sladesounds 25th Mar 2023 | | Vinyl AlbumBud Powell - The Amazing Bud Powell, Volume 1 | Looking at these scans this appears to be a 1972(ish) re-release. There is a good cheat sheet to identify Blue Note Records labels here
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sladesounds 20th Mar 2023 | | Vinyl AlbumJean Michel Jarre - Equinoxe | My UK copy released with gold embossed stamp on front sleeve <image 3243604>
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sladesounds 16th Mar 2023 | | CinemaLuther: The Fallen Sun (2023) | Rated 4/10Luther, a great BBC TV series that is 100% worth watching if you haven't done so already.
Luther the movie is a poor cash attempt on the brand and Idris Elba.
Where the TV series had a credible storyline that was interesting this movie is a far fetched fantasy that tries to play every cliché going. It got to the stage where I could predict the next stupid turn..... spoiler alert
the car crashes through the ice in a remote mountain lake and low and behold a helicopter arrives right on time and fully suited frogmen are able to jump in and rescue him from drowning......hmmm thankfully someone had the foresight to send a police helicopter with frogmen ready to go up a mountain in the middle of winter just in case there was a frozen lake....
Action packed ... ok yes
Great lead actor ... ok yes
Good credible storyline ... not really
Will I watch again ... NO
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sladesounds 14th Mar 2023 | | Vinyl AlbumJohn Mayall - Blues From Laurel Canyon | Added images from a 1980s(?) repressing [images 3238839 -> 3238842].
Cover states Made in England, labels state Holland.
This issue is not a gatefold sleeve.
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sladesounds 25th Feb 2023 | | Vinyl AlbumJack Marshall - Soundsville! | Possibly early 80s reissue (based on lack of barcode on sleeve)
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sladesounds 15th Feb 2023 | | Vinyl AlbumMike Oldfield - Five Miles Out | With a nob to previous uploaders; new scans uploaded including an adjusted scan to show the back cover poem as mentioned by MM.
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sladesounds 9th Feb 2023 | | Vinyl AlbumBob James - Rameau | ReviewNot the normal jazz album you may expect from the jazz keyboard player Bob James. This one is an electronic rendition of the music of the French Baroque composer Jean-Philippe Rameau.
I gather that this was originally recorded to give as Christmas gifts to his friends but obviously it made it to a general release.
IMHO this is a good listen if you enjoy Tomita, Wendy Carlos or the like.
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sladesounds 9th Feb 2023 | | Vinyl AlbumBob James - Rameau | [YouTube Video]
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sladesounds 25th Jan 2023 | | Vinyl AlbumVarious Artists - Wild In The Streets | Note: The label credits "The 13th Power" as "The 13th Power (Max Frost & The Troopers)"
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sladesounds 12th Jan 2023 | | Vinyl AlbumJack White - Fear Of The Dawn / Entering Heaven Alive / Live From Marshall Street | [YouTube Video]
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sladesounds 5th Sep 2022 | | CD AlbumVarious Artists - Now That's What I Call Classic Rock | ReviewStarts with great intentions but gets lost as it works though CD2 then loses the theme completely with CD3 only just redeeming itself with Velvet Underground and Argent.
All 3 CDs contain great tracks but not all are worthy of the "Classic Rock" moniker.
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sladesounds 23rd Jul 2022 | | Vinyl AlbumBillie Holiday - The "Real" Lady Sings The Blues | Although labels and cover shows a (c) 1963 date this album references the the 1972 movie (starring Diana Ross) hence the 1973 release date.
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sladesounds 4th Jul 2022 | | Vinyl AlbumJames Brown - Handful Of Soul | More Jazz-Funk than R&B. All instrumental tracks.
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sladesounds 16th Jun 2022 | | Vinyl AlbumBachman-Turner Overdrive - Best Of B.T.O. (So Far) | Note the UK release has an extra track (B5) compared to USA version.
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sladesounds 20th May 2022 | | Vinyl AlbumBoris Karloff - The Pied Piper & The Hunting Of The Snark | Scans are from the 1960 release
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sladesounds 19th May 2022 | | CD AlbumManic Street Preachers - The Ultra Vivid Lament | Front cover features my favourite beach, Manorbier, just 5 miles from my house.
