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

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20-10-2023, 14:53
Pigmy Pony

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Originally Posted by Us-&-Them

Frank Zappa; if you want different....................... you certainly got it when you listen to him !!! I don't mind a listen to him now and then. :thumbsup:

I do need to be in the mood for Frank, though 'Hot Rats' is the exception. Any time is a good time for Hot Rats :)

In the early 80s I naively thought it would be good to collect his entire discography. That idea didn't last long, life and money is too short to be spent pursuing that goal :nono:
20-10-2023, 15:12
Pigmy Pony

One more before teatime, Stills-Young Band "Long May You Run". Another favourite of mine from the 70s, got myself a minty copy a couple of years ago. Still sounds great :)

https://i.discogs.com/tblYYB2H6pukwH...IxLmpwZWc.jpeg
20-10-2023, 15:39
Barry

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Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony

I do need to be in the mood for Frank, though 'Hot Rats' is the exception. Any time is a good time for Hot Rats :)

In the early 80s I naively thought it would be good to collect his entire discography. That idea didn't last long, life and money is too short to be spent pursuing that goal :nono:

Well there are 126 official Zappa releases, with an almost unlimited number of bootlegs. So you were wise not to pursue trying to collect them all!
20-10-2023, 15:44
struth

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Originally Posted by Barry

Well there are 126 official Zappa releases, with an almost unlimited number of bootlegs. So you were wise not to pursue trying to collect them all!

i was never into zappa so can confidently say ive got none of the 126 plus issues
20-10-2023, 15:50
Pigmy Pony

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Originally Posted by Barry

Well there are 126 official Zappa releases, with an almost unlimited number of bootlegs. So you were wise not to pursue trying to collect them all!

:eek: When I set out on that foolhardy quest I think it was about 80 or so. I would never have kept pace, it would be like saving for a deposit on a house, where prices just get away from you!

There will be someone out there who has managed it, but he probably has no money and no friends :(
20-10-2023, 16:57
Us-&-Them

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony

I do need to be in the mood for Frank, though 'Hot Rats' is the exception. Any time is a good time for Hot Rats :)

In the early 80s I naively thought it would be good to collect his entire discography. That idea didn't last long, life and money is too short to be spent pursuing that goal :nono:

WISE DECISION !!! :thumbsup:
20-10-2023, 17:34
Macca

Think I have about 10 Zappa albums. He's so varied I can't imagine anyone liking everything he ever did. I mean some of it is classical music, so that rules it out for me.

I've got a few people into him over the years. At first they resist but then they start to get it. A month later they're showing you all the albums they've got so far.
20-10-2023, 18:33
Barry

Think I have 6 and a half - the 'half' being Zappa's ''The Perfect Stranger", conducted by Pierre Boulez.
20-10-2023, 19:46
Us-&-Them

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Originally Posted by Macca

Think I have about 10 Zappa albums. He's so varied I can't imagine anyone liking everything he ever did. I mean some of it is classical music, so that rules it out for me.

I've got a few people into him over the years. At first they resist but then they start to get it. A month later they're showing you all the albums they've got so far.

I hope they got a good bank balance !!! :lol:
20-10-2023, 20:23
Pigmy Pony

Now for something completely different

https://i.discogs.com/2HSbIyeIRZfxw0...jIuanBlZw.jpeg

Ah, 1985, July to be precise,,, While I was buying this in a record shop in Bowness-on-Windermere, some scrote was in our house helping himself to our VCR. Hiding the display behind a cushion before setting off had proved to be no deterrent :(

Funny how music can evoke memories.