Spinning Today - What Are You Listening To Right Now? (Part 4)

[Barry]

That album art looks like it should mean something, but I can't for the life of me think what that might be.

Anything by Z Z Top is worth listening to!

[Pigmy Pony]

Anything by Z Z Top is worth listening to!

Of that I have no doubt. It's just the album cover that puzzled me.

[Pigmy Pony]

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

[Dom66]

https://i.postimg.cc/XNfrvhGq/CD431.jpg

[Barry]

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

Nice one! :)

[gninnam]

Some of the album covers are a work of art on themselves :)

[Pigmy Pony]

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51I8wQh0sZL._AC_SX679_.jpg

[Tim]

https://i.postimg.cc/XNfrvhGq/CD431.jpg

Superb Dom and new to me, I'm now looking for an affordable copy! I should know about her but thanks, I do now :)

[Macca]

https://i.ibb.co/n8Lcf4M6/corinne-bailey-rae-disc-2-photo-u1.jpg (https://ibb.co/tPJscnpQ)

[Pigmy Pony]

https://i.ibb.co/n8Lcf4M6/corinne-bailey-rae-disc-2-photo-u1.jpg (https://ibb.co/tPJscnpQ)

I think I've got that one, I'm going to stick it on after this:

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61ea0qquuBL._AC_SL1200_.jpg

[Idlewithnodrive]

https://audioabattoir.s3.dualstack.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/original/3X/e/f/ef59835b8b495c84b07880cb6fc9a4d0218010f6.jpeg

[Idlewithnodrive]

https://audioabattoir.s3.dualstack.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/original/3X/3/e/3e64c36421533c1446f2965a502b15d2dced743f.jpeg

[Idlewithnodrive]

https://audioabattoir.s3.dualstack.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/original/3X/e/f/ef272b667bc6115578f6d6ec0158d5bfc5afe16a.jpeg

Porcupine Tree - Yellow Hedgerow Dreamscape

[Alex_UK]

American Aquarium - New Ways to Lose (2026)

https://www.normanrecords.com/artwork/medium/87/216337-american-aquarium-new-ways-to-lose.jpg

Still catching up on new releases, this one's not bad, prolific alt country band that I don't really know but will be doing some more digging!

[Pigmy Pony]

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

[Macca]

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

Unexpected item in bagging area!

[Idlewithnodrive]

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

Top Album there.

[Macca]

Top Album there.

It is, never understood why it was criticised so much. Okay it wasn't like the first one; but we still have the first one, not like it got replaced by this.

Didn't think it was Steve's sort of thing though. Must be them new speekaz!

[Macca]

https://i.ibb.co/pjRn8NcN/718-JZZBT-FL-AC-SL1500.jpg (https://ibb.co/QvCXRhLh)

[Pigmy Pony]

It is, never understood why it was criticised so much. Okay it wasn't like the first one; but we still have the first one, not like it got replaced by this.

Didn't think it was Steve's sort of thing though. Must be them new speekaz!

You're sort of right there. I bought it only a couple of years ago - my mate was bangin' on about preferring it to their debut, so I bagged a copy. And didn't think much of it.

But I found that the KEFs are doing a great job of making genres other than my usual sound great. So I'm working through some albums I hadn't really got on with before.

I don't think it's better than their debut (which I bought on vinyl upon its release you'll be shocked to know), just different.

[Idlewithnodrive]

Certainly not as good as their debut, but still a very decent Album

[Pigmy Pony]

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81NuuplL9XL._AC_SX679_.jpg

[Alex_UK]

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81NuuplL9XL._AC_SX679_.jpg

Nice one - some say my entire collection is Garbage! :lol:


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[Alex_UK]

Yosi Horikawa - Impulse (2025)

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20260709/6fd92904fc15311047abf7420bf2e687.jpg

Ambient music from the Japanese producer/musician who uses nature sounds to form his compositions. Not as dull as that sounds!

[Dom66]

https://i.postimg.cc/VkYz5gSQ/LP2289.jpg

[Pigmy Pony]

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71b36O5LjZL._AC_SX679_.jpg

[Barry]

Nice one Steve, :)

[Pigmy Pony]

Nice one Steve, :)

That it is Barry. But now it's time to make some noise while I can. Sorry about that.

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/715Et2oXVIL._AC_SX679_.jpg

[Pigmy Pony]

https://i.discogs.com/k1lDxNuhjP6Cz2tkVyR7jz2Fue5c-UKuKKItLSzyynk/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:362/w:400/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTYxNjc3/MzctMTQzNjA5NTEw/My0yNTA4LmpwZWc.jpeg

[Idlewithnodrive]

The last 2 have been belters Steve.

[Alex_UK]

The last 2 have been belters Steve.

Agreed! Just the sort of music to play on new speakers in an empty house!

Meanwhile, New Music Friday, starting with this one:

Jack White - Frozen Charlotte (2026)

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20260710/966afbf0d4a075b18777f8c408238218.jpg

Rock music is not dead, yet!

[Macca]

Meanwhile, New Music Friday,



Is this to be a regular new feature, a bit like 'What's in Alan's Big Pocket?'

[Pigmy Pony]

The last 2 have been belters Steve.

Yes, and played louder than is good for my hearing :) The cat just looked at me as if to say you bastard, and left the room.

[Pigmy Pony]

Agreed! Just the sort of music to play on new speakers in an empty house!

Meanwhile, New Music Friday, starting with this one:

Jack White - Frozen Charlotte (2026)

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20260710/966afbf0d4a075b18777f8c408238218.jpg

Rock music is not dead, yet!

I got one of his on vinyl a few years ago, and probably didn't give it a fair go. So I'll put it on, right after this:

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61qqgReklBL._AC_SX300_SY300_QL70_ML2_.jpg

[Pigmy Pony]

Right, here we go. Jack White "Blunderbuss".

