and I got the Blue Vinyl pressing of OKNOTOK.
The remaster is incredible, the new tracks are amazing, the B-Sides are a great addition to my collection, and the pressing on the blue vinyl is unbelievable. The pressing is one of the best I've ever heard, so if anyone is concerned with the coloured pressing being one of inferior quality, I wouldn't worry.
Regular readers may know that I normally spend my summer Sundays in the sun playing cricket. However, a week off gave me the chance to go up to Portobello Road and Notting Hill to indulge in my second favourite Sunday pursuit. Whilst it's as vibrant as it ever was, there was a tangible sadness in the air with the recent Grenfell Tower tragedy being a stone's throw away - people collecting for the families affected, posters of the missing (now sadly presumed dead) still in shop windows, charity shops asking for donations. Humbling and emotional, but knowing that area of London as I do the community spirit there is so strong and if there's any positive to come out of all this crap it's that everyone there was being extra accommodating and friendly today. So with steel pan coming from under the Westway and the smell of Jerk chicken penetrating my nostrils I parked in Cambridge Gardens, walked from Honest Jon's to Notting Hill Gate tube and picked up:
First UK press from the geezer on the record stall at the Flea Market. Ended up having a long conversation with him about Ride, for no reason whatsoever
Wandered into Rough Trade with every intention of buying the standard black version of this, but after seeing the blue one was exactly the same price (£25) I had to indulge. Not normally one for coloured vinyl but seemed like a bargain. Not as blown away as I thought I was going to be by the pressing in all honesty, although it's noticeably better than the standard XL repress I listened to last week. Having said that, with a decent set of open-backed headphones it sounds fantastic. I remember buying the CD the day it came out 20 years ago, and now after watching their Glasto performance it's like I'm falling head-over-heels for them again. Next stop - the In Rainbows boxset... _________________ 'Reggae' & t'ing Folk 'n Stuff SHAMELESS RECORD DEALER PLUG
P.S. And may that late beautiful precious on the right be with the Lord...I love him so much! _________________ Me & my favorite singer James Otto
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I already had a great condition sleeve but an awful condition record, thankfully this week that was put right when I picked up a pristine copy in a tatty old sleeve.
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