31/12/10: Warm Are The Sounds / Crystal Silence

1973. Chick Corea / Gary Burton – Crystal Silence (ECM vinyl LP). Beautiful 'vibes'. Fills you with wellbeing.

2010. The NoMen – Warm Are The Sounds. The mighty NoMen's Christian Rock album. See the Topplers site for details.

2002. Belle & Sebastian – Storytelling. A lovely soundtrack album, with quite a few instrumentals and short bits of dialogue. None of it feels like filler, though.


New Year's Resolutions:

Play more vinyl
Play more vinyl
Play more vinyl
Play more vinyl
Play more vinyl

30/12/10: Soundtracks

1970. Can – Soundtracks. Contains 'Mother Sky', their greatest track. An amazing piece of music.

Julian Cope had this to say about the album in his Krautrocksampler:


2003. Kraftwerk – Tour de France Soundtracks. I was disappointed with this when it came out, and still think it's their worst album by a long way. The title track is great, but that was recorded 20 years previously. As for the rest: where are the melodies? Where's the sense of magic and beauty you can hear on the previous records?

1974. Terje Rypdal – What Comes After (vinyl LP). More ECM jazz. 'Impressionistic' use of funky bass and percussion. Not sure. Need to play this more.


Plus: 'Runaway' by Del Shannon, three times in a row.

29/12/10: NoMenclature

2010. NoMen – NoMenclature. A CD given away with Ice Cream For Quo issue 13, thanks to the lovely people at Topplers Records. Details here: http://www.topplers.net/ICFQ/index.html

1967. Captain Beefheart – Safe as Milk. Tremendous. Still sounds fresh, too.

1974. Ralph Towner – Diary (vinyl LP). More ECM jazz. '12-string and classical guitar, piano, gongs'. Very pretty in places.

Plus, some Belle & Sebastian favourites. Their albums often seem patchy (band too 'democratic'?), but when the songs are good they are very, very good:

We Rule The School • Tigermilk [1996]
Women's Realm • Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like a Peasant [2000]
The Wrong Girl • Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like a Peasant [2000]
The Fox In The Snow • If You're Feeling Sinister [1996]
This Is Just A Modern Rock Song • Push Barman To Open Old Wounds
I'm Waking Up To Us • Push Barman To Open Old Wounds
We Rule The School [BBC version]   
I Fought In A War • Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like a Peasant [2000]
Slow Grafitti • Push Barman To Open Old Wounds
The Boy With The Arab Strap • The Boy With The Arab Strap [1998]
The Model • Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like a Peasant [2000]

28/12/10 (A): Heavy cold, part 1

1965. Rolling Stones – December's Children (and Everybody's). Some very good stuff mixed with fairly ordinary blues covers. Hard to sense from this that within months they would be making some of the greatest music ever made. Listened to this at 4 a.m. due to heavy cold inhibiting sleep. The same cold meant I was stuck in all day and treated myself to listening to more music than is usually possible – as detailed below.

1969. Miles Davis – In a Silent Way. A lovely, ambient thing.

1972. Miles Davis – On the Corner. Wild and thrilling.

1974. Eberhard Weber – The Colours of Chloë (vinyl LP). Pretty, highly atmospheric ECM jazz album with cello, ocarina, synth, flugelhorn, etc. Occasional prog elements.

28/12/10 (B): Heavy cold, part 2

1975. Klaus Schulze – Timewind (vinyl LP). Truly beautiful long, synthy drones.

1977. Ken Hyder's Talisker – Land of Stone (vinyl LP). Genuinely bizarre Arts Council-funded jazz/folk hybrid in which Ken and pals use jazz to recreate traditional Scottish music (sax imitates bagpipes, etc). Some of the chanting is quite intimidating.

1989. David Sylvian and Holger Czukay – Flux + Mutability. Two long instrumental tracks, with three members of Can featured. Relaxing and 'ambient' without going too blandly 'new age'.

27/12/10: Brilliant Trees and Golden Greats

1984. David Sylvian – Brilliant Trees. I'm not too keen on that 'sterile funk' thing he does at times, but the mellow moments are lovely.

