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karatestu wrote: ↑Fri Nov 12, 2021 8:17 pm I'm in a Black Sabbath mood. When we were early 20's we used to have Sabbath nights round somebody's house after the pub chucked us out. Proper head banging and falling over pissed. Usually woke up early afternoon and couldn't move our heads

My kids will like Sabbath

Paranoid (album) up first

Have a lot of Sabbath moods. Great albums with Ozzy, Dio and Tony Martin.

'Caravan & the New Symphonia' (1974)



My favourite 2nd-hand record shop had a sale last week and I snapped up a stack of LP's that I'd been wanting for a while.
I have had Caravan's Classical/Rock crossover on several versions and my original vinyl is long gone, so it is great to have it again.
Fresh listening reveals this to be an excellently-recorded and exciting album with the band in top form. The integration with an orchestra here is seamless and natural, rather unlike Deep Purple's 'Concerto' which I also got in the same batch and have just played.

Next up: the last great Caravan LP 'Cunning Stunts'.

Frank Zappa - Ahoy There
Coming up this afternoon various bits of Grieg, Debussy & Schubert.

Lucifer - 1
U2 - The unforgettable fire

My wife is in charge of the tunes tonight. It's been a mixed bag Highlight of the night so far has been Midhight Oil - Diesel and dust and Paul Simon Graceland. Love them two

Rod Stewart - The tears of Hercules
Bruce Dickinson - The chemical wedding
Blood Ceremony - The eldritch dark
The Police - Synchronisity
Neil Young - Everybody knows this is nowhere
Pink Floyd - Meddle
Alice Cooper - Detroit stories
Jethro Tull - Stand up

CN211276 wrote: ↑Sat Nov 13, 2021 10:58 pm The Police - Synchronisity
Neil Young - Everybody knows this is nowhere
Pink Floyd - Meddle

Nice one Meddle is fantastic but I don't think I could play it on a Saturday night. I'm gonna play that NY album today. "Down by the river, I shot my baby"

Blood Ceremony - Lord of misrule

Yes, THAT Sweet!

Nektar 'Remember the Future' (1973)



Stunning and adventurous classic 70's rock from this criminally underrated group.
British musicians based in Germany and briefly famous (with this LP) in the USA.

Spinning on psychedelically-transparent orange vinyl.
Groovy!