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All excellent. A bit of an earlier vintage with a cut-down band size-wise, but the signature Boland sound is there.

Got the 'Griif 'n' Bags' 2LP set in front of me. Looks as if there are 5 tracks from "Lady Heaven Bottom's Waltz" (great title ) 'Foot Patting' 'Please Send Me Someone To Love' 'Deep Eight' 'The JAMFS Are Coming' 'Lady Heavy Bottom's Waltz' Not sure if that means the full album is on there - but certainly much of it. Yes, looks like all of the 'Swing Waltz Swing' was on the 'All That Strauss' compilation. Nice to see the original cover though and I'll bet the 180g vinyl will sound great. This apparently came out on LP for sale with the German 'teen' magazine 'twen' to mark their 50th issue. Imagine that sort of thing now - more likely an MP3 by Cheeky Girls or other such crap. There's some overlap I think with the Shihab 'Seeds' and 'All Those Cats' but don't have 'Seeds' so can't confirm.

Sid Little Sid Snot Hissing Sid

Sir John Harvey-Jones Sir Digby Jones Digby

Didn't the Peasants' Revolt start from there too? I guess we can all look forward to another 'Winter of Discontent' this year..

Allen Lowe Mosaic Box, Set 3, CD2

Sad news, RIP. I'll dig the 'Jazz Wave' LP set out today.

Squidgy Diana Artemis John Themis Richard Clayderman Yanni

Recording level was often a bit low though, relative to noise. Just playing one of those Argos and although the sound was exquisite, it could have done with being boosted up a bit. A '60s thing, I guess.

Just playing a WB UK George Benson recently. Vinyl pretty thin but sound very good indeed !

'The Return of Howard McGhee' (Bethlehem DG mono)

Sun Ra Astro Black Cosmic Dog

Poppa Lou Chewy Chewbacca

Sam Rivers Blue Note LP set. Working my way through it - fabulous !

Hamm Clov Nell Nellie Bligh Captain Bligh Norman Stanley Fletcher

Certainly would think long and hard before making any trips to Northern England these days, except for work. Fortunately, living in the West Country, a traditional holiday area, means there's less of a need to get out of the place on vacation. We just get innundated with swarms of caravans from London and other cities in the Summer though.

Michael Garrick 'Promises' (UK Argo, stereo). With Joe Harriott. Signed by Mr Garrick on the back, dated 1971.

Very Best Wishes !

Kojak Stavros Loadsamoney

So's Bill, isn't he? You must have picked up a bit of Wurzel, is what I say. MG You mean these guys? Hmmm...

Anthony 'Sherpa' Howard Frankie Howard Frankie Goes To Hollywood

'I Only Have Eyes For You' is a late 1980s offering with the Brass Fantasy. Not bad at all - certainly worth checking out (but admittedly not an all-time classic though). Bought this one around the time of 'Avant Pop', also on ECM.

John Major Michael Foot Gordon Brown Big Brown Baby Brown Brown Baby Capability Brown Incapability Brown Turnip Townsend

"59% (Dixie). Barely into the Dixie category." But I'm northern English !