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My Ridiculous CD Collection


Nick Drake – Five Leaves Left (1969)
I've avoided buying Drake's albums until now, not because I dislike his music, but a strange idea that since I have Way To Blue , one of...
steveburnhamuk
May 292 min read
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Frank Turner – Positive Songs For Negative People (2015)
The other charity shop purchase from last week (along with Levellers) was another described as folk-rock / punk. It's the second Frank...
steveburnhamuk
May 292 min read
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Levellers – Zeitgeist (1995)
I've never listened to a single thing by Levellers. I'm obviously aware of them, and picture them as crusty, hippy traveller types, based...
steveburnhamuk
May 262 min read
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Jonathan Richman – ¡Jonathan, Te Vas A Emocionar! (1994)
I've no idea where I picked up Richman's 1994 Spanish language album, but a JR album isn't something I'd leave sitting on the racks. It...
steveburnhamuk
May 241 min read
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Courtney Pine – Back In The Day (2000)
Courtney Pine is, arguably, the most recognisable name in British jazz in the last thirty years, and he's long blended orthodox jazz...
steveburnhamuk
May 232 min read
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The Only Ones – Even Serpents Shine (1979)
This is The Only Ones' second album (taken from a 2CD set which includes their first three albums). They are a band I saw, almost...
steveburnhamuk
May 232 min read
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National Health – Playtime (2001)
National Health, who were active from 1975-1980, had a shape-shifting line up which at some time featured most of the members of Hatfield...
steveburnhamuk
May 192 min read
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Manic Street Preachers – The Holy Bible (1994)
The Manics' third album passed me by at the time, as had the previous two, but it's another one often seen cheap in charity shops etc,...
steveburnhamuk
May 141 min read
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Lambchop - Nixon (2000)
This is one of two Lambchop albums I picked up at the same time in a charity shop, long ago. The other one Is A Woman was reviewed very...
steveburnhamuk
May 132 min read
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Kraftwerk - Radio-Activity (1975)
If you see a Kraftwerk album in a sale you buy it. Everyone does that, don't they? Which is why I own this, the earliest Kraftwerk in my...
steveburnhamuk
May 131 min read
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Joe Jackson – Night And Day (1982)
This is another album I had on vinyl, bought at time of release, and later replaced on CD. I think this was bought in a 'CDs without...
steveburnhamuk
May 112 min read
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Robert Fripp – Let The Power Fall (1981)
This one's a recent birthday present - something which has sat on my Amazon wishlist for far too long, but I finally get a chance to...
steveburnhamuk
May 102 min read
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Todd Rundgren – Arena (2008)
This 2008 album from Todd Rundgren was a chance purchase in a local charity shop. I was a fan of Rundgren's work in the 1970s, but...
steveburnhamuk
May 102 min read
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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Push The Sky Away (2013)
Released five years after Dig Lazarus Dig , this was the first Nick Cave album in over a decade I didn't buy on release. I'd been less...
steveburnhamuk
Apr 292 min read
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Rocket From The Tombs – Black Record (2015)
David Thomas, main man in avant-garage band Pere Ubu died this week, after a long illness. I saw Pere Ubu several times, but did once see...
steveburnhamuk
Apr 272 min read
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The Incredible String Band – The 5000 Spirits Or The Layers Of The Onion (1967)
http://works.No This certainly wasn't my first Incredible String Band Album - that was The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter - but it's...
steveburnhamuk
Apr 222 min read
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Nick Lowe – The Impossible Bird (1994)
Another recent boot fair purchase was Nick Lowe's collection, The Brentford Trilogy , (a bargain if you follow the link!) a 2009 release...
steveburnhamuk
Apr 211 min read
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XTC – White Music (1978)
During the latter part of my university years (1978-1981) XTC were probably my favourite band. I saw them play on an early date with a...
steveburnhamuk
Apr 183 min read
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Miles Davis – Filles De Kilimanjaro (1969)
First boot fair of the spring in a nearby village, and the guy with the CDs is still about. Hiding in his two quid box, sat this sealed...
steveburnhamuk
Apr 72 min read
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Soft Machine – Third (1970)
Bringing you the latest in modern rock and pop music, here's young beat group Soft Machine's third album, imaginatively entitled Third. I...
steveburnhamuk
Apr 22 min read
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