What vinyl are you listening to?

[ProgRockVinyl]

hi there, first post in this thread, kinda new here. As my user name kinda suggests, i do love my progressive rock. though i have quite a deverse taste in music.

current favourites i've been listening to are

BB. King : Live at the regal. 180gm repress. close your curtains, grab a drink and stick this on. you'll feel like your in the club. bb is top of his game on this, his banter to the audience and that stinging guitar that just leaps out at you.

Genesis: Invisible Touch. Not from the classic prog era, but a great recorded album with some classic pop/rock on there. domino could almost be a revist to those eariler long-form prog epics.

Duran Duran: Self Titled. Found it in local charity shop, pretty much mint condition. mainly got it as a bit of fun for my mum (her favourite band when growning up). ended up keeping it as it sounds so good. girls on film is the big track on there.

 

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Paul Young-NoParlez

How the hell did you find a copy of that on vinyl? *biggrin*

 

[BIGBERNARDBRESSLAW]

We're struggling to find many places to visit, as we did a lot of the north coast 5 years ago. Any ideas?

We've been to Bude, Tintagel, Padstow, Boscastle, Clovelly, Port Isaac, and the Eden Project.

Between St Austell and Mevagissey there's 'The Lost Gardens Of Heligan'. Maybe make a day of it and visit there and Mevagissey?

Thanks for the tip Freddy, but alas, we never had time to go there.

 

[ProgRockVinyl]

Paul Young-NoParlez

How the hell did you find a copy of that on vinyl? *biggrin*

I have that somewhere

 

[BIGBERNARDBRESSLAW]

In St Ives there's the Tate Modern of course. If you like walking leave your car in St Ives and there's a gentle walk to Lelant on the costal path...about 3 miles...great views. Highlight is the Badger's Arms pub in Lelant...good pub meals and brilliant puddings! On the other hand there's a much stiffer walk along the costal path to Zenor, about 7 miles, with really spectacular views. Highlight is the Tinner's Arms, a great old real ale pub with good meals. Problem is, you gotta walk back; you don't have to though because there's a bus!

If it's a nice day swim in the beautiful sea at St Ives...wonderful!

These are a few of my favourite things, BBB.

We went to St Ives one day, but parking was very difficult, and the place we found seemed miles from the beach, so we left and went to an enormous, and stunning beach just past Hayle, right next to the Riviere Sands holiday park.

We did drive past the Badger's Arms, but didn't actually make it in.

We were so lucky with the weather on the whole, and we visited some absolutely stunning places, so all in all, a wonderful holiday. Let's hope you get the great weather too, as it absolutely transforms Cornwall in to a place of genuine natural beauty.

 

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Paul Young-NoParlez

How the hell did you find a copy of that on vinyl? *biggrin*

I have that somewhere

As does every Charity Shop and Car Boot throughout the country. Personally, I don't, and never will.

 

[Jim-W]

Yes, those beaches near Lelant and Hayle are unbelievable; unbelievable in as much as nobody ever goes there but I guess it's because there's no food or toilets. My little girl, she's only 25, and I frequently get pissed in The Badger and try and make it round the coast back to St. Ives. I think we've done it once and got soaked plenty of times...all good fun. I'm determined to do it on my 60th birthday which is occuring when we're there. 60! Ha!

Glad you had a great time...you're right about the weather, it makes all the difference as Cornwall can look very drab in the rain.

 

[Jim-W]

Very droll, BBB!

 

[Waxy]

Great LP. I picked mine up from discogs recently for £2

Bargain *biggrin*

 

[BIGBERNARDBRESSLAW]

Yes, those beaches near Lelant and Hayle are unbelievable; unbelievable in as much as nobody ever goes there but I guess it's because there's no food or toilets. My little girl, she's only 25, and I frequently get pissed in The Badger and try and make it round the coast back to St. Ives. I think we've done it once and got soaked plenty of times...all good fun. I'm determined to do it on my 60th birthday which is occuring when we're there. 60! Ha!

Glad you had a great time...you're right about the weather, it makes all the difference as Cornwall can look very drab in the rain.

You're right about no toilets on the beach, but luckily there was a hotel/restaurant very close.

Here's hoping for an Indian summer for your birthday celebrations. *drinks*

 

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Very droll, BBB!

I'm saying nothing. *lol*

 

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[ProgRockVinyl]

i'm contemplating turning it into a fruit bowl

 

[ProgRockVinyl]

i paid around the same for mine, mint condition and sounds perfect.

 

[ProgRockVinyl]

very jealous if you have that on vinyl, love bitches brew. quite a different john mclaughlin to the one he'd become in mahavishnu orchestra.

 

[Freddy58]

very jealous if you have that on vinyl, love bitches brew. quite a different john mclaughlin to the one he'd become in mahavishnu orchestra.

Hi PRV.

I heard one or two M/O albums, way back. As I recall, I found them a bit...un-melodic. Could you suggest something accessible?

 

[BIGBERNARDBRESSLAW]

very jealous if you have that on vinyl, love bitches brew.

And you'll be even more jealous when you hear I paid 50p for it last weekend at a car boot. Sleeve is awful, vinyl is great.

 

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[Freddy58]

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[Freddy58]

Well, the good old spam filter is doing the trick.

Anyway, giving Tom Waits - 'Small Change' a spin. Side one opens with 'Tom Traubert's Blues', what a tune! (Waltzing Matilda?) Anyway, I can't say I'm 100% with the tunes, but Tom Waits is just pure class. What a singer, what a voice!

 

[ProgRockVinyl]

i did notice that in the other thread, a steal indeed.

 

[ProgRockVinyl]

the first album is quite in your face, though softer moments like lotus on irish streams really shine. the later stuff like apocalypse adds orchestral arrangments into the mix, without the original members of cobham, hammer, laird and goodman. think george martin produced that as well.

 

[Freddy58]

Now just spun Grace Jones - 'Nightclubbing'

I first heard this back in the day, a long time ago! Hearing it now just reminds me how good this album is. SQ is superb, but more than that, some great tunes...really. Highly recommended.

 

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