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« Reply #340 on: December 19, 2023, 04:37:22 PM » |
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I love Daniel Johnson's stuff. He is classified as an "Outsider" musician whose music was admired by the likes of Kurt Cobain, Tom Waits, the Flaming Lips and Sonic Youth. There is a documentary film about his life, death and works called "The Devil and Daniel Johnson' (it was available free on Amazon Prime a while ago) which is a fascinating viewing of a tortured creative. An appearances towards the latter part of his life was captured on video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkczI1-be1k a really moving and fragile performance with Glen Hansard. His solo recordings and performances, like so many outsider musicians are pretty raw and sometimes difficult for people to get into - I think this reveals what a great song writer he was. I'm glad somebody's got the patience to respond to a "who is he" query like that. I just mumbled "FFS, just google it (or don't)" under my breath   I've got plenty to be going on with |
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« Reply #341 on: December 20, 2023, 09:09:01 AM » |
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I saw the Daniel Johnson documentary some years ago. It was very interesting and quite moving.
I also visited a very small exhibition of his paintings and drawings. I don't know how well known he is for these.
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« Reply #342 on: December 22, 2023, 01:48:47 PM » |
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Not sure if it's a bargain but Amazon UK have the Whos next super deluxe box set listed at £129.99 .
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« Reply #343 on: December 31, 2023, 05:39:19 PM » |
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3 CDs for a quid each from Oxfam in Cheltenham today.
Swarb's Lazarus Live,
Gotan Project remixes album,
Gilles Apap and Friends (fiddles etc bluegrass etc)
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« Reply #344 on: January 01, 2024, 09:12:52 AM » |
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Beach Boys "Sail On Sailor" 6cd set
£39.99 in the HMV sale
Got mine from their website. Fantastic set!
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« Reply #345 on: January 01, 2024, 10:40:16 AM » |
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Beach Boys "Sail On Sailor" 6cd set
£39.99 in the HMV sale
Got mine from their website. Fantastic set!
I've ordered it from Amazon £35.55. Brilliant |
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« Reply #346 on: January 31, 2024, 06:07:45 PM » |
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Bit of a result today from a couple of charity shops...
CDs @ 50p each: 2 albums of "English Country Dances" by the Broadside Band, "Celtic Airs & Ballads" by various people incl. Julie Murphy, Ceri Matthews & Chris Leslie, and Mediaeval Baebes' "The Huntress" 2CD set.
And for £1: The Essential Billy Bragg 2CD set from 2003
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« Reply #347 on: February 01, 2024, 10:20:25 AM » |
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That Celtic Airs and Ballads album is a good one - I bought it many years ago from a Past Times shop (remember them?). I also have the Broadside Band's English Country Dances from Playford's Dancing Master, 1651-1703, which is good too. Seems like an excellent haul.
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« Reply #348 on: March 09, 2024, 06:15:46 PM » |
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£2.99 from the local Oxfam for Kate Bush's Before The Dawn live album. And then picked up Green On Red's Gas Food Lodging and Green On Red EP on one disc from a stall in the market, together with 2 UFO albums for a fiver.
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« Reply #349 on: March 22, 2024, 05:56:09 PM » |
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Couple of jazz samplers for 50p each, and Rush's 3CD "Different Stages - Live" set for a quid. Never been a fan of Rush, never really listened to them much. so thought I'd give 'em a chance!
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« Reply #350 on: March 22, 2024, 08:06:31 PM » |
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Cat Stevens’ “Tea For The Tillerman” Super Deluxe edition had a price drop from £160 to £35 on Am*z*n.
Glad I went for it as it has now gone up to £93.
Arrived today, and very good it is too!
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« Reply #351 on: March 22, 2024, 08:54:07 PM » |
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Cat Stevens’ “Tea For The Tillerman” Super Deluxe edition had a price drop from £160 to £35 on Am*z*n.
Glad I went for it as it has now gone up to £93.
Arrived today, and very good it is too!
You're supposed to tell us when it's at the cheap price, man... Good score. |
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« Reply #352 on: April 04, 2024, 07:21:45 PM » |
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A bunch of XTC and related albums going cheap on Burning Shed, including Nonsuch and Drums And Wires CD/DVD-A's.
I'm proud to not make a joke about Partridge going cheap....oh......
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« Reply #353 on: April 04, 2024, 09:19:57 PM » |
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A bunch of XTC and related albums going cheap on Burning Shed, including Nonsuch and Drums And Wires CD/DVD-A's.
I'm proud to not make a joke about Partridge going cheap....oh......
Well I'm very glad you sent me there as I've just bagged the Fripp Exposures box set for under £100. 32 discs! |
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« Reply #354 on: April 04, 2024, 10:30:43 PM » |
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A bunch of XTC and related albums going cheap on Burning Shed, including Nonsuch and Drums And Wires CD/DVD-A's.
I'm proud to not make a joke about Partridge going cheap....oh......
Well I'm very glad you sent me there as I've just bagged the Fripp Exposures box set for under £100. 32 discs! Bonus ! |
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« Reply #355 on: April 05, 2024, 06:45:10 AM » |
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Cat Stevens’ “Tea For The Tillerman” Super Deluxe edition had a price drop from £160 to £35 on Am*z*n.
Glad I went for it as it has now gone up to £93.
Arrived today, and very good it is too!
"Mona Bone Jakon" Super Deluxe is also down now to £46 at the moment on Amazon |
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« Reply #356 on: April 05, 2024, 08:54:34 PM » |
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Couple of jazz samplers for 50p each, and Rush's 3CD "Different Stages - Live" set for a quid. Never been a fan of Rush, never really listened to them much. so thought I'd give 'em a chance!
And I did. And it's gone into the "donate to charity shop" pile. Not for me. Fine musicians, but I can't get into it. |
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« Reply #357 on: April 05, 2024, 09:51:16 PM » |
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Couple of jazz samplers for 50p each, and Rush's 3CD "Different Stages - Live" set for a quid. Never been a fan of Rush, never really listened to them much. so thought I'd give 'em a chance!
And I did. And it's gone into the "donate to charity shop" pile. Not for me. Fine musicians, but I can't get into it. I might hesitate to do that. Look it up on eBay or Discogs. It's probably a bigger bargain than you think. (I might even offer you a fiver for it, I don't have that one.) |
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« Reply #358 on: April 06, 2024, 04:31:14 PM » |
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Couple of jazz samplers for 50p each, and Rush's 3CD "Different Stages - Live" set for a quid. Never been a fan of Rush, never really listened to them much. so thought I'd give 'em a chance!
And I did. And it's gone into the "donate to charity shop" pile. Not for me. Fine musicians, but I can't get into it. Can't understand that... but then I would probably say very much the same thing about some of the bands you're into, so chacun à son goût. |
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« Reply #359 on: April 06, 2024, 04:36:49 PM » |
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Couple of jazz samplers for 50p each, and Rush's 3CD "Different Stages - Live" set for a quid. Never been a fan of Rush, never really listened to them much. so thought I'd give 'em a chance!
And I did. And it's gone into the "donate to charity shop" pile. Not for me. Fine musicians, but I can't get into it. Can't understand that... but then I would probably say very much the same thing about some of the bands you're into, so chacun à son goût.
I saw them 41 years ago and enjoyed them but when I listen to anything but the most classic of classic material I tend to wonder why they're playing 7 notes when only 3 would suffice. I think that a lot about music, mind, so it's not to be taken seriously (hides King Crimson and VDGG material under the bed quickly so nobody accuses him of being a hypocrite)... |
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