Boot Sale Sounds
Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Tom Lehrer

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Another from the same table top sale as the Flanders & Swann. A 10" LP on Decca from 1952/53. Gentle and sometimes pithy social c...

Flanders & Swann

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An LP from 1958 on the Parlophone label.  Intelligent and charming comedy songs from a bygone era. Wikipedia says  -   " Flanders a...
Saturday, February 23, 2013

Shag Connors & The Carrot Crunchers

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An Lp on the cheapo Starline label from 1974 featuring Shag Connors & The Carrot Crunchers who were similar the Wurzels but did vary t...
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Monday, February 11, 2013

Trio Guadalajara

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..........................................................................................................................Found at local Ox...
Saturday, February 09, 2013

A Review of '69

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A charity shop find from the last week. A rather dull portrait of 1969 considering all the things that happened that year! They make eve...
Thursday, February 07, 2013

The Hi - Lo's

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Again I was attracted by the wonderful sleeve photo of the Hi-Lo's behind some glass in the recording studio, flanked by an array of ...
Monday, February 04, 2013

Bryan Smith

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The sleeve art caught my eye this morning in the charity shop. Some intriguing song titles including music hall favourites like I'm H...
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Saturday, February 02, 2013

Bill Doggett

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Slightly warped copy of an LP on the CBS label from 1966. I think I have featured the side with Honky Tonk Pts. 1 & 2 previously much...
Thursday, January 17, 2013

Dave Brubeck

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I must say I'm not a great Jazz fan and this kind of low key cocktail jazz with polite audience applause does nothing for me. One can...
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Hawaiian Hula Boys

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Extremely dull sounding fake Hawaiian record I picked up from the local Age UK shop the other day for 50p. Made for people who like MOR ...
Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Chucklefoot

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LP on the Cottage label from 1982. Lovely one man band from the west country by the sound of it. Not much gleaned on the internet. O wa...
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Thursday, January 10, 2013

Slade Flexidisc

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A flexidisc from the early 70's given away with 19 magazine to publicise the release of Slade's "Something Old Something New ...
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Tuesday, January 08, 2013

Chapparal

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Tacky drawn sleeve attracted me to this run-of-the-mill country record I found in Macclesfield today for a quid in a charity shop. Full ...
Monday, January 07, 2013

Rudi Wairata

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I thought this LP sounded very authentic but it turns out that this Hawaiian is Moluccan (wherever that is?)! Even so a very nice soundi...
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Stepowski Jarema

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Having so many Eastern European's, especially Poles , living in the UK now it's not surprising that eventually some records from ...
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Sunday, January 06, 2013

Noel Coward

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I seem to have missed adding this gem to the blog in the past although I seem to remember featuring Noel Coward's live album from Las...
Saturday, January 05, 2013

Frankie Vaughan

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An EP on the Womans Own label I found in a charity shop the other day. Frankie was a favourite crooner of my mothers but I always found hi...
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Sunday, December 30, 2012

The Gaylads

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One last ska single for 2012 this time from 1967 on the Rio label. Nice ska instrumental on the "B" side by the Soul Brothers......
Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Bill Black's Combo

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Groovy blues instrumentals by Bill Black's Combo on the Hi label from the 60's......................................................
Sunday, December 23, 2012

Lightin' Slim

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A blues single with three tracks on the Blue Horizon label from 1972. Produced arranged and directed by Mike Vernon..........................
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