Head YouTube video by Prince - Topic

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Hi Rich,
What a lot of fun this has been… #5debutalbums50s60s
1. Thomas & Richard Frost - Visualize
2. The Pentangle - S/T
3. The Velvet Underground and Nico
4. Os Mutantes - S/T
5. Euphoria - A Gift From…

LP cover of the 1970 debut album Cold Fact from Sixto Rodriguez.

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Rodriguez
Cold Fact
1970

You probably know the story. But if you don’t know the story… 👇

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LP cover of Secos & Molhados self-titled debut album from 1973. The four band members’ heavily made-up heads are arranged on silver platters on a dining table. None of the four look particularly happy about this.

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Secos & Molhados
Secos & Molhados
1973

Lovely to revisit this LP. This is a dodgy boot and has moments of excruciating sibilance, but the prog-infused Brazilian psyche folk rises above.

LP cover of Trees 1970 debut album “In The Garden of Jane Delawney”.

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Trees
The Garden of Jane Delawney
1970

Ain’t got the dollar for no original UK pressing. So this is the very fine Earth Recordings reissue which sounds lovely spilling forth ce moment.

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LP cover of Virginia Astley’s 1983 debut album “From Gardens Where We Feel Secure”.

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Virginia Astley
“From Gardens Where We Feel Secure”
1983

This beautiful LP is the opposite of a “Friday night record”. Though it sounds wonderful - as always - on this particular Friday night.

LP cover of David Sylvian’s 1984 debut solo album “Brilliant Trees”. David, looking as cool as the other David, is standing in a park quite near some trees.

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David Sylvian
“Brilliant Trees”
1984

Fun fact: Session guitarist on this LP, Phil Palmer, is the nephew of Ray and Dave Davies of the Kinks.

Good call. I’ll have to stick that on.

I would take “80s” out of that statement.

LP cover of Lloyd Cole & The Commotions debut album “Rattlesnakes”.

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Lloyd Cole & The Commotions
“Rattlesnakes”
1984

This one lives close to the record player for obvious reasons.

Tina is a treasure. They even named a Dorset holiday resort after her.

It’ll sound great through your Rega. That propulsive bass on Wordy Rappinghood. Mmmmm.

Time to remedy.

LP cover of the debut self-titled album by Tom Tom Club.

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Tom Tom Club
“Tom Tom Club”
1981

Sounding pulsatingly fresh.

And it was a sunnier day.

Think Weezer were going for the same. m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71n...

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The Feelies
“Crazy Rhythms”
1980

Absolute shoe-in.

Lovely front cover design (by Frances Castle) of “Oneiric” LP from Rural Tapes on Clay Pipe Music.

Always a great post day when Jeff (the Postman) delivers a cardboard square. Today’s contained this from @claypipemusic.bsky.social

“Oneiric” by Rural Tapes
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Art Pepper - Las Cuevas De Mario (Official Visualizer) YouTube video by Art Pepper

Art Pepper, legendary saxophonist. Born on this day 100 years ago.

Here’s the wonderful “Las Cuevas De Mario” from his 1960 album Smack Up.
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Lewes Potters Bar sounds like a pub owned by a Brentford player.

Two seven-inch records from Wrongtom - including Wrongtom meets Desta Zion “Somethin’ Else” and a bonus for good behaviour- resting atop a load of jazz LPs.

Just back from school shoe shopping and this was waiting. 🙌
Cheers to @wrongtom.bsky.social and Jeff the Postman.

Any schnitzel action yet?

Takes your breath awaaay

Where’s Captain Kirk Stevens? #snookerpop

Nellie la éléphante

I’d like to hear the LP where a bloke from Hartlepool meets a French girl.

Been down a wiki-shaped rabbit hole: Dave Richmond, who plays bass on this, was a member of Manfred Mann and, best of all, played the fretless bass on the theme to ‘Last Of The Summer Wine’.

LP cover of Histoire De Melodie Nelson by Serge Gainsbourg. Jane Birkin, wearing nothing but blue denim flares and a wig, adorns the cover.

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Serge Gainsbourg
Histoire De Melodie Nelson
1971

Lovely arrangements by Jean-Claude Vannier, wonderful bass guitar, some yelps and the unmistakeable voice of a man who smoked his fags right down to the butt.

I think I left Tago Mago out in the second semi, so have made up for it with Future Days last time and Ege Bamyasi this time.

Hi Rich,
Here’s my #5albums70s4

1. Van Morrison - Moondance
2. Can - Ege Bamyasi
3. T. Rex - Electric Warrior
4. Alice Coltrane - Ptah, The El Daoud
5. Culture - Two Sevens Clash

Thanks as always. 🤝