1978. Buddy Holly – 20 Golden Greats. Brilliant compilation. Still sounds fresh and new to me. Shame about the cover, though.

Plus:
• Knowing Me, Knowing You • ABBA • The Definitive Collection
• (Birtwistle's) Girl In Shop • The Fall • (We Wish You) A Protein Christmas [2003]
• Atmosphere • Joy Division
• Don't Fence Me In • Roy Rogers
• Return To Sender • Elvis Presley • The 50 Greatest Hits
• I'm Free • Rolling Stones • December's Children (And Everybody's) [1965]
• Blood Red Wine [unreleased outtake] • Rolling Stones
• Freak Like Me • Sugababes • single
• Love Fool • Cardigans • single
• Feels Like I'm In Love • Kelly Marie • single
• Our Lips Are Sealed • Fun Boy Three • single
• Live And Let Die [1973 single] • Paul McCartney and Wings • single
• (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay • Otis Redding • single
• I Got The Wherewithal • Theaudience • Theaudience [1998]
• If You Can't Do It When You're Young; When Can You Do It? • Theaudience • Theaudience [1998]
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• Insects In Space Intro • Martin Galway • Input 64: A Collection Of Commodore 64 Game Music 1984–1989
• Magnetic Fields IV (As Used In Yie Ar Kung-Fu) • Martin Galway • Input 64: A Collection Of Commodore 64 Game Music 1984–1989
• One Man And His Droid Title Theme • Rob Hubbard • Input 64: A Collection Of Commodore 64 Game Music 1984–1989
• Theme From Arkanoid • Martin Galway • Input 64: A Collection Of Commodore 64 Game Music 1984–1989
• Final Theme From The Baby Of Can Guru • Chris Hülsbeck • Input 64: A Collection Of Commodore 64 Game Music 1984–1989
• Music From Turbo Outrun • Jeroen Tel • Input 64: A Collection Of Commodore 64 Game Music 1984–1989
• Theme From Bubble Bobble • Peter Clarke • Input 64: A Collection Of Commodore 64 Game Music 1984–1989
• Crazy Comets Main Theme • Rob Hubbard • Input 64: A Collection Of Commodore 64 Game Music 1984–1989
• Boulder Dash (R) • Peter Liepa • Input 64: A Collection Of Commodore 64 Game Music 1984–1989
• The Last Ninja Wilderness In-Game • Ben Daglish • Input 64: A Collection Of Commodore 64 Game Music 1984–1989
• Theme From Kinetix • Jeroen Tel • Input 64: A Collection Of Commodore 64 Game Music 1984–1989

26/12/10: John Klemmer, Del Shannon, computer game music

1969. John Klemmer – Blowin' Gold (vinyl LP on the mysterious Cadet Concept label). Excellent jazz/rock album including covers of 'Hey Jude' and a Hendrix song.

1966. The Best of Del Shannon (vinyl LP). The majestic 'Runaway' (one of the best four or five pop singles of all time), and several other songs that sound a bit like 'Runaway' but aren't quite as good. Played 'Runaway' five times.

2000. Input 64: A Collection of Commodore 64 Game Music 1984–1989. Brilliant. Sounds as compressed and weird as the tracks did coming out of computers in the 1980s. Oddly moving in places, too.

25/12/10: Smiths, Elvis, etc

Smiths:
• Reel Around The Fountain [Demo] • The Smiths • Unreleased Demos & Instrumentals
• Shoplifters Of The World Unite [Instrumental Demo] • The Smiths • Unreleased Demos & Instrumentals
• Paint A Vulgar Picture [Demo] • The Smiths • Unreleased Demos & Instrumentals
• Sheila Take A Bow [Demo] • The Smiths • Unreleased Demos & Instrumentals
• Frankly, Mr. Shankly [Demo] • The Smiths • Unreleased Demos & Instrumentals
• Rusholme Ruffians [Demo] • The Smiths • Unreleased Demos & Instrumentals

