Here’s the sequel to my quest for all your more esoteric favourites which do not get mentioned so often here on the Afterword.

I must start by saying a big thankyou to everyone who has contributed to this discussion so far. You have treated us to an ear-opening cornucopia of new names. Not to mention reminding me of a lot of old favourites.

The whole thing started when Mr Saucecraft took on the Herculean task of producing a sampler which represented the kind of music that contributors to this site enjoy. For me that was Mission Impossible. More than that! Mission Completely Undesirable.

Why do I keep returning to this site? Because I love the enormous variety.

I know that there are contributors who will recommend songs that will become instant favourites.

And then, equally important, there are others who will wax lyrical about music, films, books which I do not understand at all and thereby drag me out of my comfort zone.

And then of course there are the stupendously idiosyncratic threads. Crocodiles in your swimming pool. Killer snakes in your loo. Beach towels stuck in the rear door of your Skoda. The survival skills that I have » Continue Reading.