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Another I don't think I posted up. Just a charity shop Music For Pleasure find. Singer/pianist Nellie Lutcher.
Had a couple of tracks on comps but hadn't realised how good she was, distinctive style, although even she can't save "Alexander's Ragtime Band" which I've always hated.
Had a couple of tracks on comps but hadn't realised how good she was, distinctive style, although even she can't save "Alexander's Ragtime Band" which I've always hated.
November 21, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Another I don't think I posted up. Just a charity shop Music For Pleasure find. Singer/pianist Nellie Lutcher.
Had a couple of tracks on comps but hadn't realised how good she was, distinctive style, although even she can't save "Alexander's Ragtime Band" which I've always hated.
Had a couple of tracks on comps but hadn't realised how good she was, distinctive style, although even she can't save "Alexander's Ragtime Band" which I've always hated.
Playing another one I think I forgot to post when I bought it last year. After the disappointing "Sinners" soundtrack a few months back I've been listening to blues and gospel more...
November 21, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Playing another one I think I forgot to post when I bought it last year. After the disappointing "Sinners" soundtrack a few months back I've been listening to blues and gospel more...
Walter de Figueiredo "Umbanda" 🇧🇷
Got this a while back but think I forgot to post it. Call-and-response vocals with lots of percussion.
I think Umbanda is another religion that's a mix of various things, in this case Spiritism, Catholicism and Afro-Brazilian beliefs
Got this a while back but think I forgot to post it. Call-and-response vocals with lots of percussion.
I think Umbanda is another religion that's a mix of various things, in this case Spiritism, Catholicism and Afro-Brazilian beliefs
November 21, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Walter de Figueiredo "Umbanda" 🇧🇷
Got this a while back but think I forgot to post it. Call-and-response vocals with lots of percussion.
I think Umbanda is another religion that's a mix of various things, in this case Spiritism, Catholicism and Afro-Brazilian beliefs
Got this a while back but think I forgot to post it. Call-and-response vocals with lots of percussion.
I think Umbanda is another religion that's a mix of various things, in this case Spiritism, Catholicism and Afro-Brazilian beliefs
Sylvia Moore "Jungle Magic" - strange, folky hippy exotica 🌴
Found a copy a while back year but missing the record (had a SAW record inside!)
Got this ex-BBC copy slightly cheaply on eBay (seller made the big mistake of trying to remove the stickers), to pair up with the nice sleeve
Found a copy a while back year but missing the record (had a SAW record inside!)
Got this ex-BBC copy slightly cheaply on eBay (seller made the big mistake of trying to remove the stickers), to pair up with the nice sleeve
November 21, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Sylvia Moore "Jungle Magic" - strange, folky hippy exotica 🌴
Found a copy a while back year but missing the record (had a SAW record inside!)
Got this ex-BBC copy slightly cheaply on eBay (seller made the big mistake of trying to remove the stickers), to pair up with the nice sleeve
Found a copy a while back year but missing the record (had a SAW record inside!)
Got this ex-BBC copy slightly cheaply on eBay (seller made the big mistake of trying to remove the stickers), to pair up with the nice sleeve
Some records working well with the cold today - Jelloul Osman (Tunisian bagpipes, from last year's #VinylSanta , banging), Alasdair Roberts & Volvir, Henry Wolff and Nancy Jennings "Tibetan Bells", and Medieval songs c.1300 on Das Alte Werk
November 19, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Some records working well with the cold today - Jelloul Osman (Tunisian bagpipes, from last year's #VinylSanta , banging), Alasdair Roberts & Volvir, Henry Wolff and Nancy Jennings "Tibetan Bells", and Medieval songs c.1300 on Das Alte Werk
Another recent buy - SQÜRL "Some Music for Robby Müller" (2020)
Jim Jarmusch and someone else doing an atmospheric guitar-y soundtrack thing.
Big thumbs down to Oxfam's new price stickers, one of which has taken a chunk of cover with it
Jim Jarmusch and someone else doing an atmospheric guitar-y soundtrack thing.
Big thumbs down to Oxfam's new price stickers, one of which has taken a chunk of cover with it
November 18, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Another recent buy - SQÜRL "Some Music for Robby Müller" (2020)
Jim Jarmusch and someone else doing an atmospheric guitar-y soundtrack thing.
Big thumbs down to Oxfam's new price stickers, one of which has taken a chunk of cover with it
Jim Jarmusch and someone else doing an atmospheric guitar-y soundtrack thing.
Big thumbs down to Oxfam's new price stickers, one of which has taken a chunk of cover with it
The Rural Tradition "The Miserable Effects of a Wasted Life" - found this recently, had seen it online years ago when it had already sold out and forgotten about it. From 2007 on Michael Tanner's Dorset Paeans label. A folky, wonky, lo-fi thing
November 18, 2025 at 12:41 PM
The Rural Tradition "The Miserable Effects of a Wasted Life" - found this recently, had seen it online years ago when it had already sold out and forgotten about it. From 2007 on Michael Tanner's Dorset Paeans label. A folky, wonky, lo-fi thing
Also saw some tat - a difficult to read Millennium Dome clock, anyone?
