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Briant
Joined: 02 Jun 2007 Posts: 964 Location: Liverpool England UK
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Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 4:56 pm Post subject: Latest albums bought.... |
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Today I have ordered a triple Frank Sinatra CD collection and a Best of Tom T Hall (the country singer/songwriter if you don't know him.) I am waiting for other albums to arrive by Dwight Yoakam and Johnny Paycheck. I saw on Amazon today a CD I that I too have was been offered for sale for £159 (!), so I am tempted to undercut that price and get some cash for Christmas! The rarity of the record is no guarantee of quality though is it? |
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firewirefred Guest
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Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 5:20 pm Post subject: Re: Latest albums bought.... |
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Briant wrote: | Today I have ordered a triple Frank Sinatra CD collection... |
Brian, what's the name of the set -and does have "Sunny Side of The Street" on it? I need to find it for use on a video that I'm editing for my father. It's one of his favourite songs. |
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Briant
Joined: 02 Jun 2007 Posts: 964 Location: Liverpool England UK
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Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 6:31 pm Post subject: |
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Hello Fred. This set is 'The Platinum Collection' on Capitol, but SSotS isn't included here. It is on another 3 CD set 'The Capitol Years' though, as well as various other Sinatra albums. I'll check and see if I can find one on Amazon or the AMG later for you. |
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firewirefred Guest
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Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 6:36 pm Post subject: |
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Briant wrote: | Hello Fred. This set is 'The Platinum Collection' on Capitol, but SSotS isn't included here. It is on another 3 CD set 'The Capitol Years' though, as well as various other Sinatra albums. I'll check and see if I can find one on Amazon or the AMG later for you. |
Many thanks. It'll save me a job! |
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Briant
Joined: 02 Jun 2007 Posts: 964 Location: Liverpool England UK
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Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 7:21 pm Post subject: |
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Hello Fred. I found a CD called 'On the sunny side of the street' by Frank, Dean and Sammy on Amazon, and that song is the first track. You can buy the CD for 1p (!)plus P&P. Go to 'Music' and type in that song title and see the selection. Hope this helps. Not a Rat Pack version according to the review. |
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firewirefred Guest
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Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 9:19 pm Post subject: |
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Briant wrote: | Hello Fred. I found a CD called 'On the sunny side of the street' by Frank, Dean and Sammy on Amazon, and that song is the first track. You can buy the CD for 1p (!)plus P&P. Go to 'Music' and type in that song title and see the selection. Hope this helps. Not a Rat Pack version according to the review. |
My hero. I'll check it out. Many thanks! |
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Briant
Joined: 02 Jun 2007 Posts: 964 Location: Liverpool England UK
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Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 3:04 pm Post subject: |
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My two Dwight Yoakam albums have arrived! The tribute to Buck Owens is fab with fifteen tracks, some done faithfully to Buck's versions and others with very different arrangements. Lots of good photos of Dwight and his hero Buck, too! I haven't played the other Dwight album yet today.
The Johnny Paycheck album is two and a half LPs onto one CD. The 'half' is the second installment of the LP he made with Merle Haggard. Great value if you are a Country fan! The Australian label 'Raven' does some great re-issues, rather like 'Ace' in the UK or 'Bear Family' in Germany. |
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Lord Evan Elpuss
Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 3417 Location: Cloud Cuckoo Land
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Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 9:10 pm Post subject: |
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Breathe by Moses Kitchen. This is a band who were playing at a local boozer and were great. They had some CDs on sale. _________________ Lord Evan Elpuss, Your ideal job is a Lumberjack. |
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Shaky Fan
Joined: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 628
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Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 10:12 pm Post subject: |
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Most recent purchases
Shakin' Stevens - Chronology
Undertones - Dig Yourself Deeper
Eric Clapton - Complete Clapton
Amy MacDonald - I-Tunes Live (7 rack mini album download only from ITunes)
McFly - Greatest Hits
Manic Street Preachers - Forever Delayed: The Greatest Hits
And considering buying the new Garth Brooks Best of which is a 2CD (33 track) and DVD (33 promo videos) set for £10.99 |
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nod
Joined: 24 Dec 2006 Posts: 3558
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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 10:47 am Post subject: |
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Joy Divisons collectors editions (Zavvi wanted £22!!, HMV £12.95)
Paulo Nutini these streets
Killers Sams Town
The Big Stiff Box Set
Annie lennox Songs on mass destruction
Katie Meluas latest |
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Mark Mayhew
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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 10:58 am Post subject: |
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Nod-excellent purchases/choices.
