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Farce about an upstanding and knighted MP who is a staunch defender of public decency but who also has two mistresses and a knack of losing his trousers at inopportune moments. Based on the successful West End comedy.1973.
A pivotal transition with the official name change and the replacement of Florence Ballard with Cindy Birdsong. Produced largely by Holland-Dozier-Holland, it embraced psychedelic soul and featured hits like "Reflections," "In and Out of Love," and "Forever Came Today." 1968.
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On the island of Minorca, Sir Percy de Courcy finds himself once again penniless. Since the disreputable Sir Percy isn't willing to work for a living, he must concoct some sort of scam to maintain his luxurious lifestyle. 1975.
Barrett is the second and final studio album by former Pink Floyd frontman Syd Barrett, released on November 14, 1970, in the UK on Harvest Records. It was produced by Pink Floyd's David Gilmour and Richard Wright, who also contributed as musicians.
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A group of inept bank robbers released from prison discover that a police station has been erected over the place where they buried their stolen takings and try to recover it without being caught. 1965.
The second album by the American multi-instrumentalist aged 17.
A blend of blues, funk, and psychedelic soul, it is best known for the original version of "Strawberry Letter 23" Produced by his father Johnny Otis, includes performances from musicians like George Duke and Aynsley Dunbar.
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Marjorie Clark (Pauline Stroud) wins a competition in her Midland town and finds herself in a Festival of Britain procession as Lady Godiva. This leads by way of a suspect beauty competition to the show-business world of London. But it could be a slippery slope for simple home-town Marge. 1951.
Sommerabend is the third studio album by the German progressive rock band Novalis, released in 1976 on the Brain label. It is widely considered a high point in their career and a classic of German symphonic progressive rock, characterized by its romantic, poetic, and keyboard-heavy sound.
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Terry had a thread concerning budget records found in Irish households....I forgot about this one!
Go on then…
Nigel Dennis, a magazine publisher, blackmails high-profile personalities in order to earn money. Things take a turn when his two new targets devise a plan to murder him. 1957.
Goo remains a landmark in alternative rock, blending experimental noise with pop sensibilities and featuring the iconic, hand-drawn, high-contrast black-and-white artwork of Raymond Pettibon. It is based on a photograph of witnesses in the Moors murders case. 1990.
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In 18th century England, an orphan, Moll Flanders, grows up to become a servant for the town's mayor before becoming a young widow. However, Moll continues to use her charm as a means of breaking into high society.1969.
An Electric Storm (1969) is a pioneering electronic, avant-pop album by White Noise, created by David Vorhaus, Delia Derbyshire, and Brian Hodgson. It blended 1960s pop with experimental, BBC Radiophonic Workshop-style tape manipulation, early synthesizers, and occult themes, becoming a cult classic
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That’s me finished for today.
Still at it…
He still didn’t let me in…Bastard.