Marillion News

H
We're now at my favourite stage of the album. All the hard slog, pressure and neurosis I feel during the jamming and arranging is over (for me!). We have fabulous things recorded and we can now spend time adding the overdubs and vocals which will bring the music to life. I finally have enough time to live with the lyrics and add/subtract further thoughts.
It's a time for honing and for adding sparks to the work. All I have to do now is sing all the vocals (which I usually do in the evenings) and - even better than that - shake the shakers and tambourines, tinkle the dulcimers, and maybe hit the occasional bells and glocks. Lovely. Rothers is right - it's sounding fab sonically.

Mark
Now the backing tracks are all but finished I've retreated to my home studio to experiment with sounds and parts while the guitars and vocals are worked on in the Racket Club. I like working at home where I can really try stuff without feeling that Mike is waiting with his finger on the record button.
When I've got something I'm happy with, I upload it onto our server, give Mike a call to let him know it's there and wait for him to call me back to tell me he loves/hates it. This morning I grabbed a track called Planet Marzipan off the server. One I've been looking forward to working on, so I'd better go and get on with it. I'll shoot a little video so you can see how my end of things work here once I've tidied things up a bit!

Steve R
Back in the studio again today. I've been recording guitars on a new track "Planet Marzipan". I think this album is a huge sonic improvement on Somewhere Else. Mike's done an excellent job in capturing the magic of our initial jams. I've been using my adrenalin pedal again today. It's probably my favourite bit of gear to use at this stage of the recording. Very inspirational. I'm still working on the Wishing Tree in my spare time.

Pete
Just got back from the studio. I have been overdubbing bass on one of the very new tracks we have called Planet Marzipan. at least that is what we know it as for now. the title may or may not change. It is a really good piece of music with two very different parts to it. It sounds quite different for us but still has lots of Marillion in it. This makes it a very strong track.
I have played bass on most of the tracks and probably have four or five left to play bass on. It all has a good feel and there is a bit of a nod in the Marbles direction at times. Again having two discs of music means we can bring lots of influences and explore many musical places, that there would not be room for on a conventional CD. Thanks for being part of the experiment with us. Hopefully we will be able to play you a couple of snippets soon so you can hear what on earth I am going on about.

Ian
Mike Hunter (our producer) called us all in to listen to some backing tracks this morning... Still very much work in progress but I must say they all sounded really good. Apart from a few odds and ends, I have just about finished recording all the drums for the new album, so now it's up to the rest of the boys to carry on over-dubbing. Looking forward to doing some gigs in the summer...
NEWS FLASH There is definitely a mouse somewhere in the studio, and its Jed's (studio dog) life mission to catch it... Of course he never will, but it is very amusing watching him diving into cardboard boxes etc.

Mass Of The Sun

No commute today, and maybe not at all after tomorrow's leaving bash. Ho hum.

More stuff found on FreeAlbumsGalore today, namely a 'Mass of the Sun' download comprising both their albums posted here.

Very interesting prog-ish blues rock, with echoes of Pink Floyd (pre-DSOTM, perhaps), The Enid and all sorts of laid back grooves. Nice vocals, too.

Happiness In The Road

News from Marillion.com regarding the next album:

h, Pete, Mark, Ian, Steve

Marillion "Album 15" will be called Happiness Is The Road. It will consist of 2 separate CDs (full details on www.marillion.com/preorder).

Volume 1 is subtitled Essence and Volume 2 is subtitled The Hard Shoulder. Essence (Volume 1) is evolving at the moment into a thematic journey, whilst Volume 2 is more a collection of discrete songs. Recording is still going brilliantly and the new songs we've written have "knocked out" the few people we've played them to. More soon..

h, Pete, Mark, Ian, Steve


I'm not sure about the title, although I have a very good feeling about this album, a bit like Marbles.

We Lay Down And Wept

After 5 days away, a return to a day of despondency and cleaning up in preparation for the final curtain. I have another interview on Friday, which I desparately need...

Some ambient to accompany some reading, then a recent download from BigO:

Dem Wanderer - Eno, Moebius, Roedelius, Plank,
The Dance No. 3 - Laraaji, from the excellent Virgin Ambient Volume 2 - Imaginary Landscapes,
The End Of Words - Material,
Nuages - Ryuichi Sakamoto,
Sandtreader - Harold Budd. The SamadhiSound Podcast interview was interesting, but seems to have been the last in a very short series, for now, at least,
Pearls & Tears - Andreas Vollenweider,
forages in pine trees - chefkirk, a FreeAlbums Galore download (Music for Elevators), where you can now find links to Radiohead remixes and the new Charlatans album. Remember, if you find an artist you like, support the artist by buying their CDs,

Castles In The Air - Don McLean, Live at A & R Studios, NYC,
Winterwood - Don McLean,
Babylon - Don McLean, with rather tedious audience participation.

