Boot Sale Sounds
Monday, October 30, 2006

Moshi

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From the LP "Moshi" by Barney Willen and friends on the French "Saravah" label. Released in 1972. A curious blend of fie...
Sunday, October 29, 2006

Lord Christo

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Another calypso record from Brick Lane picked up in the 80's. It's on the cleverly titled Kalypso label and released in 1963. ...
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Thursday, October 26, 2006

Hot Thumbs O'Riley

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I can't remember where I found this - probably a flea market in London some years ago. Released in 1973 on the Charisma label. O'Ril...
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Wednesday, October 25, 2006

Monster Rock 'N' Roll

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As Halloween is approaching I thought I would give these old rockers as airing. From an Lp called "Monster Rock 'n' Roll" ...
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Tuesday, October 24, 2006

British Dance Bands of the 20's & 30's

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A selection of novelty songs by British Dance Bands and duo who graced the radio and ballrooms between the wars. 1. Egyptian Ella - Jack H...
Monday, October 23, 2006

James Young

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I found little on the internet about James Young so have gone to the sleeve notes of this Emerald Gem LP from 1970, found recently in a char...
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Thursday, October 19, 2006

Downliner's Sect

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"Don Craine (real name Don O'Donnell) and Sutton had previously been in a Twickenham band called the Downliners. The name came from...
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Wednesday, October 18, 2006

M'Bilia Bel

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An LP on the French "Sono-Disc" label released in 1983. I think I may have bought this from a real shop - going through a phase of...
Monday, October 16, 2006

It's Trad Dad!

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Delighted to find this rarity at the Help The Aged the other day - an LP soundtrack of a film, the first feature, by Dick Lester who went on...
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Sunday, October 15, 2006

Fados

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A 10" LP found in the Help The Aged shop yesterday with a bunch of others that will no doubt be featured here soon. This scratchy recor...
Friday, October 13, 2006

George Darko

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A 12" single on the Rokel label from 1983 found at Brick Lane some years ago. "The undisputed master of nouveau highlife a.k.a hig...
Tuesday, October 10, 2006

Bobby "Boris" Pickett

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Above is "Monster Holiday" by Bobby "Boris" Pickett and the Crypt-Kickers from an LP "Monster Mash" on the Lon...
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Monday, October 09, 2006

Billy Costello

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I think i have mentioned Billy Costello here before but no excuses for uploading some more of his Popeye personna. Not sure if these were fr...
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Saturday, October 07, 2006

The Mighty Sparrow

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"With his ultra-sweet vocals and lyrics that speak of romance and topical politics, Mighty Sparrow (born Slinger Francisco) has risen t...

Psycho Serenade

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A few strange records found on an LP called Psycho Serenade on the Beware label that came out in the 80's. Mostly trashy novelty songs a...
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Tuesday, October 03, 2006

They Played The Empire

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A double LP found some time ago in a charity shop in Basildon I think. The Empire was a group of variety theatres that flourished like so m...
Monday, October 02, 2006

The Merrymen

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This LP from Barbados was found in a charity shop some years ago. Recorded in the late 60's in New York on the West Indies Records label...
Sunday, October 01, 2006

Paddy Roberts

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Delighted to find this at the boots sale today for 50p. One I had been searching ages for. The sleeve alone is worth 50p! Following on from ...
Friday, September 29, 2006

Oldies But Goodies

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A fantastic old scratchy Melodisc LP from Brick Lane market I found many years ago. It has the most wrong sleeve ever as all the song title...

The Real Bahamas

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An LP on the Nonesuch label from 1965. Field recordings made by Peter K. Siegel and Jody Stecher. Some fine spirituals and folk oriented gos...
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