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Post by Terra Incognita on Aug 26, 2019 21:42:42 GMT
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Post by donavan on Aug 26, 2019 22:31:12 GMT
Yeah, got it. Was getting a bit pissed off with the explotation of XTC releases at this point. Or was it later, can't remember. So stopped buying stuff I already had. And I don't buy all the reissues now. Especially the remastered stuff which is tarted up so much it's total crap compared to the original. Just me. But I fell in love with them for who they were. No plastic surgery needed. Let it be.
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Post by Terra Incognita on Aug 27, 2019 0:52:27 GMT
I found it cheap in a used record shop.
I'm the furthest thing from a completist there is, and I don't have any of the other best ofs (e.g. rag and bone, cupboards), bbc stuff, warbles etc.; but this LP at least contains some hits from White Music and Go2, albums which I will never like enough to purchase. If I'm actually curious about a demo or an obscure b-side, I can find it on youtube. one listen's usually good enough for me.
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Post by donavan on Aug 27, 2019 7:06:59 GMT
There was a time you would get a right royal telling off on a XTC forum for saying you listened to XTC on YouTube rather than buying. I got a right bollocking once. Which was and still is very silly. And AP posted countless YT vids on his Twitter page. So go figure.
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Post by Terra Incognita on Aug 27, 2019 11:36:44 GMT
A study in contradictions. I remember one tweet of his (yes, I read a few in the last year) where he mentioned that a YT video of a Mummer or BE track of his had very few views. Within hours, there were dozens of adulatory comments. I suppose he sees YT as a marketing tool; but I doubt anyone listening to free music and reading fan praise on YT goes out and buys songs on either digital or physical media.
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Post by donavan on Aug 27, 2019 16:38:10 GMT
You can use it as a 'try before you buy' I suppose. I listened to some Warbles stuff and despite the odd gem decided not to buy.
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Post by Terra Incognita on Aug 28, 2019 16:20:43 GMT
I've always had a soft spot for this album. The best tracks are Olivia Newton-John's Magic, Suddenly and Dancin' on Side A, and ELO's I'm Alive and All Over the World on Side 2.
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Post by Terra Incognita on Aug 30, 2019 16:52:36 GMT
1979. Side 1's reaaaally good.
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Post by donavan on Aug 30, 2019 23:29:14 GMT
Is it ok to still like some Garry Glitter stuff. Man this could be a thread and a half all on it's own. But no chance here. Especially at this time of night. So Hot Chocolate for me. You win again.
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Post by Terra Incognita on Aug 30, 2019 23:40:41 GMT
Ooh, love me some Hot Chocolate. Everyone's a winner, you sexy thing
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Post by donavan on Aug 30, 2019 23:49:57 GMT
Thanks Emmalene. Goodnight pet x
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Post by Terra Incognita on Sept 1, 2019 21:23:49 GMT
Not a big fan, but his shows are always fun. I play this a couple of times a year.
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Post by Terra Incognita on Sept 4, 2019 20:03:17 GMT
This triple album was never re-issued in CD format, so it's apparently a bit of a rarity. I bought my copy relatively cheaply at a used record shop several years ago. Contains essentiel Stevie from 1962 to 1971.
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Post by Terra Incognita on Sept 10, 2019 16:44:55 GMT
This was a fantastic debut album. Ziggy was only 19 or 20, I think. Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth (Talking Heads) produced it. Strangely, we lost sight of him. I don't even remember seeing his 2nd LP in stores.
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Post by donavan on Sept 10, 2019 21:12:20 GMT
Did he play guitar?
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