Recent Purchases

Bought/ordered:

^ I used to buy a lot of CDs from Greg but I've only bought a couple of LPs from him.

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^  I've got about eighteen inches of space left on my album shelves which could hold sixty to seventy albums.

Delivered...

Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs - Time Traveller
Latest Lp purchase ($20), nice vinyl copy rare compilation double album covering Billy's work from 1963 to 1976, just before he headed for the USA.

Hey at least you guys aren't getting rid of it... biggest mistake a music lover can make.

^ Neat haul, Michael

Yeah, Sam! I'm very happy with this lot!

I'm not a massive Saga fan, but I've always found that particular one is a nice crossover album of pop and light prog.

The Rush album is one of the few remaining ones I wanted from their peak period. I did see that `Moving Pictures' album there as well, but it was in a cardboard case and different to the other Rush remasters I've got. The OCD in me wouldn't handle different packaging for that particular set!

Next to the Rush disc is a Carlos Santana album from 1974. It's a mostly instrumental album with Carlos backed by grand orchestral arrangements, harp, etc. It's an interesting album, a jazz/fusion in the truest sense of the genre tag.

I've never come across that particular Birth Control live album before, it's meant to be a cracker, can't wait to hear it.

The Prince album is actually a 3 CD set. I got it for $15 Australian, more impressive because it never had a local Aussie release, so music stores down here were selling imported copies of it down here for $70 at the time of its release!! Nice to catch up on it. I read at the time that part of it was meant to be his interpretation of a spiritual-era Santana-like album (cool title `Lotusflower' too), but I don't think it truly delivered on that promise. I'm looking forward to hearing it again properly.

Man, it is driving me mental seeing Atomic Rooster's `Death Walks Behind You' in that white plastic case, I'll be swapping it over for a traditional black one in a few minutes!

The Sabbath one is cool.

The Soft Machine disc is a two CD live recording from 31st Jan 1970. Some of the louder parts with the sax distorts, but it's a good representation of their live sound from the time.

I nearly fell over when I saw the Blues Pills one, I thought `Oh, Sam would be so proud of me!' What a beautiful set! How's the DVD on it?

Aussie-Byrd-Brother wrote: I'm not a massive Saga fan, but I've always found that particular one is a nice crossover album of pop and light prog. The Rush album is one of the few remaining ones I wanted from their peak period. I did see that `Moving Pictures' album there as well, but it was in a cardboard case and different to the other Rush remasters I've got. The OCD in me wouldn't handle different packaging for that particular set! Next to the Rush disc is a Carlos Santana album from 1974. It's a mostly instrumental album with Carlos backed by grand orchestral arrangements, harp, etc. It's an interesting album, a jazz/fusion in the truest sense of the genre tag. I've never come across that particular Birth Control live album before, it's meant to be a cracker, can't wait to hear it. The Prince album is actually a 3 CD set. I got it for $15 Australian, more impressive because it never had a local Aussie release, so music stores down here were selling imported copies of it down here for $70 at the time of its release!! Nice to catch up on it. I read at the time that part of it was meant to be his interpretation of a spiritual-era Santana-like album (cool title `Lotusflower' too), but I don't think it truly delivered on that promise. I'm looking forward to hearing it again properly. Man, it is driving me mental seeing Atomic Rooster's `Death Walks Behind You' in that white plastic case, I'll be swapping it over for a traditional black one in a few minutes! I nearly fell over when I saw the Blues Pills one, I thought `Oh, Sam would be so proud of me!' What a beautiful set! How's the DVD on it?

It must be better than the one I have