I Trawl The Megahertz – Prefab Sprout
I missed out on this when it was initially released as a Paddy McAloon album after which it was unavailable/expensive for some years. Thankfully it got re-released a few years back, now credited to PS which hopefully brought it to wider audience as it it really is a quite remarkable set. The lengthy opening track is a thing of wonder.
Jeopardy – The Sound
Shock Of Daylight – The Sound
I played Heyday and it still sounded as great as ever in a Teardrops with Pistols power kinda way, so I had to listen to some of their other stuff. I remember initially being disappointed with some of the other numbers on their debut LP, Jeopardy, because they weren't like Heyday but that soon passed. They weren't just some one trick pony. Shock Of Daylight, the mini-album from 1984, is really special, too, not least the beautiful if almost defeatist track Winter.
Wraith – Teeth Of The Sea
I didn't play this much when I first got it, but it's one of those albums that sounds great now that I've gone back to it. Playing it a lot at the moment.
The Sin Of Pride – The Undertones
Well I hadn't heard this in a long time! It's not all great but I admire them for not just being content with re-hashing their first album (as great as it is). I'd forgotten all about Love Before Romance which I think I first heard on a live TV performance. And Love Parade was a great single that really should have done better.
Also...
Red – Black Uhuru
Peggy Suicide – Julian Cope
Standers – Craven Faults
Fuse - EBTG
Punkt - Faust
Sleepless - Immersion
People Get Ready: The Best of Curtis Mayfield's Impressions – The Impressions
American Love Call – Durand Jones & the Indications
For Ever - Jungle
S/T – Killing Joke
Kiwanauka – Michael Kiwanuka
Somebody's Knocking – Mark Lanegan Band
Roisin Machine – Roisin Murphy
Vertigo Days – The Notwist
S/T – The Ramones
XL1 – Pete Shelley
Bridge Over Troubled Water – Simon & Garfunkel
Fear Of Music – Talking Heads
Racing The Storm – Emiliana Torrini, The Colourist Orchestra
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