Just to keep you posted...

Just in case anyone's wondering where I've gone...I'm still here, still alive...just a little busy and not in Scotland for a couple of days.

But do yourselves a favour, or indeed two:

Firstly, Song, By Toad has excelled himself and had the fabulous Broken Records in for a session, so get yourselves over there now to Song, By Toad

Secondly, Steve over at Teenage Kicks has done excellent posts on the Shop Assistants and Motorcycle Boy, so if you enjoy your eighties indie and John Peel, get over there!

I spent much of yesterday on a train, reading Iain Banks' The Steep Approach To Garbadale and listening to my iPod. This fantastic tracks started my journey:

Primal Scream -'Velocity Girl.' mp3

...though this is one of the few UK road tracks I know:

Richard Thompson -'1952 Vincent Black Lightning.' mp3

'Scuse me, son...

But I heard it was valentine's day and even that couldn't get you to comment on Cat Power or Aberfeldy!

Tut tut...

In an attempt to let people get their hands on it again, I have reposted the final two tracks off the C86 cassette here:

The Shrubs -'Bullfighter's Bones.' mp3 THIS LINK NOW FIXED

Wedding Present -'This Boy Can Wait (A Bit Longer!).' mp3 THIS LINK NOW FIXED

and here's a view tracks that really should be heard:

Only Ones -'Another Girl, Another Planet.' mp3

Richard Thompson -'1952 Vincent Black Lightning.' mp3

Darling Buds -'Uptight.' mp3

Wherever you may be, hope you've had a good day. I'm still enjoying my new job and will be even happier when spring comes...

Aaargh...very tired.

My brain is in meltdown. It has been a very long day, and I feel like there is way too much to do.

As ever, it is the music that is keeping me sane. This isn't going to be a long post tonight. Just to say that these three tracks are from Richard Thompson's 1991 album,
Rumor and Sigh. It's great and you need to own it. These three tracks ought to convince you.

Richard Thompson-'I Feel So Good.' mp3

Richard Thomspon-'1952 Vincent Black Lightning.' mp3

Richard Thompson-'Don't Sit On My Jimmy Shands.' mp3

Buy Rumor and Sigh