November 17, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Also saw some tat - a difficult to read Millennium Dome clock, anyone?
Some very pleasing looking vintage book club type books in a charity today, unfortunately all turned out to be sport related 💤
November 17, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Some very pleasing looking vintage book club type books in a charity today, unfortunately all turned out to be sport related 💤
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In case you didn’t know- Bud Tutmarc’s dad invented the electric bass guitar, in 1936. Waaaaay ahead of his time
November 15, 2025 at 11:42 AM
In case you didn’t know- Bud Tutmarc’s dad invented the electric bass guitar, in 1936. Waaaaay ahead of his time
Some above average xian charity shop buys, first three were four for a pound (not pictured, a bunch more crap ones that went straight back 😀)
November 15, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Some above average xian charity shop buys, first three were four for a pound (not pictured, a bunch more crap ones that went straight back 😀)
I'd hope they got a fair bit of money - a copy of this is in almost every charity shop!
Imagine inventing Daft Punk but getting none of the money tho. That's a solid super villain origin story right there.
Rondò Veneziano - La Serenissima
YouTube video by randomVHStat
youtu.be
November 14, 2025 at 10:49 PM
I'd hope they got a fair bit of money - a copy of this is in almost every charity shop!
Popped out to post a Discogs order and found a first edition Osbert Lancaster in a charity shop (which was nice).
Saw an exhibition of his stuff a while back, but never had any of his books.(internet is suggesting it might have been at the Wallace Collection way back in 2008, time flies 😲)
Saw an exhibition of his stuff a while back, but never had any of his books.(internet is suggesting it might have been at the Wallace Collection way back in 2008, time flies 😲)
November 14, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Popped out to post a Discogs order and found a first edition Osbert Lancaster in a charity shop (which was nice).
Saw an exhibition of his stuff a while back, but never had any of his books.(internet is suggesting it might have been at the Wallace Collection way back in 2008, time flies 😲)
Saw an exhibition of his stuff a while back, but never had any of his books.(internet is suggesting it might have been at the Wallace Collection way back in 2008, time flies 😲)
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Earlier this year I started researching/writing an extensive piece about the Stalag rhythm as a follow up to my Sleng Teng piece. It's still in the works, but I couldn't miss the 40th anniversary reissue of Ring The Alarm without penning a few words for @thequietus.com thequietus.com/quietus-revi...
Reissue of the Week: Tenor Saw's 'Ring The Alarm'
1985 was ostensibly the year everything changed for the Jamaican music industry, with the Casio tones of Wayne Smith’s ‘Under Mi Sleng Teng’ seeing every producer reaching for a synth and drum machine...
thequietus.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Earlier this year I started researching/writing an extensive piece about the Stalag rhythm as a follow up to my Sleng Teng piece. It's still in the works, but I couldn't miss the 40th anniversary reissue of Ring The Alarm without penning a few words for @thequietus.com thequietus.com/quietus-revi...
Some Scottish folk finds - Jean Redpath (not doing Robert Burns for once), "Bothy Ballads" from the Scottish Tradition series, "The Silver Bow" Shetland fiddle, and Angus Chisholm (Canadian fiddler from the 78 era) 🎻
(got a bit of a backlog of stuff to post up in case you couldn't tell)
(got a bit of a backlog of stuff to post up in case you couldn't tell)
November 14, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Some Scottish folk finds - Jean Redpath (not doing Robert Burns for once), "Bothy Ballads" from the Scottish Tradition series, "The Silver Bow" Shetland fiddle, and Angus Chisholm (Canadian fiddler from the 78 era) 🎻
(got a bit of a backlog of stuff to post up in case you couldn't tell)
(got a bit of a backlog of stuff to post up in case you couldn't tell)
Some recent charity shop buys (but proper money, had to pay more than a pound for these! 😲)
Colin Blunstone "One Year" (after this for ages, usually see it scratched!), Chris Joss "Man With a Suitcase" (fake OST, misread this as "Man IN a Suitcase", oops), Cumbia comp on World Circuit and "Don" OST
Colin Blunstone "One Year" (after this for ages, usually see it scratched!), Chris Joss "Man With a Suitcase" (fake OST, misread this as "Man IN a Suitcase", oops), Cumbia comp on World Circuit and "Don" OST
November 14, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Some recent charity shop buys (but proper money, had to pay more than a pound for these! 😲)
Colin Blunstone "One Year" (after this for ages, usually see it scratched!), Chris Joss "Man With a Suitcase" (fake OST, misread this as "Man IN a Suitcase", oops), Cumbia comp on World Circuit and "Don" OST
Colin Blunstone "One Year" (after this for ages, usually see it scratched!), Chris Joss "Man With a Suitcase" (fake OST, misread this as "Man IN a Suitcase", oops), Cumbia comp on World Circuit and "Don" OST
Some comps picked up recently - the two Greek ones with MVE tokens, and two new Cumbia ones.
