PLATOON – Magic Lantern
A big thank you to the person who sent me this. Only played it once so far but it really impressed me. I feel sure I’m gonna enjoy this one a lot.
THE GLARE – McAlmont & Nyman
The opening track where DM sings the same repeated phrase over a fairly typical bit of MN arranging, sounds bizarrely like latter-day Sparks. Quite enjoyable, although the lengthy Nyman instrumental at the end sounded unusually drab.
IT’S ONLY ROCK'N'ROLL – Rolling Stones
The title track that is the best T.Rex single that Marc Bolan never wrote. Of course, he repaid the compliment a few years later with a Stones riff on Laser Love. Ian B extolled the virtues of the basslines on Fingerprint File the other week – it sure is a great track.BTW is that Wyman or Taylor who is also credited with bass? And whilst I’m not really one for 70’s guitar solos these days I love the fretwork on Time Waits For No-one.
EMPIRES & DANCE – Simple Minds
A reminder of the time when Simple Minds sounded like the future, well except on Constantinople when they still sounded like Magazine. Still sounds really good!
MIDNIGHT MASSIERA – V/A
Bonkers stuff! Love the Space Woman track!
HOUSE OF BINARY – Wisdom Of Harry
Quite an interesting this one from the former Weather Prophet, Pete Astor.
ALSO...
VOICE OF AMERICA – Cabaret Voltaire
THE SINGLES 86-98 – Depeche Mode
NO REST – Christy & Emily
THERE IS LOVE IN YOU – Four Tet
HONEYSKY – Guitar
FIN BEGIN – Lazycame
PISSING ON BONFIRES – Meursault
S/T – The Smiths
THE SLIDER RECORDINGS – T.Rex
INDEPENDENTS 2005 – V/A
LIVERPOOL SOUND CITY 2009 – V/A
VOYAGE (FRENCH MODERN PSYCHEDELIC MUSIC) - V/A
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