EGBDF was the first LP I bought so they and their classic 7 albums have always held a special place in my heart. I was lucky enough to see them in the mid 80s. John was touring Days Of Future Passed earlier this […]

I have sold records on eBay and Discogs without serious problems. I sold Pink Moon on eBay for about £260 and it wasn’t even in fabulous condition and replaced with the CD. I sold a record to someone in Chile vi […]

The Healing Game was the last Van album I acquired. It was very cheap and I’m not sure I played it all the way through. But I am enjoying the new one after reading Niall’s review, so will have to go back and try […]

That B side wasn’t their finest moment by any means.

Initially everything on the internet said he was born in 1945 but within a few hours had changed to 1940. No wonder his voice had faded in recent years!

Went to see XTC and arrived at the Hammersmith Odeon to find it was cancelled due to stage fright. Did they ever play live again?

I fast forwarded to see Sam Amidon a couple of weeks ago. I have one of his albums and thought he was pretty good. The rest I had no interest in. The last really good thing I saw on there was Bernard Butler and […]

Yes I would agree the studio album is quite disappointing. I went to and used to have the live concert on Video. I can’t say that I am in any hurry to see it again. However if Jon and The Band Geeks play in t […]

I’m a big fan of SW and went to London to see the album premiere at the IMAX which was the film with the album followed by the man himself and some space experts being interviewed. It was an interesting e […]

I saw them with support from Spirit back in the early 80s and a couple of years back in Basingstoke where only Andy Powell remained of the original band. Also saw Martin Turner’s version in High Wycombe on a b […]

I already have two live versions of The Lamb. One on the Archive box, the other on a bootleg called From One Fan To All The Others. I’ve never tried to work out if they are from the same source. At the time of r […]

My former friend Simon Wride won £50 in that competition, entering the artist’s name of Simon Wride. He went into IT and didn’t become an international superstar.

Is Neil a Trump supporter? I do hope not.

There’s never a good man with a gun around when you need one. We knew he would be worse than last time where he was restrained by incumbent staff but now he’s unfettered and appointing completely uns […]

This unofficial summary would apply but it’s still pretty horrendous.

I loved early and mid PT, but they lost me after In Absentia as they became heavier and more metallic. I didn’t like this album so much that I sold it on eBay so won’t be buying it again in expanded form, alt […]

I’ve played it a few times although haven’t bought it yet. It sounds great, I don’t think any fan of 70s Yes would be disappointed except that the lyrics are pretty awful. I preferred Jon’s lyrics when they ma […]

Still quite keen then Niall? As a 68 year old prog lover I should love them and saw them a few years ago in Basingstoke and wasn’t overwhelmed. Since then I’ve acquired a few albums and still don’t see what all t […]

Wow! Wish I’d gone now. Stop doing this to me! I had put it in my diary as I love both The Clientele and War On Drugs but it’s 2 hours each way and not having anyone to go with (*) I couldn’t be bothered. * M […]