Music

Here are ten singles that as i am one year away from age 60 still give me such enjoyment to listen to, and will always be my favourites. They generally pay homage to my teenage era of the late 70’s,…
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Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark is an synth electronic group that became famous in the 1980’s, and has been one of my favourite artists. There have been an amazing 14 studio albums, with an emphasis on tuneful pop songs mixed…
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Depeche Mode is the latest in my album ranking series, i have bought each one since their 1981 debut, now a total of fifteen releases. They have moved from melodic pop to some much darker electronic albums, and generally each…
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Kate Bush is one of my favourite music artists, a songwriter of amazing talent and versatility. Many of her albums have a theme or concept to them, with amazing cover images too that link into the lyrics to bring the…
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My other hobby of sorts alongside board gaming is my hifi and music and i thought i would document my second hand Rega turntable history as i made another return to vinyl. I grew up playing vinyl as a teenager…
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Gary Numan is a favourite music artist of mine since i heard ‘Are Friends Electric’ on Top of the Pops in 1979 and bought the album ‘Replicas’. There have been high and low points since then, but his ongoing musical journey…
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