The Cath Carroll album is great. I bought that after hearing Moves Like You on a tape I got free with Select

Great show, loved it.

Loads of lesser known things that hadn’t heard for ages. I quite enjoyed that last Happy Mondays single too despite the album getting such a kicking when it came out. The Wendys were p […]

My age means it’s a similar story for me. I’d borrowed Low on cassette from the local record library around 86 and couldn’t get on with it although I’d heard tons of good stuff written about the album. Apart f […]

My 3 big ones

1 Sign o the Times – Prince
2 76 in the Shade – various
3 Vini Reilly + Womad Live – Durutti Column

In a longer list I would have included another bunch of wonderful Bob Stanley curated comps on […]

I saw the them at Staffs Poly student union not long before Return to Yesterday came out. They were brill, probably not much more than 10 people there then either!

Yes, Astronauts is one of my favourite albums of the 90s

Apologies Lodestone, I obviously didn’t read the first post properly, and thanks for bothering!
Now corrected

Baxter Dury – Night Chancers

The Orielles – Disco Volador

A Girl Called Eddy – Been Around

Bill F […]

I’m usually about two years behind with new releases but this year, since I was locked down in the UK I actually got round to buying some new music before I managed to fly back out again
My favourites from this y […]

Up until about 5 years ago I spent a lot of time in airports because of work travel*, so I’ve kept dozens of these freebies over the years. Most of them ended up in CD folders with the jewel boxes re-used for […]

It’s been a weird time. My contract in Baku wasn’t renewed due to a nationalisation programme just around the time everything started to get serious with Covid. I had just enough time to get everything shi […]

Sorry but I’m going to have to drop out as the postal system has become utterly useless in this part of the world. I end up waiting 4 months or more for stuff to arrive and it’s similar going the other way too

It always seems an odd question about which decade is best and it’s very much dependent on the age of people you ask. Radio 2 listeners will tend to be 50’s and slightly older (I’m 50 btw), and they do play a lot […]

Started my OU course this morning. Nipped out to check the PO box and found a very late birthday card for my wife. Then a bit of Lebanese food for late lunch and a visit to a friends art exhibition opening […]

Goalkeeper for Coventry City as well I think

Mine just arrived from amazon through shop and shop. Had to smuggle it in the house. Outer box was pretty battered but the inner cardboard box looks ok. Will have a proper look when I get home. Fingers crossed it’s ok

I’d be on for that. I’m out of work so I’ve got time on my hands at the moment

Apologies, forgot the Lovemongers! I’ve always thought of it as a mini-lp but looking at it again, it’s a full album

Which one? The second album is ace too!

There’s tons of my favourites that’ll never make it into that list, but here’s 5 for now:-

On fire – Galaxie 500
The wrong people- Furniture
Hex – Bark Psychosis
Steve mcqueen – Prefab Sprout
Yellow belli […]

I’ve moved 5 times since I originally pledged. There has been some problems with health, pressing, mastering etc so I’ve kept John up to date with my moves. Really looking forward to it!