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My Ridiculous CD Collection


Gong - Flying Teapot (1973)
Flying Teapot, the first album in the Radio Gnome trilogy was a firm favourite once I’d discovered the bonkers world of Gong in my...
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Aug 27, 20232 min read
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Miles Davis - Porgy & Bess (1959)
Davis' interpretation of Gershwin's Porgy & Bess was one of the first Davis albums I bought, and is one I haven't listened to as much as...
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Aug 27, 20231 min read
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Julian Cope - World Shut Your Mouth (1984)
After the demise of The Teardrop Explodes, Cope returned to the rehab of his home town, Tamworth and wrote most of the songs for this,...
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Aug 24, 20232 min read
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Stevie Wonder - Talking Book (1972)
Yet another recent charity shop purchase (we've had some decent donations this week), I thought it was time I looked deeper into Stevie...
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Aug 19, 20232 min read
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Focus - Moving Waves (1972)
This was a recent charity shop purchase, of an album I'd never previously owned, but for some reason know quite well. I saw Focus about...
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Aug 19, 20232 min read
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The Fall - Reformation Post TLC (2007)
Currently the most recent Fall CD I own (the aim is, of course, to get them all), this is a recent Ebay purchase. This is the sole outing...
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Aug 19, 20232 min read
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The Clash - Give 'Em Enough Rope (1978)
I probably heard this before the first album (but not before the early singles), and confess to being disappointed at the time. Classic...
steveburnhamuk
Aug 10, 20231 min read
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Elvis Costello and the Attractions - Armed Forces (1979)
A firm favourite since university days, I'd forgotten how great this album is. The original vinyl version had twelve songs, mostly less...
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Aug 9, 20232 min read
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The Fall - Extricate (1990)
Picked up for a couple of quid on EBay last week, I've only just got round to listening to this latest Fall addition to the shelves. And...
steveburnhamuk
Aug 7, 20232 min read
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Various Artists - Rough Trade - Counter Culture 09 (2010)
Who doesn't enjoy a record company sampler? Thinking back to Virgin's V and Cash Cows, Cherry Red's Pillows & Prayers, and even earlier,...
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Aug 6, 20232 min read
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Edwyn Collins - Gorgeous George (1994)
Time for one from the upstairs drawer now. I don't know what Edwyn Collins has done to deserve being relegated to here, but this 'quid in...
steveburnhamuk
Jul 30, 20232 min read
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black midi - Cavalcade (2021)
This one is a recent Fathers' Day / birthday gift from son. I saw their 2022 Glastonbury performance and was mightily impressed, which...
steveburnhamuk
Jul 29, 20231 min read
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The Fall - The Wonderful And Frightening World Of The Fall (1984)
A recent online purchase, one of three Fall albums that EBay provided while I was bored earlier in the week. I told my wife that I'd...
steveburnhamuk
Jul 27, 20232 min read
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Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - The Firstborn Is Dead (1985)
As previously mentioned, in the early 2000s I trawled my way through Nick Cave's back catalogue, and I suspect this album, the Bad Seeds'...
steveburnhamuk
Jul 25, 20231 min read
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David Bowie - Blackstar (2016)
My Bowie education continues, with his final album, recorded while knowing he was dying of liver cancer, and released without publicity...
steveburnhamuk
Jul 25, 20231 min read
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Depeche Mode - Songs Of Faith And Devotion (1993)
Depeche Mode have always just been there, without really making a massive impression. I quite liked the very early singles, but lost...
steveburnhamuk
Jul 25, 20231 min read
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Peter Gabriel - Us (1992)
Of course I like Peter Gabriel. His era of Genesis was my favourite band as a teenager, and I thoroughly enjoyed his first four eponymous...
steveburnhamuk
Jul 17, 20231 min read
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Bill Bruford - Master Strokes (1986)
I've no idea where I picked up this CD, a compilation of the solo work of drummer Bill Bruford, well known for his stints with Yes and...
steveburnhamuk
Jul 17, 20232 min read
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Tim Buckley - Greetings From L.A. (1972)
This one was a happy find for 50p in a charity shop last week, not something I could leave there. I've already reviewed his anthology...
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Jul 17, 20231 min read
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The Fall - Middle Class Revolt (1994)
Another one picked up during last month's Cornwall holiday, it's The Mighty Fall from the mid 1990s, not a happy place by all accounts,...
steveburnhamuk
Jul 16, 20232 min read
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