Nick Lowe - The Convincer (2001)
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My Ridiculous CD Collection
Nick Lowe is most definitely a 'good thing'. Erstwhile bassist and songwriter with Brinsley Schwarz, go-to producer to get top tunes down...
steveburnhamuk
- Nov 13, 2023
- 1 min
Arto Lindsay - Prize (1999)
Arto Lindsay is an American musician, who grew up in Brazil, and much of his music shows these dual influences. I've mentioned how I...
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steveburnhamuk
- Nov 11, 2023
- 2 min
The Jam - Sound Affects (1980)
By 1980 The Jam had conquered all before them, and seemed to churn out great hit singles for fun. Following two absolute classic albums,...
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steveburnhamuk
- Nov 10, 2023
- 1 min
Neil Young - American Stars 'n Bars (1977)
I've just counted and I own 16 Neil Young CDs. Now I quite like a lot of Young's music but I'm no megafan and can only put this down to...
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steveburnhamuk
- Nov 9, 2023
- 2 min
Rahsaan Roland Kirk – Introducing Rahsaan Roland Kirk (2006)
This one was a bit of a punt, that I don’t remember buying. I’m speculating that the album cover showing Kirk playing two saxes at once...
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steveburnhamuk
- Nov 9, 2023
- 2 min
Led Zeppelin - IV (1971)
An ever-present album throughout my teenage years, even though I was only eleven when it was released. Every mid-seventies party would...
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steveburnhamuk
- Nov 8, 2023
- 2 min
Joni Mitchell – The Hissing Of Summer Lawns (1975)
Joni Mitchell was 80 years old yesterday, so it seemed apt to look at one of her albums at last. Happy Birthday if you're reading, Joni....
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steveburnhamuk
- Nov 6, 2023
- 1 min
Lapis Lazuli - Wrong Meeting (2016)
Lapis Lazuli are a Canterbury band who seem not to have been active since 2020. There was a phase in the last decade with various bands...
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steveburnhamuk
- Nov 6, 2023
- 1 min
Leo Kottke – 6 & 12 String Guitar (1969)
I knew little about Leo Kottke, apart from having seen him on Old Grey Whistle Test a couple of times in the 1970s, and being aware of...
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steveburnhamuk
- Nov 6, 2023
- 1 min
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan - Rapture (1997)
I've always been interested to listen to music from around the world, and often find much to enjoy, I've no recollection of buying this...
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steveburnhamuk
- Nov 5, 2023
- 1 min
Louis Jordan – Five Guys Named Moe (1993)
If you want to listen to swing jazz from the 1940s you could do a lot worse than pick up a Louis Jordan compilation, and given how Jordan...
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steveburnhamuk
- Nov 5, 2023
- 1 min
Joi - We Are Three (2000)
I was attracted to this album for a quid at a boot fair, as it was released on Peter Gabriel's Real World label, which is generally a...
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steveburnhamuk
- Nov 3, 2023
- 2 min
Jean Michel Jarre – Oxygène (1976)
This one's a bit of a cheat, because I didn't buy it. it came free with a Sunday newspaper that I wouldn't buy, even if there was a...
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steveburnhamuk
- Nov 2, 2023
- 1 min
Bert Jansch - Edge Of A Dream (2002)
I did have a bit of a folk-rock phase at one time, and have never lost my affection for the late 60s / early 70s Fairport albums, but I...
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steveburnhamuk
- Nov 1, 2023
- 2 min
Jane Weaver - The Silver Globe (2014)
About eight years ago, I noticed that Marc Riley had an BBC TV show called All Shook Up, and the current episode featured long time...
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steveburnhamuk
- Oct 31, 2023
- 2 min
Tom Waits - Small Change (1976)
Another recent purchase, of an album I had no idea about in 1976, and wouldn't have understood if I had. It's Waits at his most...
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steveburnhamuk
- Oct 30, 2023
- 1 min
Herbie Hancock - Head Hunters (1973)
Often cited as one of the first jazz-funk albums, this 1973 album by Hancock was one of those picked up in a late night EBay raid (buy...
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steveburnhamuk
- Oct 29, 2023
- 1 min
Lloyd Cole and the Commotions - Rattlesnakes (1984)
Lloyd Cole completely passed me by in the 1980s. I'd heard of him but for some reason decided he was one of these pop stars who had...
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steveburnhamuk
- Oct 27, 2023
- 3 min
The Fall - Shift-Work (1991)
I had wondered what would be an apt selection for this, the 300th review in this exercise. Then I saw the owner of the excellent Albums...
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steveburnhamuk
- Oct 25, 2023
- 1 min
The Cure - Seventeen Seconds (1980)
The Cure were firm favourites during the final years of university. I loved the simplicity of their music, shunning both the...
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