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61wLZJs0DnL._AC_SY300_SX300_QL70_ML2_.jpg

[Barry]

I got one of his on vinyl a few years ago, and probably didn't give it a fair go. So I'll put it on, right after this:

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61qqgReklBL._AC_SX300_SY300_QL70_ML2_.jpg

Good choice Steve.

[Pete The Cat]

https://i.discogs.com/hLyLv5JcZLAlBHZ9OFsz0abSXqpyjdiokWV8i96EMd0/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:530/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTMwNTE4/NzgtMTY0NjE5NDEy/OC03NzQ4LmpwZWc.jpeg

Grace Jones 'Island Life'. Seems to suit a hot Friday afternoon.

[Pigmy Pony]

https://i.discogs.com/hLyLv5JcZLAlBHZ9OFsz0abSXqpyjdiokWV8i96EMd0/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:530/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTMwNTE4/NzgtMTY0NjE5NDEy/OC03NzQ4LmpwZWc.jpeg

Grace Jones 'Island Life'. Seems to suit a hot Friday afternoon.

True, Pete. Anything from her Compass Point trilogy will suit :)

[Idlewithnodrive]

https://audioabattoir.s3.dualstack.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/original/3X/9/5/953efc8eaf7ef198b30d916c1afd63a739702b60.jpeg

[Idlewithnodrive]

https://audioabattoir.s3.dualstack.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/original/3X/f/3/f3058a5ae876fac9b71e7576469859b0c05164f0.jpeg

[Idlewithnodrive]

https://audioabattoir.s3.dualstack.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/original/3X/c/3/c3ecdc8858f71015add388c3f79e5790b32dc317.jpeg

First listen. I really dislike the man, but let's see.

[Alex_UK]

https://audioabattoir.s3.dualstack.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/original/3X/c/3/c3ecdc8858f71015add388c3f79e5790b32dc317.jpeg

First listen. I really dislike the man, but let's see.

I own it, but can’t remember if I like it or anything about it! Will give it a go later.

Another new release that looks interesting to finish first.

Genevieve Stokes - Hiding Places (2026)

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20260710/65766fd6e678ddf014cc3651b2d1d441.jpg

[Idlewithnodrive]

https://audioabattoir.s3.dualstack.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/original/3X/3/0/30c753b4244323d914f2f4c83f8f1d29f010bc32.jpeg

[Alex_UK]

I just ended up finding an album called “Big Sur Drift (Ocean)” by Ebb. Turns out it is literally 9 tracks (32 minutes and 28 seconds) of recordings of the sea. What I was actually looking for needed an extra “b” on their name. (And I did actually listen to all of Ebb, hoping something interesting might happen - to save your pain, it didn’t…)

Ebbb - Shallow Hits (2026)

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20260710/b41b93611f7af4f696bee7be51d2984d.jpg

Very interesting debut this one, hard to categorise, dance in places but with indie styles and some nice vocal harmonies. I liked it a lot, so will get more plays for sure.

By the way, I always read the Norman Records round up on the weekly releases - always nicely written, and sorts the wheat from the chaff as far as I am concerned. Their album reviews are generally very accurate. Also worth signing up to their emails, too, as they are very informative if not a bit too frequent.

https://www.normanrecords.com/features/best-new-music/new-music-friday

[Idlewithnodrive]

100% with you on the (frequent) Norman Records emails.

[Tim]

https://audioabattoir.s3.dualstack.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/original/3X/c/b/cb38e650832aa2d6945264775749c97d1eea69b1.jpeg

Qobuz

Excellent . . . I'm a big fan of anything from the Stone siblings :)

[Barry]

https://audioabattoir.s3.dualstack.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/original/3X/c/3/c3ecdc8858f71015add388c3f79e5790b32dc317.jpeg

First listen. I really dislike the man, but let's see.

I dislike Roger Waters for his attitude and for his behaviour in general with Pink Floyd, but 'Amused to Death' is, IMO, his best solo recording so far.

[Alex_UK]

Excellent . . . I'm a big fan of anything from the Stone siblings :)

Me too, in fact playing this now, seems like a good Saturday morning kind of vibe. :)

[Dom66]

https://i.postimg.cc/kGZcp69y/CD432.jpg

[Pigmy Pony]

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41X6DF5QlRL._AC_SX425_.jpg

[Barry]

https://i.postimg.cc/kGZcp69y/CD432.jpg

Interesting choice - I have a copy but I haven't made up my mind about it yet.

[Alex_UK]

I've got her 1999 album "Love in the Time of Science" apparently, but another one I can't even remember! Will add to the "reacquaint" list!

[Macca]

https://i.ibb.co/YSSsWwS/OIP.webp (https://imgbb.com/)

[Pigmy Pony]

https://i.ibb.co/YSSsWwS/OIP.webp (https://imgbb.com/)

Some great songs there, it's going on my list :)

Meanwhile, this:

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71fyHOa7A7L._AC_SX679_.jpg

[Macca]

Some great songs there, it's going on my list :)

Meanwhile, this:

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71fyHOa7A7L._AC_SX679_.jpg

Good choice for this weather. Move the Yukka plant out into the yard, pretend you're in Barbados.

[Barry]

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71fyHOa7A7L._AC_SX679_.jpg

Everyone should have a copy of that LP. :)

[Pigmy Pony]

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/613wMB1EWML._AC_SX679_.jpg

[Pigmy Pony]

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81mL39YiI8L._AC_SX679_.jpg

[Idlewithnodrive]

https://audioabattoir.s3.dualstack.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/original/3X/e/3/e361e4e07eb87fac095750dcbe98c9a2128809ae.jpeg

[Idlewithnodrive]

Everyone should have a copy of that LP. :)

Another well worth owning -

https://audioabattoir.s3.dualstack.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/original/3X/e/b/ebf07a8a4d5cda50086b29fc58165675d7e3f83d.jpeg

I prefer it to Legend.

