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Todd Rundgren – A Wizard, A True Star (1973)

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Mar 16, 20243 min read

Todd Rundgren – A Wizard, A True Star (1973)

I first heard Rundgren in the early 1970s, I Saw The Light being a song I liked, and that seemed to be played only on pirate radio and...

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Mar 15, 20242 min read

New York Gong – About Time (1980)

In 1980, Gong's Daevid Allen was at a loose end, and found himself in New York, hooking up with former Gong champion and producer Giorgio...

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Mar 12, 20242 min read

World Party – Bang! (1993)

Karl Wallinger died earlier this week, far too young at 66. I'm not too familiar with his music, really only through one unconvincing...

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Redskins – Neither Washington Nor Moscow (1986)

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Mar 10, 20242 min read

Redskins – Neither Washington Nor Moscow (1986)

One album wonders - bands and artists who recorded one album only. This NME article lists its top 21 of these, and there are many which...

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Mar 9, 20242 min read

Pip Pyle – 7 Year Itch (1998)

This one is deep into the Canterbury Sound rabbit hole. Pip Pyle, who sadly died in 2006, aged 56, was drummer with Gong, Hatfield And...

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Public Image Ltd - Paris Au Printemps (1980)

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Mar 8, 20242 min read

Public Image Ltd - Paris Au Printemps (1980)

John Lydon has been in the news today, doing some public racism for attention. But it's nicer to think of the times when he was relevant,...

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Premiata Forneria Marconi – Photos Of Ghosts (1973)

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Mar 7, 20242 min read

Premiata Forneria Marconi – Photos Of Ghosts (1973)

I remember listening to PFM, touted as Italy's answer to ELP (a lazy comparison, although they were signed to ELP's Manticore label), in...

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Mar 1, 20243 min read

Daevid Allen – Time Of Your Life (2005)

Now this is an odd one. I bought this 2CD set cheap on EBay a few years ago, without really looking at what was on it, but being aware of...

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Feb 29, 20242 min read

Polar Bear - Dim Lit (2003)

In Canterbury there used to be a half decent HMV shop. DVDs, t-shirts and nonsense downstairs, music on CD and vinyl upstairs. Assistants...

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steveburnhamuk

Feb 29, 20242 min read

Jaco Pastorius – Jaco Pastorius (1976)

My daughter's boyfriend plays the bass, pretty well by all accounts. And his favourite bassist is Jaco Pastorius. I'd certainly heard of...

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steveburnhamuk

Feb 26, 20242 min read

Andy Partridge – Fuzzy Warbles 1 (2002)

As previously mentioned, during my university years, XTC were probably my favourite band, and I was lucky enough to see them three times,...

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Feb 25, 20242 min read

Oysterband – Rise Above (2002)

Folk rock (let's assume for the sake of argument there is such a genre, and it's relevant to Oysterband) has always appealed more to me...

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John Otway – Cor Baby, That's Really Me! (1990)

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Feb 17, 20242 min read

John Otway – Cor Baby, That's Really Me! (1990)

Having enjoyed his amusing book, detailing his life in show business, without ever exhibiting any aptitude or major talent, I picked up...

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Feb 15, 20242 min read

The Only Ones – The Only Ones (1978)

I'm cheating a bit now. Technically, I don't own this album - but I do own the 2CD set which compiles all three Only Ones albums...

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North Sea Radio Orchestra – Dronne (2016)

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Feb 13, 20241 min read

North Sea Radio Orchestra – Dronne (2016)

If you wanted to step deep into the Canterbury Sound rabbit hole, you could do worse than visit Matthew Watkins' Canterbury Sans...

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Feb 13, 20242 min read

Nine Horses – Money For All (2007)

In the mid 2000s, David Sylvian collaborated with his brother Steve Jansen, and producer Burnt Friedman, under the group name Nine...

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Feb 12, 20243 min read

The Nice – Five Bridges (1970)

I've previously mentioned the old Liverpool Record Library opposite the cathedral, and how I'd be sent down there by my dad to pick up...

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Feb 10, 20241 min read

Colin Newman – It Seems (1988)

Colin Newman's fifth solo album comes during the second (1980s) period of Wire, and is much more electronically based than Wire albums...

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Youssou N'Dour – The Guide (Wommat) (1994)

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Feb 9, 20241 min read

Youssou N'Dour – The Guide (Wommat) (1994)

I first heard Youssou N'Dour about seven years before this album was released, probably because of his work with Peter Gabriel. I hadn't...

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Le Mystère Des Voix Bulgares - Ritual (1994)

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Feb 4, 20241 min read

Le Mystère Des Voix Bulgares - Ritual (1994)

When I was going through my World Music phase, trying to look cool and out of the mainstream, this was exactly the sort of thing I bought...

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