLR 89 416
Format: CD, Compilation, Remastered
Country: Germany
Released: 1998
Genre: Rock, Blues
Style: Blues Rock

Bloody superb!


ZZ Top – 'Eliminator'

https://i.discogs.com/yanRDSUaPleoPYeRpdigmEAGtxFbTEjP3-C9clMXbbU/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:592/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTEzODM3/MjExLTE1NjI4MjYw/MTYtNzY2My5qcGVn.jpeg

Label: Warner Bros. Records – 7599-23774-2
Format: CD, Album, Reissue
Country: Germany
Released: 1983
Genre: Rock, Blues
Style: Blues Rock, Hard Rock, Texas Blues, Arena Rock

[Barry]

Today:

Roger Chapman – 'Anthology 1979-1998'

https://i.discogs.com/YsWuo7XYqgtqt6DpcGqcmNjoDaN0lSXZpoTXCS6WbnQ/rs:fit/g:sm/q:40/h:300/w:300/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTYzNTIw/NjktMTU4NDUzMTc1/MC04OTA2LmpwZWc.jpeg

Label: Essential! Records – ESD CD 665
Format: 2 x CD, Compilation
Country: UK
Released: 1998
Genre: Rock


Bob Dylan – 'Modern Times'

https://i.discogs.com/GgehkFkwb-K3ieRi8P7ioyhLKOl4ofPjA6s8zmN1XR4/rs:fit/g:sm/q:40/h:300/w:300/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTczMTg2/MTEtMTUwNjQ0ODc4/My03ODI3LmpwZWc.jpeg

Label: Columbia – 82876 87606 2, Sony BMG Music Entertainment – 82876 87606 2
Format: CD, Album
Country: Europe
Released: 2006
Genre: Rock
Style: Blues Rock, Folk Rock


Bob Dylan – 'Together Through Life'

https://i.discogs.com/lMvK-CavQ94gFp6TBkAfmCma672SVLoRSCnFXnFKnh8/rs:fit/g:sm/q:40/h:300/w:300/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTE3Njc1/OTEtMTUyNDQwMDMx/MS02NzE3LmpwZWc.jpeg

Label: Columbia – 88697516972, Sony Music – 88697516972
Format: CD, Album CD, Compilation DVD, DVD-Video, NTSC, Copy Protected Box Set
Country: Europe
Released: April 27, 2009
Genre: Rock
Style: Blues Rock, Folk Rock


Bob Dylan – 'Tempest'

https://i.discogs.com/k76a4zHS131EgQlLggzV6w4zpfE5j5va2sJ36uhvMbo/rs:fit/g:sm/q:40/h:300/w:300/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTM4NTI4/NDEtMTM0NjkzMzUy/OS00NTY4LmpwZWc.jpeg

Label: Columbia – 88725464142, Columbia – 88725457602, Sony Music – 88725464142, Sony Music – 88725457602
Format: CD, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition
Country: Europe
Released: September 7, 2012
Genre: Rock, Blues, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk Rock, Rhythm & Blues, Ballad


Bob Dylan – 'Blood On The Tracks'

https://i.discogs.com/64w26WFohAH7SXHD0KepFXqwn0Sj5KOz03v04vByBPg/rs:fit/g:sm/q:40/h:300/w:300/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTEzNDUx/MTctMTQ3OTE3NjQy/MC03OTc4LmpwZWc.jpeg

Label: CBS – CBS 69097, CBS – S 69097
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: UK
Released: January 1975
Genre: Rock
Style: Blues Rock, Folk Rock

Probably my favourite Dylan album. Why so much Dylan? - well it was his 80th birthday yesterday!

[Macca]

That's my favourite Dylan album too, although there's a few from after 1990 I don't have.

[Dom66]

https://i.postimg.cc/yNNXYHYJ/LP1681.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/LXczTgkf/LP1682.jpg

[Barry]

Two good ones there Dom.

[Pigmy Pony]

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71m3ma3MmeL._AC_SX679_.jpg

[Barry]

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71m3ma3MmeL._AC_SX679_.jpg

What is it and who is by?