I was going to ask my wife to buy the first one on your list for me for Christmas. |
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nod
Joined: 24 Dec 2006 Posts: 3558
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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 11:14 am Post subject: |
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There are 3 of them, Closer, Still & Unknown Pleasures |
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Matt Marisco Guest
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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 5:52 pm Post subject: |
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I write to controller mrs douglass to tell her to play my favourit singer Caterina Valente, but has not write yet a reply to me. Why? |
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Shaky Fan
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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 10:03 pm Post subject: |
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nod wrote: | The Big Stiff Box Set
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Is that the 4 CD set? I saw it in HMV a few weeks back at £19 and was tempted to buy it! |
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nod
Joined: 24 Dec 2006 Posts: 3558
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Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 1:39 pm Post subject: |
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Shaky Fan wrote: | nod wrote: | The Big Stiff Box Set
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Is that the 4 CD set? I saw it in HMV a few weeks back at £19 and was tempted to buy it! |
yes, good buy if you like that kind of stuff |
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Barkingbiker
Joined: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 2313 Location: Lincolnshire
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Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 11:19 pm Post subject: |
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Raising Sand - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
BB _________________ Old Bikers Never Die, our leathers just get tighter! |
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Cherskiy
Joined: 08 Dec 2006 Posts: 3701 Location: near Amble, Northumberland
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Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2007 6:54 am Post subject: |
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Barkingbiker wrote: | Raising Sand - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
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I see Amazon are plugging it heavily - any good? _________________ Author: “To the Ends of the Earth: A Snapshot of Aviation in North-Eastern Siberia, Summer 1992”
(Free to read via Kindle Unlimited) |
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RockitRon
Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 7646
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Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2007 10:44 am Post subject: |
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I'd be interested to hear, as well. Comment on Amazon seems to suggest the overwhelming influence is the dreamy Alison Krauss, who I like in small doses, but she is a bit of a one-trick pony.
My recent purchases include the Eagles, who sound exactly like they did twenty-odd years ago, James Hunter's "People Gonna Talk", which HMV had filed under Jazz but who actually sounds uncannily like Sam Cooke, ace blues guitarist Robben Ford's "Truth", which is workmanlike and not as overtly commercial as the previous "Keep On Running" (and therefore a little underwhelming), and the gorgeous (voice of) Clare Teal, who with "Paradisi Carousel" has put her jazz tonsils to one side and delivered an easy listening selection par excellence. _________________ Ron |
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Barkingbiker
Joined: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 2313 Location: Lincolnshire
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Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2007 5:49 pm Post subject: |
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RockitRon wrote: | I'd be interested to hear, as well. Comment on Amazon seems to suggest the overwhelming influence is the dreamy Alison Krauss, who I like in small doses, but she is a bit of a one-trick pony.
My recent purchases include the Eagles, who sound exactly like they did twenty-odd years ago, James Hunter's "People Gonna Talk", which HMV had filed under Jazz but who actually sounds uncannily like Sam Cooke, ace blues guitarist Robben Ford's "Truth", which is workmanlike and not as overtly commercial as the previous "Keep On Running" (and therefore a little underwhelming), and the gorgeous (voice of) Clare Teal, who with "Paradisi Carousel" has put her jazz tonsils to one side and delivered an easy listening selection par excellence. |
I must take you to task, one trick pony, this lady has the voice of an angel, plays a really mean fiddle, has had many hits both as a solo artist and with the excellent Union Station. She won an EMMY award in 1994 for When You Say Nothing At All, which copy cat Keating did a mirror image of. Perhaps if you listened to some of her albums with tracks like Ghost In This House, Dreaming My Dreams With You, & When God Dips His Pen of Love In My Heart you could appreciate that this is one very talented singer & fiddle player.
