SPACEMEN 3: Sound Of Confusion (LP, Glass GLALP…
Ah, don't they look so young on the cover of this album? Although having said that, Sonic Boom has aged surprisingly well, and doesn't look too much older 25 years later than he does on…
MELT BANANA: 666 (6″, Level Plane LP37, 2002)
Yes, you read correctly - 6". A six inch single. I had to go and create a new WordPress category for this post, and everything. I think within my collection I've got 5", 6", 7",…
RED CHAIR FADEAWAY/FUDGE: Never Remember/Girl Wish (7″ flexi,…
Ah, the flexi. Truly the symbol of all things DIY, cheap and cheerful and not as disposable as one might think. Put a flexi in a wraparound sleeve, as in this example, and print that…
TILLMANNS: Run EP (7″, Fraction Discs FRACTION 001,…
This is one of those mysterious records that I'm sure any ardent record collector will have several examples of. I have literally no idea where it came from - I certainly don't recall purchasing it…
THE GREAT SOCIETY WITH GRACE SLICK: Conspicuous Only…
Grace Slick would, of course, become more famous as the lead singer with Jefferson Airplane, but The Great Society is the band that came before, which featured other Slicks. There was Grace's then husband Jerry…
THE ELEMENT OF CRIME: The Things You Do…
I really like this record's packaging. A simple, cardboard sleeve, with a folded-over photocopied sheet of paper glued on, and - on the back of the sleeve - a hand-stamped Soul Static Sound logo and…
BIG BUSINESS: Head For The Shallow (LP, Wäntage…
As I ran my finger along the spines of records on my shelves, trying to find this one to pull out and photograph, I noticed that Big Business - Head For The Shallow on the…
PRIMAL SCREAM: Kowalski (12″, Creation CRE 245T, 1997)
This came out in 1997 - really? - thirteen years ago! Wow. It genuinely doesn't seem that long ago. For me, 'Kowalski' and the Vanishing Point album from which it was taken are pretty much…
PASSING CLOUDS: Protect Your Baby Ears EP (12″,…
My sister, who is a few years older than I, went to University in Norwich. Knowing that I was a music fan, she used to tell me, now and then, about what was going on…
THE DEAD MACHINES: Human Brain Wasting Syndrome (LP,…
Love this sleeve - two thick squares of corrugated cardboard housing the record, with a couple of colour printed inserts forming the front and back imagery. The weirdo, distorted style, and freaked-out geometry of the…