[Dom66]

https://i.postimg.cc/Wb335wKx/LP1683.jpg

[Pigmy Pony]

What is it and who is by?

It's called "Talkie Walkie" by French outfit Air. The name is on the cover there, though not obvious. I bought it earlier this year at a car boot, missing the front of the case. Unfortunately its shortcomings don't end there - halfway through it skips and stutters, buying itself a one-way ticket to the bin. Shame really, it was sounding pretty good.

[Pigmy Pony]

Pink Floyd, The Division Bell

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81cONoJO+cL._AC_SX679_.jpg

[Pigmy Pony]

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71SlkeRV3yL.__AC_SX300_SY300_QL70_ML2_.jpg

[Pigmy Pony]

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51l6AXAqpmL._AC_.jpg

[Macca]

Giving this another go:

https://i.ibb.co/61xvwC6/madge.webp (https://ibb.co/7R5gCm7)

[AJSki2fly]

Giving this another go:

https://i.ibb.co/61xvwC6/madge.webp (https://ibb.co/7R5gCm7)

excellent album:)

[rmcin626]

https://i.ibb.co/4d6mJL2/IMG-2708.jpg (https://ibb.co/PQ7mtyM)


Just doing a wee comparison between my original MCA copy and the recent remastered release

[Barry]

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71SlkeRV3yL.__AC_SX300_SY300_QL70_ML2_.jpg

A band's debut album is quite often their best, as it is a showcase for their work. Sadly in this case, I found Roxy's first offering disappointing, and only really like "Virginia Plain".

[Barry]

It's called "Talkie Walkie" by French outfit Air. The name is on the cover there, though not obvious. I bought it earlier this year at a car boot, missing the front of the case. Unfortunately its shortcomings don't end there - halfway through it skips and stutters, buying itself a one-way ticket to the bin. Shame really, it was sounding pretty good.

I had guessed, but what I wanted to know was what does it sound like.

I think I would have bought a copy, attracted by Einstein's equations from his theory of relativity. (Don't ask me to explain them - it would take too long; even though time is relative.)

[Barry]

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51l6AXAqpmL._AC_.jpg

Better, much better. :)

[Barry]

https://i.ibb.co/4d6mJL2/IMG-2708.jpg (https://ibb.co/PQ7mtyM)


Just doing a wee comparison between my original MCA copy and the recent remastered release

Good one Robin. I have the original MCA release, and like them or not, Steely Dan took a lot of care in the recording studio, so I wouldn't expect an improvement only a difference.

[rmcin626]

Good one Robin. I have the original MCA release, and like them or not, Steely Dan took a lot of care in the recording studio, so I wouldn't expect an improvement only a difference.

The presentation is slightly different, but as you said Barry, they took a lot of care in the studio.

[rmcin626]

A really great vocalist
https://i.ibb.co/Zdfq1pJ/IMG-2709.jpg (https://ibb.co/Q9Jyj3c)

[Pigmy Pony]

Giving this another go:

https://i.ibb.co/61xvwC6/madge.webp (https://ibb.co/7R5gCm7)

Personally I think Ray of Light is the best of all Madonna's studio albums. Having William Orbit at the controls didn't hurt. He also produced most of her next album "Music", but by then Orbit's production style was everywhere and Madonna, looking for something more distinctive ditched it all and went instead with some French dude.

Think I'll give it a play now.

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81hiK0G6A1L._AC_SX679_.jpg

[Pigmy Pony]

A band's debut album is quite often their best, as it is a showcase for their work. Sadly in this case, I found Roxy's first offering disappointing, and only really like "Virginia Plain".

Totally agree. And Virginia Plain wasn't even on the original vinyl release, not UK pressings anyway. This debut is the only Roxy album I don't have on vinyl, and I'm in no hurry to remedy that... I think "For Your Pleasure" was a massive improvement, and is my favourite of all of Roxy's catalogue. Followed by "Stranded" (next one on) and "Avalon".

[Pigmy Pony]

Good one Robin. I have the original MCA release, and like them or not, Steely Dan took a lot of care in the recording studio, so I wouldn't expect an improvement only a difference.

I too have the MCA first press, and is faultless imo. So I wouldn't expect much, if any, improvement.

