mjmooney Posted December 26, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted December 26, 2023 48 minutes ago, rjw63 said: Andrew Gold. It's OK, but still trails behind The Dukes of Stratosfear and The Rutles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 Just now, mjmooney said: Andrew Gold. It's OK, but still trails behind The Dukes of Stratosfear and The Rutles. I’ve got Psonic Sunspot to play yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 4 minutes ago, mjmooney said: Andrew Gold. It's OK, but still trails behind The Dukes of Stratosfear and The Rutles. Also more impressive that Gold did 99% of singing, writing, playing and producing on his own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted December 26, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted December 26, 2023 26 minutes ago, rjw63 said: Also more impressive that Gold did 99% of singing, writing, playing and producing on his own. Oh, he was a talented bloke all right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 On the turntable now is my "main" gift of this Christmas, and I had no idea I was getting it. Box set with 3 LPs, 1 45 and various booklets and paraphernalia all complete 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Xann Posted December 28, 2023 Author Share Posted December 28, 2023 T.P. Orchestre Poly-Rythmo - 'The Kings Of Benin Urban Groove 1972-80' 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted December 31, 2023 Author Share Posted December 31, 2023 Various Artists - 'Motown Around The World' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted December 31, 2023 Moderator Share Posted December 31, 2023 Edwin Astley - Randall and Hopkirk Deceased, Original Soundtrack Selections As well as being the composer of TV themes and incidental music, Astley was Pete Townsend's Father-in-law, the father 80s artist Virginia Astley (of the Ravishing Beauties and solo - Bunnymen /Teardrops connection here too) and Jon Astley, who whilst he did release a few records is best known as a producer and remastering expert (he remastered The WHO’s back catalogue) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted December 31, 2023 Author Share Posted December 31, 2023 53 minutes ago, bickster said: Edwin Astley - Randall and Hopkirk Deceased, Original Soundtrack Selections The record label, Network, went bust this year and the prices are all over the place. Quote The Goodies - The Cricklewood Tapes 3 x CD https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/176075461103 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted December 31, 2023 Moderator Share Posted December 31, 2023 2 hours ago, Xann said: The record label, Network, went bust this year and the prices are all over the place. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/176075461103 Only bought that today too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Alexa’s versions of Christmas hits not quite by the actual artist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Christmas vinyl this afternoon It swings for me, today... They're underrated as ****, for at 39 put oasis on their own tier then that's as chasing top of the next tier down Illmatic played with the Washington orchestra, said in the other thread about hip hop and live bands, this is one of the best hip hop albums ever played with a live orchestra, it's stunning it's incredible it's everything I could ever want hip hop to be it's pinnacle stuff, RSD exclusive that my gran somehow managed to get her hands on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted December 31, 2023 Author Share Posted December 31, 2023 25 minutes ago, bickster said: Only bought that today too. Got the 'Jason King'. 'Zoo Gang' and 'The Protectors'. Laurie Johnson, Ken Thorne and KPM legend John Cameron respectively. They could be from the telly audio masters? There's quite a lot of mono iirc? I like them. They are actually bespoke, but there's not the sweet step up in sound quality like, let's say 'The Sweeney', where the tunes came from a library, and the library will want a legit release to sound nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 I bit the bullet and got one of my favourite live albums ever, it's a reissue and I'm still on the hunt for an original but I've looked for years without a sniff Another pinnacle live album, watch the documentary two killings of Sam Cooke on how this album is "blacker" than what his record label wanted Id say this ranks higher than the other soul live albums I've got by otis and marvin, I've explored James brown but not dipped in to the vinyl yet Get this album I knew about 3 of the songs before I listened to it but like straight from the intro it's so confident and bang on, this guys way out ahead of anyone else imo I feel a colection coming on, it's just I want more and more, he should be bigger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted January 1 Moderator Share Posted January 1 Another of those oh look back catalogue vinyl releases can be reasonably priced days. Classic Hard Bop album Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk, on black 180g vinyl, Priced at the almost reasonable just under £17 Yes, it’s where the Bristol based Indie Poppers got their name from. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted January 1 Moderator Share Posted January 1 Oh look, another almost reasonably priced album (£14.99) Dr Alimantado - Love Is A compilation of his work with Lee Perry, King Tubby, Joe Gibbs… featuring everyone humanly possible, I think every reggae studio musician you've ever heard of is on here somewhere, even Jah Woosh (for another On-U connection), Augustus Pablo, Revolutionaries,Upsetters, oh everyone… Earliest track is 1971 latest is 1983 Dr Alimantado was popular with the punks, John Lydon praised him (probably during his Jamaican Frontline A&R sojourn) and The Clash even name checked him song, Rudie Can't Fail (“Like the a doctor that was born for a purpose”) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Whatever happened to @Dr_Alimantado? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 So still got a few of the Christmas haul to play, this is next: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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