What are you listening to in 2023 and why might anyone be interested?


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Bill Bragg - Life’s A Riot with Spy Vs Spy - CD 30th Anniversary Edition

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That has the wonderful ‘A13, Trunk Road to the Sea’

OK all together now - to the tune of Route 66

If you ever have to go to Shoeburyness
Take the A road, the okay road that’s the best
Go motorin’ on the A13

Well, if you’re looking for a thrill that’s new
Take in Fords, Dartford Tunnel and the river too
Go motorin’ on the A13

It starts down in Wapping
There ain’t no stopping
By-pass Barking and straight through Dagenham
Down to Grays Thurrock
And rather near Basildon
Pitsea, Thundersley, Hadleigh, Leigh-On-Sea
Chalkwell, Prittlewell
Southend’s the end

If you ever have to go to Shoeburyness
Take the A road, the okay road that’s the best
Go motorin’ on the A13

It starts down in Wapping
There ain’t no stopping
By-pass Barking and straight through Dagenham
Down to Grays Thurrock
And rather near Basildon
Pitsea, Thundersley, Hadleigh, Leigh-On-Sea
Chalkwell, Prittlewell
Southend’s the end

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Steely Dan - Aja, on a fabulous sounding early UK pressing.

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It does indeed, Hope its brought back some memories

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You said in March that you’d already purchased a copy.

Not according to the RAC and AA road atlas.:grin:

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Thelonious Monk - Misterioso and In Action

Two albums on frequent rotation here at the moment.

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Yes, I listened, didn’t enjoy much of what I heard, and decided to shelve it for another few tears.

A travesty and missed opportunity that the original musicians weren’t invited to perform this masterpiece of an album.
Current lineup is,in my judgement, a circus act.

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That’s better.

Pre 1977 Crash 3 X CD box set. Well the box set came later but you know what I mean.

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Michelle Shocked - Short Sharp Shocked - CD

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Some Witch of The Vale to kick off… prepping for an upcoming gig.

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Patricia Barber - The Beat Goes On - Companion

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Jimmy Scott - The Source

From 1970 this album has a beautiful version of ‘On Broadway’

Nice that Jimmy had a resurgence in his career courtesy of David Lynch and Lou Reed.

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My experience of the remix was the opposite - like you I didn’t much like the original Animals (I did keep trying through several plays) but the remix was a revelation. Brought the music alive for me.

Bear in mind that I came very late to the album (and the later Floyd albums in general) so I had no years of listening memory that the original evoked.

Great remix imho👌

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John Prine - John Prine - CD

Another blast from the past, John is another long time fav, and sadly missed, I couldn’t make my mind up which to play, so went back to the beginning.

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Frank Sinatra - At The Sands.

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Brilliant album with some absolute classics ‘Hello in There’, ‘Sam Stone’ and the brilliant ‘Angel from Montgomery’.

Most artists would have been content with just one of those songs.

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