Truelove’s Gutter is the fantastic 6th album from Singer-Songwriter Richard Hawley. The album title refers to an old street in his native Sheffield. Allegedly it was named after 18th-century innkeeper Thomas Truelove, who used to charge local people to dump their rubbish in the gutter in the street which then flowed down to the River … Continue reading “Truelove’s Gutter”
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What I've been listening to
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Pigs (Three Different Ones) [2011 - Remaster]
Animals (2011 Remastered Version)
Pink Floyd
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Dogs - 2011 Remastered Version
Animals (2011 Remastered Version)
Pink Floyd
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Pigs On The Wing (Part One) [2011 - Remaster]
Animals (2011 Remastered Version)
Pink Floyd
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Where To Now St. Peter?
Tumbleweed Connection
Elton John
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My Father's Gun
Tumbleweed Connection
Elton John
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Dexters Chalk
DRIFT Series 1
Underworld
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Another Silent Way
DRIFT Series 1
Underworld
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Two Months Off
A Hundred Days Off
Underworld
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Sola Sistim
A Hundred Days Off
Underworld
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Cowgirl - Remastered
Dubnobasswithmyheadman (20th Anniversary Remaster)
Underworld
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Jumbo
Beaucoup Fish (Remastered / Super Deluxe)
Underworld
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8 Ball
1992 - 2012
Underworld
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Caliban's Dream
A Collection 2
Underworld
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John Brown
Twice As Nice & Half the Price
Heron
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Miss Kiss
Twice As Nice & Half the Price
Heron
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Something Inside
Twice As Nice & Half the Price
Heron
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Love 13 (Lone)
Twice As Nice & Half the Price
Heron
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Take Me Back Home
Twice As Nice & Half the Price
Heron
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Madman
Twice As Nice & Half the Price
Heron
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The Ceilidh: Louis' Favourite / Billy's Tune
Local Hero
Mark Knopfler
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The Mist Covered Mountains
Local Hero
Mark Knopfler
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I should have been in Los Angeles in October last year. My tickets for Roger Waters at the Staples Center were booked and we were planning a California road trip from San Francisco down the PCH through LA and South to San Diego. Covid changed all that. The concert was postponed, our travel plans on … Continue reading “Planning a California Road Trip”
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These winter nights can get quite boring. A mixture of lockdown and those long dark nights make you yearn for some form of escape. Luckily, I have found some distraction in the pages of ‘Booze & Vinyl‘ a book that combines two passions – cocktails and music. Originally published in 2018, Booze & Vinyl curates … Continue reading “Booze & Vinyl – The Perfect Companions”
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Song for Guy was a hit for Elton John in 1978. This largely instrumental song was one of the few successful songs written without Bernie Taupin. In 1976, after a record breaking streak of albums, Elton and Bernie had gone their separate ways. At the time, Bernie has checked into a clinic to clean up … Continue reading “Song for Guy”
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Honky Chateau was Elton John’s 5th studio album recorded at Château d’Hérouville in France. One hour North of Paris, in the village of Herouville, the Chateau was residential studio that offered the artists a chance to record with a small band, and the chance for some time out of the limelight. Less than three years … Continue reading “Where is Elton’s Honky Chateau?”
