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I bought this a while back because I really love 'Ramblin' Man'Those who have it will know that there is not a written word on the packaging or disc.I think it won a Mercury Music Prize?

Good Radio Station675 Khz - 'Arrow Classic Rock'Yes folks, that's glorious amplitude modulation and you probably won't get it in western UK, as it's a dutch station.But; great music and a minimum of Dutch waffle.Rawk!

Zagat, which is known for publishing surveys of hotels and restaurants in major cities, just published the results of its first music survey. According to that survey, the ten most popular albums of all time are:1. "Born to Run" - Bruce Springsteen2....

Good god really liked his stuffhttp://www.ananova.com/entertainment/story/sm_823291.html?menu=RIPMartin

Tour dates 2003: TO COINCIDE WITH HIS NEW ALBUM RELEASE from Naim " TOUCHWOOD" 11-25 August St George’s West Church Edinburgh Festival7 September The Stables Milton Keynes11 September Band on the Wall Manchester18 September Arts Centre...

I see there are a few more fans out there, good to see (I was scared to mention him on this forum, his music being almost entirely digital so to speak).I notice that nobody here mentioned the film track to 1492 (Columbus of course). IMHO, its almost...

Just acquired the new Jeff Beck album, "Jeff", which continues further into the same territory first marked out by "Who Else!" and "You Had it Coming". Mick Parry thinks the last one was quite horrible, and this one is, if anything, even better: what...

In the course of the last year I have become something of an opera fan. I’ve gone from owning one opera (Fricsay’s recording of Bluebeard’s Castle) to owning 53 opera recordings, and I’ve gone from having heard one opera (the...

Just played Echoes, the album from The Rapture, for the first time.Blimey....

About 10 years ago, I purchased the Mozart piano Sonatas played by Mitsuko Uchida. I used to play them daily. However, about 3 years ago we did a major renovation and the CD's were stored, then taken over by my children. They've gone away on holiday,...

News today.What a shame. I really rate this album. What a waste.

I thought some dedicated fans and/or those in the UK suffering from insomnia might be interested to know about the following streaming live performance from my station's studio...When? Sept 27, midnight GMT.Where? KEXPHow? KEXP streams in Real Audio,...

First issue out with today's paper. Has a free Blur CD on the cover apparently.Matthew

I don't recall having seen this release discussed here so thought I'd place my vote as RECOMMENDED.I'd describe it as enjoyable, semi downtempo. Interesting along the lines of Jel and Controller 7.Question- Anybody out there bought Druidry or All...

I just heard this CD playing in a local record store on Friday and bought it. It has turned out to be rather good, I know that everyone may be getting a bit bored with "retro" rock bands (I blame The Blandness, sorry - The Darkness) but this lot are...

hi there... i've listened to this chap from one of the old LPs given to me by my boss. just wondering whether or not it is available in CD form. because i've been hunting high & low for the CD here in my country. regards, rafizi hamdan

Everything Must GoI am a massive 'Dan' fan and have everything from 'Thrill' onwards.Just received 'Everything Must Go'.My reaction after the first playing is 'Lightweight jazz/funk crap'Whadya reckon?

A plea for help here:I'm trying to track down the following CD (My vinyl copy is knackered):Tippet - DivertimentoRawsthorne - DivertimentoBritten - SinfoniettaBerkeley - SinfoniettaNorman Del Mar / English Chamber OrchestraLyrita SRCD.111Anyone got...

How would you define Cinematic Orchestras, Man with a movie camera?I don't know, but I am guessing jazz orientated?Anyhoo, I purchased from the wonders of ebay a simply fantastic album by a group called I believe '9 lazy 9' called Sweet jones.This...

Hi !Did anyone know where I can buy/order "John Mayall - Moving On" and "Savoy Brown - Shake Down" cd's. I only missing these two cd's of mentioned artists.Thank you,Ozren

I expect this is old news so forgive if it is.HiFi Choice is giving a way a CD from NAIM with 11 tracks from selected NAIM HiFi recordings with the October issue.It's only almost free because you have to put up with buying HiFiChoice to get it. Still...

Are you looking for a practical, attractive and sensibly priced cabinet to store your ever-expanding collection of CD's?Most cabinets in stores don't cater for us music lovers, with hundreds of CD's.This item from Scotts Of Stow at £200 will...

Got some pre-release CD's home tonight.The ugly : The new Sting. Embarrassing. Imagine taking all of his albums and putting them in a blender. Now tip the gook out and where it falls is how it plays. Diableddingbolical. Haven't used my flash so much...

... which is a terrible pity.Not very profound I know, but I personally will miss him - he was one of those rare artists whose final decade was his perhaps his most creative.

Essential or irrelevant?Exactly what are the criteria for this contest?I wasn't left feeling that I witnessed the best or the most innovative in British music. And while we're about it, does "urban" = black?