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We had a proper new turntable last year that rekindled our love for .

So - over the next few weeks - I'm revisiting my vinyl purchases from last year.

#Records#TurnTable
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2024 Vinyl Purchase Revisit 1/12

: 'Larks' Tongues in Aspic' by King Crimson (1973 - 2013 Steve Wilson Remaster).

In turns scary, bucolic, aggressive, soft and just plain weird, this really pushes the boundaries of what 'popular music' can be.

We have a black turntable flanked by two black speakers on some white furniture with grey wallpaper behind. On the perspex lid of the turntable is the album sleeve. The sleeve shows a stylised yellow radiant sun surrounding a blue crescent moon. Both have faces upon them and the style suggests the far East.
#Vinyl#KingCrimson#LarksTonguesInAspic
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2024 Vinyl Purchase Revisit 2/12

: 'Selling England by the Pound' by Genesis (1973 - 2008 Nick Davis Remaster).

A stunning record - and still my favourite album of all time - this displays their musicianship, humour and story-telling. A listen that takes you on a journey.

We have a black turntable flanked by two black speakers on some white furniture with grey wallpaper behind. On the perspex lid of the turntable is the album sleeve. The sleeve shows a bucolic painting of a lawn with topiary trees going into the distance. Between these various people are seen whispering to each other. In the foreground, an old man lies sleeping on a bench, his old fashioned lawn mower next to him.
#Vinyl#SellingEnglandByThePound#Genesis
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2024 Vinyl Purchase Revisit 3/12

: 'Autobahn' by Kraftwerk (1974 - 2009 Remaster).

Electronic atmospheres really conjure a drive on a rural motorway. This is nothing less than a gorgeous tone poem.


We have a black turntable flanked by two black speakers on some white furniture with grey wallpaper behind. On the perspex lid of the turntable is the album sleeve. The sleeve shows a white motorway or autobahn sign on a blue background, being two wide stripes going into the distance representing the carriageways and a small bridge crossing these.
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2024 Vinyl Purchase Revisit 4/12

: 'Too-Rye-Ay' by Dexys Midnight Runners (1982 - 'As it should have sounded' 2022 Remaster).

A great blend of soul, pop, New Wave and folk. Owned this at release but lost it in the intervening 40 years. I can now appreciate what a great album this is.

We have a black turntable flanked by two black speakers on some white furniture with grey wallpaper behind. On the perspex lid of the turntable is the album sleeve. The sleeve shows a false colour photo of a white man with dungarees, shaggy hair and a goatee with his arm around a white woman, again wearing dungarees and blond bunched hair. They have their heads together and their eyes closed.
#Vinyl#TooRyeAy#DexysMidnightRunners
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2024 Vinyl Purchase Revisit 5/12

: 'Leaders of the Free World' by Elbow (2005 - 2021 Remaster).

'One Day Like This' blah blah blah. Elbow were making great cerebral and idiosyncratic music before they made a song that the nation liked. Look no further than this gorgeously constructed album. If 'Great Expectations' doesn't send shivers down your spine, nothing will *.

* - musical tastes allowing

We have a black turntable flanked by two black speakers on some white furniture with grey wallpaper behind. On the right speaker are the words 'Now Playing' lit up in front of the record sleeve. The sleeve shows the artist and album wording above various pencilled drawings of surreal characters in dark brown on a cream background.
#Vinyl#Elbow#LeadersOfTheFreeWorld
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2024 Vinyl Purchase Revisit 6/12

: 'Modern Life is Rubbish' by Blur (1993 - 2023 Orange Vinyl Record Day Remaster).

This is still such an incredible album. For a few years in the 1990s I was accidentally fashionable and I'm so glad I was accidentally fashionable to this. Beautifully flamboyant, clinically produced, and just - well - a lot of fun.

We have a black turntable flanked by two black speakers on some white furniture with grey wallpaper behind. On the right speaker are the words 'Now Playing' lit up in front of the record sleeve. The sleeve shows a painting of the Mallard, an old British stream train, going through a dark countryside.
#Vinyl#Blur#ModernLifeIsRubbish
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2024 Vinyl Purchase Revisit 7/12

: 'Tango in the Night' by Fleetwood Mac (1987 - 2017 remaster).

Another album I owned from release and that went missing at some point after.

It's a strong pop effort and, for me, is up there with 'Rumours'.