[Idlewithnodrive]

https://audioabattoir.s3.dualstack.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/original/3X/2/7/2787886d706987f38b90f2d59a797c0e7dd114cd.jpeg

This is also excellent. The only recording of his 1973 US Tour, complete with some rare tracks, unique mixes and the added joy of a young Bob talking about his music. This live version of I Shot The Sheriff is worth the price of admission on its own.

[hole46]

Yosi Horikawa - Impulse (2025)

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20260709/6fd92904fc15311047abf7420bf2e687.jpg

Ambient music from the Japanese producer/musician who uses nature sounds to form his compositions. Not as dull as that sounds!

Listened to a few of his on my new Matrix tt1, very very good.


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[Pigmy Pony]

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

[Idlewithnodrive]

Was

https://audioabattoir.s3.dualstack.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/original/3X/3/2/3284a3f794d26020af44b76d0b65c85327b083e4.jpeg

Now

https://audioabattoir.s3.dualstack.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/original/3X/5/4/542b8d74a7f1dff1c3f4c87d507ccc2797b5b85f.jpeg

[Barry]

I know and have the first, but the second is new to me.

[Macca]

https://i.ibb.co/RLBVtkG/10097.jpg (https://imgbb.com/)

[Idlewithnodrive]

I know and have the first, but the second is new to me.

It's exactly as it says on the tin Barry, a collection of mid 60's to early 70's Psychedelic Classic tunes. It is well curated and actually very good.

[Alex_UK]

Great Daft Punk album there, Martin. Probably their most accessible.

Bit of a guilty pleasure, this one? Dunno, it probably isn’t cool but I love it!

Evanescence - Fallen (2003)

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20260713/696b3ddac1edddb50089581e558fc502.jpg

[Dom66]

https://i.postimg.cc/RZj31qqd/LP2290.jpg

[Pete The Cat]

https://i.postimg.cc/kGZcp69y/CD432.jpg

I've just had a penny drop moment.

The other day (back on page 470) I was listening to Sneaker Pimps 'Splinter', the album they made after falling out with the female singer on their successful first album and so their male guitarist took over. Anyway, reading further about it at the weekend I discovered that they demo'd tracks for 'Splinter' with another female singer but decided not to go ahead with her...Emiliana Torrini.

Maybe this was well known, but I've just stumbled across it.

[Pigmy Pony]

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71mtEJZxsnL._AC_SX300_SY300_QL70_ML2_.jpg

[Pigmy Pony]

Our Lisa...

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61JciExpz2L._AC_SX679_.jpg

[Macca]

Our Lisa...

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61JciExpz2L._AC_SX679_.jpg

Quality record that.

[Idlewithnodrive]

https://audioabattoir.s3.dualstack.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/original/3X/3/5/35213b6493d74836e6d2f69bdcffb7181bf94289.jpeg

[Idlewithnodrive]

https://audioabattoir.s3.dualstack.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/original/3X/9/6/96a1b22f0d0ac5d9a24da58d4b055acac090accb.jpeg

[Alex_UK]

I actually played both Angine de Poitrine records all the way through the other night, and I think I am getting it, now!

As for Toomorrow, well, you know my feelings on that record! I still haven't watched the Blu-ray yet, though. Might have to play the soundtrack now, though, has been a few days... :)

[Idlewithnodrive]

https://audioabattoir.s3.dualstack.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/original/3X/6/f/6fd6bc8f0568940769a790d0e1512678929e0b8b.jpeg

The Space Girl

[Idlewithnodrive]

I actually played both Angine de Poitrine records all the way through the other night, and I think I am getting it, now!

As for Toomorrow, well, you know my feelings on that record! I still haven't watched the Blu-ray yet, though. Might have to play the soundtrack now, though, has been a few days... :)

:lol:

[Alex_UK]

I won "The Only Way" by Lisa Stansfield on 7" single in 1982, with a load of other crap given to me by Keith Chegwin and Maggie Philbin at the ABC in Norwich, when they did some sort of Swap Shop live show and I ended up on stage. 13 year old me fell in love with her (Lisa Stansfield, and Maggie Philbin come to think of it!) I still have the record, in the garage.

It's a catchy synth-pop number, several years before she made it big.


https://youtu.be/zmcr3MggfWU

Noel Edmonds must have been there too, because I remember their "band", Brown Sauce performing "I Wanna be a Winner". I think I got a free copy of that too, but I don't remember it at all, unlike Lisa's song. :)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eHuH65qEX4

[Macca]

I won "The Only Way" by Lisa Stansfield on 7" single in 1982, with a load of other crap given to me by Keith Chegwin and Maggie Philbin at the ABC in Norwich, when they did some sort of Swap Shop live show and I ended up on stage. 13 year old me fell in love with her (Lisa Stansfield, and Maggie Philbin come to think of it!) I still have the record, in the garage.

It's a catchy synth-pop number, several years before she made it big.


https://youtu.be/zmcr3MggfWU

Noel Edmonds must have been there too, because I remember their "band", Brown Sauce performing "I Wanna be a Winner". I think I got a free copy of that too, but I don't remember it at all, unlike Lisa's song. :)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eHuH65qEX4

I've no recollection at all of that Brown Sauce thing. Possibly I was so traumatised it was wiped from my memory. Bad as it is that Lisa Stansfield tune is grammy award winning by comparison.