Elvis:
• Good Rockin' Tonight • Elvis Presley • Elvis At Sun [1954/1955]
• I'll Never Let You Go (Little Darlin') • Elvis Presley • Elvis At Sun [1954/1955]
• I Forgot To Remember To Forget • Elvis Presley • Elvis At Sun [1954/1955]
• One Night • Elvis Presley • Memories: The '68 Comeback Special [1968]
• When It Rains, It Really Pours • Elvis Presley • Memories: The '68 Comeback Special [1968]
• Trouble/Guitar Man • Elvis Presley • Memories: The '68 Comeback Special [1968]
• From A Jack To A King • Elvis Presley • Suspicious Minds: The Memphis 1969 Anthology
• My Little Friend • Elvis Presley • Suspicious Minds: The Memphis 1969 Anthology
• If I Can Dream • Elvis Presley • The 50 Greatest Hits
• This Is The Story • Elvis Presley • Suspicious Minds: The Memphis 1969 Anthology
• It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin' [alternate take] • Elvis Presley • Suspicious Minds: The Memphis 1969 Anthology
• I'm Movin' On [alternate mix/vocal] • Elvis Presley • Suspicious Minds: The Memphis 1969 Anthology
• One Night • Elvis Presley • The 50 Greatest Hits
• That's All Right • Elvis Presley • Elvis At Sun [1954/1955]
• Without Love [alternate take] • Elvis Presley • Suspicious Minds: The Memphis 1969 Anthology
• When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again • Elvis Presley • Memories: The '68 Comeback Special [1968]
• Love Letters • Elvis Presley • The 50 Greatest Hits
• Suspicious Minds • Elvis Presley • Suspicious Minds: The Memphis 1969 Anthology
• This Time / I Can't Stop Loving You • Elvis Presley • Suspicious Minds: The Memphis 1969 Anthology
• Wooden Heart • Elvis Presley • The 50 Greatest Hits
• Don't Be Cruel • Elvis Presley • The 50 Greatest Hits
• Lawdy, Miss Clawdy • Elvis Presley • The 50 Greatest Hits

Etc:
• Westchester County • Loudon Wainwright III • Career Moves [live 08/01/1993]
• Out Of Time • Rolling Stones • Metamorphosis
• Let's Spend The Night Together • Rolling Stones • Between The Buttons [US version] [1967]
• Pachelbel: Canon & Gigue In D - Canon • Richard Edlinger: Capella Istropolitana • Discover The Classics
• People Need Love • ABBA • The Definitive Collection
• Albinoni: Adagio In G Minor For Strings & Organ - Adagio • Richard Edlinger: Capella Istropolitana • Discover The Classics
• Black Biro • The Maladies Of Bella Fontaine • Black Biro/Longsocks
• In California • Joanna Newsom • Have One On Me [2010]
• Series Of Dreams [Wolftrap] • Bob Dylan • Genuine Bootleg Series, Vol. 2
• Country Pie • Bob Dylan • Nashville Skyline [1969]
• New York City • T.Rex • The Singles As & Bs
• Sloop John B • Beach Boys • Pet Sounds [1966]
• Oh! You Pretty Things • Robyn Hitchcock • Hunky Dory [live 31/10/2010]
• Changes • Robyn Hitchcock • Hunky Dory [live 31/10/2010]

24/12/10: Glennie/Gheorghe

1990. Evelyn Glennie – Rhythm Song. Very nice, in places. She makes jewellery now.

1976 (probably). Gheorghe Zamfir – A Theme from Picnic at Hanging Rock. I saw the film Picnic at Hanging Rock when I was a lot younger and found it deeply disturbing. I'd love to see it again. Played this vinyl record for the first time today. It seems to be 'music inspired by' rather than a 'proper' soundtrack album. Lovely, haunting stuff.

2005. Is It Rolling Bob?: Dub Versions (Visions of Jamaica). Somehow disappointing compilation of dub Dylan covers. I don't really enjoy post-1970s reggae – something about the production sound.

