What Are You Listening To?

[kosmo vinyl]

Derrick Anderson - A World of My Own

Superstar Power Pop bass player's debut solo album from a couple years back.  He's been with the Bangles since 2008 and in these parts he would have been seen with The Smithereens for several years.  He's played with a lots of others including Dave Davies, Matthew Sweet.

Nice collection of Power Pop tunes done with lots of his friends, including Smithereens, Bangles, Cowsills, etc.

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It’s amazing how much Wailers music pre-Island exists... dozens of CDs... virtually unheard by most people... many earlier versions of classics but also tracks that were not recut

This CD seems to group together the stuff from the brief period in 1971-72 between them working with Lee Scratch Perry and signing to Island Records.. much of it self released on Tuff Gong

[Yada]

It’s amazing how much Wailers music pre-Island exists... dozens of CDs... virtually unheard by most people... many earlier versions of classics but also tracks that were not recut

This CD seems to group together the stuff from the brief period in 1971-72 between them working with Lee Scratch Perry and signing to Island Records.. much of it self released on Tuff Gong

Man, I love those old Marley comps and albums... I must've had at least a dozen on CD in the 90's that had a really generic cover and then the roughest sounding versions of like you said, all the classics + dozens of other jams.

[grateful]

Psychedelic Porn Crumpets

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Finally it’s here

Been wanting this since it’s release more than 12 years ago but always put off by price tag..it was always too expensive never mind I spend a ton of money on music

Reading the James Fearnley Pogues bio pushed me to get it...that and fact I will be dead soon

Managed to get it on eBay for $43 all in

This groups together about five packed CDs of rarities, soundtrack work, demos and live tracks...over 100 songs

Includes three demos for Fairytale in NY

Never realized so many tracks on Shane’s solo debut were Pogues leftovers and re-records

[Julian, Forum COGNOSCENTI]

The Pogues suck.

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Joe Strummer was a Pogue briefly....so that makes sense...


I only recently realized how big a Pogue Strummer was...I always thought his participation was limited to production- whatever that means..but he was a full band member and even their lead singer for a while!


So yeah Pogues must suck as much as the Clash!

[Julian, Forum COGNOSCENTI]

Joe Strummer was a Pogue briefly....so that makes sense...


I only recently realized how big a Pogue Strummer was...I always thought his participation was limited to production- whatever that means..but he was a full band member and even their lead singer for a while!


So yeah Pogues must suck as much as the Clash!

This logic is sound.

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In his prime -which only lasted a few years - Shane MacGowan was one of the greater lyricists of his day...on a par with anybody

Sadly he was not able to remain a functional alcoholic... a cautionary tale... also you wonder how much of his trouble stems from smoking.. he was able to stand and “sing” at his last 930 shows but needed oxygen between songs

He has been an invalid for at least a decade...very sad

It beats dying like Strummer / maybe- but doesn’t cut much of a romantic figure


http://shanemacgowan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/The-Ivors-Inspiration-Award-Shane-Macgowan-Mark-Allan-small-3.jpg

In fact him and Phil Collins are probably the two saddest stories of aging in music by my musical heroes that I have come across

[kosmo vinyl]

Since I'm painfully predictable...  The Supremes -  Let Yourself Go: The ’70s Albums, Volume 2 1974-1977 The Final Sessions

[Yada]

Now That I'm a River by Charles Watson
Spotify Link - https://open.spotify.com/album/5Id9ndlHSAoU4ubxjsRlhT?si=1-ZvO-MaTwe67rQ8Zzj2Vw

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No  record store should employ record pricers that don’t know this is the ONE Carpenters record you don’t price at $1 or $3!

[kosmo vinyl]

The Housemartins - London O Hull 4

Have had Caravan Of Love stuck in my head having heard it on BritCom the other day

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The Housemartins - London O Hull 4

Have had Caravan Of Love stuck in my head having heard it on BritCom the other day

Love the Housemartins

[kosmo vinyl]

The Housemartins - London O Hull 4

Have had Caravan Of Love stuck in my head having heard it on BritCom the other day

Love the Housemartins

I believe Paul Heaton like The Coral no longer tour outside the UK citing the carbon footprint of doing so...  which is a bummer because both continue to release great material.