[Idlewithnodrive]

https://audioabattoir.s3.dualstack.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/original/3X/b/8/b8c80fb91e298cb39b9bc6b4736c8a92a90f9be5.jpeg

If there were ever a grower Album, this is it. Benefits from extreme volume :)

[Idlewithnodrive]

https://audioabattoir.s3.dualstack.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/original/3X/3/3/33f4a21a14b6f5cb2a18c518eff756fcbd170074.jpeg

[Dom66]

https://i.postimg.cc/PJBZgZ0g/LP2291.jpg

[Pigmy Pony]

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/A1fU057qFjL._AC_SX300_SY300_QL70_ML2_.jpg

[Pigmy Pony]

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61WIEPVo2yL._AC_SX679_.jpg

[Pigmy Pony]

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81kW5JVIFfL._AC_SL1500_.jpg

[Pigmy Pony]

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61fgEgmO4+L._AC_SX679_.jpg

[Macca]

Erykah Badu: 'World Wide Underground'

https://i.ibb.co/sphX5wRv/R-4452851-1637052445-3498.jpg (https://imgbb.com/)

[rmcin626]

https://audioabattoir.s3.dualstack.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/original/3X/3/3/33f4a21a14b6f5cb2a18c518eff756fcbd170074.jpeg

Have listened to it a couple of times, still to make my mind up about buying it.

[Idlewithnodrive]

Have listened to it a couple of times, still to make my mind up about buying it.

I like it, so will likely buy the CD , as £35 + p&p, for the vinyl, is a bit steep.

[Barry]

Erykah Badu: 'World Wide Underground'

https://i.ibb.co/sphX5wRv/R-4452851-1637052445-3498.jpg (https://imgbb.com/)

I have a CD of hers, bought because it looked interesting. Having played the once, I still have to make up my mind if I like it or not.

As a person Erykah Badu has some 'interesting' views on identity.

[rmcin626]

I like it, so will likely buy the CD , as £35 + p&p, for the vinyl, is a bit steep.

I agree the price s a bit steep even though its a double album

[Barry]

Cream - 'Disraeli Gears'


https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/YmUAAOSwxT5nVvC-/s-l1600.webp

I love the Malapropism of the title.

[Macca]

Cream - 'Disraeli Gears'


https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/YmUAAOSwxT5nVvC-/s-l1600.webp

I love the Malapropism of the title.

strange band, I think their studio albums are really patchy but they were killer live.

[Barry]

I'm inclined to agree, they are patchy so one has to be selective. On this double LP the live performance is better than the studio recording: the oddities are those of Ginger Baker.

Cream - 'Wheels of Fire'


https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/b0EAAeSw1~xqK~GU/s-l960.webp

[Barry]

My favourite Cream LP is their debut album:

Cream - 'Fresh Cream'


https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/wmAAAeSwumNoRx46/s-l960.webp

[Barry]

Back to Erykah Badu, just played this:

Erykah Badu - 'Erykah Badu Live'


https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/mvYAAOSw4ixmYtt~/s-l1600.webp

but only find it 'so so'. Fortunately it only cost £1 from a charity shop. I'll hang on to it, as it might grow on me. :o

[Pigmy Pony]

I'm inclined to agree, they are patchy so one has to be selective. On this double LP the live performance is better than the studio recording: the oddities are those of Ginger Baker.

Cream - 'Wheels of Fire'


https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/b0EAAeSw1~xqK~GU/s-l960.webp

I have this one, but it is just the studio one. It's ok, but not played it in years. Take your point about Ginger Baker: my mate used to say that it often sounded like he was drumming to a different song to the one the band was playing.

[Dom66]

https://i.postimg.cc/VkNDf647/LP2292.jpg

[Macca]

Back to Erykah Badu, just played this:

Erykah Badu - 'Erykah Badu Live'


https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/mvYAAOSw4ixmYtt~/s-l1600.webp

but only find it 'so so'. Fortunately it only cost £1 from a charity shop. I'll hang on to it, as it might grow on me. :o

This is the one you want:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mamas-Gun-Erykah-Badu/dp/B00004YKUI

[Barry]

This is the one you want:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mamas-Gun-Erykah-Badu/dp/B00004YKUI

Not at £10. :eek: (But I will give it a listen.)

[Macca]

Not at £10. :eek: (But I will give it a listen.)

Sure you can get a used one for a few quid. But it is well worth a tenner.

[Pigmy Pony]

This is the one you want:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mamas-Gun-Erykah-Badu/dp/B00004YKUI

I used to have one of hers in the late 90s, "Baduism" it was called. My daughter "borrowed" it and I never got it back. Looking on the Amazon, it's going for around 25 quid, and their user reviews are awash with "Bootleg! Do not buy!"

Going off memory, this one's probably on similar lines:

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61UIumn-L7L._AC_SX679_.jpg

[Barry]

I haven't given up on Erkya Badu just yet. Will endeavour to listen to 'Mamas Gun', if I can find a download.

India Arie looks to be someone I might like. :)

[Pigmy Pony]

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71X7gioyTxL._AC_SX425_.jpg

[Barry]

Sorry, I can't get on with 'Mama's Gun', but I did quite like India Arie 'Acoustic Soul'.

Actually I don't think that hip-hop soul is really for me, but thanks for the suggestion.

[Barry]

Eileen Atkins - 'At Our Table'


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[Barry]

Beth Orton - 'Daybreaker'


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[Barry]

Natalie Cole - 'Ask A Woman Who Knows'


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[Barry]

Jane Monheit - 'Never Never Land'


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[Alex_UK]

A couple of ladies I don't know there, Barry, I shall have to get acquainted with them tonight! :eyebrows:

[Idlewithnodrive]

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[Pigmy Pony]

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I really like Suzanne Vega, but I only have this and her debut. I should try some of her later albums. Any recommendations anyone?

[Idlewithnodrive]

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[Idlewithnodrive]

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Haven't played this for years.

:thumbsup:

[Alex_UK]

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I really like Suzanne Vega, but I only have this and her debut. I should try some of her later albums. Any recommendations anyone?

I have 7 of her albums, but usually these 2 I play….

99.9F° from 1992 has “When Heroes Go Down” which is one of my favourite tracks of hers, but as an album is much less folk than her first 3, with a more electronic feel. If you can get it cheap it could be worth a punt.

