My record collection listening chain is a series of occasional posts working through my 7" single collection (and maybe other records as well). The general idea is that I started by posting about the first record in my collection, then asked readers to reply with a random number from 1 to 100. I would then choose someone at random, and count on from the last record posted about by the number they have chosen and post about that record. Then we'll rinse and repeat until we get bored! Oh, and I also chuck in a 5 Hive SBI reward to the chosen poster as a 'thank you for playing'!
So, without further ado, thanks to 
The Beautiful South with Old Red Eyes Is Back (with Fleet St B.C. on the b-side)
Released in 1991, it got to number 22 in the UK charts
I always enjoy a bit of the The Beautiful South - always been a fan of Paul Heaton from Housemartins days, through to the recent stuff with Jacqui Abbot. Awesome lyricist and a lovely voice to boot.
I've seen him live a couple of times. Once with The Beautiful South at Glastonbury in 1999, and more recently at a forest gig at Sherwood Pines with Jacqui. Both great - loads of fun.
If you get the chance to see Paul & Jacqui when things finally start to crank up again, I'd strongly recommend it. There's such a rich back catalogue of songs that you'll not only be surprised at how many you remember, but also how many you will sing along to as well!
A little bonus to this one (possibly). I have been known to pick up a guitar and bash it about a bit, as long as the chords don't get too fancy. This is one of the songs I have played in the past and can just about sing. I'll give it a go and if it's not too much of a disaster (I'll be super rusty!), I might treat you to a video of me screeching over the top of a 12-string. You lucky people.
So there you go. If you want to have the chance of choosing the next in the series (and also winning 5 Hive SBI), then reply to this post with your supremely flattering compliments and a number from 1 to 100. I'll choose a random reply to inform the next post in a few days...
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