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Lie Dream of a Casino Soul

Well, I didn't eat the weekend
But I put the weight back on again
And our kid got back from Munich
He didn't like it much.

Ok time to decide which is the best interpretation of Walk On By.

Dionne Warwick, Issac Hayes, the Stranglers or Smith & Mighty?

Trick question of course, the Dionne version is definitive - but the others are all amazing, including - surprisingly - the Stranglers version.

#burtbacharach #dionnewarwick #walkonby

The Mekons - The Quality of Mercy is not Strnen (Virgin 1979)

Possibly my favourite cover image / album title combo.
(References the theory that an infinite number of monkeys hammering away on typewriters will eventually produce the complete works of Shakespeare)
The message of the cover (nearly but not quite getting there) entirely appropriate to the contents of the album, where the Mekons serve up a rambunctious, scruffy noise, endearing enough but overshadowed at the time by their friends Gang of Four.
The peak of punk-era Mekons had already passed, with their earlier 7" Where Were You, still the best place to head for a definitive blast of Mekons.

#nowplaying #vinyl #mekons #punk

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The Necks - Hanging Gardens

This album unfolds itself langurously over the course of a hypnotic 60 minute track.

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A remarkable record, eerie and disconcerting. A disembodied voice from the ether.
This album is miles away from the arch pop approach of his band Prefab Sprout, a totally fresh approach to making music, forced by a period of ill-health.

#prefabsprout #nowlistening #tgif

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Bingeing on the World Cup this weekend, filling in the gaps with selections from Luaka Bop's incredible World Psychedelic Classics series.

#luakabop #nowplaying #worldcup22

I never knew where to start with Popol Vuh - but here's the place. One CD of highlights from their daunting catalogue, and another of sympathetic electronica remixes. Lush.

#fridayCD #PopolVuh #Krautrock #tgif