[Pigmy Pony]

Back to Roxy Music, their 3rd album.

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91P3L1pjCJL._AC_SX679_.jpg

[Us-&-Them]

https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fi.pinimg.com%2Foriginals%2F89%2Fe 6%2F25%2F89e6256b23e42e1a958879c1461454a5.jpg&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=96275e5eec5c6f2c89dcd04aca63aeacfd0964cfc01449 22a0ae833c00256d18&ipo=images

Really like this album and...............

https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.genius.com%2F2d86de3da03ef b9016ba82c224f60598.1000x1000x1.jpg&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=f1287a4e66afcfac593cdb3e16769dbbf7df34e9922e9d e525da0d21deea53cd&ipo=images


I also really like this album.

[Barry]

Agree, I'm fond of all Roxy's output (apart from their first offering ;) ).

[hole46]

Good one Robin. I have the original MCA release, and like them or not, Steely Dan took a lot of care in the recording studio, so I wouldn't expect an improvement only a difference.

I’ve played my copy about six times in the last forty years. I taped it when I first bought it.


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[Dom66]

https://i.postimg.cc/P5hJB5VC/LP1684.jpg

[AJSki2fly]

Ramases – Space Hymns
Label: Tapestry Records – TPT 261
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition

https://i.discogs.com/UCNh8SHW2etx5uK8_I0LRXzNTxt9iAcTzhWzep6DN2I/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:423/w:564/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTI5MjA5/NzctMTMwNzM4NjE4/OS5qcGVn.jpeg

[AJSki2fly]

Queen – Queen
Label: Virgin EMI Records – 00602547202642, Virgin EMI Records – 4720264
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, 180 Gram

https://i.discogs.com/HGiDCBzBtUDZLoPWNHvFbYvxDlloXLu3N6tiYCJjWzg/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:588/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTc1NDQ2/NTMtMTQ1NDE5MDUy/NS00NjkyLmpwZWc.jpeg

[Barry]

I’ve played my copy about six times in the last forty years. I taped it when I first bought it.


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Does that mean you don't like it much, or you only listened to your tape copy?

[rmcin626]

https://i.ibb.co/DVXHZtC/IMG-2711.jpg (https://ibb.co/cg5Sj1F)

[AJSki2fly]

Pink Floyd – A Momentary Lapse Of Reason (Remixed & Updated)
Label: Pink Floyd Records – PFRLP37, Pink Floyd Records – 0190295079208
Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, 180g

https://i.discogs.com/oQ2Suj4GZq55hADsTcPdhVJAhlDGE9puPDt_ZOg4icY/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:593/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTIwNzYw/NTk1LTE2ODM2NDQ5/MjUtNDYzMi5qcGVn.jpeg

[rmcin626]

https://i.ibb.co/t2MsdYV/IMG-2710.jpg (https://ibb.co/c8cFm24)

[Barry]

https://i.ibb.co/DVXHZtC/IMG-2711.jpg (https://ibb.co/cg5Sj1F)

Nice one! :)

BTW I have used those polythene sleeves, but I don't like them because they slip when you put the record back in your collection. I much prefer the stiffer ones with a seam: they don't slip, but it makes reading the spine of the cover difficult.

[rmcin626]

Nice one! :)

Yeah, great album

[rmcin626]

https://i.ibb.co/cT2cMgq/IMG-2713.jpg (https://ibb.co/s3svkm7)

[Us-&-Them]

https://pixhost.icu/avaxhome/ce/8f/00388fce.jpeg

CURRENTLY WAITING FOR THIS ALBUM TO LAND AT MY HUMBLE ABODE!! ONCE AGAIN, I'VE BORROWED MY MATES COPY!!

[AJSki2fly]

Shpongle – Ineffable Mysteries From Shpongleland
Label: Twisted Records – TWSLP36RM21
Format: 3 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered

https://i.discogs.com/SbJw9vgoDbr1MJ4LzEVzZY_G3LeFikz11lbom00_NgI/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:593/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTI0NzU3/NDkwLTE2NjUzNDU0/MDgtOTg4Ny5qcGVn.jpeg

[rmcin626]

https://i.ibb.co/2K31yFh/IMG-2714.jpg (https://ibb.co/q1Y3dDj)

[Us-&-Them]

https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.progarchives.com%2Fprogressiv e_rock_discography_covers%2F1172%2Fcover_495862252 016_r.jpg&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=84c7daced09f93b223b8bfe14bc21566b93c5624ec7ff8 1ba9ffa36d8be295b7&ipo=images

AND NOW ONTO ANOTHER PSYCHEDELIC EXTRAVAGANZA!!!

