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... The Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II
M is for...
John Martyn - Solid Air
I've made it to M, 13 down, 13 to go, I hope you've enjoyed the journey so far!
Today we're featuring a fabulous album for the unique brilliance of John Martyn, and his fourth album, Solid Air. Like Bryter Later which I've featured previously, this album features members of Fairport Convention, and Solid Air, the title track is actually written about Nick Drake, who sadly died of an overdose not too long after the release of the album.
My copy of the album sounds fantastic, being one of the half-speed mastered at Abbey Road releases. I'd love to get an original copy some day but for the moment, this copy will be more than enough...
So here's a few tracks from Solid Air. Seriously though, go and check out the whole album...
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