Tuesday 24 December 2019

24/12/19: Now That's What I Call Music 94

Just down the road from High Barnet tube near the petrol station. Sadly, the CD wasn't present. Full tracklisting here.

Thursday 3 October 2019

03/10/19: Box of 26 damp CDs


Box of damp CDs left on the pavement in Totteridge. Instead of picking through them, I took the lot. Some were too damp to salvage, but some could be dried out for playing in the car.

The full contents of the box:

1. Stevie Wonder – Talking Book
2. Stevie Wonder – Number Ones
3. Barry White – The Collection
4. Al Green – Greatest Hits
5. Michael Jackson – Off the Wall
6. Michael Jackson – Greatest Hits: History
7. Michael Jackson – Video Greatest Hits (DVD)
8. Chandimal – Deflection (“Extreme unplugged Sri Lankan songs selection”)
9. Sandra Grant – Sandra (“She’ll Blow Your Mind with Jazz in Blues“)
10. Sandra Grant – Miss Saxophone Lady (“She’ll Blow Your Mind with Dangerous Grooves”)
11. Various – The Best Jazz Ever (3CD)
12. Various – Latin Summer Jazz (2CD)
13. Various – Jazz Around Midnight: Piano
14. Various – Pure Jazz Moods (inside the box for a JVC CD-R)
15. Santana – Moonflower (CD2 only)
16. Richie Benaud‘s Greatest XI (DVD)
17. The Black Eyed Peas – The End
18. The Dance Band Days (Reader’s Digest)
19. Antonio Carlos Jobim – Jazz Masters 13
20. Various – Sexual Healing: An Album of Passion
21. Medleys to Remember: Remembering the 60’s, 70’s & 80’s
22. Suresh David – Shining Light
23. Alvin and the Chipmunks (original motion picture soundtrack)
24. TDK CD-R with “XP Home” software on it
25. DVD Navigation Map Europe Central
26. Elvis Presley – The Nation’s Favourite Elvis Songs

Listened to the Sandra Grant CD in the car. I enjoyed her “dangerous grooves”, but they did not blow my mind.

Wednesday 18 September 2019

Thursday 5 September 2019

Tuesday 18 June 2019

Thursday 18 April 2019

18/04/19: Jimi Hendrix – Band of Gypsys

Whetstone. Rather a good live album, this, taped on the first day of the 1970s at the Fillmore East in New York. I already have a copy, but brought this home as a spare and tried to clean it up. Unfortunately there were a few too many scratches.

Monday 4 March 2019

04/03/19: A4 shard

At the edge of the A4 as it passes through West Kensington. Unlikely to play.