[Alex_UK]

In fact, I’ll play it now!

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[Barry]

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I really like Suzanne Vega, but I only have this and her debut. I should try some of her later albums. Any recommendations anyone?

That's a tough one. I have most of her early output, but it's difficult to think of my favourites. You could try: 'Days of Open Hand'; '99.9 F°', and 'Nine Objects of Desire'.

I'm away from home, and hence my CD collection at the moment. Leave it with me, I'll be home on Saturday so will get back to you then.

[Alex_UK]

Prior to this, I’ve been on a bit of a Röyksopp kick, played their first 2, then this one from last year:

Röyksopp - True Electric (2025)

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Mainly remixed versions of earlier works that they played on the True Electric tour. It’s a little odd, because the CD version is either mixed as if live, or you can get a version unmixed, but appears to be the same versions. Either way, it’s great!


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[Idlewithnodrive]

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[Barry]

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One of their best LPs (apart from that bloody zip, which can damage the sleeve of adjacent LPs!).

[Idlewithnodrive]

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[Dom66]

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[Alex_UK]

Today, I have mostly still been playing Röyksopp, currently this one.

Röyksopp - The Inevitable End (2014)

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In the end, it wasn't - inevitably they didn't stop making music or releasing albums! But at the time it seemed like it, and there are definite melancholic tunes on here but a fabulous album, nonetheless - especially "Running to the Sea" with fellow Norwegian Susanne Sundfør which is just brilliant in my opinion.

[Macca]

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[Macca]

https://i.ibb.co/HpkRmD6k/R-1543148-1298670770.jpg (https://imgbb.com/)

[Idlewithnodrive]

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Swapped the Sony TT back in for a bit :thumbsup:

[Idlewithnodrive]

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[Idlewithnodrive]

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[Idlewithnodrive]

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[Barry]

Elton John is one of those artists for whom I'm quite content to have a 'Best of' collection. This one has all I need:

Elton John - 'The Very Best of Elton John'


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[Barry]

Eileen Rose - 'At Our Table'


https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/qsEAAeSw5V9qVORG/s-l960.webp

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyNpdCDgNd5Wk5Jkh0NIOavg0_-CsUZwk

Another successful 50p charity shop acquisition. :)

[Idlewithnodrive]

Elton John is one of those artists for whom I'm quite content to have a 'Best of' collection.

Fair enough.

[Idlewithnodrive]

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I really am sauntering down Grandad Rock Boulevard this evening :(

[Pigmy Pony]

Elton John is one of those artists for whom I'm quite content to have a 'Best of' collection. This one has all I need:

Elton John - 'The Very Best of Elton John'


https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/gAwAAOSwXQ5mAFo~/s-l1600.webp

Yes I have that one, which is quite comprehensive and great for when I'm feeling lazy. But my favourire two albums are the very ones Mike was playing. I really need a new copy of Captain Fantastic though, my copy I've had forever and it's a bit tired these days.

[Idlewithnodrive]

Yes I have that one, which is quite comprehensive and great for when I'm feeling lazy. But my favourire two albums are the very ones Mike was playing. I really need a new copy of Captain Fantastic though, my copy I've had forever and it's a bit tired these days.

Yes, they are his best, imo too. I do need a new cover for YBR; the vinyl is fine though.

[Macca]

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I really am sauntering down Grandad Rock Boulevard this evening :(

lol - today's bands wish they could do anything half as good.

[Idlewithnodrive]

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[Idlewithnodrive]

lol - today's bands wish they could do anything half as good.

Oh, we disagree, many of them certainly can.

[Barry]

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I really am sauntering down Grandad Rock Boulevard this evening :(

Nothing wrong with that! Eliminator is one of my favourite ZZ Top recordings. :)

[Idlewithnodrive]

Nothing wrong with that! Eliminator is one of my favourite ZZ Top recordings. :)

Agreed. A decent Album, indeed.

[Pigmy Pony]

Eeh, I remember the days when that would be called 'dad rock'. How time flies.

[Dom66]

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[Pigmy Pony]

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[Pigmy Pony]

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[Barry]

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Good one. :)

[Barry]

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And so is that. Probably her best IMO.

[Dom66]

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[Macca]

https://i.ibb.co/6RBg8BZC/led-zeppelin-remasters-crop-circle-australia.jpg (https://ibb.co/nsCzBC0J)

[Barry]

https://i.ibb.co/6RBg8BZC/led-zeppelin-remasters-crop-circle-australia.jpg (https://ibb.co/nsCzBC0J)

Another excellent choice - my 'go to' Led Zeppelin collection. :)

[Pigmy Pony]

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[Macca]

https://i.ibb.co/bgjn8SQz/OIP-1.webp (https://imgbb.com/)

[Barry]

https://i.ibb.co/bgjn8SQz/OIP-1.webp (https://imgbb.com/)

Looks interesting.

[Barry]

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81ut5a37FeL._AC_SL1420_.jpg

Another record where the covers are often better than those of the original artist.

[rmcin626]

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81ut5a37FeL._AC_SL1420_.jpg

Great album

[Pigmy Pony]

Another record where the covers are often better than those of the original artist.

Agreed. A very good album could be made from 'covers better than the originals', I reckon there could be enough to make a box set. Suggestions? I'll put forward Walk on By, by Stranglers, and All Along the Watchtower by Jimi :)

[Macca]

Agreed. A very good album could be made from 'covers better than the originals', I reckon there could be enough to make a box set. Suggestions? I'll put forward Walk on By, by Stranglers, and All Along the Watchtower by Jimi :)

'Knockin' On Heaven's Door' - Guns & Roses
'By The Time I Get To Phoenix' - Isaac Hayes

[Pigmy Pony]

At the risk of getting battered by some forum members, I'd say it happens a lot with Bob Dylan songs - besides the two previously mentioned, I would add Mr Tambourine Man and A Hard Rains a-Gonna Fall :sofa:

[Macca]

At the risk of getting battered by some forum members, I'd say it happens a lot with Bob Dylan songs - besides the two previously mentioned, I would add Mr Tambourine Man and A Hard Rains a-Gonna Fall :sofa:

Which cover of Tambourine Man, there must be a dozen at least?

