bickster Posted March 9, 2019 Moderator Share Posted March 9, 2019 My favourite Human League album 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 just found a bag of randoms whilst having a tidy up sort through the attic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il_serpente Posted March 9, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted March 9, 2019 (edited) 9 hours ago, rjw63 said: I regularly watch he YouTube video of "Echoes" at Pompeii. Great stuff. Edited March 10, 2019 by il_serpente sp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted March 9, 2019 Moderator Share Posted March 9, 2019 16 minutes ago, chrisp65 said: just found a bag of randoms whilst having a tidy up sort through the attic Shame about the Farm I once told Peter Hooton, he had the worst voice to ever reach number one, he was my passenger at the time Not my fault he asked me the question, though I did rather set it up Tbh I have a lot of time for Carl and Keith, never took to Hooton though I have Farm records somewhere too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 Yeah, quite telling it wasn't on my 'missing in action' list, I think it'll go straight to garage storage. I was half way through the Kid Creole & The Coconuts album and something's gone phutt and the turntable's gone mono. Bloody thing's only 51 years old, I might take it back. Hopefully just something like a cable has dropped out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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rjw63 Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 1 hour ago, mjmooney said: Nice, I've got that too 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted March 10, 2019 Moderator Share Posted March 10, 2019 It should need no introduction 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 The attic tidy up continues. Not an album, but that's how I roll. Specials was bought in a NAAFI in Germany and the girl on the till thought I was sooooo cooool. The yellow flexi disc, if that was green, £30, but it's yellow, £1.50 I think I had the most complete set of Jam singles in my little gang. Particularly proud of the Live EP that I liberated from a 'best of' album that I refused to buy. But still got hold of the EP that was inside it. The 80's were almost worth it just for the Beat Surrender EP. A band far greater than the sum of its parts. They all just went off and either became tribute acts of themselves or went on a 30 year voyage of self discovery up their own colon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted March 10, 2019 Moderator Share Posted March 10, 2019 51 minutes ago, chrisp65 said: They all just went off and either became tribute acts of themselves or went on a 30 year voyage of self discovery up their own colon. Or even tribute bands of other bands in the case of Foxton being in SLF 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted March 10, 2019 Moderator Share Posted March 10, 2019 Another that should need absolutely no introduction I must have bought this second hand a long time ago, Handwritten £2 sticker on a protective outer plastic sleeve (I never bought these) is the giveaway. Worth £10-£15 now, sound investment. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pelle Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Thought of trying something new and though it'd be nice to see what Blandy was listening to. Tried this: So far I've heard worse, but it's not giving me very much either. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted March 11, 2019 Moderator Share Posted March 11, 2019 50 minutes ago, Pelle said: Thought of trying something new and though it'd be nice to see what Blandy was listening to. Tried this: So far I've heard worse, but it's not giving me very much either. There's probably not that much overlap in our musical tastes, but I'm glad you tried, Pelle. I was listening to Talk Talk, because Mark Hollis died a couple of weeks ago, I think it's great, but can see why 1980s sort of Art synth pop isn't giving you much in the Queen spectrum. Of the stuff I've been listening to recently, I'd say your own Anna Von Hausswolff is most likely to have half a chance of giving you something, but I might be wildly wrong. But she's great. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted March 11, 2019 Moderator Share Posted March 11, 2019 KInda confirms that this is the point where me and The Cure fell out, aside from a couple of tracks, it's shite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted March 11, 2019 Moderator Share Posted March 11, 2019 A band I'd almost forgotten all about until I saw them for the first time in 35 years or so last year. Their albums do get progressively worse but this, the second album is still very good. It also contains that very famous hit which was kind of ruined by the film using it as the title track but now it's becoming listenable again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted March 11, 2019 Moderator Share Posted March 11, 2019 Basement 5 - 1965 - 1980. Whilst The Clash and The Ruts always get the accolades for the Punk / Reggae fusion thing, The Basement 5 are often overlooked. Which is odd being as Don Letts was once their singer and Don Letts is THE reason the original punks like Lydon and Strummer were into reggae. Great political commentary of the times. Produced by Martin Hannett no less, this their only LP is a gem in my opinion. Also oddly released on Island Records but then you realise the singer Dennis Morris was also a photographer at Island himself, so this was their (rather late) and only foray into the punk scene (I think), the drummer on this album is Richard Dudanski of PIL notoriety (also the 101ers and The Raincoats) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pelle Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 22 hours ago, blandy said: There's probably not that much overlap in our musical tastes, but I'm glad you tried, Pelle. I was listening to Talk Talk, because Mark Hollis died a couple of weeks ago, I think it's great, but can see why 1980s sort of Art synth pop isn't giving you much in the Queen spectrum. Of the stuff I've been listening to recently, I'd say your own Anna Von Hausswolff is most likely to have half a chance of giving you something, but I might be wildly wrong. But she's great. Yeah, we're probably quite far from each other in music. I chose Talk Talk as I remember them from the '80's, and as stated in another thread I like that decade. One of the few who does, it seems. I think it's quite decent background music. Something you have when you sit and talk to someone about nothing and everything. She's from Gothenburg and I've never heard about her before. Listening now. Start to understand one kind of music you like. Kind of instrumental landscapes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted March 12, 2019 Moderator Share Posted March 12, 2019 The Liquidators Train to Skaville Another one of those baffling price things. This is one of those Ska compilations that came out on the back of the Two-Tone thing. That's all it is, contains the usual suspects. I paid £4.99 for it way back. It's in very good condition, plays perfectly and I very much doubt I've touched it in 30 years or so. But it's a low price compilation double album. It's pretty much selling for between £18 and £24 on Discogs, so the shop price is likely to be higher. The only copy on Discogs for sale in the UK is priced at £25 (+£4:50 P and P). Bonkers! Update: There's 2 copies on E-bay for £90+ both claim It's "Rare Vinyl" - is it shite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted March 12, 2019 Moderator Share Posted March 12, 2019 Walking Seeds Sensory Deprivation Chamber Quartet -Dwarf LP A band cited by Kurt Cobain as an influence on Nirvana or in another universe, the blokes from behind the counter in Probe who would criticise every bad purchase you made and take the piss out of you regardless Backwards Guitar on side 2 by The Bevis Frond Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted March 13, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted March 13, 2019 The new Foals album is bloody brilliant. Never really been a fan of them but it's a quality album 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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