Last weekend I was over at Ro’s site and found myself browsing through the mp3 player in his side bar (I am very envious, I wish I could find one for WordPress that would hold that many songs!). I started listening to stuff and then, as if by magic, found myself at Amazon ordering a stack of CDs. All stuff that I used to have on vinyl at one time that is either gone or so warped now it’s unplayable. I had planned something completely different for my mp3 player this weekend but now you will have a selection from my new acquisitions.
In the early 70s I was a big Rod Stewart fan and I think his early albums are still worth a listen. My favourite tracks of this album are Gasoline Alley and Jo’s Lament.
Roxy Music/Bryan Ferry, again it’s the very early stuff that I like. I have bought this album so many times! I’ve had it at least once on vinyl, twice on cassette tape and once on CD and played them until worn out. I’ve found it hard to choose from this album but settled on If There Is Something in the end.
Ian Dury, an absolute genius! His lyrics are poetic, witty and downright funny. This is such a huge album (and damn good value currently, just £4.98 from Amazon!) that I felt quite at liberty to pick 2 tracks from it, Wake Up and Make Love With Me and Bus driver’s Prayer.
Edit: I’ve just realised that Bus Driver’s Prayer is fubar, will try uploading it again later
Squeeze, a long time favourite. Again, over the years I’ve had various records, tapes and CDs that have become worn out or lost. Again, I’ve allowed myself 2 from this album. Cool For Cats which I think was their first big hit; I remember hearing it and being quite tickled. The other is Up The Junction – this must have been released (as a single) in the spring of 1979 as I can remember hearing it on the radio when I was in bed sick with septic tonsillitis missing my GCEs/O Levels. The other song I really remember from that week is Gerry Rafferty’s Baker Street.
I remember buying No More Heroes as a single and being quietly pleased that my mum thought it was awful!
Again, another hard choice, there are so many good tracks. In the end I plumped for Oliver’s Army. I remember being so struck by Elvis Costello’s voice, it sounded quite different to anyone else around at the time and was very distinctive. Listening to the different songs on this album you can see how vocally he’s quite a chameleon. Always good though!
Last, but not least, the track I came across on Ro’s player that set me off on my notsalgic spending spree : A Farewell To Kings. Again this is an album I’d had on tape years ago that eventually wore out. I can’t say that I ever listened to a lot by Rush but the lad I went out with in my late teens had this album and I really liked it. After we split up I went and bought it for myself.
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