Hmm. It may have been Earth by Misty In Roots. I think the last of 2022 may have been More Specials. That seemed fitting with Terry 'Enjoying Himself'.
I havent played any yet ... spent NYE out at the neighbours drinking and NYD feeling sorry for myself so today is my last day off work and i intend to spend most of it with my records I picked up a stack of new ones on NYE as i ran my friends shop in the day so he could go out , so i have about 9 new records to play Bowie - Man who sold the world (German 80s RCA) From Elvis in Memphis (69, uk rca) GNR - Appetite for destruction (2lp slip case deluxe) Sinatra - in the wee small hours (80s uk mono) REM - Eponymous (uk i.r.s) Rush - 2112 (1st uk . gatefold) Slint - Spiderland (2014 analog remaster) Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures (1983 uk reissue) Kate Bush - never for ever (1st uk pressing)
1985 PDO CD... Lol not the most interesting choice in the world. Just wanted to start off easy. Then I found out there my left speaker cable was wonky and copper was sticking out all over the place. So I fixed the whole setup, cleaned every article in the office and now it's even more cosier and the space between the speakers is better and more dynamic.
Had this idea to only listen to debut albums yesterday. Started with The Fall's "Live At The Witch Trials" because of course I did. Then went with: Faust - Faust Marina & The Diamonds - The Family Jewels The House Of Love - The House Of Love (a/k/a Creation) Gomez - Bring It On The Selecter - Too Much Pressure Eno - Here Come The Warm Jets Fela Kuti - Fela, Fela, Fela Tindersticks - Tindersticks. A big of Googling then spoiled this as it turns about Kuti had an album with Koola Lobitos that isn't in the box set. Ah well.
Simon and Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water. How this album never seems to feature in the top 20 all time greats is truly a mystery to me.
Thanks to @Crimson Witch, I discovered that Bottle Of Wine and Come On, React! by 'The Fireballs' originally issued in '68 and '69 respectively, were reissued on compact disc in 1998. I have heard and enjoy the title tracks, but haven't heard the albums, which I will be enjoying today! The Fireballs - Bottle Of Wine / Come On, React!
I just “dropped the needle” on the Bottle of Wine album from 1968. (Atco–33-239 , U.S., promo, mono) It's a terrific spin, for those special times! I have always recommended this album for fans of `6Os Pop. They were updating their sound at this time , and the result is pure excellence in the performances ,songwriting, arrangements, &production.
Not technically a spin...a digital file, and ironically/ coincidentally, it really was random. ELP's Brain Salad Surgery released in 1973....silver anniversary, like my hair.
Metallica - “Ride the Lightning” I had a sealed copy of the Blackened reissue and just wanted to open something new.
The 4th disk of Van Der Graafe Generator's "The Box" a aquisition that I picked up for Christmas and have been working my way through, I think they have a new fan...
I found a first edition UK mono of the Pretty Things S.F.Sorrow in Sapporo last week. It was "only" $500 which, looking at Discogs availability, wasn't a bad price at all, especially given that it looks and plays like a dream. Under artificial light however, one can see numerous hairline scratches, but it plays right through with nary a tic. I got home to my non-Japan digs yesterday and that was the first thing I spun. Not even heard S.F.Sorrow before, but after one listen I can hear that I'm in for a treat.
