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Fitter Stoke
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Edited Mar 07, 2010, 18:18
Re: Soundtracks Of Our Lives w/e 7th March 2010 CE
Mar 07, 2010, 14:30
Having lashed out on a new turntable, I've been enjoying anew some great old LP's from my youth, namely:

Change 'Change Of Heart' - classy, time-locked 80's funk. The title track is a real Chic rip-off but it's a belter anyway;

Jethro Tull 'A Passion Play' - nowhere near as dense and pretentious as it's made out to be, there are some fabulous parts to this sprawling epic, and if that implies that there are others that aren't so good, well they only go to make the good bits sound great by comparison. I love this;

Swell Maps 'A Trip To Marineville' - kack-handed avant garde punk rock with real charm and, in places, genuine excitement;

Wigwam 'Hard 'n' Horny' - late 60's euro rock steeped in Traffic, Gainsbourg and jazz, miles away from the impression given by the LP's title. The clunky bass sound dates this badly, but Wigwam's first album is a fine one;

Cabaret Voltaire 'Mix Up' - another good debut; in fact, I prefer this to the funkier stuff that made this band's name. There's a solid kosmische vibe throughout this;

David Bowie 'Lodger' - unlike all David Bowie's prior albums, and the one after it, I never cared for this one enough to upgrade to CD. Hearing it again after thirty years makes me realise how I've underrated it. It sounds like it was made yesterday, which is more than can be said for Bowie's godawful 80's output, 'Scary Monsters' excepted;

Kevin Coyne 'Bursting Bubbles' - typically harrowing stuff from the most individual singer-songwriter England ever produced, Barrett and Hammill possibly excepted. Discuss!

The Hollies 'Hollies' - classy, intricate pop from a perennially underrated band: this is the 1974 LP that begat 'The Air That I Breathe'. Inspired by this and an excellent article in 'Shindig', I also revisited (on CD - I don't own vinyl originals, more's the pity) The Hollies' psychedelic LP's 'Would You Believe' (very 'Rubber Soul', but so what), 'Evolution' ('Revolver', natch!) and 'Butterfly' ('Pepper'!) - every one a gem, the odd moment of Nash tweeness notwithstanding - especially 'Would You Believe'.

More vinyl thrills to follow. I'm on strike Monday and Tuesday and plan to spend both days sat between my Tannoys!

Have a great week, everyone

Dave
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