XTC - Drums And Wires (1979)
The second time I saw XTC was at the Top Rank in Sheffield, soon after this album was released, and it was at this point I think I 'got'...
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My Ridiculous CD Collection
steveburnhamuk
Jun 211 min read
Robert Wyatt - The Peel Sessions (1989)
A very short one now, possibly I shouldn't even count it. Is it an EP or an album? This is a 1989 CD release of Robert Wyatt's sessions...
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steveburnhamuk
Jun 32 min read
Tom Waits – Franks Wild Years (1987)
This one is a recent purchase, filling a gap in my Waits collection. It's often seen as the third in a series which started with...
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steveburnhamuk
May 312 min read
Ben Watt – Fever Dream (2016)
After reviewing Watt's 2014 album Hendra a couple of weeks ago, I had a look online for more Ben Watt product, hoping to pick up his...
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steveburnhamuk
May 312 min read
David Bowie – Hunky Dory (1971)
My Bowie education continues with a recent online second hand purchase (I do love curling up with an iPad and Music Magpie after a few...
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steveburnhamuk
May 292 min read
Sun Ra & His Solar Myth-Arkestra – Strange Worlds (2005)
The Sun Ra back catalogue is immense, partly due to the lack of control many musicians had of their own music, and Sun Ra's prodigious...
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steveburnhamuk
May 231 min read
Nick Lowe – Dig My Mood (1998)
Nick Lowe is clearly a good egg. From 1970s rocker, to go-to producer for Stiff Records - which earned him the nickname Basher ("bash it...
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steveburnhamuk
May 232 min read
Richard And Linda Thompson – I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight (1974)
I first heard a couple of tracks from this album on John Peel, probably in about 1976, when he did a 'Fairport and family' special, which...
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steveburnhamuk
May 222 min read
Jah Wobble – Heaven & Earth (1996)
The number of Jah Wobble albums I own is easily into double figures, partly due to his prolific output, and also because there often...
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steveburnhamuk
May 211 min read
Kathryn Williams – Little Black Numbers (2000)
I first heard of Kathryn Williams when this album was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize, and I vaguely recall a TV appearance on...
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steveburnhamuk
May 212 min read
Wire – Chairs Missing (1979)
Wire's 'difficult' second album followed a year after their debut, and was always going to be a tough act to follow. And while it isn't...
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steveburnhamuk
May 202 min read
White Noise - An Electric Storm (1969)
Back in school days, I visited a friend, and we listened to some records. Her brother owned this strange artifact, and we listened to it,...
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steveburnhamuk
May 202 min read
Weather Report - Heavy Weather (1977)
Weather Report, jazz fusion supergroup, weren't the sort of thing young cool kids were listening to in 1977, yet a good friend lent me...
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steveburnhamuk
May 162 min read
House Of All – Continuum (2024)
Hot on the heels of their first album last year, there's a second House Of All album out. This one's a recent birthday present from my...
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steveburnhamuk
May 102 min read
Ben Watt – Hendra (2014)
I really enjoyed the jazz infused early Everything But The Girl albums, but never really took to their more dance-based music. But I...
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steveburnhamuk
May 102 min read
Tom Waits – The Heart Of Saturday Night (1974)
It's time for another early Tom Waits album (his second), picked up along the way. No real story here, I've already mentioned my...
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steveburnhamuk
May 63 min read
The Beatles – Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
This one is a complete cheat, breaking all the rules. I don’t own this album. I don’t own any Beatles albums nor any of the Fab Fours’...
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steveburnhamuk
May 32 min read
Colin Towns & NDR Bigband – Frank Zappa's Hot Licks (And Funny Smells) (2005)
This is an odd one. I saw the words 'Bigband' and 'Zappa' on the cover (along with the price tag of £1), and had to give it a go. I was...
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steveburnhamuk
May 32 min read
Various Artists – Beat The Retreat - Songs By Richard Thompson (1995)
This CD was a Christmas present, many years ago. I've mentioned these tribute albums before, and my hypothesis that the most successful...
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steveburnhamuk
Apr 283 min read
This Mortal Coil – Blood (1991)
I first heard many albums from the early 1990s after borrowing them from Deal Library or the DVD rental shop in the High Street. I'm not...
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