John Greaves - Songs (1995)
John Greaves, erstwhile bassist with Henry Cow and National Health, is a lovely bloke (or at least he was in 1978 when he took the...
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My Ridiculous CD Collection
steveburnhamuk
Jun 23, 20231 min read
Factory Floor - A Soundtrack For A Film (2018)
So, I was in the old HMV in Canterbury (before it moved to new premises and became an overpriced vinyl and shite merch shop for...
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steveburnhamuk
Jun 22, 20232 min read
Gong - Gazeuse! (1976)
It's 1976 and the Pot Head Pixies have departed the Planet Gong in their flying teapots, leaving only drummer/percussionist Pierre...
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steveburnhamuk
Jun 21, 20231 min read
Gomez - Bring It On (1998)
Is this Britpop? I never really bought into the Britpop thing. Like most 'scenes', there's good and bad and of all the new British bands...
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steveburnhamuk
Jun 21, 20231 min read
Gogo Penguin - A Humdrum Star (2018)
I'm unsure what first attracted me to Gogo Penguin, apart from the name, possibly hearing them on 6Music, possibly a recommendation from...
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steveburnhamuk
Jun 20, 20232 min read
Kevin Ayers - Joy Of A Toy (1969)
So I picked this album out while shopping in Falmouth, and the proprietor reached under the desk and pulled out a 5CD set of Ayers' first...
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steveburnhamuk
Jun 19, 20232 min read
Pere Ubu - Worlds In Collision (1991)
Another CD bought in Falmouth, just getting an airing for the first time (Little spoiler - for a completely new one I normally listen...
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steveburnhamuk
Jun 19, 20232 min read
The Fall - The Light User Syndrome (1996)
Another holiday purchase in Falmouth, this is a later period Fall album, Craig Scanlon's last appearance and Steve Hanley can see the...
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steveburnhamuk
Jun 18, 20231 min read
Eno - Another Green World (1975)
On a recent holiday in Cornwall, I stumbled across a wonderful second hand music shop in Falmouth, and emerged an hour later, much...
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steveburnhamuk
Jun 18, 20232 min read
Squid - O Monolith (2023)
Just back from holiday (Cornwall, a lovely time, thank you for asking), to find the new Squid CD, their second, had been delivered....
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steveburnhamuk
Jun 17, 20231 min read
Glasvegas - Glasvegas (2011)
This is one of those bands whose name attracted me, and after hearing a couple of songs on 6Music, I was left with a favourable...
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steveburnhamuk
Jun 17, 20232 min read
Robert Fripp - Exposure (1979)
Much as I'm a massive Fripp fan now, I spent most of the 1970s ignorant of Fripp, King Crimson, his work with Bowie, Eno or any of his...
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steveburnhamuk
Jun 17, 20231 min read
Fela & Afrika 70 - Zombie (1977)
Time for a bit of Afro Jazz with Fela Kuti. This album, picked up for a steal in a charity shop, is Fela's response to Nigerian soldiers'...
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steveburnhamuk
Jun 17, 20232 min read
Father John Misty - I Love You Honeybear (2015)
I don't know what first drew me to Father John Misty, because his brand of country-tinged US pop is something I'm usually quite resistant...
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steveburnhamuk
Jun 8, 20232 min read
Everything But The Girl - Eden (1984)
In 1982, Cherry Red Records released, for 99p, Pillows And Prayers, a compilation album of groovy tunes for young hipsters, but I bought...
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steveburnhamuk
Jun 6, 20231 min read
Red, Hot and Blue - Various Artists (1990)
Picked up cheap somewhere (aren't they all?), this compilation of Cole Porter songs was a fundraiser for AIDS research and relief, and...
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steveburnhamuk
Jun 6, 20232 min read
House Of All - House Of All (2023)
A Fall Family Continuum project, it says on the cover, and a long awaited return for the rhythm section which powered The Fall for over...
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steveburnhamuk
Jun 5, 20232 min read
Peter Gabriel - Ovo - The Millennium Show (2000)
The Millennium Dome attracted a lot of scorn and ridicule in 2000. A shame - we visited it twice with the kids and had a good day out...
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steveburnhamuk
Jun 5, 20232 min read
Cake - Fashion Nugget (1996)
Time for a break from the march through the alphabet, and we'll pick up a couple of recent purchases, the odd various artists and...
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steveburnhamuk
Jun 5, 20232 min read
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Welcome Back My Friends, To The Show That Never Ends (1974)
At the age of 14, ELP were probably my favourite band, despite the beloved John Peel famously describing them as 'a waste of talent and...
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