[Pigmy Pony]

I did not know that. I was thinking of The Byrds.

Maybe I'm doing Mr Dylan a disservice - I'm not saying his original versions are bad, just that so many artists choosing to do covers of his songs must be testament to the quality of his songwriting, and their versions become the ones Joe Public becomes familiar with.

[Pigmy Pony]

'Knockin' On Heaven's Door' - Guns & Roses
'By The Time I Get To Phoenix' - Isaac Hayes

Not sure I would include that Guns & Roses. The band did ok, but I remember thinking when it was released, Oh dear Axl, too much drugs... the only way he could have made it worse would be to duet with Mariah Carey.

[Dom66]

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[Barry]

According to Wikipedia, at least 600 artists have had a go at covers of Dylan songs over the years. There is ample scope for this because Dylan has a poor singing voice. However his genius lays in the poetry of his lyrics, and as long as that is understood and respected, then there is ample opportunity for others to make decent fist of a cover.

For me the most obvious example is Hendrix's version of 'All Along the Watchtower'. As for other covers, we'll there is the Byrds's efforts, and of cour⁸se Joan Baez with her LP of Dylan covers: 'Any Day Now'. :)



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[Barry]

As an aside, to celebrate Dylan's 80th birthday Rolling Stone magazine compiled a list of the top 80 covers of his songs:

https://uk.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search/?hspart=pty&hsimp=yhs-browser_wavebrowser&grd=1&param2=f98cdb88-bdd5-4aad-b41c-dd3665459380&param3=wav~GB~appfocus1~&param4=d-igNyvHWHutySCVjtxWAA-cp22690838366-lp0-obem-wav-igNyvHWHutySCVjtxWAA-ab51-w64-vtfq-brwsr-ntpsrch~Chrome~top%2080%20covers%20of%20bob%20dyla n%20songs%20ranked~B2D7D7656EB4E5153688637C8FBF7B4 9~Win10&param1=20251124&p=top%2080%20covers%20of%20bob%20dylan%20songs%20r anked&type=A1-brwsr-~2025-48~&fr=crmas.

Many of the entries are new to me, and there are some surprises, but you may find the article interesting.

[Barry]

https://i.postimg.cc/7ZzT7Rnc/LP2296.jpg

Another good one there Dom! :)

[Pigmy Pony]

Right then, I thought I would give this a go. I only bought it because it's Bryan Ferry, and it was only a quid. But then never played it. So here goes...

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71etZqof2kL._AC_SX679_.jpg

[Marco]

Hello daftee, how's it going? Glad to see you're still enjoying yer choons!:cool:

Marco.

[Pigmy Pony]

Hello daftee, how's it going? Glad to see you're still enjoying yer choons!:cool:

Marco.

Now then, old pal! How are you? Hope this isn't just a flying visit, we've all missed you, as I'm sure you know :) Everything's good at this end, and yes, choons a-plenty, right now this one:

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

Just had a call, to remind us about visiting Anita's dad, so I'm out the door now. But hopefully speak some more later.

[Marco]

No worries. matey.

It's not a flying visit. I'm back, but due to heath issues from long Covid, I'll be posting less frequently than before.

Marco.

[Macca]

https://i.ibb.co/fdqzh0XB/R.jpg (https://ibb.co/60r73syV)

[Macca]

https://i.ibb.co/ymG0phyz/R-2831289-1477238845-8164.jpg (https://imgbb.com/)

[Barry]

In an attempt to answer Steve's question about what new Suzanne Vega disc to buy next, I've been working my way through her early catalogue. So to start:

Suzanne Vega - 'Suzanne Vega'


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Her debut album and certainly different from a lot of girly warblers in the imagination of her songs. Quite folky in style, without souding as such.

[Barry]

Now on to here second LP:

Suzanne Vega - 'Solitude Sounding'


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Often an artist's second LP fails to live up to the originality and freshness of their debut. Not so with 'Solitude Standing' - in some ways, IMO, it surpasses her first. The subject matter of the songs are even more imaginative and the instrumentation more sophisticated.

[Pigmy Pony]

Yes, I'd go along with what you're saying there, I look forward to your thoughts on her subsequent releases, to help me choose where to go next with her catalogue. Chronological order might make the most sense though.

[gninnam]

Some great choices so far in the female vocal area.

A bit different for me :)

Björk – Debut

Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: House, Synth-pop, Experimental, Deep House
Year: 1993

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The Ms Vega 2nd album I played a few weeks ago - great album in my view

[Barry]

Now on to:

Suzanne Vega - 'Days of Open Hand'


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By now Suzanne Vega has settled in and her LPs are starting to have a definite theme. In this case, the theme is of dreams, chance, fortune telling and divination: the tarot; palmistry; ceromancy, etc.. it is quite a dark LP with references to madness and psychiatric hospitals. Not an LP I play very often!

[Barry]

Suzanne Vega - '99.9Fo'


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More pop and rock than her previous LPs. This time the theme is human relations expressed through aspects of the human body; its physiognomy. Feelings and desires are sung about using the metaphors of blood and of medical fantasies. All sounds a bit "odd", but it's not really - her lyrics just make you want to listen carefully.

By no means morbid, this LP is quite upbeat, 'bouncy' and at times quite danceable. It's one of my favourite Suzanne Vega LPs.

[Marco]

By no means morbid, this LP is quite upbeat, 'bouncy' and at times quite danceable.

Yes I can you strutting your stuff on the floor. Bazza has some moves, go man! :dance::dance:

Marco.

