Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band - Safe As Milk (1967)
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My Ridiculous CD Collection
The algorithm now dictates a run of artists who have tempted me to make multiple CD purchases, so it’s the turn of the good Captain. Boot...
steveburnhamuk
- Jan 25, 2023
- 1 min
From Her To Eternity - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds (1984)
I first came across Nick Cave at about the time of this album, when a friend made me a mixtape (ask your grandad, kids) which included...
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steveburnhamuk
- Jan 25, 2023
- 2 min
Billy Bragg - Brewing Up With (1984)
This is throwing up all sorts of surprises - I was sure the first BB would be Back To Basics, the compilation containing this album and...
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steveburnhamuk
- Jan 24, 2023
- 1 min
Loudon Wainwright - One Man Guy: The Best Of 1982-1986 (1994)
Famously described by his daughter, Martha, as “a man who wrote songs about his children instead of raising them”, I remembered Loudon...
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steveburnhamuk
- Jan 22, 2023
- 6 min
INDEX Part One (A - G)
A Barry Adamson - Moss Side Story (1989) Barry Adamson - Soul Murder (1992) Barry Adamson - As Above So Below (1998) Cannonball Adderley...
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steveburnhamuk
- Jan 22, 2023
- 1 min
Genesis -The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (1974)
OK, a bit of a cheat here. This one wasn't on the list to be done, but I wanted an album that lasted for more than an hour to listen to...
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steveburnhamuk
- Jan 22, 2023
- 1 min
Young Marble Giants - Colossal Youth (1979)
This is an old friend. I owned it on vinyl back in the day, and have loved this album for over forty years. I never saw Young Marble...
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steveburnhamuk
- Jan 22, 2023
- 1 min
Vangelis - Mythodea (2001)
I’ve never been a fan of Vangelis, and I’ve no recollection of buying this, so how it appears on my shelves is a complete mystery to me....
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steveburnhamuk
- Jan 22, 2023
- 1 min
The Ukrainians - Kultura (1994)
The Ukrainians were formed by the Wedding Present’s guitarist, Peter Solowka. I remember enjoying the Wedding Present’s John Peel...
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steveburnhamuk
- Jan 21, 2023
- 1 min
Tankus The Henge - Tankus The Henge (2013)
Definitely a quid in a charity shop, probably attracted by the name (Tankus, very similar to Tarkus, the first ELP album I heard) and the...
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steveburnhamuk
- Jan 21, 2023
- 1 min
Santana - Abraxus (1970)
Santana completely passed me by in the 1970s. I never did look to USA for musical enlightenment and they were never really cool. Even...
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steveburnhamuk
- Jan 21, 2023
- 1 min
The Ramones - Ramones (1976)
I’ve always thought the Ramones had more influence through their image and the iconic symbol which is on about ten t-shirts for every...
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steveburnhamuk
- Jan 19, 2023
- 1 min
Penetration - Don't Dictate: The Best Of (1995)
Penetration were a band I was aware of in the punk era, but don't recall hearing much of in the early days. I did once meet a girl from...
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steveburnhamuk
- Jan 19, 2023
- 1 min
Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells II (1992)
I’d loved Tubular Bells in the 1970s until the great punk purge told me to cast aside all the old farts and embrace the new way of...
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steveburnhamuk
- Jan 19, 2023
- 1 min
Bill Nelson - Crimsworth (1995)
I’ve put this on with no idea what to expect. I’ve no recollection of buying it, but suspect it was charity shop / boot fair. I was aware...
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steveburnhamuk
- Jan 18, 2023
- 1 min
Madness - One Step Beyond (1979)
It would have been September 1979, working behind the bar of the Station Hotel in Sheffield, on a quiet Thursday evening, that I popped...
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steveburnhamuk
- Jan 18, 2023
- 1 min
The La’s - The La’s (1990)
Judging by the state of the CD booklet, this one was a quid at a boot fair, but the CD’s just fine. I’m not sure what I can write about...
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steveburnhamuk
- Jan 18, 2023
- 1 min
B B King - King Of The Blues Guitar (1990)
“And a blues CD on the Hallmark label, that’s bound to be good”, as said Nigel Blackwell on HMHB’s 24 Hour Garage People. It’s not on the...
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steveburnhamuk
- Jan 16, 2023
- 2 min
The Jam - All Mod Cons (1978)
By autumn 1978 I thought The Jam were also rans. Two average albums with a couple of decent songs on, and a couple of minor hits. I saw...
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steveburnhamuk
- Jan 11, 2023
- 1 min
I, Ludicrous - 20 Years In Show Business (2007)
In the 1990s, a friend lent me a cassette (ask your grandparents, kids!) with some songs by this South London pair on, and I enjoyed the...
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