I've been collecting records for as long as I can remember, and sometimes it's easy to skip over things, and forget what you've got. I'm going to start listening to things in alphabetical order, it give me a chance to look through my collection again, and give me an opportunity to share things with other music lovers, and vinyl collectors.
The rules are simple, I will start at A, and choose an artist from my collection beginning with that letter, next day I move on to B, then C, etc.
The story so far...
- A is for... Adam and the Ants - Kings of the Wild Frontier
- B is for... The Beatles - Abbey Road
- C is for... The Chemical Brothers - Exit Planet Dust
- D is for... Nick Drake - Bryter Layter
- E is for... Brian Eno - Ambient 1: Music for Airports
- F is for... Mark Fry - Dreaming With Alice
- G is for... Gong - Flying Teapot
- H is for... Richie Havens - Alarm Clock
- I is for... Incredible String Band - Wee Tam
- J is for... Jean Michel Jarre - Oxygene
- K is for... The KLF - The White Room
L is for...
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II
In my head Led Zeppelin are a classic rock back of the 1970's. but by 1969 they'd already recorded two albums, and this one, 'Led Zeppelin II' is probably my favourite, with Whole Lotta Love, The Lemon Song, and Thank You as some stand out tracks from an amazing album.
I like this album so much I bought it twice, one of them is a 1990's pressing, very shiny, and sounds great. This one is an old Italian pressing, dated 1971 on the labels, so older than me!
If you haven't heard it, or would like a reminder of how great it is, here's a couple of tracks for you...