Just a comment, too, on the FreakZone Podcast. See also: All the best Freaks are here, please stop staring at me.

Much better - 30 minutes instead of <20, and the witty banter was replaced by interesting banter. Perhaps the Professor simply cared more for the chosen genre of music this week - it seemed like it. Perhaps they read my comments...

T - 4; M - 3; D - 3, although by now, I'm kinda past caring.

Home Taping Is Killing Music

This Guardian blog caught my eye this morning, as I sit at home and avoid doing what I'm supposed to be doing.

"When's the last time you really listened to an album?"

LP - Back in January, either 'Twelfth Night' or Don Maclean 'Tapestry', found in a charity shop, on my Rega P3
CD - Genesis 'Wind and Wuthering' in the car (on my way to an interview), and Epsilon Indi 'Crystal Soup' at home on my home hi-fi at the weekend just gone
MP3s - Coheed & Cambria on my 'Pod, and Bert Jansch with 'Pod plugged into my home hi-fi

I tend to agree with this comment - ironically, given my recent posts - by 'bertjansch':

"I dont know how much of this is down to the digital age and how much is simply down to growing up and just not having the liberty to fart round staring at lyric sheets. For almost all of us over 25s, an appreciation of music began in early to mid-teens when lets face it, we had a hell of a lot more free time to sit around darkened rooms, smoking fattie boombatties and listening to 'Meddle' while staring at the cover. I know i tend to skip the crap tracks on my ipod, but im an impatient bugger and even on vinyl The Crunge never got too many spins! You have made me all nostalgic now im going to skive off home to sit on the floor with the curtains drawn watch Live at Pompeii while my partner and our daughter are out at playgroup, hurrah!"

Replace 'partner and daughter' with 'wife and son', and 'Live at Pompeii' with 'Yes: Symphonic Live' and you've pretty much described my (new) plan for this afternoon.

Perhaps the music-listening thing has turned full circle. Back in the 50s and 60s it was all singles and EPs, with albums only being established commercially in the 60s. Perhaps it's the fault of the computer-generated supermarket CDs, with 2 or 3 'decent' tracks and a dozen or so fillers, that are to blame for downloading of single tracks taking over. I'm not really sure it's that important, though. Some albums cry out for end-to-end listening, others don't.

My main problem is finding time, and sharing a house with others who don't share a lot of my musical taste.

Real Tears For Sale

News on Marillion's 15th, which I signed up for before christmas, including a bit of a new song 'Real Tears for Sale'...

Racket Club Studio Podcast

RSS Podcast Feed - http://www.marillion.com/marillion-pod.rss
Direct Link to MP3 - http://media.marillion.com/podcast/20080207.mp3

The first glimpse at Album 15 - including a sound clip from the new song "Real Tears For Sale". Coming to you from the Racket Club studio with Pete Trewavas and Steve Rothery.

Tomorrow's World

Got to go in today, to hear the denouement, although I did get Friday off...

I had a great weekend, with family, at the Chinese New Year thing in London. I also saw 'The 39 Steps' on Saturday - very funny, and great fun.

Bird Flew By - Nick Drake,
then, as my my iPod shuffled to the neglected new 'Coheed & Cambria' album, No World for Tomorrow, I decided to listen to it in full. Splendid, although I still think it could do with less singing and more instrumental passages.

T - 4; M - 4.5; D - 3

A Fool And His Money

After the recent 'Family Tree' release of Nick Drake (and family) Demoes, comes this:


















On vinyl...

The 180g albums have been available for a while, but very expensive (OK, £20 or so, not that expensive), but these apparently are 135g. Why?



This is weird (from NickDrake.com):

http://www.nickdrake.com/fruit-tree-news.html

Quote "The vinyl sounds great but we make no ludicrous claims to it being of 'audiophile' quality"

What??? Ludicrous? I just don't get it. Why not 'audiophile'? Why don't they just do it properly, including a 12" booklet, not just shoving the CD-sized booklet in the box?

I have so many Nick Drake CDs, but have resisted the vinyl. This now means (IMO) at some future point a boxed set of the 'audiophile' - remastered, 180g vinyl - LPs will be released together with booklet. Just get it over with...

Perfectly Safe; Feel Quite Well...

... Why Don't You Just Go To Hell?

