Never heard 'Principle', though obviously I know (and like) 'Big Log'. Gonna put it on shortly. As for the Smiths CD - I'm really sorry, I have no defence.Originally Posted by Macca
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Never heard 'Principle', though obviously I know (and like) 'Big Log'. Gonna put it on shortly. As for the Smiths CD - I'm really sorry, I have no defence.
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Interesting... And a good find. I watched the film recently (after having never heard of it before), and it's safe to say it was somewhat of a 'curio'!Now that we have come out of "Lockdown 2", the boot sales are up and running again. Went to two on Sunday, but there was nothing of interest to me, and the weather was poor.
However yesterday we went to a large bootsale about 20 miles away, and one which tends to sell more 'bric-a-brac' (and that means records!). Got there about 06:00, and already the "vinyl vultures" were swooping down. I left them to haggle over £80 Pink Floyd bootlegs, and came back when they had gone on to molest another seller.
I rarely buy anything other than classical recording at bootsales, as I find they are usually in much, much better condition than other genres. Sure enough, there was nothing of interest to me - apart from a mint (unplayed) 2 LP set of Dylan Thomas's "Under Milk Wood" on Decca Argo.
I have been after this recording for a while now. It has been played on radio a few times in the past, and I once recorded a performance using my Ferrograph on 1200' of tape. Unfortunately the tape ran out about 5 minutes before the play finished! Years later I bought a copy of the play on CD, but enjoyable though it is, it was not the original version with the late Richard Burton as narrator.
Now I have a mint copy, and all for £2!
Later in the morning, I looked at the wares of another record seller, and although there was nothing of interest to me, I was amused to see many LPs of which I have copies, selling for £30! My partner keeps telling me to "buy to sell", but I'm not interested. Any LP I buy is for my own use, and my own listening pleasure.
I rather enjoyed it though, simply because it was utterly bizarre, and in many parts hugely funny, although I suspect some of that humour was unintentional
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Dylan Thomas wrote Under Milk Wood as a "play for voices". It was not meant to be stage, let alone filmed. I'm not sure, but it might have been commissioned specifically by the BBC; certainly the LP set on Decca Argo were the original broadcast tapes transcribed to disc.Interesting... And a good find. I watched the film recently (after having never heard of it before), and it's safe to say it was somewhat of a 'curio'!
I rather enjoyed it though, simply because it was utterly bizarre, and in many parts hugely funny, although I suspect some of that humour was unintentional
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I have seen the film, but the screenplay doesn't do the "play" justice. Sometimes it is much better to form images of the characters in your head, than rely on visual prompts.
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Car boot sale this morning I bagged:
Vinyl: UB40 "Signing off", Joe Walsh "But Seriously, Folks". Both stated as NM, though I would describe as Ex+. 10 quid for the two.
CD: Suzanne Vega "Solitude Standing", Tori Amos "Little Earthquakes", Kate Bush "The Whole Story", and Corinne Bailey Rae. 50p each
Not sure if I'll like the Corinne Bailey Rae, but £12 for everything still feels like a result
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'Signing Off' is a top album.
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Yeah, I don't know why it's taken me so long to get it. I bought 'Food for Thought' single when it came out Easter 1980, and really liked it. I'll give a spin tomorrow, make it a British reggae (Breggae?) session by following it with Steel Pulse 'Handsworth Revolution' which is also a top album imo.
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Bought four CDs and three DVDs yesterday. Total expenditure £3.50.
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Steve - I have Corrine Bailey Rae's first disc, and I like it.
Some might think it a bit 'twee', but at 50p you won't have lost much if you don't like it.
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I've got that, it's not bad.
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Yes, that is the one.Steve - I have Corrine Bailey Rae's first disc, and I like it.
Some might think it a bit 'twee', but at 50p you won't have lost much if you don't like it.
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