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I finally got the 2-disc version of '80 for Christmas. Nice to hear tracks like Joy Circuit and Telekon live. Haven't had a chance to fully absorb myself in it but I'm please to have all 3 CDs now

John Foxx & Louis Gordon 'Retro Future'

Just makes me very happy - a superb recording

Continuing my trek through the 1970s:

Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon

Its a great 'double album', that almost never happened. Beggars wanted to put out a two disc version of '80, like '79 and '81, but did not have enough songs to make a two cd set. So the search was on for another 'Teletour '80' show to go with the original version. The show chosen was from Manchester, there was another proposed but 'Remember I Was Vapour' was incomplete on that one.

The Chemical Brothers: The American EP

Ah!!! The "Dusty Old Bootleg" Or so some would've had us belive

This morning on the train, John and Louis : Pleasures of Electricity
I'd forgotten how good this is. Standouts for me are "A funny thing", "Camera" and "Nightlife".

Can't help noticing how different this album is from the later J+L stuff.

Harold Budd - 'The White Arcades'

David Bowie - Lodger

Steely Dan Day for Ivan Excellent exquisite stuff , (Dirty Work , Reeling in the Years plus Portoguese band Madredeus O Paraiso

Check this track out by the latter If I'm honest I prefer the more electronic minimalist album version sans orchestra

The days will be nights apparently

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Yiow3vadVoM