Cake, Fashion Nugget (1996, Capricorn Records) My last post – so thanks for “going the distance, going for speeeeeed” with me… I still...

Soul II Soul, Club Classics Vol 1 (1989, Virgin) The late 1980s/early 90s were a pretty wild time for me (and everyone else it turned...

Carleen Anderson, True Spirit (1994, Circa Records/Virgin) While this was released long after I first met him, Carleen Anderson’s debut...

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Déjà Vu, (1970, Atlantic Records) There’s a special place in my heart for all the mutations of CSNY –...

Manhattan soundtrack, Gary Graffman and New York Philharmonic (1979, Sony) I think my whole family could sing along to this record, note...

The Sundays, Reading Writing and Arithmetic (1990, Rough Trade) I cannot listen to this album – which I do regularly – without thinking...

The Beatles, Abbey Road (1969, Apple) While my memory isn’t all it should be – I blame the 70s, 80s and 90s – as far as I can recall,...

Peggy Lee – Latin ala Lee (1960, Capitol) This isn’t so much about the songs – although I love Peggy Lee’s voice, and the opening track,...

Marvin Gaye – I Heard it Through the Grapevine (aka In the Groove, 1968, Tamla Motown) The title track was the first one I couldn’t dance...

The Isley Brothers – 3+3 (1973, Epic) ‘Who’s That Lady’, was the first track I ever danced to with real abandon – in public anyway. It...