[Alex_UK]

The very definition of "All killer, no filler"

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/55/Bryan_Adams_-_Reckless_%28album_cover%29.png

[Us-&-Them]

The very definition of "All killer, no filler"

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/55/Bryan_Adams_-_Reckless_%28album_cover%29.png

ANOTHER DEFINITION OF ALL KILLER, NO FILLER :-

https://i.unisquare.com/img/main/1/1/10/1554055943c9d1e24e9a4762n.jpg

[Barry]

The very definition of "All killer, no filler"

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/55/Bryan_Adams_-_Reckless_%28album_cover%29.png

Listen to the real deal - RYAN ADAMS, not Bryan Adams. :D

[Macca]

Listen to the real deal - RYAN ADAMS, not Bryan Adams. :D

Given the choice I'd take Bryan, but I don't have any records by either of them.

This is a good tune though:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_W2jONIjrM0

[Idlewithnodrive]

https://audioabattoir.s3.dualstack.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/original/3X/5/4/54aef1f6a96637b67f20cbe7e00b908ba32b7176.jpeg

amorphous androgynous - tales of ephidrine

[Idlewithnodrive]

https://audioabattoir.s3.dualstack.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/original/3X/d/7/d7efee71e9325750417aa3c27c929f805fed7f12.jpeg

[hole46]

Does that mean you don't like it much, or you only listened to your tape copy?

Only listened to the tape so I’d keep the record in a fairly mint condition. And more convenient.


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[rmcin626]

Only listened to the tape so I’d keep the record in a fairly mint condition. And more convenient.


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Interesting, been a few years since I had any type of tape recorder

[Barry]

I've still got mine, but they get little use these days. There are two reel-to-reel machines, and two cassette recorders.

One of the reel-to-reel machines is a "built like a tank" Ferrograph 632, whose idler wheels have now perished with age. I have a new set, but cannot see how to fit them.

The second is a Nagra IV-S, a portable machine and only used to play back tapes I made on the Ferrograph.

The two cassette machines are a Nakamichi BX-2 and a BX-200. Again I made many recordings, mostly off the radio, but don't listen to them any more. :rolleyes:

[Dom66]

https://i.postimg.cc/ZR3PRxFZ/LP1685.jpg

[Barry]

Tibetan Bells III

On CD, and listened to on headphones (as it would have driven my partner "round the bend" had I played it via the speakers!).

[AJSki2fly]

Tibetan Bells III

On CD, and listened to on headphones (as it would have driven my partner "round the bend" had I played it via the speakers!).

Tibetan Bells III iI was wondering if there is such an album

then I found this

https://i.discogs.com/bNTrKu4pwamJ-NPpzEuhUFS0oowm5DW8sro84FNrTno/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:599/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTMzODcy/NzgtMTYxNzQyOTc1/My0zMjc0LmpwZWc.jpeg

[Roy S]

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20240529/3b7e918d2037d82a36cb0550e3e8928c.jpg

[Barry]

Yes, that's the one. Not sure if I like it enough to keep it. Made with good intentions, but like a lot of mood or meditative music (whale song and the like), it is too repetitive and becomes boring after a while.

My dentist plays this sort of thing in his surgery, presumably to calm his patients, so maybe I'll pass it on to him.

[Us-&-Them]

Listen to the real deal - RYAN ADAMS, not Bryan Adams. :D

RYAN ADAMS......... I DONT THINK THERE'S EVEN A COMPARISON TO BE MADE!!! :lol: BRYAN ADAMS AND THE ALBUM RECKLESS - JUST SUPERB!!!!!!

