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Just dug this one out #22 – Danger in the Past by Robert Forster

Posted on September 23, 2008 by Andy

I was late to the Go-Betweens party; no sooner had Ken exposed me to their pop beauty than they decided to split up. Grant and Robert both released excellent solo albums and played London within days of each other. First … Continue reading →

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Just dug this one out #21 – Be Seeing You by Dr Feelgood

Posted on August 31, 2008 by Andy

My dad used to volunteer at the local St John’s Ambulance book sales and for a while in the late 70s and early 80s you’d always find a pile of records at these sales that had clearly been donated by … Continue reading →

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Just dug this one out #20: Me & Mr Ray by Miracle Legion

Posted on August 12, 2008 by Andy

Ken turned me on to Miracle Legion and I picked up a CD of Me & Mr Ray at an indie record shop in Epsom and over the next months filled in a collection. This is probably my favourite though … Continue reading →

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Just dug this one out #19: From Our Living Room to Yours by American Analog Set

Posted on July 31, 2008 by Andy

From Our Living Room… I loved From Our Living Room to Yours when I first got hold of it…so much so that I made a web page dedicated to The American Analog Set. In those early days of the Web … Continue reading →

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Just dug this one out #18: Overkill by Motorhead

Posted on July 7, 2008 by Andy

I’ve always claimed Overkill as my favourite Motorhead album, the opneing (title) track is as pure Heavy Metal as it’s possible to be – and it’s a song about listening to Motorhead and the best thing about the band is … Continue reading →

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Just dug this one out #17: Live Rust by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Posted on June 10, 2008 by Andy

Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Live Rust One of the more embarrassing moments of my musical growing up was deciding (at some point in the early 80s) that I’d rather own a copy of Kiss Alive II than Neil … Continue reading →

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Just dug this one out #16 – The Hounds of Love by Kate Bush

Posted on May 16, 2008 by Andy

Kate Bush, Hounds of Love I’d been a fan of Kate Bush pretty much since the beginning, but it was a fanaticism that I kept to myself…she was making music that was far removed from most of what I was … Continue reading →

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Just dug this one out #15 – Parallel Lines by Blondie

Posted on April 16, 2008 by Andy

Today I woke up with Blondie’s Parallel Lines in my head. In my post from a couple of years ago where I picked out my favourite bands over time there were a few important acts that slipped through the woodwork. … Continue reading →

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Just dug this one out #14 – When I Was Born for the 7th Time by Cornershop

Posted on February 28, 2008 by Andy

cornershoporiginally uploaded by mediaeater My mum was Anglo-Indian, she grew up in Calcutta with an Indian mother and a British father and they had a huge family. Ten or eleven brothers and sisters and all the aunts, uncles, cousins and … Continue reading →

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Just dug this one out #13 – If You’re Feeling Sinister by Belle & Sebastian

Posted on February 7, 2008 by Andy

Belle & Sebastian‘s If You’re Feeling Sinister was released at the tail end of 1996 but all its memories for me surround the couple of months after Adam was born in May 1997. Adam came as a bit of a … Continue reading →

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