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Mingus at AntibesMingus at Antibes by Charles Mingus
Buy new: £8.99 / Used from: £2.98
Eric Dolphy, Charles Mingus and friends - soulful jazz, good for anytime of the day or night
Felt MountainFelt Mountain by Goldfrapp
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £2.49
Some trippy little songs, nice to see someone doing something a bit off centre, more depth next time please and I'll marry you!
A Love Supreme [Deluxe Edition]A Love Supreme [Deluxe Edition] by John Coltrane
Buy new: £16.48 / Used from: £12.00
This is an amazing record, its what turned me on to Jazz music. This edition also has live and alternate takes! Yes!
Coltrane's SoundColtrane's Sound
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More coltrane. 'The night has a thousand eyes' is beautiful, 'Central Park west'
VertigoVertigo by Groove Armada
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £0.30
Eclectic mix of some great grooves
The Left Hand of Darkness (Virago modern classics)The Left Hand of Darkness (Virago modern classics) by Ursula Le Guin
Buy new: £5.45 / Used from: £2.68
This is the book I always recommend to people who want to dip their toe into Science Fiction. It is the quintessential Sci-Fi book.
Dubliners (Oxford World's Classics)Dubliners (Oxford World's Classics) by James Joyce
Buy new: £6.99 / Used from: £1.65
Great stories. They show what a wonderful observer Joyce was. 'The Dead' is a great story - watch the movie too!
De Profundis, Ballad of Reading Gaol and Other Writings (Wordsworth Classics)De Profundis, Ballad of Reading Gaol and Other Writings (Wordsworth Classics) by Oscar Wilde
Buy new: £1.99 / Used from: £0.01
A great book. It has helped me through times of sadness and internal strife more than once.
The Happy Prince and Other Stories (Penguin Popular Classics)The Happy Prince and Other Stories (Penguin Popular Classics) by Oscar Wilde
Buy new: £2.00 / Used from: £0.01
'The happy prince' still ranks as one of my favourite stories, even 20+ years after I first read it. Ok I'm a sentimental old codger, I admit it.
Dangling in the TournefortiaDangling in the Tournefortia by Charles Bukowski
Buy new: £8.99 / Used from: £7.06
Probably one of Bukowskis best collections. Deep, funny and disturbing all at once. Keep it near you at all times.
Hot RatsHot Rats by Frank Zappa
Buy new: £9.98 / Used from: £5.70
Zappa's only number one album! (and that was in the netherlands only...)
Mighty Joe MoonMighty Joe Moon by Grant Lee Buffalo
Buy used from: £17.15
Go and see Grant Lee Philips at a stage near you and soon!! 'Mockingbirds' is a beautiful tune, short and sweet
GraceGrace by Jeff Buckley
Buy used from: £0.89
Still cant believe this man is dead, when he sings its like he calls across the great divide (shiver)
What's Going OnWhat's Going On by Marvin Gaye
Buy used from: £0.64
The grooves on these tracks. Its incredible to think that these are protest songs!
Pink MoonPink Moon by Nick Drake
Buy new: £3.98 / Used from: £3.59
Grows and grows on you
CreationCreation by Nina Hynes
Buy used from: £1.24
Get this and STAROS her latest : http://www.reverbr.com/nh_home.html
Reggae GreatsReggae Greats by Lee "Scratch" Perry
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A great introduction to a hugely influential genius
For the BirdsFor the Birds by The Frames
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Simple, powerful, moving
Astral WeeksAstral Weeks by Van Morrison
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £3.10
His best record - he may have better songs but this is definitely his best collection - every one is a cracker
The Day The Earth Stood Still [VHS] [1951]The Day The Earth Stood Still [VHS] [1951]
Buy used from: £4.50
I'm not keen on men in rubber suits usually but Klatu really makes this movie :-)
Quatermass And The Pit [VHS] [1967]Quatermass And The Pit [VHS] [1967]
Buy used from: £1.94
Scared the S*** out of me when I was knee high to a grasshopper