Out Come The Freaks - Soft Cell

Somehow I missed this when it popped up on You Tube last month, Soft Cell covering Was Not Was with added Nona Hendryx from their very last album (RIP Dave Ball), Danceteria. From the sounds of this Cell's swansong sees a bit of a return to the Non Stop Erotic Cabaret era (quite possibly one of my favourite albums of all time). Awesome stuff, just a shame Dave won't be here to see how well it goes down. 

Going Shopping - The Strokes

Autotune-tastic new track from The Strokes. Can it really be 25 years since Is This It was released? Good grief. 

Inner City Blues - Sarah Vaughan

Happily, in amongst the many Susan Boyle CDs, I found some cracking albums over the weekend including a 'best of' Mainstream Jazz album which features this rather fabulous version of Marvin Gaye's Inner City Blues by Sarah Vaughan. Amazingly you can pick up a copy for less than three quid at the moment on eBay (Highstream - The Best Of Mainstream Jazz (CD, 1990) | eBay UK). A bargain at five times the price... 

Happy Birthday Luther

He may have gone to that great gig in the sky almost 21 years ago but, had he lived, today would have Luther Vandross's 75th birthday so let's have a little live version of Never Too Much from 1987. 

 

LPs - Jeffrey Lewis (Live)

It's Record Store Day this weekend, a great time for the independent shops of course, but I'm with Jeffrey Lewis these days...it's CDs all the way for me. Just like Jeff I bought shedloads of vinyl back in the 90s when everyone was switching over to CDs. Now, with regular vinyl and Record Store Day releases costing anything from £10+ for a single to goodness knows how much for an album, I'm buying shedloads of CDs. I've banged on about the growing collectability of CDs for years now but there are still bargains to be had out there if you're willing to hunt through several thousand Robbie Williams and Susan Boyle CDs. Hours of fun! 

Devil's Answer - Atomic Rooster

Listened to a disc from a 3 CD 70's rock comp I bought recently last night and this was one of the 'pick of the pops', a particularly groovy slice of prog rock from the equally groovily named Atomic Rooster. 

Derecho Demonico (Live) - Jack White

Having celebrated his half century last year Jack White's showing no signs of slowing down, as this spirited Saturday Night Live take on new track Derecho Demonico shows. Now that's the 'White' stuff eh?