23/12/10: Gorky 5

1998. Gorky's Zygotic Mynci – Gorky 5. So many pretty melodies. I don't know why I don't listen to this group more.

Plus:
• Memory Of A Free Festival • David Bowie • Space Oddity [1969]
• Nothing Lasts Forever • Echo & The Bunnymen • single
• Ocean Rain • Echo & The Bunnymen • Ocean Rain [1984]
• Running Out Of Space • Theaudience • Theaudience [1998]
• If You Can't Do It When You're Young; When Can You Do It? • Theaudience • Theaudience [1998]
• Where Does Yer Go Now? • Gorky's Zygotic Mynci • How I Long To Feel That Summer In My Heart [2001]
• Honeymoon With You • Gorky's Zygotic Mynci • How I Long To Feel That Summer In My Heart [2001]
• Let Those Blue Skies • Gorky's Zygotic Mynci • How I Long To Feel That Summer In My Heart [2001]
• People Need Love • ABBA • The Definitive Collection
• Sheila Take A Bow [Demo] • The Smiths • Unreleased Demos & Instrumentals
• All Sold Out • Rolling Stones • Between The Buttons [US version] [1967]
• Ain't Too Proud To Beg • Rolling Stones • It's Only Rock 'N Roll [1974]
• O.J. • Loudon Wainwright III • Social Studies [1999]

• Rip It Up (12" Version) • Orange Juice • Rip It Up
• Tenterhook • Orange Juice • Rip It Up
• Hokoyo • Orange Juice • Rip It Up
• Louise Louise • Orange Juice • Rip It Up
• Flesh Of My Flesh • Orange Juice • Rip It Up
• Mud In Your Eye • Orange Juice • Rip It Up
• A Million Pleading Faces • Orange Juice • Rip It Up
• Rip It Up • Orange Juice • Rip It Up

22/12/10: It's a world of dread and fear...

More Xmas music in Coffee Republic. I knew it was time to leave when Band Aid came round for the third time.
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2010. The Smiths – Unreleased Demos & Instrumentals. After hearing the familiar versions so many times, this is a revelation: the trumpet on 'Frankly, Mr Shankly', the different lyrics on 'Paint a Vulgar Picture' (including the title phrase itself), the early/edgy 'Rusholme Ruffians', a creepy 'Death of a Disco Dancer', and 'Sheila Take a Bow' with odd instrumentation (and Morrissey singing with a cold). What a treat!

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Some Rolling Stones (when you play some of those early tracks you realize just how badly they lost it after Exile On Main Street):
• Family
• (Walkin' Thru The) Sleepy City
• Somethings Just Stick In Your Mind
• Out Of Time
• Yesterday's Papers
• Let's Spend The Night Together
• Under My Thumb
• Paint It, Black

21/12/10: Ascenseur pour l'Échafaud

1958. Miles Davis – Ascenseur pour l'Échafaud. Listened too quietly to get much out of it. What's the film about?

20/12/10: The Great Memphis Sound

1966. The Mar-keys – The Great Memphis Sound (vinyl LP). A sound, from Memphis, that is indeed great.

1970. Miles Davis – Bitches Brew. I like the fact that, as with Metal Machine Music, you can start listening almost anywhere and get pretty much the same effect.

In the café:

19/12/10: The Holy Man On Malibu Bus Number Three

Million Miles • Bob Dylan • Time Out Of Mind [1997]
Danger Bird • Neil Young • Zuma [1975]
The Holy Man On Malibu Bus Number Three • Dory Previn • Mary C. Brown And The Hollywood Sign [1972]
Overture From 'I Am Curious, Orange' • The Fall • I Am Kurious, Oranj [1988]
No Place To Fall • Townes Van Zandt • The Nashville Sessions [1993]
When You Leave • Loudon Wainwright III • Here Come The Choppers! [2005]
Brother Speed • Appletree Theatre • Playback
Westchester County • Loudon Wainwright III • So Damn Happy [Live] [2003]
Westchester County • Loudon Wainwright III • Career Moves [live 08/01/1993]
Rip It Up • Orange Juice • Coals To Newcastle: Rip It Up
Hot Head • Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band • Doc At The Radar Station [1980]
Rock And Roll • Led Zeppelin • Led Zeppelin IV [1971]
Let's Spend The Night Together • Rolling Stones • Between The Buttons [1967]