Raising Sand has some excellent tracks and some not so good tracks, I must admit that although I like both artists I was very sceptical, however, a good album, but not the best I have bought recently; that has to go to Kendel Carson - Rearview Mirror Tears.
BB _________________ Old Bikers Never Die, our leathers just get tighter! |
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Cherskiy
Joined: 08 Dec 2006 Posts: 3701 Location: near Amble, Northumberland
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Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2007 6:59 pm Post subject: |
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Recent albums bought in the last few weeks:
Utah Carol - Comfort For The Traveller
Claire Holley - Dandelion
Kendall Payne - Jordan's Sister
Mary Karlzen - Yelling At Mary
Abraham - On The Surface
Lisa Redford - Slipstream
Stephanie Kirkham - That Girl
Dana Glover - Testimony
Carol Laula - First Disciple
Haven't got around to buying the Eagles' new album - but then again there's around 400 albums on my Amazon wish list at the moment. Was buying four a week up until last week.
Taking a break from buying albums until Christmas for now (unless Gemma Hayes releases her eagerly anticipated third one before then!) - catching up on book purchases between now and the turn of the year. _________________ Author: “To the Ends of the Earth: A Snapshot of Aviation in North-Eastern Siberia, Summer 1992”
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RockitRon
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Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 12:52 pm Post subject: |
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Barkingbiker wrote: | RockitRon wrote: | I'd be interested to hear, as well. Comment on Amazon seems to suggest the overwhelming influence is the dreamy Alison Krauss, who I like in small doses, but she is a bit of a one-trick pony. |
I must take you to task, one trick pony, this lady has the voice of an angel, plays a really mean fiddle, has had many hits both as a solo artist and with the excellent Union Station. She won an EMMY award in 1994 for When You Say Nothing At All, which copy cat Keating did a mirror image of. Perhaps if you listened to some of her albums with tracks like Ghost In This House, Dreaming My Dreams With You, & When God Dips His Pen of Love In My Heart you could appreciate that this is one very talented singer & fiddle player.
Raising Sand has some excellent tracks and some not so good tracks, I must admit that although I like both artists I was very sceptical, however, a good album, but not the best I have bought recently; that has to go to Kendel Carson - Rearview Mirror Tears.
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Perhaps one-trick-pony was a bit harsh, but a lot of what I've heard, other than the Now That I've Found You collection, is very sombre. So is there one album that shows off her voice and playing and has a good mix of moods.
I've got Kendel Carson's, it is good. Also forgot to mention Alison Moyet's new one, which is a little bland musically, but vocally and lyrically she's in fine fettle. _________________ Ron |
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SantaFefan
Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 11258 Location: top of the cliffs in Norfolk
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Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 5:15 pm Post subject: |
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Hearing a little snippet of Mark & Stuart the other night, I had to stop and listen to Tom Waits' "The Piano's been Drinking" which I've never heard before.
I really liked his "Nighthawks at the Diner" LP back in the 70's so I got onto Ebay straight away and bought 3 CDs
"Small Change", "Rain Dogs" and "Heart Attack & Vine"
All for just under £15 including postage
I just feel like hearing his drawl sometimes... _________________ Johnnie Walker read out my message on Pirate Radio! 13/8/07
I have heard how radio should be. |
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Briant
Joined: 02 Jun 2007 Posts: 964 Location: Liverpool England UK
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Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 6:48 pm Post subject: Johnny Cash..... |
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I've just bought two Johnny Cash CD albums 'Best of' and 'Ballads of the true West.' The first CD goes from his Sun Records days up to his versions of the Springsteen songs 'Highway Patrolman' and 'Johnny 99.' The second one is an 'enhanced' album with more tracks on than the original LP. One of the early 'concept' albums from Johnny with narrations linking the songs. I remembered it when I heard the Tom Russell series of programmes about Cowboys on Radio 2. Pass me my Stetson! |
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nod
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Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 4:05 pm Post subject: |
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Teradrop Explodes- Peel Sessions plus 1979-82
Nick Drake - A treasury
Jesus & Mary Chain -21 singles |
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Mark Mayhew
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Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 4:23 pm Post subject: |
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I have just bought Led Zepps Mothership and David Gray's Greatest Hits albums-bought them both for £8 each from a CD/DVD shop in Berwick Street in Soho, London. |
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Barkingbiker
Joined: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 2313 Location: Lincolnshire
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Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 6:54 pm Post subject: |
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Does transferring vinyl onto CD count or do I need to start a new thread?
