Books

 Some of the books that i have enjoyed this year -








Most bought second hand except for the Observer Book of Rock and Pop (a freebi in a weekend Observer.

Also dellighted by the following  this year -

The Complete Gerry Anderson,Authorised Episode Guide
The Sweeter Side of R Crumb
The Best of LCD,The Art and Writing of WFMU-FM
The Power of Okinawa,Roots Music from the Ryukyus - John Potter
Undercurrents,The Hidden Wiring of Modern Music (Continuum)
200 Trips From The Counterculture,Graohics and Stories from The Underground press Syndicate (Thames & Hudson)
Japrocksampler - Julian Cope
Miles Beyond - Paul Tingen
Kenneth Anger - Alice L hutchinson (Black Dog)
George Perec - A Life
Bring The Noise - Simon Reynolds
And They All Sang - Studs Terkel

 and a good few others.

 

Gyorgy Ligeti

 

I have been playing this CD this morning due to kohntarkosz mentioning "Artikulation" in a You Tube post.

Also on here is "Continuum","Glissandi", "Etude for Organ" and "Volumina". 

Haven't played this one for years!!!

Beer and Vinyl

 Same old same old cold freezing day.  Wasn't in some warm store today doing a job. Hands really numb and dreams of warmer days ahead.

Apart from that,  picked up our pressies from my brother and his wife this evening. On the way back dropped in  The Lord Nelson pub for a pint of very strong Harveys Christmas Ale (8.1% ABV) - a sweet heart warming beer.

  

Yummy!  (taken with Nokia phone camera)

Some vinyl finds from a chazzer and my new found vinyl empoorium -

Erroll Garner - Concert By The Sea (CBS LP) - near mint for a quid.
Lieutenant Pigeon - Mouldy Old Dough (Decca 7")   - a snip at 25p
George McCrae - I Can't Leave You Alone (Jay Boy 7") - another for 25p
Mandrill - Mandrill Is (Polydor LP)  - heavy funk album from 1972

Look forward to the week ahead though as no more work til 2nd January. Last day of work on Sunday doing a leaflet check job..