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…