Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water
Simon & Garfunkel - Live 1969
Simon & Garfunkel - Old Friends: Live On Stage (saw them on this 2004 tour, nice to revisit this. The vocals are a bit lacklustre at times, but very committed at others, particularly on the Bridge Over Troubled Water material, and the band rocks a lot more than on the famous Central Park gig. The banter is amusing and it was great to see the Everlys too).
The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night
The Beatles - Beatles For Sale
The Beatles - The Beatles In Italy
Kate Bush - Never For Ever
The Supremes - New Ways But Love Stays
The Supremes - Touch
The Supremes - This Is The Story: The 70s Anthology (still startled by 'All I Want', which is Stereolab 20 years early:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_BiOHQq3B0 Partly explained by producer Jimmy Webb sampling his own 'Up Up & Away' as the 'Lab did with Ping Pong, but where did that motorik beat come from? Had he been listening to Neu!? In 1972 that would be quite something).
Les Rallizes Denudes - Heavier Than A Death In The Family
Les Rallizes Denudes - Blind Baby Has Its Mother's Eyes (not sure what's happened to the official Rallizes releases, but these will probably always be my favourites. The sound of glorious oblivion).
Vangelis - Themes
Vangelis - Antarctica
Vangelis - The Bounty
David Bowie - Black Tie White Noise
David Bowie - The Buddah Of Suburbia
David Bowie - Outside (Bowie took a while to get into his stride in the 90s, but Outside is one of his best, a sprawling concept album, twice as long as Diamond Dogs, but more consistent in my opinion).
The Everly Brothers - Dream: The Best Of The Everly Brothers 1957-1960
The Everly Brothers - Walk Right Back: The Everly Brothers On Warner Bros. 1960 To 1969
The Everly Brothers - The Everly Brothers Show (nice as it was to see the Everlys in 2004, this would have been the best time to see them - a real devil-may-care almost punk attitude took hold of them at the start of the 70s, and it's great).
Sparks - Indiscreet
Sparks - Big Beat
Sparks - Introducing (also watched The Sparks Brothers movie - as eccentric and entertaining as you'd expect. Particularly enjoyed the coverage of their early years and the discovery of this 1967 oddity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DDqIWwp82c)
Elvis Presley - Our Memories Of Elvis
Elvis Presley - Our Memories Of Elvis Volume 2 (got these as a special deal in my local record shop - a nice attempt to present his later recordings in stripped down form as something for the fans in the years immediately following his death. The full 11 minute jam through Dylan's 'Don't Think Twice It's Alright' is particularly delightful - the sound of Elvis singing something for the sheer pleasure of it and not wanting to stop).
Larry Williams - The Fabulous...
Little Richard - The Fabulous...
Carl Perkins - Boppin' Blue Suede Shoes
Julian Cope - Interpreter
The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band - Gorilla
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