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My Ridiculous CD Collection


Frank Zappa – You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 2 (The Helsinki Concert) (1988)
Number 2 in the six volume set of You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore (spoiler, Frank, you can) series, this one is an entire concert,...
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Jun 15, 20252 min read


Neil Young – Chrome Dreams (2023)
Yet another boot fair purchase from a couple of weeks ago (three for a fiver), this is the 2023 release of an album put together for 1977...
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Jun 12, 20252 min read


XTC – English Settlement (1982)
The final time I saw XTC was at Sheffield University in May 1981, where as a student who had helped them set up, I was allowed into the...
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Jun 12, 20253 min read


Kathryn Williams – Dog Leap Stairs (1999)
Kathryn Williams' debut album was recorded for £80 and no one noticed it. The following album, Little Black Numbers was nominated for the...
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Jun 11, 20252 min read


The The – Burning Blue Soul (1993)
Often regarded as the first The The album, Burning Blue Soul was recorded in 1980 and released the following year under Matt Johnson's...
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Jun 6, 20252 min read


Nick Mason – Nick Mason's Fictitious Sports (1981)
Another boot fair purchase (still sealed, 3 for a fiver), and the combination of Nick Mason, Pink Floyd's drummer and Robert Wyatt on...
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Jun 5, 20252 min read


Pixies – Doggerel (2022)
Yet another from a recent boot fair visit, new, sealed for a couple of quid. I enjoyed Pixies in the late '90s and early'00s, and was...
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Jun 2, 20251 min read


Miles Davis – Rubberband (2019)
If 34 years elapses between the recording of music and its release, you usually find there's a reason. And that reason is usually that it...
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Jun 1, 20252 min read


Neil Young – Before And After (2023)
I think my Neil Young collection now tops twenty albums, not because I'm an obsessive fan, although obviously I enjoy his music, but (as...
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May 31, 20251 min read


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...
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May 29, 20252 min read


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...
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May 29, 20252 min read


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...
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May 26, 20252 min read


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...
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May 24, 20251 min read


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...
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May 23, 20252 min read


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...
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May 23, 20252 min read


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...
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May 19, 20252 min read


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,...
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May 14, 20251 min read


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...
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May 13, 20252 min read


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...
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May 13, 20251 min read


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...
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May 11, 20252 min read
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