Sea Song – Lost Souls – Doves
Pantomime Horse – Suede – Suede
Every Day Is Like Sunday – Bona Drag – Morrissey
Let Down – OK Computer – Radiohead
Julia – 1984 – Eurythmics
Orpheus – Secrets of the Beehive – David Sylvian
Forbidden Colours – Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence – Ryuichi Sakamoto
Being Boring – Behaviour – Pet Shop Boys (best experienced along with the Bruce Weber video)
D.C. – Doughboy Hollow – Died Pretty
Twin Layers of Lightning – Liberty Belle (etc etc) – The Go-Betweens
CD Collection #6
More 80s bands beginning with C today.
| 075992585927 | Julee Cruise | Floating Into The Night |
| 5033197253725 | The Crystal Method | Legion of Boom* |
| 042282768827 | The Cure | Pornography* |
| 022925684325 | The Cure | Japanese Whispers* |
| 9325583005022 | The Cure | Bloodflowers* |
| The Cure | The Top | |
| 090317076522 | The Cure | Disintigration* |
| 042282723123 | The Cure | The Head on the Door |
| 602498629055 | The Cure | The Cure* |
| 075596047722 | The Cure | Staring at the Sea The Singles |
| 9325583000737 | The Cure | Faith* |
| 022925685025 | The Cure | Kiss Me* |
| 042282535429 | The Cure | Seventeen Seconds |
| 077778653127 | Curve | Pubic Fruit* |
| 9320881301456 | Curve | Gift* |
Two comments.. There’s a lot there that Red Laser didn’t recognise, and yes, I was a Cure fan. I’m not sure Disintegration is the greatest album ever as claimed by some cartoon characters, but it’s undoubtedly The Cure’s best. One of their best at least. Or one of my favourites anyway, what would I know.
CD Collection #5
Not much to say about this section today. Sorry about the Coldplay. No apologies whatsoever for the Cocteau Twins.
| 5014436513022 | Cocteau Twins | The Pink Opaque* |
| 652637021127 | Cocteau Twins | Garlands |
| 077779366927 | Cocteau Twins | Heaven Or Las Vegas |
| 652637060225 | Cocteau Twins | Victorialand |
| 077779641628 | Cocteau Twins | Head Over Heels |
| Cocteau Twins | Treasure | |
| 731451450129 | Cocteau Twins | Milk & Kisses |
| 5021456102457 | Cocteau Twins | Stars and Topsoil* |
| 5014436610028 | Cocteau Twins | Loves Easy Tears |
| 5014436303029 | Cocteau Twins | Peppermint Pig* |
| 5014436405020 | Cocteau Twins | The Spangle Maker* |
| 724354050428 | Coldplay | A Rush of Blood to the Head |
| 094631128028 | Coldplay | XY |
| 5014436315022 | Colourbox | Colourbox MAD315CD |
| Colourbox | Colourbox CAD508CD | |
| 5027731796045 | The Creatures | Anima Animus* |
*Items not recognised by Red Laser
CD Collection #4
Part 4 of the CD Collection Series continues with a look at 80s bands that start with the letter C.
| 724381168226 | The Chemical Brothers | Come with Us |
| 724384295028 | The Chemical Brothers | Dig Your Own Hole |
| 9398603209021 | Chicane | Far From The Maddening Crowd* |
| 77778669920 | China Crisis | Working with Fire and Steel |
| 017837712426 | Chris & Cosey | Songs of Love & Lust* |
| 5413356001129 | Chris & Cosey | Techno Primitiv |
| The Church | Starfish | |
| 77774625623 | The Church | Heyday |
| 9399602605821 | The Church | A Quick Smoke at Spot’s* |
| 077779062522 | The Church | Blurred Crusade |
| 0035627496523 | Gary Clail/On-U Sound System | Emotional Hooligan* |
| 743211192026 | Gary Clail/On-U Sound System | Dreamstealers* |
| Anne Clark | To Love and Be Loved | |
| Anne Clark | The Sitting Room/Changing Places/Joined Up Writing | |
| 018777333320 | Close Lobsters | Foxheads Stalk This Land |
I find it strange that Red Laser recognised Close Lobsters but not Gary Clail – apparently obscurity is no measure of whether you make it to the great database in the skycloudthingy.
Also, why do I have two home made Anne Clark albums? I’m not sure. The handwriting isn’t mine and if I ever have listened to them, it was once enough and never again. I’ve a feeling they’ll be first against the wall when the revol.. cleaners come.