• David
• 25 Mar, 2021

Various Artists - Crossroads [Blu-Ray] (2019)

This pre-Covid, end-of-September 2019 event could really have done with a shake up. The world has changed since this, and in musical terms, decades earlier.

• • #variousartists

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• David
• 24 Mar, 2021

Spiritualized - Fucked Up Inside (1993)

Great live recording of Jason Pierce’s early post Spacemen 3 collective. While it gets off to an unexpectedly noisy start with a barrage of crackles and pops all over the first track, (sometimes I really hate vinyl), but this is soon forgotten as it mainlines itself into my brain.

• • #spiritualized

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• David
• 20 Mar, 2021

Jane Weaver - Flock (2021)

Don’t you just hate it (for those that bow to the inconvenience of vinyl) when the label on side one is different to side two and there’s no discernable way of knowing which is side A or side B.

• • #janeweaver

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• David
• 18 Mar, 2021

David's Session - Mar 21

The themes were: Your watershed year - This is the year which you consider represents the biggest shift in your musical adventures and one that has had the most influence on why you like what you like., A recent discovery which you think reflects those earlier influences.

• • #davidssession
  • #ledzeppelin
  • #neilyoung
  • #steelydan

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• David
• 15 Mar, 2021

Various Artists - Two Synths, A Guitar (And) A Drum Machine (2021)

Another fabulous compilation from Soul Jazz Records. (Along with ACE records, Soul Jazz does the best compilations). This collection of largely unknown knob twiddlers and music anarchists truly reflect the vide that existed in the late 70’s and early 80’s.

• • #variousartists

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• David
• 13 Mar, 2021

Beck - Odelay (1996)

There’s still a lot of life left in ye old compact disc. This album is the epitome of digital geek where studio trickery and massive production nearly trumps the incredible songwriting.

• • #beck

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• David
• 11 Mar, 2021

Japan - Quiet Life (1979)

This wasn’t the starting place for me, that was 1981’s “Tin Drum”, but retrospectively the hint of Japan’s sophistication emerges on this transitional record.

• • #japan

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• David
• 08 Mar, 2021

Japan - The Very Best Of (DVD) (2006)

It’s 40 years since Japan released their 1981 masterpiece “Tin Drum”. Along with Kraftwerk, Echo & The Bunnymen and Magazine, it was a watershed moment for me.

• • #japan

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• David
• 07 Mar, 2021

PJ Harvey - Stories From The City... Demos (2000)

I had a bit of a sneaky listen last night to the re-released, remastered proper version of “Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea”.

• • #pjharvey

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• David
• 06 Mar, 2021

John Lennon - Gimmie Some Truth (2020)

I’ve never really been a John Lennon fan. The purchase of this record and subsequent listening experience came about purely by chance.

• • #johnlennon

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