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sladesounds 18th Apr 2022 | | Vinyl AlbumProcession - Procession | Can anyone confirm this version of this album as existing? Very similar to 20132 SMCL.
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sladesounds 13th Apr 2022 | | Vinyl AlbumElvis Presley - The Sound Of Your Cry | Nod to Stoutfellow51 for the original listing; scans and track info updated.
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sladesounds 24th Mar 2022 | | Vinyl AlbumChristine McVie - Christine McVie | Added alternative label scans from my personal copy. Cover and inner sleeve are identical to those uploaded by leonard.
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sladesounds 7th Mar 2022 | | CD AlbumJohn Lennon - Menlove Ave. | Version with same cat# but alternate barcode# to the international release
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sladesounds 7th Mar 2022 | | CD AlbumThe Staves - Dead & Born & Grown | [YouTube Video]
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sladesounds 13th Dec 2021 | | Vinyl AlbumNelson Riddle And His Orchestra - Sea Of Dreams | The cover model is Dianne Webber, Playmate of the month, May 1955 & February 1956.
I quote from the web:
With her lovely face and exceptionally toned, shapely and voluptuous 39C-23-37 figure, hypnotically sensual presence and large natural breasts, Diane was a popular pin-up girl of the 1950s and 1960s, doing pictorials for and/or gracing the covers of such men's magazines as "Frolic," "Escapade," "Adam," "Beau," "Jem," "Tiger," "Modern Sunbathing," "Mermaid," "Monsieur," "Fling," "American Nudist," "Rogue," "Nugget," and "Esquire."
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sladesounds 7th Dec 2021 | | Vinyl AlbumCat Stevens - Teaser And The Firecat | From songfacts:
Stevens got the lyrics from a hymn book he found at a bookstore while looking for (public domain) song ideas. It was a children's hymn by Eleanor Farjeon, who also wrote a lot of children's poetry.
Stevens explained on The Chris Isaak Hour: "I accidentally fell upon the song when I was going through a slightly dry period and I needed another song or two for Teaser And The Firecat. I came across this hymn book, found this one song, and thought, This is good. I put the chords to it and then it started becoming associated with me."
Children in England, where Stevens grew up and attended church, could have heard Farjeon's hymn in primary school. Scottish children sang the old Gaelic hymn, "Child in a manger, Infant of Mary" to this tune. This hymn, which is based on a melody called "Bunessan" (named for a small island town in Scotland), predated "Morning" and was written in Gaelic by Mary MacDonald before being translated into English. For Scottish children it was a Christmas hymn.
Rick Wakeman, who was a session musician at the time, played the piano on this track, marking the first time he appeared on a hit single. He joined Yes a short time later.
There is also a Wikipedia page for the song.
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sladesounds 14th Oct 2021 | | Vinyl AlbumNatalie Bergman - Mercy | If someone recommended a modern religious album I would run a mile but this is different. Natalie Bergman has produced a delightful, dreamy mix of pop tunes that deserves a listen.
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sladesounds 14th Oct 2021 | | Vinyl AlbumNatalie Bergman - Mercy | This is the indie record store version, pressed on blue vinyl with alternate artwork
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sladesounds 29th Sep 2021 | | Vinyl AlbumMatthew Sweet - Girlfriend | [YouTube Video]
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sladesounds 29th Sep 2021 | | Vinyl AlbumMatthew Sweet - Girlfriend | [YouTube Video]
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sladesounds 22nd Jul 2021 | | Vinyl AlbumIke Turner - Bad Dreams | Contains the songs “Dust My Broom” and “You Won’t Let Me Go” (not included on the US release)
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sladesounds 1st Jul 2021 | | Vinyl AlbumVarious Artists - Make It To The Top With Chrysalis | It is medley (mix) of the following songs:
Heart Of Glass
Denis
Dreaming
Union City Blues
Atomic
Call Me
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sladesounds 8th Jun 2021 | | Cassette AlbumJohn Cougar Mellencamp - The Lonesome Jubilee | Made in Holland - purchased in UK
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