Egg. There are many albums (i.e. vinyl) that have passed through my hands, and many that now reside in my living room. There are also many that I regret not buying. One is the original Buckingham/Nicks album - which was available to me for £50 - when I returned the next day it had gone. Another is the original 'Egg' LP for £15.

I've finally found some downloads and was listening to them at the weekend - Magnificent Prog.

As I fought for arm-rest room between two small, but clinically obese, woman, I listened to 'The Civil Surface' and 'Egg' this morning:

TCS:
Germ Patrol, Wind Quartet I, Enneagram, Prelude, Wring Out the Ground (Loosely Now), Nearch, Wind Quartet II,

E:
Bulb, While Growing My Hair, I Will Be Absorbed, Fugue in D Minor, They Laughed When I Sat Down at the Piano..., Song of McGillicudie the Pusillanimous (Or Don't Worry James, your Socks are Hanging in the Coal Cellar with Thomas), Boilk, Symphony No. 2.

A heady mix of the Canterbury scene - Caravan, Soft Machine - but similarities with Gentle Giant, Gryphon and even vocal elements of Philip Glass (see North Star). I love this stuff. I prefer 'Civil Surface', but the Symphony (told you it was prog rock) is great.

T - 4; M - 4.5; D - 1.5. The two fat women were only balanced by the approving glances - again! - from a young lady walking the other way. It must be my silk scarf...

Built-In Obsolescence

For the first time in ages, I saw someone using a CD Walkman on the Tube this morning. It looked so odd, with its bulk and spinning silver disc.

I've got a good feeling about today. Friday, mainly, but also because the Management are 'working from home'.

Recent album purchases - Neil Young's Chrome Dreams II, which is largely excellent, although it does drift more into Country occasionally:

Beautiful Bluebird,
Boxcar,
Ordinary People (fantastic)
Shining Light
The Believer
Spirit Road
Dirty Old Man
Ever After

Then another recent download, one track from the new Eagles, mainly because it (the track, not the album) has got good reviews: Long Road Out Of Eden

T - 4; M - 4; D - 4

Heart of Glass

An 'interesting' morning.

I was asked by a couple of schoolgirls if I would buy something from a shop for them. When I asked what, they said 'cigarettes'. I said an over-effusive 'No No', sounding a bit like I was talking to a 4 year old.

Then, I arrived at the Tube to be confronted with a 'Suspended' notice - Police investigation which had closed the line down. The bus replacement service is terribly slow, but I had no option. Then a mother from my son's nursery turned up and started flirting with me in the bus queue, which was nice. It would have been nicer if she hadn't been 6 months pregnant...

The travel chaos left me with plenty of time for music:

01 - MONSTERS - 08/10/92 Lee & Herring, from Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World Series, available at FISTOFFUN. Not as funny as I remember it.

Then 'Return of the SuperApe'. Not as good as 'Super Ape', but still good.
Dyon Anaswa - Lee 'Scratch' Perry and the Upsetters,
Return of the Super Ape,
Tell Me Something Good,
Bird in Hand,
Crab Yars,
Jah Jah Ah Natty Dread.

Then back to shuffle briefly:
Renee - Talk Talk. I've been looking for the Mark Hollis solo CD, but I can't find it anywhere,

Danny Baker played some Camel on Monday (BBC show) which jogged my memory for the 80s 'Stationary Traveller' album. There's some great guitar solo-ing on this album, although the electronics (drums/synths) grate after a while:
Pressure Points,
Refugee,
Vopos,
Cloak And Dagger Man, the nearest Camel came to a 'hit', I think,
Stationary Traveller,
West Berlin,
Fingertips.

Finally, some Philip Glass from some recent purchases to replace my old vinyl:
Etoile Polaire (North Star),
Victor's Lament,
River Run,
Mon Pere, Mon Pere,
Are Years What, all from North Star.

Arrived at 10.30. Nothing to do, so it doesn't really matter.

T - 1; M - 3.5; D - 3

Interstellar Overdrive

No movement on the Danny Baker front. No word about the 'technical difficulties' that beset the Baker & Kelly' 'cast, and I'm so far out of the loop on the ADBS that I'm rapidly losing interest. FWIW, messages on the Treehouse and Cook'd and Bomb'd (now registered users only) suggest that things are improving, service-wise.

Still he read my e-mail out yesterday on the BBC London show...

Some recent downloads and purchases today to alleviate the boredom:

Winter (Fanfare) (excerpt) - The Enid
Return To Patagonia - Lemon Jelly
O Little One Sweet - Trad. (arr Bach), from a recent freebie CD with the Classic FM mag (my wife's)
The Demon King The Enid
Thinkin' One Thing & Doin' Another - Miles Davis, from On The Corner
Leo - John Coltrane, from Interstellar Space
Just George - Part 4 - Giles, Giles & Fripp
The Reaping - Coheed & Cambria, from their latest album.

