MUDHONEY: Superfuzz Bigmuff (LP, Glitterhouse GR 0034, ?)
Such a great cover on this record. The only thing that narks me about it is that the text on the spine runs up the other way than what I'm used to... and obviously I'm…
CRESCENT: Lost (7″, Planet PUNK 002, 1993)
I can't quite remember where I picked up this record - I have a slightly guilty feeling that it was 'borrowed' from my friend Simon some time ago and that I never got around to…
EARTH: Earth 2 (2LP, Sub Pop SP 185,…
I'm a johnny-come-lately to this band, really. I'd love to say that yeah, I bought this on the day it came out in '92 after following Earth's early progress through hip underground clubs and fanzines…
HERB ALPERT AND THE TIJUANA BRASS: Going Places…
Good old Herb Alpert. This is one of a number of his Tijuana Brass albums that I own, and sports what I think is a marvellous cover. What better when you're out for a flight…
SHOP ASSISTANTS: Here It Comes (7″, Avalanche AGAP…
Can't remember where or when I bought this record, but I do know that it was some second-hand record shop where I got excited about stumbling across it - along with another Shoppies single 'Big…
RAKE: Rake Is My Co-Pilot (LP, VHF #13,…
I bought this album in the Record & Tape Exchange in Notting Hill - there have been many happy hours spent in their basement in the past, rummaging through countless cut-price records I never realised…
CAN’T: Can’t (LP, Ultra Eczema 35, 2006)
Strange record to start on, this - it's a weirdy free noise-type album that I bought on a whim. A while back I was signed up to the Volcanic Tongue e-mail list, meaning that I…