Designer1 Posted August 2, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted August 2, 2023 6 minutes ago, bickster said: Finally the planets have aligned and I have been in a record shop where this was for sale… been a long time looking. Double CD Aphrodite's Child - 666 A counter cultural interpretation of the Bibles Book of Revelations from 1972. Never heard of the Greek prog band Aphrodite's Child? Well that's Vangelis and Demis Roussos to you and me. Terrific album 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted August 3, 2023 Author Share Posted August 3, 2023 Janko Nilovic - 'Pop Impressions' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted August 4, 2023 Author Share Posted August 4, 2023 Various Artists - 'St Pauli Affairs' 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted August 4, 2023 Moderator Share Posted August 4, 2023 1 minute ago, Xann said: Various Artists - 'St Pauli Affairs' I'm expecting oompah band with added crescendo every three minutes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted August 4, 2023 Author Share Posted August 4, 2023 2 minutes ago, bickster said: I'm expecting oompah band with added crescendo every three minutes It's quite a good comp, and cheap 60s/70s German film and library stuff IS often really straight with very bright horns. I have very little of it. Top of the West German pile is 'Vampyros Lesbos' by Hubler & Schwab, then titles like 'Orion 2000' by Peter Thomas are quite good and the chap in the link, Roland Kovac, did some great things. They all have those Germanic horns going on, but they're diluted a little. Love German music from this time away from screen. It's a bit weird. Italy is the other way around, but not nearly as pronounced. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted August 5, 2023 Moderator Share Posted August 5, 2023 Love's eponymous debut album. It’s not as good as their masterpiece Forever Changes but a decent album all the same 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mjmooney Posted August 5, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted August 5, 2023 2 hours ago, bickster said: Love's eponymous debut album. It’s not as good as their masterpiece Forever Changes but a decent album all the same Have you got the second one (Da Capo)? One side is a long rambling track that gets boring very quickly. The other side is every bit as good as Forever Changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted August 5, 2023 Moderator Share Posted August 5, 2023 19 minutes ago, mjmooney said: Have you got the second one (Da Capo)? One side is a long rambling track that gets boring very quickly. The other side is every bit as good as Forever Changes. Side 1 is the reason I've never bought it, If I see it cheap on CD I may change that 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted August 5, 2023 Moderator Share Posted August 5, 2023 The missus moaned about my 70s experimental German electronic music that I had on so I went for something more easy on the ear. One for you possibly @mjmooney Another Bob Stanley / Pete Wiggs compilation English Weather Tne cover describes it as… “The autumnal sound of Britain at the turn of the 70s, looking out through wet window panes to a new decade with a mixture of melancholy and optimism for what might come next….” Includes Caravan, Alan Parker, Van der Grasf Generator, Daevid Allen and a bunch of acts I’ve never heard of but it does seem to suit todays weather very well 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakemineVanilla Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 3 hours ago, bickster said: Love's eponymous debut album. It’s not as good as their masterpiece Forever Changes but a decent album all the same I find it amusing that learning of someone's music tastes, can totally change one's perception of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted August 5, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted August 5, 2023 (edited) 51 minutes ago, bickster said: The missus moaned about my 70s experimental German electronic music that I had on so I went for something more easy on the ear. One for you possibly @mjmooney Another Bob Stanley / Pete Wiggs compilation English Weather Tne cover describes it as… “The autumnal sound of Britain at the turn of the 70s, looking out through wet window panes to a new decade with a mixture of melancholy and optimism for what might come next….” Includes Caravan, Alan Parker, Van der Grasf Generator, Daevid Allen and a bunch of acts I’ve never heard of but it does seem to suit todays weather very well I very much like the sound of that. Will investigate. Ta. EDIT: Looks promising - I already have some of the tracks, which I like, so I'm fairly confident I'd like at least some of the others. Also, I see there's a sequel, called 'Occasional Rain' (more from the same era), plus one on the summer of 1976, which interests me rather less. Edited August 5, 2023 by mjmooney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted August 5, 2023 Moderator Share Posted August 5, 2023 Another one @mjmooney Three Day Week In 1973 Britain was still a nation of outside bogs, tens of thousands were housed in wartime pre-fabs… strikes, inflation and oil shortages laid Britain low. Soundtracking the decline were mavericks armed with fuzzy guitars, a primitive synthesiser, drums made of dustbin lids and a black sense of humour. …. Includes The Kinks, The Troggs, Lieutenant Pigeon (not Mouldy Old Dough), Cockney Rebel (again not…) The Sutherland Bros Band (yes the original much better version of Sailing) Mungo Jerry (again not…) Hawkwind and even David Essex 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted August 5, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted August 5, 2023 21 minutes ago, bickster said: Another one @mjmooney Three Day Week In 1973 Britain was still a nation of outside bogs, tens of thousands were housed in wartime pre-fabs… strikes, inflation and oil shortages laid Britain low. Soundtracking the decline were mavericks armed with fuzzy guitars, a primitive synthesiser, drums made of dustbin lids and a black sense of humour. …. Includes The Kinks, The Troggs, Lieutenant Pigeon (not Mouldy Old Dough), Cockney Rebel (again not…) The Sutherland Bros Band (yes the original much better version of Sailing) Mungo Jerry (again not…) Hawkwind and even David Essex Much less interesting than the others. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted August 5, 2023 Author Share Posted August 5, 2023 Waiting for someone to drop this bag of memories, and half arsed dance remixes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted August 5, 2023 Moderator Share Posted August 5, 2023 2 minutes ago, Xann said: Waiting for someone to drop this bag of memories, and half arsed dance remixes. Without looking it up, I probably have a good 90% of those on vinyl even if they are specific remixes. That sounds pretty much like one of my Indie Night (Thursday) at the State Ballroom sets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted August 5, 2023 Author Share Posted August 5, 2023 It's pretty much Saturday night at the Hummingbird 1990. Plus a litlle Crust and Goth. Levellers and 'Never Enough' by the Cure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Designer1 Posted August 9, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted August 9, 2023 Wolf Parade - Apologies to the Queen Mary 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted August 9, 2023 Moderator Share Posted August 9, 2023 23 minutes ago, Designer1 said: Wolf Parade - Apologies to the Queen Mary Oh I haven't listened to that for years but I have fond memories of it, I shall have to dig it out 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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