Anyway this week transferred :-
Sleepwalker - Kinks
Wind Beneath My Wings - Lee Greenwood
Ron in answer to your question about Alison Krauss, Now That I've Found You is the one I play the most, I do also enjoy So Long So Wrong (with Union Station) and Forget About It (solo).
BB
_________________ Old Bikers Never Die, our leathers just get tighter! |
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Barkingbiker
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Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 10:03 pm Post subject: |
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Susan Hedges - Crimson Love On Velvet Black
Released on Goldrush (Gold CD 005/6)
www.goldrushrecords.co.uk
email sales@goldrushrecords.co.uk
This was bought for me by a friend who went to see this young lady at a music weekend, don't know anything about her, am just listening to CD1 of the 2 CD set, all her own songs, well co - written with Paula Wright and Gary Hall. It's, well, country rock come folk rock, I am really enjoying it. My favourite track from CD1, so far, is Jerusalem Syndrome. The 2nd disc is all covers of other people's songs, some names I definitely know and like ie Townes Van Zandt, Sandy Denny and Tom Waites. Think she would be a good candidate to do a live session on Bob's Saturday show, has a great backing band with accoustic & electric guitars, bass, violin, harpsicord, saxaphone, piano & drums; I prefer it to Raising Sand.
BB _________________ Old Bikers Never Die, our leathers just get tighter! |
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Briant
Joined: 02 Jun 2007 Posts: 964 Location: Liverpool England UK
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Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 11:03 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Biker. Susan Hedges is a Liverpool girl who I've seen and heard many times. Once at Radio Merseyside she traded rock'n'roll piano solos with Linda Gail Lewis, sister of Jerry Lee. She is also blind, and Alan Bleasdale is a big fan of hers. |
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Barkingbiker
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Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 12:12 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for the info Briant, I am really impressed with this 2 CD set and all Diana said to me was "thought you might like this, then you can eat your heart out as I told you to come to Llandudno with me". Well I guess she is right I like Linda Gail Lewis, the only recording I have of hers is the duet album, You Win Again, with Van the man. Have just been and looked at Susan's website, I think I will be buying her other CDs.
BB _________________ Old Bikers Never Die, our leathers just get tighter! |
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Heloise
Joined: 08 Dec 2006 Posts: 237
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Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 9:36 pm Post subject: |
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Back to Bacharach - Michael Ball
and as Christmas pressies
Pop party 5 - Various
Back to Bedlam- James Blunt
Legacy- Boyz ll Men _________________ Put some records on while I pour |
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essexlady
Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 348 Location: Essex
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Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 8:46 am Post subject: |
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I've just bought the Nick Drake boxed set "Fruit Tree". Of course I've already got the 3 albums but I'm finding the enclosed comprehensive book very interesting. |
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nod
Joined: 24 Dec 2006 Posts: 3558
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Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 7:41 pm Post subject: |
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I bought 'A Treasury' for £5, then found I already had it hopefully not the start of dementia
also bought
Elvis Costello My Aim is True Deluxe edition (live CD from '77)
Warsaw - Warsaw |
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SantaFefan
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Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 8:26 pm Post subject: |
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Me too.. I recently bought "Rain Dogs" by Tom Waits and "Earth Below" by Robin Trower only to realise I already have them! _________________ Johnnie Walker read out my message on Pirate Radio! 13/8/07
I have heard how radio should be. |
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Barkingbiker
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Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2007 10:18 pm Post subject: |
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I had a couple of CD's bought me by a friend while she was recently visiting Canada, not albums I would have bought myself, but they are excellent.
Soundtrack, O Brother Where Art Thou? and Bluegrass Allstars. I have managed to fit all but 3 tracks onto 1 CD and I can't stop playing it in the car. Some of the tracks date back to the late 20's and mid 30's, some from 1999/2000, funny how you come across some excellent music.
