Spinning the past...

Playlist

Laurie Anderson - Heart of a Dog

Hound Dog Taylor's Hand - Hound Dog Taylor's Hand Vol II

Various Composers - 19th Century Masterpieces

Mahavishnu Orchestra - The Collection

Haydn - String Quartets (Complete)

Elton John - Greatest Hits 1970-2002

Haydn - Complete String Quartets

Rush - Chronicles

Villa-Lobos - The Complete String Quartets

Various Artists - Trojan Dub Box Set Volume 2

King Crimson - Frame By Frame: The Essential King Crimson

Adrian Belew - Side 3

Marillion - Afraid Of Sunlight

Japan - Adolescent Sex

The Beach Boys - The Best of the Beach Boys Vol 1

Rain Tree Crow - Rain Tree Crow

Neal Morse - ?

Toyah - Ophelia's Shadow

Andrew Hill - Mosaic Select

Laurie Anderson - Bright Red

Girls Aloud - Tangled Up

Yes - The Ultimate Yes: 35th Anniversary Collection (Complete)

Björk - Post

Glass - The Hours

Max Richter - Hostiles (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

The Nice - Autumn 1967 And Spring 1968

Neu! - Die Zweite Neu!

Santana - Santana III

Sting - The Dream Of The Blue Turtles

The Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields - The Best Of The Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields

Paul McCartney - Driving Rain

Ideal - Der Ernst des Lebens

Lou Reed - New York

Supertramp - Some Things Never Change

Muse - Muse Greatest Hits

Iggy Pop - The Idiot

Herman Van Veen - Herman van Veen 100

Uriah Heep - Abominog

The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground & Nico

Trevor Rabin - Can't Look Away

Gabi Delgado - 2

A very big happy birthday today to Alice Cooper, my all time fave...

Once again no purcases but I was tracing the new turntable ordered on Saturday night to replace the goosed Ion...

It was on its way...

While making my way home...

...a text from Anne to advise of its arrival...

Ready to roll...

A reasonably quick set up and, of course, the first record played had to be The Coop...

Then, some jazz...

Sounding good...

An Icehouse mix, not heard for many a year...

...received the EP's approval...

Then, further long not heard 12"'s entered the fray...

I have one box of my 7"s down here (the rest are in the attic, for now) - and so gave a few a spin...

Some contain edits which you don't hear that often these days, in particular these from Argent (one of my earliest purchases)...

...and Blue Oyster Cult - these days all the comps tend to keep the annoying break in the middle of the track ...

More cowbell!

This, the first single I remember coming into the house, bought by sister Sheila in 1964...

Then, the single that changed me...

...and the record which, ten years later, soundtracked me and the EP's first dance at our wedding...

This is what a 13 year old boy would do to a fave single...

Still plays fine though...

A rare Pink Floyd track on the B side of this !2"...

The elusive "Part II" - only recently made available on a reissue of "The Final Cut"...

Then, the only Record Store Day special record I've ever bought...

And, finally, last of the day, the Velvets’ debut...

This LP inspired me to make music...

It’s a pretty beaten up copy...

 I gave it to sister Pam when I bought it again a few years later...

When she died in 2011, I found it in her collection....

Now it always reminds me of her...

While I mucked about with my records like a teenager in the 70's, Anne painted...

And so, all was good...

Highlight of the Day : New record player...

Watching with my eyes closed...

Playlist

Bryan Ferry - Avonmore

Falco - Nachtflug

Musici Moravienses - Hindemith Krenek Milhaud Chamber Works

Cage - Complete Piano Music

Sparks - Plagiarism

Porcupine Tree - The Incident

Elton John - Greatest Hits 1970-2002

Elvis Presley - Elvis 75

Robert Miles - 23 Am

Max Richter - Voyager: Essential Max Richter

Enigma - MCMXC a.d.

Bryan Ferry - Dylanesque

Schoenberg - Works For Piano

Weather Report - Forecast : Tomorrow

Allan Holdsworth - Sand

Young Marble Giants - Colossal Youth

Simon Dupree & The Big Sound - Amen

Kenny Drew - Undercurrent

Herman Van Veen - Herman van Veen 100

Various Artists - Greasy Truckers Party

Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick

Gary Glitter - Touch Me

Francis Dunnery - Let's Go Do What Happens

Sigur Rós - Ágætis Byrjun

David Bowie - Stage

Al Green - The Hi Records Singles Collection

Various Composers - Vivarte 60CD Collection

Various Artists - Invictus Club Classics

Faces - A Nod Is as Good as a Wink... to a Blind Horse

Freddie Hubbard - Red Clay

The Animals - The Most Of The Animals

Keith Jarrett - Somewhere Before Anthology 1968-1975

Asia - Heat Of The Moment: The Very Best Of Asia

Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti

Earthworks - Heavenly Bodies

Various Artists - Stax 50th Anniversary Celebration

Richard Wright - Wet Dream

Miles Davis - The Complete Concert 1964

Miles Davis - Nefertiti

Electric Light Orchestra - Out Of The Blue

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - 4 Way Street

Deaf School - 2nd Honeymoon

Elvis Presley - The All Time Greatest Hits

David Bowie - Low

Pet Shop Boys - Pop Art

Simon & Garfunkel - Bookends

Don McLean - American Pie

Roger Waters - Amused To Death

Robert Fripp - God Save The Queen/Under Heavy Manners

Robert Fripp & The League of Gentlemen - The League Of Gentlemen

Gravy Train - Gravy Train

Wayne Shorter - Super Nova

Starcastle - Song of Times

Allan Holdsworth - IOU Live

The view from the office this morning...