We have a black turntable flanked by two black speakers on some white furniture with grey wallpaper behind. On the right speaker are the words 'Now Playing' lit up in front of the record sleeve. The sleeve shows a moody painting of a tropical scene at dusk. We have some dark green jungle plants on the right side which open up to a lake and savannah on the left. A milky moon is in the pale twilight sky on the upper left. A lone stork and a submerged hippo's head are in the lake.
#Vinyl#NowSpinning#NowListening
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2024 Vinyl Purchase Revisit 8/12

: 'Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake' by Small Faces (1968 - 2018 remaster).

A wonderful record spanning some great pop, psychedelia and concept rock. And the peerless Stanley Unwin.

'Are you all sitty comftybold two square on your botty? Then I'll begin...'

We have a black turntable flanked by two black speakers on some white furniture with grey wallpaper behind. On the right speaker are the words 'Now Playing' lit up in front of the record sleeve. The sleeve shows an orange circular design on a white background. The design resembles a Victorian tobacco tin and in various fonts, colours and sizes reads: 'Brightest Selection - Ogdens' Nut Gone Celebrated Flake Tobacco, manufactured by the Small Faces'.
#Vinyl#NowSpinning#NowListening
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2024 Vinyl Purchase Revisit 9/12

: 'Third' by Soft Machine (1970 - 2011 remaster).

Great jazz fusion from one time psychedelics. Four sides - four songs. 'Slightly All the Time' is just gorgeous.

We have a black turntable flanked by two black speakers on some white furniture with grey wallpaper behind. On the right speaker are the words 'Now Playing' lit up in front of the record sleeve. The sleeve shows the word 'Third' in large, elongated, almost Art Deco with black shadows. The background resembles brown paper.
#Vinyl#NowSpinning#NowListening
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2024 Vinyl Purchase Revisit 10/12

: 'Limits of Language' by Field Music (2024).

Latest great album from these consistently creative guys. More electronic than previous efforts with a gorgeous fat drum sound.

We have a black turntable flanked by two black speakers on some white furniture with grey wallpaper behind. The vinyl is a marbled blue colour. On the right speaker are the words 'Now Playing' lit up in front of the record sleeve. The sleeve shows an abstract square with blue, grey and cream lines on. The white border contains the band name at the top and the album title at the bottom. It's also signed by the band.
#Vinyl#NowSpinning#NowListening
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2024 Vinyl Purchase Revisit 11/12

: 'Field Music (Measure)' by Field Music (2009 - 2019 yellow and red vinyl).

Another one by this band and - for me - their definitive album. Wondrous music across two records. These guys can do more in three minutes than some bands manage on one side of vinyl.

We have a black turntable flanked by two black speakers on some white furniture with grey wallpaper behind. The playing record is yellow vinyl. On the right speaker are the words 'Now Playing' lit up in front of the record sleeve. The sleeve shows black empty music staves on a cream background. There is a spill of red, yellow and blue ink across the front and the band's name is in capital letters to the right.
#Vinyl#NowSpinning#NowListening
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2024 Vinyl Purchase Revisit 12/12

: ' In the Land of Grey and Pink' by Caravan (1971 - 2002 remaster).

A jaunty journey through the minds of some early 70s Canterbury Scene musos. Some 'pipeweed' may have been smoked and much fun was had.

We have a black turntable flanked by two black speakers on some white furniture with grey wallpaper behind. The playing record is pink vinyl. On the right speaker are the words 'Now Playing' lit up in front of the record sleeve. The sleeve shows a fantastical Tolkienesque landscape with grey and pink colours including little timber round houses with conical roofs in a rocky landscape.
#Vinyl#NowSpinning#NowListening
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2024 Vinyl Purchase Revisit 13/12 (!)

: 'Octopus' by Gentle Giant (1972 - 2015 Steve Wilson remaster).

Yes, I know! Not a purchase last year, but my first vinyl acquisition in almost 30 years back in 2022 when I got this for my 50th birthday. This album was 50 years old then and Pompey-made - just like me.

A great album that shows prog can involve short, sharp songs...

We have a black turntable flanked by two black speakers on some white furniture with grey wallpaper behind. The playing record is black vinyl. On the right speaker are the words 'Now Playing' lit up in front of the record sleeve. The sleeve shows a Roger Dean design of a giant red octopus in a stormy sea. With one blue eye he stares angrily at the observer. Both sea and sky are dark blue-grey and brooding.
#Vinyl#NowSpinning#NowListening
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