[rmcin626]

https://i.ibb.co/jwqbfwF/IMG-2719.jpg (https://ibb.co/ykKdPkJ)

Paolo Nutini - Last night in the bittersweet

[rmcin626]

https://i.ibb.co/HDGN9nr/IMG-2720.jpg (https://ibb.co/hR2XTDK)

[AJSki2fly]

Earlier.....

Tool (2) – Fear Inoculum
Label: Tool Dissectional – 19439-95020-1, RCA – 19439-95020-1
Format: All Media, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Triple Gatefold, 180g, 2 x Vinyl, LP

https://i.discogs.com/Kd8-0C0997hUUxVKUzH2yrIE02zAA0wvbfgcU81dt7c/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:595/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTI0MTEw/ODg4LTE2NTk3NzI1/MzItNzc0OC5qcGVn.jpeg

spinning now....

Haken– Fauna
Label: Inside Out Music – IOM667, Sony Music – 19658762371
Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Magenta [Transparent], 180g

https://i.postimg.cc/prdY2Rtq/IMG-3251.jpg

[Pierre De Grenoble]

Iron Butterfly: Metamorphosis.
'71 UK Atco LP.
bought on release back then. All of the band now passed on..

https://i.discogs.com/BU0gB9D_ykpeMKb09jS4ILsCVmueU_Gcs5PRemE99XM/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:565/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTM1MDAw/MDktMTMzMjg2MzY3/Mi5qcGVn.jpeg

[Pigmy Pony]

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61venr2g2WL._AC_SX679_.jpg

[Pigmy Pony]

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61stJOYg9BL.__AC_SX300_SY300_QL70_ML2_.jpg

[AJSki2fly]

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61stJOYg9BL.__AC_SX300_SY300_QL70_ML2_.jpg

A good one Steve:)

[AJSki2fly]

Gentle Giant – In A Glass House
Label: WWA Records – WWA 002
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
Country: UK
Released: 1973

https://i.discogs.com/49qvYxevHx7s41sUYVUw1HSFwypuO9zgivW-p8QmVkQ/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:592/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTEyODMw/MDEtMTU1ODU1NzI5/NC0zMjQ1LmpwZWc.jpeg

[AJSki2fly]

Foreigner – Agent Provocateur
Label: Atlantic – 781 999-1
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Embossed

https://i.discogs.com/Q4b4O-LaBC965Bb2zitAnNSUxfKKra4rRuAOozPzXqs/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:564/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTM4NTIy/OS0xNDUzMTUzODA2/LTM2MzcuanBlZw.jpeg

[Alex_UK]

Working from home today, so chilled out tunes it is.

Röyksopp – Melody A.M. (2001)https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/WAkAAOSws1RiSBQm/s-l1200.webp

Haven't played the full album for a while - it's a cracker!

[Dom66]

Gentle Giant – In A Glass House
Label: WWA Records – WWA 002
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
Country: UK
Released: 1973

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Nice one :thumbsup:

[Dom66]

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[Pigmy Pony]

Tubular Bells III by Mike Wossisname

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[Pigmy Pony]

Working from home today, so chilled out tunes it is.

Röyksopp – Melody A.M. (2001)https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/WAkAAOSws1RiSBQm/s-l1200.webp

Haven't played the full album for a while - it's a cracker!

Many years ago we had the CD playing while driving through the Gorges du Tarn in the South of France. Sometimes things come together to make the perfect moment :) And whenever I play this I'm taken back to that time.

[Roy S]

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[Roy S]

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[Barry]

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Good one Robin. :)

[Barry]

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One of the Doors better albums - but then I like them all, apart from 'Soft Parade'.

[Barry]

Many years ago we had the CD playing while driving through the Gorges du Tarn in the South of France. Sometimes things come together to make the perfect moment :) And whenever I play this I'm taken back to that time.

Know what you mean Steve. If I play Brian Eno's "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy" I'm reminded of driving around the Netherlands in the early '80s.

[Pigmy Pony]

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[Alex_UK]

INXS - Kick (1987)

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another “no filler” album, but looking at Tidal they ‘ain’t half rinsed their back catalogue!

[Barry]

INXS - Kick (1987)

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another “no filler” album, but looking at Tidal they ‘ain’t half rinsed their back catalogue!

