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My Ridiculous CD Collection


The Undertones - The Undertones (1979)
My associations for this album are an afternoon in late 1979 spent visiting Newcastle with a new 'friend'. We'd been seeing one another...
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Dec 23, 20232 min read
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Various Artists - Whore - Various Artists Play Wire (1996)
Tribute albums with a variety of bands doing covers of old favourites. I've been thinking, what makes some good and some awful. I've come...
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Dec 18, 20231 min read
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R.E.M. - New Adventures In Hi-Fi (1996)
In the mid-1990s, R.E.M. were arguably the biggest pop sensation on the planet, and this album, their tenth, was the fourth in a run of...
steveburnhamuk
Dec 17, 20231 min read
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Big Audio Dynamite - This Is Big Audio Dynamite (1985)
Back after a bit of an absence while we moved house and we start with a recent purchase. Mick Jones' first work after quitting The Clash...
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Dec 17, 20231 min read
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The Pogues - Rum, Sodomy & the Lash (1985)
Shane McGowan died yesterday. Given his lifestyle, it might surprise many that he reached 65, but a sad loss, nevertheless. From the very...
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Dec 3, 20232 min read
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Gang Of Four - Entertainment! (1979)
I bought this album at the time, and while I enjoyed it, I found subsequent albums more satisfying. I'm not sure the raw, jagged songs on...
steveburnhamuk
Nov 22, 20232 min read
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The Stooges - The Stooges (1969)
Is this the first punk album? it's certainly an argument I've tried to make in the past, usually incoherently after a drink has been...
steveburnhamuk
Nov 20, 20231 min read
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Ian McCulloch – Candleland (1989)
Now here's an admission. Echo and the Bunnymen were alright. They weren't the best thing Liverpool had produced since the Beatles, and in...
steveburnhamuk
Nov 20, 20231 min read
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Maxïmo Park - A Certain Trigger (2005)
Bought on a whim for a quid in a charity shop, I was pleasantly surprised by this Newcastle band and played the album a few times when I...
steveburnhamuk
Nov 20, 20231 min read
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Massive Attack - Protection (1994)
Back at the time, Bristol's trip-hop first team were all the rage, and this album was a firm favourite. I suspect I might have been drawn...
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Nov 19, 20232 min read
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John Martyn - One World (1977)
In 1977, listening to John Martyn albums would have been very low on my to-do list, and it would be many years before I heard anything by...
steveburnhamuk
Nov 18, 20231 min read
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The Mahavishnu Orchestra - The Inner Mounting Flame (1971)
One of my favourite jazz albums, yet to be reviewed is Miles Davis' In A Silent Way. A young guitarist from Doncaster, John McLaughlin...
steveburnhamuk
Nov 14, 20232 min read
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Nick Lowe - The Convincer (2001)
Nick Lowe is most definitely a 'good thing'. Erstwhile bassist and songwriter with Brinsley Schwarz, go-to producer to get top tunes down...
steveburnhamuk
Nov 13, 20231 min read
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Arto Lindsay - Prize (1999)
Arto Lindsay is an American musician, who grew up in Brazil, and much of his music shows these dual influences. I've mentioned how I...
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Nov 13, 20231 min read
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The Jam - Sound Affects (1980)
By 1980 The Jam had conquered all before them, and seemed to churn out great hit singles for fun. Following two absolute classic albums,...
steveburnhamuk
Nov 11, 20232 min read
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Neil Young - American Stars 'n Bars (1977)
I've just counted and I own 16 Neil Young CDs. Now I quite like a lot of Young's music but I'm no megafan and can only put this down to...
steveburnhamuk
Nov 10, 20231 min read
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Rahsaan Roland Kirk – Introducing Rahsaan Roland Kirk (2006)
This one was a bit of a punt, that I don’t remember buying. I’m speculating that the album cover showing Kirk playing two saxes at once...
steveburnhamuk
Nov 9, 20232 min read
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Led Zeppelin - IV (1971)
An ever-present album throughout my teenage years, even though I was only eleven when it was released. Every mid-seventies party would...
steveburnhamuk
Nov 9, 20232 min read
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Joni Mitchell – The Hissing Of Summer Lawns (1975)
Joni Mitchell was 80 years old yesterday, so it seemed apt to look at one of her albums at last. Happy Birthday if you're reading, Joni....
steveburnhamuk
Nov 8, 20232 min read
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Lapis Lazuli - Wrong Meeting (2016)
Lapis Lazuli are a Canterbury band who seem not to have been active since 2020. There was a phase in the last decade with various bands...
steveburnhamuk
Nov 6, 20231 min read
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