18/12/10: R. Stones

Ventilator Blues
Undercover Of The Night
100 Years Ago

17/12/10: This week's favourites

• We Are The Pages • NoMen • Psycho Deli [2010]
• West Not Available • NoMen • Psycho Deli [2010]
• Never Say Goodbye • Bob Dylan • Planet Waves [1974]
• No Good Trying • NoMen • Psycho Deli [2010]
• Red River Shore [previously unreleased version #2] • Bob Dylan • The Bootleg Series, Vol. 8: Tell Tale Signs
• Westchester County • Loudon Wainwright III • So Damn Happy [Live] [2003]
• Westchester County • Loudon Wainwright III • Career Moves [live 08/01/1993]

16/12/10: Burnt Weeny Sandwich

1970. Frank Zappa – Burnt Weeny Sandwich. Probably the record of his I like most.

15/12/10: Black and Blue

1976. Rolling Stones – Black and Blue. Mixture of good and sloppy.


In the café:

14/12/12: Band Aid

Band Aid – Do They Know It's Xmas. FIVE TIMES IN A ROW, on a loop, before the school play.

13/12/10: Psycho Deli / Emotional Rescue

2010. The NoMen – Psycho Deli.

1980. Rolling Stones – Emotional Rescue. Flashes of greatness. And some rubbish bits.


Plus:
• Pachelbel: Canon & Gigue In D - Canon • Richard Edlinger: Capella Istropolitana • Discover The Classics
• Albinoni: Adagio In G Minor For Strings & Organ - Adagio • Richard Edlinger: Capella Istropolitana • Discover The Classics
• People Need Love • ABBA • The Definitive Collection
• I Wanna Roo You (Scottish Derivative) • Van Morrison • Tupelo Honey [1971]
• Clyde Water • Nic Jones • Game Set Match
• Longsocks • The Maladies Of Bella Fontaine • Black Biro/Longsocks
• Black Biro • The Maladies Of Bella Fontaine • Black Biro/Longsocks

Bit o'Bob:
• Mama, You Been On My Mind • Bob Dylan • The Bootleg Series, Vol. 9: The Witmark Demos: 1962-1964
• Nobody 'Cept You • Bob Dylan • The Bootleg Series, Vol. 1-3 : Rare And Unreleased, 1961-1991
• Hazel • Bob Dylan • Planet Waves [1974]
• Going Going Gone • Bob Dylan • Planet Waves [1974]

More Stones:
• Heaven • Rolling Stones • Tattoo You [1981]
• Tops • Rolling Stones • Tattoo You [1981]
• Worried About You • Rolling Stones • Tattoo You [1981]
• Rip This Joint • Rolling Stones • Exile On Main Street [1972]
• Turd On The Run • Rolling Stones • Exile On Main Street [1972]
• Good Times, Bad Times • Rolling Stones • Big Hits (High Tide And Green Grass) [1966]
• As Tears Go By • Rolling Stones • Big Hits (High Tide And Green Grass) [1966]

12/12/10: Ice Cream For Quo's favourite album of 2010

2010. The NoMen – Psycho Deli.

*** Ice Cream For Quo's "album of 2010" ***


Second place: Joanna Newsom – Have One On Me.