Someone gave me a copy of that LP. Didn't stay with me for long. :D

[Macca]

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[Alex_UK]

Someone gave me a copy of that LP. Didn't stay with me for long. :D

:eek:

Maybe it was of its time - I was 18 when it came out and I loved it from the word go.

[Macca]

:eek:

Maybe it was of its time - I was 18 when it came out and I loved it from the word go.

I was also 18 at the time and wasn't keen and I'm still not. But they do seem to have stood the test of time so what do I know?

[Dom66]

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[Macca]

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Been a fan since the first album and bought them all as they came out up to 'Californication' in 1999.

This one is a bit of a reminder of how far behind I've got with keeping up with music since the turn of the century - it came out way back in July 2002.

[Macca]

original CD release:

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[Alex_UK]

Been a fan since the first album and bought them all as they came out up to 'Californication' in 1999.

This one is a bit of a reminder of how far behind I've got with keeping up with music since the turn of the century - it came out way back in July 2002.

Californication is the last RHCP album I bought, too - I love it, that’s going on now!

I stopped keeping up around 2013, once I went full on streaming and have rarely bought any CDs or records since - part of the reason I reactivated my Tidal subscription - I will have to check out some of the later [emoji2420] Chillies.

[Alex_UK]

Actually that was a big fat lie - just checked and I do have By The Way and also from 2004, double CD Live in Hyde Park, and also went to one of the dates where it was recorded in June 2004. Christ, that was nearly 20 years ago, doesn’t feel like it!

[Macca]

Californication is the last RHCP album I bought, too - I love it, that’s going on now!

I stopped keeping up around 2013, once I went full on streaming and have rarely bought any CDs or records since - part of the reason I reactivated my Tidal subscription - I will have to check out some of the later [emoji2420] Chillies.

I stopped buying music magazines in about 2003, I think that contributed to the lapse. Plus fifteen years not doing anything much except working, boozing and sleeping. It's worrying how fast the world passes you by!

[Macca]

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[Pierre De Grenoble]

Stone The Crows: Teenage Licks
'71 UK Polydor.
many memories attached to this one..

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[Barry]

original CD release:

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Good one Martin.

[Barry]

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Some interesting stuff there Dom. :)

[Dom66]

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[AJSki2fly]

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Good one Dom:)

[AJSki2fly]

Younger Brother – Vaccine
Label: Twisted Records – TWSLPYB1RM
Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered

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[Us-&-Them]

:eek:

Maybe it was of its time - I was 18 when it came out and I loved it from the word go.

IT'S STILL SUPERB................ ALWAYS WILL BE; JUST LIKE INXS................... SUPERB!!!!!! I THINK YOU MIGHT GUESS I WAS/AM A BIG FAN :thumbsup:

[AJSki2fly]

A classic from the 70's

801 – 801 Live
Label: Island Records – ILPS 9444
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: UK
Released: 16 Nov 1976

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[Us-&-Them]

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STEVE HILLAGE - GREEN. PSYCHEDELIC HEAVEN !!! :thumbsup:

[Dom66]

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[Roy S]

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[AJSki2fly]

Man – Be Good To Yourself At Least Once A Day
Label: United Artists Records – UAG 29417
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
Country: UK
Released: 1972

https://i.discogs.com/rno6p6ngs8nV4LcpRwpAfsGMI59sGn9-GpJOp5y4tYo/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:594/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTQ1MTE0/Ny0xNDQ5NTc4NzI2/LTYxMDUuanBlZw.jpeg

[Roy S]

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[AJSki2fly]

Mahavishnu Orchestra – Birds Of Fire
Label: Columbia – KC 31996
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Terre Haute Pressing
Country: US
Released: 29 Mar 1973

https://i.discogs.com/n5Uh8YDTNwkJGpxIXVkAc2yC0CfuY1A2DTCc80t6pPg/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTU4NDAy/Mi0xNDM2ODg0NjUz/LTkwNzQuanBlZw.jpeg

[AJSki2fly]

St Germain – Tourist
Label: Parlophone – 5099963622010
Format: 2 x Vinyl, 12", Album, Reissue, Remastered, 180gram, Gatefold

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