[Barry]

https://i.ibb.co/ymG0phyz/R-2831289-1477238845-8164.jpg (https://imgbb.com/)

Nice one!

[Idlewithnodrive]

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[Idlewithnodrive]

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[Barry]

Suzanne Vega - 'Nine Objects of Desire'


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Much like its predecessor, 'Nine Objects of Desire' integrates experimental instrumentation and arrangements into Vega's signature sound. Elements of jazz are present on tracks such as "Caramel" and "Tombstone". Lyrically, the album takes a more personal turn in comparison to Vega's other albums, forgoing character pieces and instead taking heavy inspiration from her personal life.

[Pigmy Pony]

Suzanne Vega - '99.9Fo'


https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/SkQAAeSwSz5qH63t/s-l960.webp

More pop and rock than her previous LPs. This time the theme is human relations expressed through aspects of the human body; its physiognomy. Feelings and desires are sung about using the metaphors of blood and of medical fantasies. All sounds a bit "odd", but it's not really - her lyrics just make you want to listen carefully.

By no means morbid, this LP is quite upbeat, 'bouncy' and at times quite danceable. It's one of my favourite Suzanne Vega LPs.

Ok, so I've just ordered this one, £3.42 off the Music Magpie, I'm sure it'll be worth it :) Should be here by Friday. I'll pass on the one previous to this, and circle back to it at some point if the completist bug gets me.

[Idlewithnodrive]

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Back on the SP-10.

Today, this is my favourite TW record.

[Idlewithnodrive]

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[Mikeandvan]

Steely Dan - Royal scam, their best?

[Macca]

https://i.postimg.cc/8Cjf1pZ5/R-25905355-1679733028-9339.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

[Macca]

https://i.postimg.cc/FHrXkGkR/s-l1600.webp (https://postimages.org/)

[Barry]

https://i.postimg.cc/8Cjf1pZ5/R-25905355-1679733028-9339.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

Nice one!

[Pigmy Pony]

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[gninnam]

Eagles – The Best Of Eagles

Label: Asylum Records – EKT 5, Asylum Records – 960 342-1
Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Country: Europe
Released: 1985
Genre: Rock, Pop
Style: Soft Rock, Country Rock

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[Idlewithnodrive]

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[Barry]

Eagles – The Best Of Eagles

Label: Asylum Records – EKT 5, Asylum Records – 960 342-1
Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Country: Europe
Released: 1985
Genre: Rock, Pop
Style: Soft Rock, Country Rock

https://hosting.photobucket.com/38ffab8c-5ede-4a0c-9e9c-4c4e66dbcf8a/d33ddad2-20d1-4e9e-9e7f-8f1293db2abc.jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds

Good one! :)

[Barry]

Suzanne Vega - 'Songs in Red and Gray'


https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/HuwAAOSwSW9hdbPT/s-l1600.webp


On 'Songs in Red and Gray', Suzanne Vega returns to her signature acoustic folk-pop sound, shedding the experiments she had done in the 1990s with her husband, record producer Mitchell Froom. New producer Rupert Hine shows some traces of his past work with '80s new wave bands by employing electronic beats, but mostly allows Vega's voice and guitar to dominate in a manner reminiscent of her debut album and its 1987 follow-up, 'Solitude Standing'.

Most of the songs, like "Widow's Walk" and "If I Were a Weapon", deal with the dissolution of Vega's marriage with Froom. Her calm, hushed, and clear singing belies the album's mood of heartbroken defiance. The lyrics are said to be the most personally revealing songs she has written in her career.'

[Idlewithnodrive]

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[gninnam]

Halsey – If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power

Label: Capitol Records – B003395001, Capitol Records – B003394801
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo, White
Country: USA & Europe
Released: 2021
Genre: Rock
Style: Pop Punk

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[Idlewithnodrive]

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[Mikeandvan]

Terje Rypdal, Descendre, my third LP by him, and the finest I've heard to date.

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[Idlewithnodrive]

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[Idlewithnodrive]

https://audioabattoir.s3.dualstack.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/original/3X/e/7/e7720427c05e10d9a5599a8054b7bf44aba7fd62.jpeg

[Macca]

https://i.ibb.co/zhQG3qrq/OIP-2.webp (https://imgbb.com/)

[Macca]

https://i.ibb.co/tMdyfBmK/cameo-word-up.jpg (https://imgbb.com/)

[rmcin626]

https://i.ibb.co/tMdyfBmK/cameo-word-up.jpg (https://imgbb.com/)

I have this album, but not played in years, must dig it out.

[Macca]

I have this album, but not played in years, must dig it out.

It's epic. There's something about the sound of '80s synthesisers, no wonder they're worth so much now.

[Pigmy Pony]

Peter Gabriel 4 (Security).

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

[Pigmy Pony]

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/714hr46ahSL._AC_SX679_.jpg

[Barry]

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/714hr46ahSL._AC_SX679_.jpg

Good one there Steve.

[Pigmy Pony]

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81b8wtTlVXL._AC_SX679_.jpg

[Barry]

Another good one. :)

[Pigmy Pony]

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

[Pigmy Pony]

Another good one. :)

Cheers Barry. Going to have a bit of a Sade day I think. At least until my new Suzanne Vega CD arrives, should be today :)

[Macca]

Cheers Barry. Going to have a bit of a Sade day I think. At least until my new Suzanne Vega CD arrives, should be today :)

I'm also waiting on a CD to arrive but I can't remember what it is now.

[Pigmy Pony]

I'm also waiting on a CD to arrive but I can't remember what it is now.

That's nearly as bad as me buying CDs I already have. Which reminds me, do you like Alexander O'Neil's "Hearsay"? I don't even remember buying it once, let alone twice :doh: One of Anita's picks.

