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My Ridiculous CD Collection
steveburnhamuk
Feb 2, 20231 min read
Bob Mould - Workbook (1989)
I was lent this album by a friend in the mid 1990s, I’d never heard of Bob Mould, and was only vaguely aware of Husker Du. The album’s...
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steveburnhamuk
Feb 2, 20231 min read
Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express (1977)
Kraftwerk, the wilderness years. They’d had the surprise hit with Autobahn in 1974, and it wouldn’t be until 1981 that the rest of the...
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steveburnhamuk
Feb 2, 20231 min read
Brian Eno - Ambient 1 - Music For Airports (1978)
It’s 1978, and loud guitars thrashing out simplistic beats with angry lyrics are all the rage. So what does Brian Eno, erstwhile...
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steveburnhamuk
Feb 2, 20231 min read
Half Man Half Biscuit - McIntyre, Treadmore and Davitt (1991)
After a brief hiatus, HMHB reformed to make this, their third album, with title (and cover photo) taken fro Michael Palin’s Ripping Yarn,...
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steveburnhamuk
Jan 31, 20231 min read
Elvis Costello – My Aim Is True (1977)
First year of university, and this was one of those records we sat round and actually listened to. And this geeky looking bloke on the...
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steveburnhamuk
Jan 31, 20231 min read
Julian Cope - Fried (1984)
Julian Cope’s second post Teardrops album, with its cover featuring the artist naked beneath a large turtle shell, might be thought to...
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steveburnhamuk
Jan 29, 20231 min read
Rod McKuen - Sings Jacques Brel (1992)
I was introduced to Jacques Brel by Scott Walker (not personally), and was aware that Rod McKuen, American (I thought he was Canadian...
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steveburnhamuk
Jan 29, 20231 min read
Television - Marquee Moon (1977)
Tom Verlaine died yesterday. Marquee Moon is one of those albums that’s been with me for over forty years, and been revisited frequently...
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steveburnhamuk
Jan 29, 20231 min read
The Charlatans - Wonderland (2001)
The whole Madchester thing passed me by. The combination of Manchester, laddishness and drug culture really put me off, at a time in my...
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steveburnhamuk
Jan 29, 20231 min read
Genesis - Selling England By The Pound (1973)
I had this on vinyl long ago, but only bought it yesterday on CD. Three for £1.50 in the charity shop, but I really couldn’t find two...
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steveburnhamuk
Jan 28, 20231 min read
The Clash - The Clash (1977)
This was released in 1977, while I was still at school, sniffily looking down my nose at these scruffy punks and their noisy music, none...
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steveburnhamuk
Jan 26, 20231 min read
Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band - Safe As Milk (1967)
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...
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steveburnhamuk
Jan 25, 20231 min read
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, 20232 min read
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, 20231 min read
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, 20236 min read
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, 20231 min read
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, 20231 min read
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, 20231 min read
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, 20231 min read
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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