What vinyl are you listening to?

[Charlie Jefferson]

It's a not so wet and windy night in moonlit West Yorkshire, so it's PIL.

Metal Box

This Is PIL.

Raw PIL, comedy PIL.

 

[BIGBERNARDBRESSLAW]

It's a not so wet and windy night in moonlit West Yorkshire, so it's PIL.

Metal Box

This Is PIL.

Raw PIL, comedy PIL.

No sleeping PIL?

 

[Marvindodgers]

All About Eve - All About Eve

 

[stevebrock]

All About Eve - All About Eve

In the Meadow

 

[Jim-W]

Just to add to the Nick Drake chat: 'Pink Moon' is my favourite but they're all lovely. Funny to think he's quite well-known these days; when I bought the records, nobody had ever heard of him. Stil amongst my most treasured records for the music, not the value.

Buffalo Springfield-Last Time Around.

Wishbone Ash-Argus

Bert Jansch-When The Circus Comes To Town.

Bert Jansc-Avocet.

Paul Siebel-Jack-Knife Gypsy.

Bob Dylan-Desire.

 

[Jim-W]

I had a listen to Pink Moon today (MP3) and have to admit it's really good. I'd only listened to it once before, and gave it the brush-off...silly me

Playing Pink Moon now, it's a thing of simplistic beauty.

Oh BBB! Simplistic? Have you ever tried to play those guitar parts? They're far from simplistic. I know what you mean though, some of the songs are like Zen koans.It's a dark, dark set of songs though even though, ultimately, it's uplifting.

Sorry for crapping on.

 

[Freddy58]

Wishbone Ash-Argus

:cheers:

 

[BIGBERNARDBRESSLAW]

when I bought the records, nobody had ever heard of him.

So how did you become aware of his music at that time Jim?

 

[Freddy58]

You folks may (or may not) like to check out Roy Harper Not exactly Nick Drake, but some nice intimate moments...

 

[BIGBERNARDBRESSLAW]

Oh BBB! Simplistic? Have you ever tried to play those guitar parts? They're far from simplistic.

Simplistic is obviously not the right word, but you know what I meant.

The strings on Five Leaves Left are absolutely beautiful, but there's something pure (is that the right word?) about Pink Moon.

 

[Freddy58]

but there's something pure (is that the right word?) about Pink Moon.

One man, his guitar, sat in a room...

 

[Marvindodgers]

Prince & The Revolution - Purple Rain

Prince - Sign O The Times

Just have to remind myself of his greatness every now and again - incredible!

 

[stevebrock]

Prince & The Revolution - Purple Rain

Prince - Sign O The Times

Just have to remind myself of his greatness every now and again - incredible!

oh yes

 

[Jim-W]

when I bought the records, nobody had ever heard of him.

So how did you become aware of his music at that time Jim?

There was an Island records sampler, 'Nice Enough To Eat' for 14 shillings and sixpence-I've still got it- and 'Time Has Told Me was one of the tracks. I liked it and bought 5 Leaves Left. I became a huge fan and bought all the others as they came out. As a young bloke I loved all the doom and melancholy. All terribly romantic. There's a great essay in Ian McDonald's book, 'The People's Music' that makes the case for Nick Drake being a seer and I find it convincing. It might be on the net somewhere, it's well worth reading if you like Nick Drake.

Yes, pure. Unadorned. Stark.I also think the voice sounds almost out-of-body if you know what I mean! Damn it, I'm fetching it down from the loft! The guitar playing is a master class...very unique stylings.

 

[Freddy58]

There was an Island records sampler, 'Nice Enough To Eat' for 14 shillings and sixpence-I've still got it- and 'Time Has Told Me was one of the tracks.

Blimey, I have that too! That's where I first heard Nick Drake also. It was also when I first heard King Crimson, the cover of which I use for my avatar

 

[stevebrock]

Talk Talk - Laugihng Stock

 

[Jim-W]

There was an Island records sampler, 'Nice Enough To Eat' for 14 shillings and sixpence-I've still got it- and 'Time Has Told Me was one of the tracks.

Blimey, I have that too! That's where I first heard Nick Drake also. It was also when I first heard King Crimson, the cover of which I use for my avatar

In which case, Freddy, you're also knocking on a bit, old boy!

 

[Jim-W]

Tonight:

Egg-Egg. Canterbury scene proggy stuff.

Egg-The Polite Force.

Gene Clark-No Other. Genius. Genius. Genius. Just so there's no mistake.

 

[jamesrfisher]

Depeche Mode - The Singles 81>85

 

[ifor]

The Suburbs - Arcade Fire

 

[stevebrock]

Tangerine Dream - Summer in Nagasaki

 

[Freddy58]

Tangerine Dream - Summer in Nagasaki

Oooh, Tangerine Dream

 

[stevebrock]

Love the Tangs

Tangerine Dream - Ricichet

 

[jamesrfisher]

Nigel Kennedy - The Four Seasons

 

[Milo_Myage]

The Vapors - Magnets

Since moving house i've had to place my speakers further from my amp, out of reach of my current length of cable. So until my new cable is chosen (i've hundreds of threads on the hi-fi board to choose from ) i'm listening through headphones. Not sure i'm a fan, everything sounds so close together, but it does mean i can have a late night listen without disturbing anyone.