Julian Cope’s second post Teardrops album, with its cover featuring the artist naked beneath a large turtle shell, might be thought to...

I was introduced to Jacques Brel by Scott Walker (not personally), and was aware that Rod McKuen, American (I thought he was Canadian...

Tom Verlaine died yesterday. Marquee Moon is one of those albums that’s been with me for over forty years, and been revisited frequently...

The whole Madchester thing passed me by. The combination of Manchester, laddishness and drug culture really put me off, at a time in my...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Famously described by his daughter, Martha, as “a man who wrote songs about his children instead of raising them”, I remembered Loudon...

A Barry Adamson - Moss Side Story (1989) Barry Adamson - Soul Murder (1992) Barry Adamson - As Above So Below (1998) Cannonball Adderley...

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...

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...

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....

The Ukrainians were formed by the Wedding Present’s guitarist, Peter Solowka. I remember enjoying the Wedding Present’s John Peel...

Definitely a quid in a charity shop, probably attracted by the name (Tankus, very similar to Tarkus , the first ELP album I heard) and...

Santana completely passed me by in the 1970s. I never did look to USA for musical enlightenment and they were never really cool. Even...

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...

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...

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...