… arrived this afternoon
Bruce Springsteen - Western Stars Songs From The Film
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Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U. S. A.
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Bruce Springsteen - Tunnel Of Love
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Bruce Springsteen - on Broadway
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Jan Garbarek, Anouar Brahem and Ustad Shaukat Hussain - Madar
Jan Garbarek (Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone), Anouar Brahem (Oud) and Ustad Shaukat Hussain (Tabla).
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Gomez - Abandoned Shopping Trolley Hotline.
Norah Jones - Come Away With Me.
Tito Puente - Ten Timbale Greats.
More Poundland joy.
Mercury Rev - The Light In You
A non-auction S/H purchase from the Bay.
I have the original MCA release of this, (though it is a reissue copy from the last 10 years, and I am not sure when I purchased it), and the 2014 French remaster ‘Vinyl Replica’ CD. The 2014 version has more detail, is considerably louder and in your face than the original, but a bit ‘Hi-Fi’ with some harshness. As a frequent spinner on the CDX2.2 I thought I would invest in the 2016 Japan SHM CD release as I had bought their ‘Rhapsody and Blues’ SHM earlier this year which sounded great. This new disc is quieter than the French remaster (needing more volume) but much more enjoyable to listen to. As I have said before, for me the great music here goes way beyond the very popular title track.
Filling in some of the final gaps from my student / post student vinyl days! Soft Machine were, for me, one of those ‘marmite’ bands. The mood had to be right, but they were one of the trail blazers in terms of rock/jazz/prog/psychedelia fusion. I was never completely convinced by the Canterbury scene (Gong never did ‘do it’ for me), but SM defintely had something!
After a very long hiatus of not buying anything:
…sitting in the mail box on my arrival home this evening
Oded Tzur - Translator’s Note
Oded Tzur (tenor saxophone), Shai Maestro (piano), Petros Klampanis (bass) and Ziv Ravitz (drums).
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Shai Maestro - The Dream Thief
Shai Maestro (Piano), Jorge Roeder (Double Bass) and Ofri Nehemya (Drums).
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Finally I was able to get my hands on Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds new album, looking forward to playing later today.
The final pieces of the Soft Machine jigsaw! Ripping as I type, looking forward to renewing my acquaintance with these later albums.
Is the sound/mastering any good Jim?
@TheKevster’s glowing comments about their new album has me digging deeper into their older stuff.
I bought the Japanese ones:)
Marillion
Marillion With Friends from the Orchestra
Bought at last night’s concert in Glasgow.
Edward
Love their first two albums!!!
