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Tag: Record collecting

Mace, Bruise & Dang!
Culture, Music, Record collecting, Rock, West, Bruce & Laing

Mace, Bruise & Dang!

That rarest of beasts, a truly forgotten rock classic. Continue reading Mace, Bruise & Dang!

Some Puerto Rican Girls Just Dying To Meet You
Culture, Disco, Music, Obsessive behaviour, Record collecting, Rolling Stones

Some Puerto Rican Girls Just Dying To Meet You

Bright pink, gaudy, disposable-looking – 1537 reporting for duty. Continue reading Some Puerto Rican Girls Just Dying To Meet You

Man, It Feels Like Some Physical Girls Again
Culture, Led Zeppelin, Music, Obsessive behaviour, Record collecting, Rolling Stones

Man, It Feels Like Some Physical Girls Again

In which our young hero messes about with some LP covers for no discernible reason. Continue reading Man, It Feels Like Some Physical Girls Again

1537 vs. 2019
Culture, Music, Record collecting, Self-indulgent nonsense

1537 vs. 2019

Pure self-indulgent nonsense, with added boobs. Continue reading 1537 vs. 2019

Ripsaw Rock
Culture, Garage rock, Music, Oblivians, Obsessive behaviour, Punk

Ripsaw Rock

Punkorama-lamma-lamma-big-dong punky garage oddness. Continue reading Ripsaw Rock

Quite Badly, But In Large Numbers
Disco, Funk, Music, Rick James

Quite Badly, But In Large Numbers

Navy deserter refuses to take ‘U can’t touch this’ for an answer. Continue reading Quite Badly, But In Large Numbers

I Complete You, Probably
Culture, Music, Obsessive behaviour, Record collecting, Self-indulgent nonsense, Vinyl

I Complete You, Probably

Pitiful drivel and excuses. Continue reading I Complete You, Probably

1537 vs. 2018
Culture, Manic Street Preachers, Music, Record collecting

1537 vs. 2018

2018 – 1537 = 481. That’s probably very significant. Continue reading 1537 vs. 2018

State Of The One Eight
Culture, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Music, Obsessive behaviour, Record collecting, Vinyl

State Of The One Eight

In which our hero’s enthusiasm for new music is tarnished by some crap photography. Continue reading State Of The One Eight

Feeding Firenze
Culture, Hawkwind, Music, Obsessive behaviour, Record collecting, Self-indulgent nonsense, Space Rock, Vinyl

Feeding Firenze

Lucca, Florence, Siena, San Gimignano, Castellina in Chianti … I think I’ve just been holidaying in one of the most … Continue reading Feeding Firenze

This Vibe’s Alive
Culture, Endless Boogie, Hard Rock, Music, Obsessive behaviour, Record collecting, Vinyl

This Vibe’s Alive

Endless Boogie is a vanity band … The Endless Boogie band was to be fronted by Paul Major, our guiding … Continue reading This Vibe’s Alive

1537 Buys A Birthday Card
Black Sabbath, Culture, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Music, Obsessive behaviour, Pop, Record collecting, Self-indulgent nonsense, Vinyl

1537 Buys A Birthday Card

Now I’m not one of those obsessed types of fellas who has to buy an LP wherever he goes, no … Continue reading 1537 Buys A Birthday Card

The Global Pants 11
Culture, Hard Rock, Music, Obsessive behaviour, Record collecting, Self-indulgent nonsense, Vinyl

The Global Pants 11

January eh? apart from my birthday at the end of it, what a pants month. In fact, given the events … Continue reading The Global Pants 11

Crust Never Sleeps
Neil Young, Rock, Vinyl

Crust Never Sleeps

Listen folks, I’m here to do you a favour – right here, right now.  You wanna hear about a classic … Continue reading Crust Never Sleeps

Oh Canaduh!
Punk, Vinyl

Oh Canaduh!

Picture the scene: 29 October 1997, Mrs 1537 looking slightly miffed as her saintly patience is tested yet again by … Continue reading Oh Canaduh!

