MIKE OLDFIELD: Tubular Bells (LP, Virgin V2001, 1973)
And... the Tubular Bells! This album reminds me of a lot of things. I only bought a copy for myself around five years ago, but a copy was owned by my parents and I used…
UNSANE: Unsane (LP, City Slang SLANG 015, 1991)
Unsane have the dubious honour of being responsible for the most unpleasant record sleeve in my collection. They would, I think, only be knocked off this grubby pedestal if one of the following scenarios came…
THE ACTION SUITS: Fun Flies (7″, Wiiija WIJ52,…
I picked this record up from HMV shortly after its release date. Yes, HMV. There was, dear reader, once a time when HMV stocked not only vast swathes of vinyl, but in some stores, a…
PINK FLOYD: Relics (LP, Music For Pleasure MFP…
I'm not sure when this record was released, and wasn't Music For Pleasure one of those odd 1960s/1970s labels that pumped out all manner of product to fulfil whatever was currently in vogue? I'm sure…
VARIOUS: Rubble Three: Nightmares In Wonderland (LP, Bam-Caruso…
Yet another volume of Rubble, the third that's come up for examination here (the others being Volume 6 and Volume 9). On this one, there are a couple of better-known acts (The Pretty Things and…
PAVEMENT: Perfect Sound Forever (10″, Drag City DC004,…
This record was something of a holy grail to me for some years, before I finally snagged a copy (for a very reasonable price, too) around five years ago on eBay. I was fully conversant…
STRAWBERRY STORY: All For You (7″, Daisy Chain…
Strawberry Story were a very, very twee band who epitomised the late eighties/early nineties anorak/cutesy scene. Floral print dresses, high speed buzzsaw guitars, dinky female vocals and rat-a-tat biscuit tin drums were the order of…
Well, this is unfortunate.
Yesterday evening, at around 9.00 pm, my Technics SL-BD22 turntable ceased to be a functional part of my hi-fi setup. The old gal has been making creaking sounds upon starting up her motors for ages…
FALCO: Emotional (LP, Teldec 6.26380 AS, 1986)
This album was given to me as a gift by my friend Moira, after she returned from a European holiday. I must admit that I haven't listened to it more than once, as it's not…
MAXTON GRAINGER: Samosas! (7″, Kabukikore Special Editions KKSE02,…
If you look very closely at the dog image on this record's cover, you will notice that it bears the all-too-familiar pixellated look created by one of two situations: A JPEG that's been saved at…