Whenever i see Redwood i'm always reminded that, when he was Sec. State for Wales, he used to 'smuggle' his mistress onto Welsh Office Overseas Trade Missions as his secretary or PA & have the OTM dept. book her a hotel room next to his. They kept & very likely still have all the receipts.

It is a fantastic record.

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Tom Waits - Heartattack & Vine (UK 80)

A very underrated album, i think, but a strong part of the accelerated development of Waits' voice & music in the early '80s for me. One of his greatest drunken singalong albums.

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The Trojans - 'Ala-Ska' (UK 87)

Great fun, this. Wonky lead-vocalled Ska & whatever they fancy bunging in. On Gaz's Rockin' Records, which only adds to its tenement charm.

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The Style Council - Introducing... mibi LP (UK 83)

A collection of songs from the band's first 3 UK singles. Recent gift from a friend.

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The Jam - Sound Affects (UK 80, French press, metallic blue labels)

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Captain America - Flame On 12" (UK 92)

Huge soft spot for Eugene Kelly's shortlived post-Vaselines Marvel Tuniverse combo, eventually renaming themselves Eugenius.

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Mudhoney - You're Gone 12" (Europe 1991)

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Arsenal - Manipulator 12" (UK 88)

50% of Santiago Durango's post-Big Black music output before he retired to become a music industry lawyer.

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Penblwydd Hapus, dude x