Meanwhile, on with Sade:

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71-s06i4u0L._AC_SX679_.jpg

[Pigmy Pony]

Bit of easy listening while Anita gets her head down for an hour. A morning of looking after granddaughter has knackered her.

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91xoEFXl7eL._AC_SX679_.jpg

[Macca]

That's nearly as bad as me buying CDs I already have. Which reminds me, do you like Alexander O'Neil's "Hearsay"?

Don't know the album but his stuff's allright.

[Macca]

https://i.ibb.co/6cKSdYtP/OIP.webp (https://imgbb.com/)

[Pigmy Pony]

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61rvYDUkeTL._AC_SY300_SX300_QL70_ML2_.jpg

[Pigmy Pony]

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71yc7+vTRuL._AC_SY300_SX300_QL70_ML2_.jpg

[Barry]

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71yc7+vTRuL._AC_SY300_SX300_QL70_ML2_.jpg

Good one !

[Idlewithnodrive]

https://i.ibb.co/6cKSdYtP/OIP.webp (https://imgbb.com/)

Decent Album

[Idlewithnodrive]

https://audioabattoir.s3.dualstack.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/original/3X/4/b/4bca0ed422ced7793f6bfa61c153cdf1f11dabf6.jpeg

First listen

[Idlewithnodrive]

https://audioabattoir.s3.dualstack.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/original/3X/c/1/c1b43ae186bcc5eb21eaf5d194d315ace31ccaea.jpeg

[Macca]

https://audioabattoir.s3.dualstack.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/original/3X/c/1/c1b43ae186bcc5eb21eaf5d194d315ace31ccaea.jpeg

Saw them supporting Hawkwind. In 1988 I think. Those years a bit of a blur.

When Hawkwind came on my mate got bitten on the arm in the mosh. You don't forget something like that.

[Idlewithnodrive]

When Hawkwind came on my mate got bitten on the arm in the mosh. You don't forget something like that.

Well, it was a Hawkwind mosh, so ................

[Idlewithnodrive]

https://audioabattoir.s3.dualstack.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/original/3X/0/b/0b176edb46fdc9c1911def8cdb1e4f69a4aa4d6a.jpeg

A superb Album.

[Macca]

https://i.ibb.co/Psj6n8HD/a8274b24d2c6dcbb72869d0d70213011-cd-cover-cover-art.jpg (https://ibb.co/mrTcw7WN)

[Pigmy Pony]

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61E8YJFEMkL._AC_SX679_.jpg

[Macca]

https://i.ibb.co/gM44yW0N/R-4205010-1474396844-2047.jpg (https://imgbb.com/)

[Dom66]

https://i.postimg.cc/76JLT8GL/CD433.jpg

[Pigmy Pony]

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51w3qPMpxmL._AC_SX425_.jpg

[Pigmy Pony]

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51y9PE8q4bL._AC_SX425_.jpg

[Barry]

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51y9PE8q4bL._AC_SX425_.jpg

Probably my favourite Bowie LP..

[Pigmy Pony]

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61Wb+QjQ2AL._AC_SX425_.jpg

[Macca]

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61Wb+QjQ2AL._AC_SX425_.jpg

I bet that sounds quite lush on your new speakers.

[Barry]

It's a good LP played through any speaker. :lol:

[Idlewithnodrive]

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51y9PE8q4bL._AC_SX425_.jpg

Can't go wrong with The Thin White Duke.

[Idlewithnodrive]

https://audioabattoir.s3.dualstack.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/original/3X/a/e/aef695bc11b72f50915bd6087c8fd676361f450a.jpeg

Kiwi Jr. - Chopper

[Idlewithnodrive]

https://audioabattoir.s3.dualstack.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/original/3X/9/1/916e99511bd800c950855a79508f5c94309ad683.jpeg

[Idlewithnodrive]

https://audioabattoir.s3.dualstack.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/original/3X/f/6/f6ab57e4aad17ec4e007040dd01dd479daaaf4d2.jpeg

[Pigmy Pony]

It's a good LP played through any speaker. :lol:

Well that's Dire Straits, they don't mess around when it comes to sound quality :)

[Idlewithnodrive]

https://audioabattoir.s3.dualstack.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/original/3X/2/7/2739727f6271b8565c7c7c46a13786e78ff454bd.jpeg

[Idlewithnodrive]

https://audioabattoir.s3.dualstack.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/original/3X/e/a/ea892ff5b2533db0bba4dd98bfedb3b5b8dbe6f7.jpeg

At a volume that is perhaps a touch selfish for this time of night

[Idlewithnodrive]

https://audioabattoir.s3.dualstack.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/original/3X/3/7/377cddc73d22bc67c00afc3b7b21cb6ce808ab37.jpeg

[Pigmy Pony]

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/711BpNmOvYL._AC_SX679_.jpg

[Barry]

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/711BpNmOvYL._AC_SX679_.jpg

Another good one! :)

[Pigmy Pony]

Going proper old now... Anita having much-needed lie in, so decided to go with some classic songs for background music.

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81kjcfg4seL._AC_SX425_.jpg

[Pigmy Pony]

After an excellent little live set on BBC2 last night, ending with a blistering performance of "Give it Away", i just had to revisit some RHCP music. Starting with this:

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81hS2wgxbhL._AC_SX679_.jpg


https://youtu.be/C1kbVzPG-PY?t=18

[Macca]

After an excellent little live set on BBC2 last night, ending with a blistering performance of "Give it Away", i just had to revisit some RHCP music. Starting with this:

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81hS2wgxbhL._AC_SX679_.jpg



That's a tremendous album, one of the best things ever done by anyone, ever.

[Pigmy Pony]

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61PptrOG82L._AC_SX679_.jpg

[Barry]

That's a tremendous album, one of the best things ever done by anyone, ever.

I used to have a copy, but I couldn't get on with it so gave it away. Mike suggested I might prefer 'Californication', which I have yet to try.