11/12/10: Clod Sound Archive #3

• The Powers of Love • Clod Magazine • Clod Sound Archive 3 [2010]
• Raphael the Painter • Clod Magazine • Clod Sound Archive 3 [2010]
• Science Factory Pellets • Drowned UFO/Clod Magazine • Clod Sound Archive 3 [2010]
• Stephen Hawking reads from his best-seller 'A Brief History of Time' • Clod Magazine • Clod Sound Archive 3 [2010]
• The actual soundtrack to Queen's 'I Want to Break Free' video • Clod Magazine • Clod Sound Archive 3 [2010]

• (Straight To Your Heart) Like A Cannon Ball • Van Morrison • Tupelo Honey [1971]
• He Ain't Give You None • Van Morrison • T.B. Sheets [1973]
• I Wanna Roo You (Scottish Derivative) • Van Morrison • Tupelo Honey [1971]
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• 2,000 Miles • Pretenders • The Singles
• Talk Of The Town • Pretenders • The Singles
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• Black Biro • The Maladies Of Bella Fontaine • single
• Longsocks • The Maladies Of Bella Fontaine • single
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• Easy • Joanna Newsom • Have One On Me [2010]
• Good Intentions Paving Co. • Joanna Newsom • Have One On Me [2010]
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• Hazel • Bob Dylan • Planet Waves [1974]
• Mama, You Been On My Mind • Bob Dylan • The Bootleg Series, Vol. 9: The Witmark Demos: 1962–1964
• Never Say Goodbye • Bob Dylan • Planet Waves [1974]
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• No Good Trying • NoMen • Psycho Deli [2010]
• We Are The Pages • NoMen • Psycho Deli [2010]
• West Not Available • NoMen • Psycho Deli [2010]
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• Weather Report 2 • The Fall • Your Future Our Clutter [2010]
• Y.F.O.C. / Slippy Floor • The Fall • Your Future Our Clutter [2010]
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• Ain't Got No - I Got Life [single version] • Nina Simone
• People Need Love • ABBA • The Definitive Collection
• Prominent Men [Demo Version] • Velvet Underground • Peel Slowly And See [1965]
• Together In Electric Dreams • Phil Oakey & Giorgio Moroder • single
• Funnel Of Love • Wanda Jackson • single
• High Town Knockturne • Knockouts • Hat Factory, Luton, 14/10/10
• The Kiss [bonus track] • Judee Sill • Heart Food [1973]

10/12/10: My "Favourite 2010 songs playlist"

Longsocks • The Maladies Of Bella Fontaine (Static Caravan single)
Black Biro • The Maladies Of Bella Fontaine (Static Caravan single)
High Town Knockturne • Knockouts • Hat Factory, Luton, 14/10/10 (unreleased)
West Not Available • NoMen • Psycho Deli (Topplers)
We Are The Pages • NoMen • Psycho Deli (Topplers)
No Good Trying • NoMen • Psycho Deli (Topplers)
The NoMen Go Trance • NoMen • Trance Empire Volume 65
Easy • Joanna Newsom • Have One On Me
Good Intentions Paving Co. • Joanna Newsom • Have One On Me
Hey Santa! EP • Hannah Peel and Tunng (Static Caravan)
Love And War • Neil Young • Le Noise
986 Generator • The Fall • Your Future Our Clutter vinyl version

...on repeat

09/12/10: My Favourite Things

Plus:
1961. John Coltrane – My Favorite Things.

and:
'Longsocks' by The Maladies of Bella Fontaine. What a great record.

08/12/10: Pilates music (week 25)

Christmas songs, done in jazz-lite style. Nasty stuff. Plus, this (excellent) Nina Simone compilation from 2006:

07/12/10: Big Ben Time!

1967 (I think). Ben Webster – Big Ben Time!

2009. Bob Dylan – Together Through Life. Slight in places, great in others.

06/12/10: Nashville Skyline

1969. Bob Dylan – Nashville Skyline. A lovely thing.


Plus:
Ziggy Stardust • David Bowie • Bowie At The Beeb: The Best Of The BBC Radio Sessions 68-72
Shot With His Own Gun • Elvis Costello • Trust [1981]
Backstreets • Bruce Springsteen • Born To Run [1975]
Why Does Thou Hide Thyself, Clouds... • Neil Young • Dead Man [1996]
and my favourite song this week:
People Need Love • ABBA • The Definitive Collection

05/12/10: H to He, Who Am the Only One

1970. Van Der Graaf Generator – H to He, Who Am the Only One. The first two tracks, 'Killer' and 'House With No Door', are two of the best things ever recorded. There'd be no Johnny Rotten without 'Killer'.