The view in the kitchen this morning...

Mmm, beans...

The view from the back room this morning...

Nothing purchased today - quite good - three days in February so far and no purchases...

In the evening, Anne was round at Jane's booking a trip for the sisters in the summer to Malaga...

So, some solo cooking once again...

I have cut the many pics taken of the process to these two...

Tasty...

On Anne's return, some painting was done as I listened to music....

Third again on "University Challenge" - I had to "watch" with my eyes shut due to the participation of the extremely annoying Mr Wang...

I think "Cold Feet" may also have been watched...

Anyway, there you go, an uneventful Monday...

Highlight of the Day : Cooking...

Fry, mofo...

Playlist

Laurie Anderson - United States Live

Laurie Anderson - Talk Normal: The Laurie Anderson Anthology

The Blue Nile - A Walk Across The Rooftops

Alice Cooper - Raise Your Fist And Yell

Various Composers - Barock Festival

Brian Eno - Thursday Afternoon

Asia - Astra

Mozart - The Haydn String Quartets (Complete)

Various Composers - Naxos Sampler 3

Roger Waters - The Wall Live In Berlin

Kazumi Watanabe - The Spice of Life Too

Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel III

The Teacher Man - The Treasure Isle Story

Various Artists - Island Presents: Dub - 38 Hard and Heavy Dub Cuts 1976-1990

Mott The Hoople - The Ballad Of Mott: A Retrospective

Weather Report - Forecast : Tomorrow

Public Image Limited - Public Image

Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - The Cockney Rebel - A Steve Harley Anthology

Various Artists - Motown Chartbusters Vol 7

Neil Young - Decade

10cc - Sheet Music

John Foxx - Metamatic

Golden Earring - Eight Miles High

King Crimson - The Great Deceiver

Hindemith - Hindemith Complete String Quartets

Rush - Power Windows

David Sylvian - Gone To Earth (Remaster)

Adrian Belew - Desire Caught By The Tail

Iain Ballamy - Balloon Man

Still getting my phone up to date music wise after wiping it a couple of weeks back now...

Gradually getting there but it takes a while...

This morning a visit from nephew Ali to fix a wayward floor following his work on the house in the late summer...

Post work a very enjoyable breakfast and much chat...

Word of the morning was "fry" - as in who should fry without so much as a trial...

Hmmm...

Rather aptly, breakfast comprised bacon rolls all round...

In the afternoon, a trip out to my mum's...

She continues to be in fine fettle...

In the evening, I think, home made soup...

Then, "Dr Who", preaching once again...

And "Star Trek", once more it has become a fave...

Weekend over...

Highlight of the Day : A visit form the boy...

Poetry from above...

Playlist

Various Artists - A History of the Single - The 1980s

Various Artists - A History of the Single - The 2010s

Various Artists - A History of the Single - The 1970s

Various Artists - A History of the Single - The 1990s

Various Artists - A History of the Single - The 2000s

Various Artists - A History of the Single - The 1950s

Various Artists - A History of the Single - The 1960s

Squarepusher - Be Up A Hello

Various Composers - 100 Best Guitar Classics

Roger Eno & Brian Eno - Celeste [Single]

The Velvet Underground - Peel Slowly and See

Various Composers - New Music Collections: Electronic

Fennesz - AUN – The Beginning and the End of All Things

Matthew Florianz - Mass Object

And One - Magnet (Premium Edition)

Dream Theater - Systematic Chaos

Neu! - Die Zweite Neu!

David Bowie - Diamond Dogs

Various Artists - After Dark 2

Craig Armstrong - Film Works 1995-2005

Paul Buchanan - Mid Air

Girls Aloud - Ten (Deluxe)

Public Image Limited - Album

Ke$ha - High Road

Pet Shop Boys - Hotspot

Tangerine Dream - The Sessions V

Capital Models - The Sweet Thrill of Industry

Taylor Swift - Only The Young [Single]

Various Artists - Soul Years 1976

Daft Punk - Homework

Various Composers - New Music Collections: Orchestra

SBTRKT - Wonder Where We Land

Max Richter - Voyager: Essential Max Richter

Pink Floyd - Echoes: The Best Of Pink Floyd

Joni Mitchell - Hejira

Yes - The Ultimate Yes: 35th Anniversary Collection (Complete)

Ulrich Schnauss - A Long Way To Fall (CD)

Laurie Anderson - United States Live

Inspired by Sid Smith's pics on Twitter of the starts to his day, where he enjoys a cup of tea, an album and a read of some poetry, I ventured into the attic and located these...

Had a wee flick through them...

Some good stuff, some dreadful stuff...

Sid advised he has this one - the cover is by Tom Phillips...

I bought all these around 30 years ago when I worked onsite at a large publishing company...

Every day I'd come home with yet more books - much to the EP's delight...

Anyway...

Out to pick up a cheeky wee croissant for a sleepy exec producer...

Much of the middle of the day spent preparing, recording and uploading this week's podcast...

While Hearts scraped a 3-3 draw away in Perth, for the second week running Queens lost 3-2 at home, this time to Alloa...

I think they may be in trouble...

In the evening, an excellent Ginger Chicken Curry form the the expert hands of the EP...

... followed by two episodes of "Silent Witness" on the Tivo - so, so slow moving and so open to nitpicking - but we still enjoy it...

At the start of the day, I eschewed a Record Fair visit which had been planned with Dr Prog, given his call off...

So, all in all, not the best Saturday ever...

Highlight of the Day : Podcasting, probably...no, Anne's curry of course!