I took a very quick trip to Rugby Record Fair at the town hall today in-between washing the car and doing some food shopping. It’s a small fair so that was OK. I did manage to find some things that I wanted so it was a quick but successful trip.
The first thing I bought was a Catatonia 7″ – Strange Glue which is a nice red vinyl complete with poster that I will never use.
I have entered a Catatonia 7″ collecting phase, this only makes 3 but they are quite cheap and I like them, so that’s good.
I picked up a couple of Stanley Clarke albums, which were also cheap at £4 each. I do like a bit of Stanley Clarke and they are generally not expensive so whenever I see one, or two in this case, I’ll get them.
There was a stall with new, sealed albums all at £10 but there were only a couple I was interested in, and I only got one, which was Odelay by Beck. I’ve been meaning to get a copy for ages so this was fortuitous.
Finally, a bit of XTC. I used to have 3 or 4 XTC records but I sold them at some point and now, like many other people, I find myself looking to replace what I sold. The only one I had before today was Black Sea. The ones I got today I only had on CD though so this is a first time having the actual LP’s. I watched, for the 2nd time, an XTC documentary the other week and it got me all enthused again. I bought Beeswax – the B Sides just so that I could have both as, even when I had it on CD I only actually listened to the Singles album. They were great songwriters though so I will give it some time.
Loads of tracks I could have chosen for these, but this one is just brilliant writing from the Murmur album, So this one it is.
Looks like a good set of buys to to me.. XTC, Beck and Stanley Clarke!! Pete use to have the two Stanley Clarke albums on vinyl. In my mind they are the best records he made.
Dave
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RIP George Duke….I once copied one of his album covers for some school artwork.
Dave
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You copied almost everything for everything, particularly lyrics!
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I think the album was called Brazilian Love Affair (please check out the title track it is brilliant)…Reflections was certainly the title for the artwork. Its a photo (mug shot of George wearing sunglasses).
I played on the fact that you could see something in the sunglasses. Shall we say it inspired me….Lyrics are a different kettle by far….Sting copied me…Like Iron Maiden copied you. haha. Oasis copied the Beatles and got away with it!!!
Love
Dave
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I listened to it, I like it. The whole album is good
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