Divine Cowboy
Ambient, Boards of Canada, Music, Vinyl

Divine Cowboy

  Right time, right place for once.  Having missed out on their earlier vinyl releases*, by not being remotely hip … Continue reading Divine Cowboy

I Stand At the Gates Alone
Kate Bush, Music, Vinyl

I Stand At the Gates Alone

By the early 80’s everyone must have thought they had Kate Bush pegged – dippy English elfin home-counties chanteuse, pushed initially by EMI … Continue reading I Stand At the Gates Alone

Houses Of The Wholly Holey
Hard Rock, Led Zeppelin, Music, Obsessive behaviour, Record collecting, Vinyl

Houses Of The Wholly Holey

Close the doors, put out the light You know they won’t be home tonight The snow falls hard and don’t … Continue reading Houses Of The Wholly Holey

Every Man Is An Island, Every Woman Is A Sea
Dogs D'Amour, Hard Rock, Music, Vinyl

Every Man Is An Island, Every Woman Is A Sea

Although I had friends who swore by them* and even went to see them in 1990, apart from a single … Continue reading Every Man Is An Island, Every Woman Is A Sea

Supine Horn Pony
J.J Cale, Music, Record collecting

Supine Horn Pony

Despite the fact it’s Monday, despite the fact it’s cold out*, despite the fact that work is driving me up … Continue reading Supine Horn Pony

Conceptual Jiggling
Peter Gabriel, Pop, Prog, Vinyl

Conceptual Jiggling

Here I am cheating again, sort of, Peter Gabriel 1 /Car/1977 ? Let’s just call it Peter Gabriel 1, isn’t … Continue reading Conceptual Jiggling

Funky Kingston
Record collecting, Reggae, Toots & The Maytals

Funky Kingston

It’s cold and dark out and I’m starting to cold turkey from not buying records* and so I needed a shot … Continue reading Funky Kingston

Dirty Ashtray
Dennis Coffey, Disco, Funk, Vinyl

Dirty Ashtray

Just a brief one today as I’m still a bit hung over post-1537 Awards, I still can’t believe that I … Continue reading Dirty Ashtray

Straight Outta Perth
AC/DC, Bon Scott, Pop, Record collecting

Straight Outta Perth

Ever wondered what the connection is between AC/DC and Soft Machine? wonder no more, dear reader. Funnily enough as I write … Continue reading Straight Outta Perth

Cooper Black
Black Keys, Blues, Record collecting

Cooper Black

As a bit of a font geek it was the cover that first got me into Black Keys Brothers; I … Continue reading Cooper Black

Frozen Piano
Ambient, Brian Eno, Vinyl

Frozen Piano

Woke up this morning … well you can fit your own blues-based joke in there, maybe your woman done left … Continue reading Frozen Piano

The Battle’s Fought And The Game Is Won
Pop, Queen, Rock, Soundtrack, Vinyl

The Battle’s Fought And The Game Is Won

Here you go, record #3 of the 1537*, Queen A Kind of Magic, I remember cleaning out our goat shed … Continue reading The Battle’s Fought And The Game Is Won

When I Done Them Things I Done Them Just For You
Sham 69, Vinyl

When I Done Them Things I Done Them Just For You

 There’s gonna be a borstal breakout There’s gonna be a borstal breakout There’s gonna be a borstal breakout There’s gonna … Continue reading When I Done Them Things I Done Them Just For You

Na-Na-Na-Na-Nukklear Rokket
Brit rock, Glam Rock, Wrathchild

Na-Na-Na-Na-Nukklear Rokket

Watch this before deciding whether to read any further: If not, that’s fine – no problem. 272 Down – you … Continue reading Na-Na-Na-Na-Nukklear Rokket

Alpine Eugenics & Yonic Symbols
Electronic, Goldfrapp, Music, Obsessive behaviour

Alpine Eugenics & Yonic Symbols

One of those Mondays when I needed coaxing out of the house today, rather than one of those Sepultura Mondays.  My … Continue reading Alpine Eugenics & Yonic Symbols

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