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

“Stunning production, songwriting and vocals”, sh*t cover!
It’s a shame and baffling how some downright awful artwork gets approved ?

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Wow, I’d just put that in my favourites list on Qobuz while I was listening to Ten New Songs… I’m listening to Lay it down now… but look forward to listening to this after your comments…

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Artwork is by a guy called Leonard Cohen. :sunglasses:

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Hope he didn’t give up the day job :grinning:

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Paul Young - The Crossing.

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Barbara Thompson’s Paraphernalia - Pure Fantasy - CD

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The City - Now That Everything’s Been Said

Carole King - keyboards, vocals
Charles Larkey - bass
Danny Kortchmar - guitar
Jim Gordon - drums

Until a recent re-issue this was one of THE obsure albums.

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Man, this is fast.

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But not as fast as this!

British drummer Martin Drew does a killer, super-tight intro.

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Still “beating it up” so to speak….

South Central - Society Of The Spectacle

Why this - well Mr Numan did have a hand in one of the tracks….

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This is the first Tom Waits album I ever heard, at the Brighton Cassette & Hifi Centre, through some amazing Dahlquist DQ10 speakers. It must have been 1978, and I’ve loved Tom’s work ever since.

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I feel the same about the Stones’ later cover art…talk about amateur hour.

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Yeah, they do have some shockers in the catalogue.


Seal - Soul 2.

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First Aid Kit, ruins. :smiling_face:

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Tears for Fears, the hurting. :smiling_face:

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Banging tunes……

Skrillex - Bangarang

Be Bop Deluxe - Sunburst Finish - CD

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LP - EMI 1980 : )

Side one

  1. Babooshka (3:20)
  2. Delius (Song of Summer) (2:51)
  3. Blow Away (For Bill) (3:33)
  4. All We Ever Look For (3:47)
  5. Egypt (4:10)
    Total length = 17:41

Side two

  1. The Wedding List (4:15)
  2. Violin (3:15)
  3. The Infant Kiss (2:50)
  4. Night Scented Stock (0:51)
  5. Army Dreamers (2:55)
  6. Breathing (5:29)
    Total length = 19:35

Recorded at Abbey Road and AIR studios, London; September 1979 – May 1980
Album Release 8th September 1980

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