"Mortika" is 78 era 2LP box on Mississippi/Canary, "Ena Tefariki" is 1960s, on Radio Martika. Then also on RM are Edmundo Arias and Lucho Bermudez cumbia comps
"Mortika" is 78 era 2LP box on Mississippi/Canary, "Ena Tefariki" is 1960s, on Radio Martika. Then also on RM are Edmundo Arias and Lucho Bermudez cumbia comps
November 14, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Some comps picked up recently - the two Greek ones with MVE tokens, and two new Cumbia ones.
"Mortika" is 78 era 2LP box on Mississippi/Canary, "Ena Tefariki" is 1960s, on Radio Martika. Then also on RM are Edmundo Arias and Lucho Bermudez cumbia comps
"Mortika" is 78 era 2LP box on Mississippi/Canary, "Ena Tefariki" is 1960s, on Radio Martika. Then also on RM are Edmundo Arias and Lucho Bermudez cumbia comps
Supermarket music update - just remembered that I was in Tesco a few days ago and they were playing the old Scooby Doo theme 😀
youtu.be/776rvGHfzuM?...
youtu.be/776rvGHfzuM?...
November 13, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Supermarket music update - just remembered that I was in Tesco a few days ago and they were playing the old Scooby Doo theme 😀
youtu.be/776rvGHfzuM?...
youtu.be/776rvGHfzuM?...
Was very pleased to find these autobiographies of two less talkative stars of the golden age of Hollywood in charity shops recently. Just finished "Me Cheeta", and it's great 😀
November 13, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Was very pleased to find these autobiographies of two less talkative stars of the golden age of Hollywood in charity shops recently. Just finished "Me Cheeta", and it's great 😀
This Nubya Garcia track was very nice - never got round to checking out her "Odyssey" album last year (which this is from), but I definitely should do that soon.
(The vibe slightly spoiled by Ian Skelly playing "The Thieving Magpie" immediately afterwards 😀)
(The vibe slightly spoiled by Ian Skelly playing "The Thieving Magpie" immediately afterwards 😀)
BBC Radio 3
Essential Classics
Now Playing
Nubya Garcia
Water's Path
Essential Classics
Now Playing
Nubya Garcia
Water's Path
November 13, 2025 at 11:11 AM
This Nubya Garcia track was very nice - never got round to checking out her "Odyssey" album last year (which this is from), but I definitely should do that soon.
(The vibe slightly spoiled by Ian Skelly playing "The Thieving Magpie" immediately afterwards 😀)
(The vibe slightly spoiled by Ian Skelly playing "The Thieving Magpie" immediately afterwards 😀)
Some Blues comps with nice sleeves found and purchased over the past couple of months (details in Alt)
November 12, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Some Blues comps with nice sleeves found and purchased over the past couple of months (details in Alt)
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Whenever I see this photo of Wilfrid Brambell in civvies, I always imagine he's walking down the street to this tune:
youtu.be/HCz3Fhe9iYI?...
youtu.be/HCz3Fhe9iYI?...
November 10, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Whenever I see this photo of Wilfrid Brambell in civvies, I always imagine he's walking down the street to this tune:
youtu.be/HCz3Fhe9iYI?...
youtu.be/HCz3Fhe9iYI?...
Jonna Gault was a new one on me but "Symphonopop Scene" and a £2 price tag made it an instant buy. Looks like it was the right decision, e.g.
youtu.be/4G5Ktd4TrCs?...
youtu.be/4G5Ktd4TrCs?...
November 9, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Jonna Gault was a new one on me but "Symphonopop Scene" and a £2 price tag made it an instant buy. Looks like it was the right decision, e.g.
youtu.be/4G5Ktd4TrCs?...
youtu.be/4G5Ktd4TrCs?...
Some groovy finds from yesterday's Groovy Fayre
(details in Alt)
Thought it was a good year, very busy though, and saw quite a few things I wanted being purchased literally in front of me
(details in Alt)
Thought it was a good year, very busy though, and saw quite a few things I wanted being purchased literally in front of me
November 9, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Some groovy finds from yesterday's Groovy Fayre
(details in Alt)
Thought it was a good year, very busy though, and saw quite a few things I wanted being purchased literally in front of me
(details in Alt)
Thought it was a good year, very busy though, and saw quite a few things I wanted being purchased literally in front of me
Accidentally made a mini Wrong Tom style thread here in the replies... anyway, The Frankie Cutlass album was great, shame he didn't make another. Also '96 a contender for best year in hip hop? Just before the shiny suit Bad Boy era/error 😠
I like the video which did that common thing in hip-hop videos of including a bit of second track at the end - here it's the track featuring Heltah Skeltah, who back in 96 were an example of the then new style (I love Biz Marie's face when they start up 😀)
youtu.be/zs_swWfn9dI?...
youtu.be/zs_swWfn9dI?...
Frankie Cutlass Ft The Juice Crew - The Cypher Part 3
YouTube video by JOHN BLAZE
youtu.be
November 9, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Accidentally made a mini Wrong Tom style thread here in the replies... anyway, The Frankie Cutlass album was great, shame he didn't make another. Also '96 a contender for best year in hip hop? Just before the shiny suit Bad Boy era/error 😠