1972. Gong – Continental Circus. Somewhat patchy and not like the Gong I know and love.

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H.O.W. • The Fall • Seminal Live [1989]
Pinball Machine • The Fall • Seminal Live [1989]
Victoria • The Fall • Seminal Live [1989]
Hit The North • The Fall • Seminal Live [1989]
Hit The North (Part 1) [bonus track] • The Fall • The Frenz Experiment [1988]
There's A Ghost In My House [bonus track] • The Fall • The Frenz Experiment [1988]
There's A Ghost In My House • R. Dean Taylor • Unknown
Spectre Vs Rector • The Fall • Live In London 1980: The Legendary Chaos Tape
Everything Hurtz • The Fall • Code: Selfish [1992]
Race With The Devil (Subterrania, London, 29/08/89) • The Fall • The Fall Box Set 1976-2007
Ladybird (Green Grass) • The Fall • The Twenty-Seven Points [live 1991–1995] [1995]
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Ladies Of The Road • King Crimson • Islands [1971]
I Ain't Signifying • Rolling Stones • I Gave You Diamonds, You Gave Me Disease: The Exile Outtakes [1971–1972]
Flower Pot [bonus track] • Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band • Safe As Milk [1967]
Dowie Dens Of Yarrow [version 2] • Shelagh McDonald • Let No Man Steal Your Thyme
My Little Underground • Jesus And Mary Chain • Psychocandy [1985]
John Cage Bubblegum • Stereolab • Refried Ectoplasm: Switched On, Vol. 2 [1995]
Mr. Tambourine Man Dub • Gregory Isaacs • Is It Rolling Bob - Dub Versions [2005]
Callsign 'a' - The TV Trap • The Advisory Circle • Ritual And Education
Submission • Sex Pistols • Never Mind The Bollocks Here's The Sex Pistols [1977]
Simon Smith And His Amazing Dancing Bear • Roy Budd • Blue Budd [1967–1970]
Ask Any Girl • Supremes • The Supremes: Gold
Girl From Southend On Sea • Roy Budd • Blue Budd [1967–1970]
Heimatklänge • Kraftwerk • Ralf Und Florian [1973]
Broke Down Engine • Bob Dylan • World Gone Wrong [1993]
So Long • ABBA • The Definitive Collection
People Need Love • ABBA • The Definitive Collection

04/12/10: You Got It

Charity shop, North Finchley: 'You Got It' by Roy Orbison.

Home:
• Call On Me • Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band • Safe As Milk [1967]
• Zig Zag Wanderer • Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band • Safe As Milk [1967]
• Sure 'Nuff 'N Yes I Do • Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band • Safe As Milk [1967]
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• Mississippi [previously unreleased version #1] • Bob Dylan • The Bootleg Series, Vol. 8: Tell Tale Signs
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• Let's Go • Ramones • End Of The Century [1980]
• The Return Of Jackie And Judy • Ramones • End Of The Century [1980]
• Chinese Rock • Ramones • End Of The Century [1980]
• Danny Says • Ramones • End Of The Century [1980]
• I'm Affected • Ramones • End Of The Century [1980]
• Do You Remember Rock 'N' Roll Radio? • Ramones • End Of The Century [1980]

03/12/10: Ummagumma

1969. Pink Floyd – Ummagumma. Ambitious, sprawling and a bit of a mess. Mainstream acts aren't allowed to release music like this now.

At the barber, was forced to listen to Capital Radio for a few minutes and heard that truly awful cover version of D. Bowie's 'Heroes' again. Capital treats its listeners like complete idiots. It's incredibly dumbed down and patronising radio, with awful music, awful presenters and a general air of market-researched-to-death pointlessness about it.

02/12/10: Üdü Wüdü

1976. Magma – Üdü Wüdü. Remarkable French prog, sung in Magma's own invented language.

01/12/10: Pilates music (week 24)

Very quiet this week, due to baby sleeping in pram in corner. Hard-to-hear dance and classical. Possibly.

Plus: