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No Worries - my soundtrack to 2006 so far
Cannibal SeaCannibal Sea by Essex Green
Buy new: £9.99 / Used from: £3.98
Lovely 60s-style folk rock pop done with contemporary cool, reminiscent of The Deep Six and other Rev-Ola reissues. Check out "Up The Country" by related band The Sixth Great Lake - a true classic.
Product Placement CDProduct Placement CD by DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist
Recommended by Green Gartside of all people - fantastic mix of over 100 45s - done live across the world. Remarkably coherent.
The Fantastic Expedition Of Dillard & Clark/Through The Morning Through The NightThe Fantastic Expedition Of Dillard & Clark/Through The Morning Through The Night by Dillard & Clark
Buy new: £3.72 / Used from: £6.38
First album, "Fantastic Expedition ..." is the greatest country rock album of all time - better than Gram, the Byrds, Mike Nesmith, Neil Young. Velvet Crush covered key track "Why Not Your Baby".
Back in BrazilBack in Brazil by Gilles Peterson
Buy used from: £4.65
Very chilled out mix of old and new (and rare) Brazilian tracks. For when I want to pretend I live in a trendy cocktail lounge
AnthologyAnthology by P.F. Sloan
Buy new: £9.99 / Used from: £7.99
The first great singer-songwriter. Got into him through the Jimmy Webb song named after him. Wrote songs for The Turtles among others. Price of this CD is just stupid though ....
AvalancheAvalanche by Sufjan Stevens
Buy new: £6.46 / Used from: £6.25
Best contemporary songwriter around. Hope he does Hawaii next!
The Days of MarsThe Days of Mars by Delia Gonzalez & Gavin Russom
Buy new: £12.99 / Used from: £5.39
Pulsing electro soundscape type stuff - last track sounds like an instrumental version of Decades with a Save All Your Kisses For Me coda. (True!)
Give BloodGive Blood by Brakes
Buy new: £9.98 / Used from: £3.48
Rollicking indie jamming by guys from BSP and Tenderfoot - hints of the Pixies, Roxy Music ...
The Edge: David Axelrod At Capitol Records 1966-1970The Edge: David Axelrod At Capitol Records 1966-1970 by David Axelrod
Buy new: £10.98 / Used from: £5.86
Awesome drums ....
Tiger, My Friend [German Import]Tiger, My Friend [German Import] by Psapp
Fun, bouncy stuff - bit like Saint Et or Sterolab. Much better than the new album ... (Buy the UK version though, just wanted the cover pic for this list).
FeathersFeathers by Feathers
Buy new: £10.98 / Used from: £5.87
Brilliant Colors: the Complete Warner Bros. RecordingsBrilliant Colors: the Complete Warner Bros. Recordings by Neon Philharmonic
Buy new: £18.99 / Used from: £6.99
At the National GridAt the National Grid by The Bats
Buy new: £17.82 / Used from: £5.81
White Bread Black BeerWhite Bread Black Beer by Scritti Politti
Buy new: £8.94 / Used from: £3.95
BBC Radiophonic MusicBBC Radiophonic Music by BBC Radiophonic Workshop
Buy used from: £84.95
The Novelist/Walking Without EffortThe Novelist/Walking Without Effort by Richard Swift
Buy used from: £4.99
DimmerDimmer by Zincs
Buy new: £1.49 / Used from: £1.50
YetYet by Mans Wieslander
Buy new: £12.99 / Used from: £1.94