Speaking of chart updates, finally made this in a full 100. A summary for those with clickphobia:
- dividesbyzero is just as BEAutiful as he always was, especially now he's embraced Indian disco (what took you so long, chap?)
- Norm continues to be BEAutiful
- Antonio is BEAutiful by his own behest after claiming a previously unassigned record. The cheeky lad.
- Skinnyman is a teeny weeny bit more BEAutiful than he previously was (must be the weather), as is Gowi
- SuedeSwede is the most BEAutiful thing of the last 6 months
- CryingGameDahlin is now officially BEAutiful (though I realise I've spelt his name wrong)
- Joy O'Division is BEAutiful in a BE-tiful kinda way
- alelsupreme isn't BEAutiful at all. Yet. Though he has infinitely more chance of being BEAutiful than Seff Mad Son and the whole population of Belgium
- MSS/Lady G is more BEAutiful than all of the above put together, especially after sending me a copy of Cross Paths in the post. We're running an indie disco in the next life when we're all cats.
Jim I've probably genuinely less chance of getting on that chart than kida lets be real.
Come on now, lad - chin up. I've just had a flick through your chart and this Kitty character sounds quite interesting. I might have a listen to her as I scoff down my Crunchy Nut Corn Flakes tomorrow morning. _________________ 'Reggae' & t'ing Folk 'n Stuff SHAMELESS RECORD DEALER PLUG
Jimmy's been a-record shoppin' again. Passed through Bristol on the way to Weston Super-Mere for work and picked up from the ever-fantastic Plastic Wax:
I have become totally besotted with this album of late, and curse the day I saw a first UK pressing in a charity shop near Southampton (going for £40 admittedly) and didn't pick it up. Saw this copy (an Australian pressing which I've had to add to Discogs as it wasn't on there) on eBay, sold by some bloke in Australia for less than the godawful 4 Men With Beards repress. Spinning behind me now and it sounds absolutely beautiful _________________ 'Reggae' & t'ing Folk 'n Stuff SHAMELESS RECORD DEALER PLUG
Bit of a find, this. In the reduced bin due to an audible pop mark over one track, otherwise immaculate
You finds always make me so jealous 🙁
Also, it's awesome to see me on your new chart 😄 Glad that record finally came around to you. Still one of my favourite things in my record collection. _________________ Doubles & Conch
Jimmy DreadOld skool like Happy ShopperModeratorProfile 555 Dub Street
Also, it's awesome to see me on your new chart 😄 Glad that record finally came around to you. Still one of my favourite things in my record collection.
Cheers man. I couldn't believe it either. Not the original (that goes for £400 mint), but an 80s repress which still goes for a decent price.
As for that Exuma LP, after finally letting it sink into my funky bones I managed to find an original US press of it in the end (along with Exuma 2) - you always spring to mind whenever I give it a spin. If you're ever over in the UK let me know and I'll happily take you round my haunts - Bristol is an ace place for picking up great records. _________________ 'Reggae' & t'ing Folk 'n Stuff SHAMELESS RECORD DEALER PLUG
meccaleccaVoice of ReasonProfile The Land of Enchantment
I first heard of Andrew Wartts and The Gospel Storytellers off the back of the excellent Good God! Born Again Funk compy that Numero put out last year. The track culled from this LP for that collection - Peter and John - is funk from the heavens, with the amazing opening rhyming couplet "I'd like to take your mind back / to the 3rd chapter in the Book of Acts" and the deepest groove this side of the Ark of the Covenant. Elsewhere what could turn out to be a collection of scripture readings to funk/gospel tunes ends up being a bevvy of rare spiritual groove, where proclamations of faith ("One Day In Paradise") sit in the pews alongside tracks that wouldn't sound out of place if Charlie Brown and the Peanuts crew became born-again Christians ("What Is The Name" - is it John? no it's not John... is it Elijah? No it's not Elijah... I wanna read it in the Bible... It's in the book, the Book of Acts, 4th Chapter, 12th verse. Deep, brothers and sisters). Elsewhere there's blessings of gospel, soul and blues by the bucketload, but the stand-outs are the two bookenders - the title track ("you should read! The New Testament!") and the aforementioned Peter and John. All ye sinners put down yrrr devil's music (crunk and the like) and rise up. Innit.
Picked up today. Original pressing that used to be owned by British Forces Radio in Cyprus. Obviously not fans of dancehall as it had never been touched - immaculate. _________________ 'Reggae' & t'ing Folk 'n Stuff SHAMELESS RECORD DEALER PLUG
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