BB _________________ Old Bikers Never Die, our leathers just get tighter! |
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Cherskiy
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Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 12:39 pm Post subject: |
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More albums acquired since my last post on this thread:
Charlotte Hatherley - The Deep Blue
Chantal Kreviazuk - Under These Rocks And Stones
Charlotte Gordon Cumming - Mindwalking
The Wreckers - Live From New York City
Abra Moore - Strangest Places
The Honeymoon - Dialogue _________________ Author: “To the Ends of the Earth: A Snapshot of Aviation in North-Eastern Siberia, Summer 1992”
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essexlady
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I finally got round to buying Raising Sand and I think it's excellent. |
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Briant
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 6:54 pm Post subject: Latest albums..... |
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Tom Pacheco's 'Woodstock Winter', with members of The Band playing on many of the songs. Tom is another of the Dylan types that I enjoy listening to. 'Eagle in the rain' was the first album I bought by him. 'Robert and Ramona' is a Bonnie and Clyde type story and 'Jesus in a leather jacket' is another favourite of mine.
'The Essential John Denver' with all the familiar songs plus lesser known items like-'Dreamland Express', 'Wild Montana Skies' (with Emmylou Harris), 'Some days are diamonds, some days are stone' etc.
I am waiting for 'Martin Mull and his Fabulous Furniture' to arrive from the USA. No, that's the album title! John Peel was a fan and once played 'Straight talk about the blues' for me on Radio 1. A great skit on the venerable black bluesmen and their white acolytes! |
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Barkingbiker
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 10:18 pm Post subject: |
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essexlady wrote: | I finally got round to buying Raising Sand and I think it's excellent. |
Yes indeed, the more I play it the more I like it, as I was not too sure, other than 3 or 4 excellent tracks, when I first bought it. We managed to get tickets for the Wembley Arena gig as well.
BB _________________ Old Bikers Never Die, our leathers just get tighter! |
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RockitRon
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Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 12:39 pm Post subject: |
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Taking advantage of the sales I've bought the latest albums from Crowded House and Bon Jovi, the latter being an absurd attempt, by duetting with Big & Rich and Leann Rimes, to corner the country market in the US. Despite this it's full of catchy licks and hooks, shuffles and boogies.
Also in the bargain bins: The Best of Dan Fogelberg, slightly surprising, since the death of an artist is usually the excuse for them to try and shift product at full price.
Tony Bennett's Duets album. His voice isn't what it was, but with friends like k d lang and Barbra Streisand to help out you don't really notice.
Creedence Clearwater Revival's Chronicles Vol 2. The best of what weren't hits, which means straying off into a funkier, jazzier groove on a few tracks. They were one hot, tight outfit.
And two new releases that tempted my wallet further out:-
Emily Maguire's Keep Walking. Singer/songwriter on the folksy side of pop, with thoughtful lyrics of a folksy/spiritual nature, produced and accompanied by hubby Christian Dunham. She played the Cambridge Folk Festival last summer and Aled Jones has played some of this on a Sunday morning. Quite good.
Finally, for a laugh, and for listening in small doses, the Red Hot Chilli Pipers' Bagrock To The Masses, a mixture of trad-influenced bagpipe tunes and reels and some of rock's cheesiest anthems (Smoke on The Water, Voodoo Child, We Will Rock You) played on the pipes and backed with an unsubtle heavy rock beat and rhythm. A Scottish Hayseed Dixie, if you like! _________________ Ron |
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Cherskiy
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Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 5:10 pm Post subject: |
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More albums acquired recently (well, since Boxing Day!):
The Caution Horses - Cowboy Junkies
Eleanor McEvoy - Eleanor McEvoy
A Few Small Repairs - Shawn Colvin
The Blistering Sun - Rachael Sage
Truth Drug - Rosalie Deighton
The Bird And The Bee - The Bird And The Bee
Public - Emm Gryner
Green Fields Of Foreverland - Gentle Waves
Rickie Lee Jones - Rickie Lee Jones _________________ Author: “To the Ends of the Earth: A Snapshot of Aviation in North-Eastern Siberia, Summer 1992”
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