Lolly Lolly - Wendy & Lisa

One of last weekend's bargain CDs, an original pressing of Wendy & Lisa's Fruit At The Bottom album for a whole 10p. Now that's not a lot of lolly lolly is it eh? 

Yo Mamas A Pajama - Spin Doctors

Best known for Two Princes this live bonus track from Spin Doctors' Pocket Full Of Kryptonite (yet another recent random charity shop purchase) gives the Red Hot Chili Peppers a run for their money. It's a little bluesy in places too, which isn't something I picked up on back in the day...probably because I was off my box on K Cider. 

Spent The Day In Bed - Dana Gillespie

Dana Gillespie records my theme tune (written by none other than Morrissey). The world would be a much better place if we all followed this advice.

This World Of Water - New Musik

Given the amount of sodding rain we've had over the past eighteen months this track seems pretty appropriate, but I'm posting it after picking up a couple of New Musik CDs recently. 

Lead singer Tony Mansfield went on to work with The B52s, The Damned and Mari Wilson amongst others. And who can forget this classic that he produced...ahhhhhhhhhhhh, weren't the 80s fun? 

I'm So Straight I'm A Weirdo - Rick Wakeman

How great/weird is this! Rick Wakeman channelling his inner Ron and Russell Mael. As an added bonus the video features an array of 1980's more interesting characters, including a pre fame Boy George! 

Feed The Pigs - Oscar Jerome

Another great recent charity shop CD buy, Oscar Jerome's The Spoon. Some of the tracks have a laidback Durutti Column/John Martyn vibe, others, like this one, are prime cuts of nu jazz (or whatever name they're giving to the new breed of Brit jazzers these days). 

You Are The Best Thing and the Worst Thing - Devil Doll

One of the great things about the price of CDs at the moment is being able to just take a punt on something that looks interesting (as I don't have a mobile phone let alone a 'smart' one I'm unable to listen to stuff while I'm out and about, just like in the good old days when you'd buy stuff purely on the look of the cover or the label it was on...imagine that eh kids?). With that devil may care attitude I picked up Devil Doll's Queen of Pain album a couple of weeks ago and gave it a spin last night, with this track in particular floating my boat. Take a little Latin rhythm, stir in a pinch of rock, roll and rockabilly sass and add a generous dash of bourbon and that'll give you some idea of the vibe we're talking about here. Or you could just give it a spin of course. Ain't technology grand?