I am big fan of C&C, after being introduced to their CDs by a former colleague 18 months ago. This latest album, 'Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume Two: No World for Tomorrow', is excellent, although heavier than recent ones, I think. There's certainly a lot more singing and fewer lengthy instrumental passages. Still very very good. In particular, the 'End Complete' suite is fabulous, following similar suites in previous albums (especially The Willing Well)

The End Complete I - The Fall of House Atlantic
II - Radio Bye Bye
III - The End Complete
IV - The Road and the Damned
V - On The Brink

T - 3; M - 3.5; D - 2, particularly maddening was the arse who settled down in the seat next to me and then expanded to try to take over the arm-rest. I'm not a small man, and a sideways look made him stop, but what the hell did he think he was doing?

The (Next) Release

Although I wasn't absolutely blown away by the last Marillion album (see my reviews here and here), there is a web-page for pre-orders for album #15. Another double, like Marbles, and another chance to see my name in print.

HERE:

http://www.marillion.com/preorder/

I'll be signing up. I suggest you do too. A Better Way Of Life.

Had Too Much to Dream Last Night

A rather messy Tube this morning, with a train breaking down in front of us. Frankly, though it makes no difference whether I get to work at 9 or 10 these days...

I found some MP3 files by 'The Enid' yesterday, which was really a blast from the past. I've got several albums on vinyl (In The Region of Summer Stars, Touch Me, Salome, Something Wicked..., Aerie Faerie Nonsense, The Spell), but no CDs. Well, I found several MP3 fragments here, on their website. Great fun, but frustratingly brief snippets.

I saw The Enid back at Uni, in 1990 or thereabouts. Absolutely superb, with just Robert John Godfrey and Stephen Stewart (there may have been a drummer, but I think they were using backing tracks). Some bits just took my breath away...

Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came (excerpt) 0:59 Aerie Faerie Nonsense, @ 128 kbps
Childe Roland Coda (excerpt) 0:40
Fand Intro (excerpt) 1:13
Fand Sea Shanty 1 (excerpt) 1:48
Fand Sea Shanty 2 (excerpt) 0:58
Fand Orgasm (excerpt) 1:36
Fand Finale (excerpt) 1:22

Judgement 7:55 Demoes @ 192 kbps
Mars (Orchestral Prelude) 4:16 Demoes @ 128 kbps

The Tower (excerpt) 1:12 In The Region Of Summer Stars, @ 128 kbps
The Lovers Intro (excerpt) 0:48
The Lovers Climax (exceprt) 1:25
Judgement Part One (64 kbps; excerpt) 1:28
Judgement Part Two (excerpt) 1:05
In The Region Of Summer Stars (excerpt) 1:11, with just a short bit of the beautiful twin-tracked guitar

Raindown (excerpt) 1:04 Something Wicked This Way Comes, @ 128 kbps
Then There Were None (excerpt) 1:14
Something Wicked This Way Comes (excerpt) 2:31

Winter (Fanfare) (excerpt) 1:17 The Spell, @ 128 kbps
Winter (Climax) (excerpt) 0:59
Spring (Waltz) (excerpt) 0:47
Spring (Coda) (excerpt) 0:57
Summer (Chorus) (excerpt) 1:20
Autumn (Climax) (excerpt) 3:00
Elephants Never Die (excerpt) 1:28
Sentimental Side of Mrs James (excerpt) 1:11


Some shorter songs today to take my mind of the transport system and its victims - between 2.30 and 4 minutes:

The Calvary Cross - Richard & Linda Thompson
A Slow Divorce - Boo Hewerdine
Don't Hurt Yourself (Single Edit) - Marillion
Plasticine - Placebo
Tears In Rain - Vangelis
DJ Asylum (7" Edit) - The Orb
Painted Bird - Siouxsie And The Banshees
Did You Ever Love Me - Fleetwood Mac
Match Of The Day - Genesis
Just Let Me Breathe (Live) - Dream Theater, from Live Scenes From New York (Disc 2)
Five-Five-Five - Frank Zappa, from Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar (Disc 1)
Ivo - Cocteau Twins
Nimos & Tambos - Pure Reason Revolution
Don't Push Your Foot On The Heartbrake - Kate Bush
May You Never - John Martyn
Eibhli Ghail Chiuin Ni Chearbhail - John Martyn
Corpus Christi Carol (For Roy) - Jeff Buckley, from the Legacy Edition of 'Grace'
The Man With The Child In His Eyes - Kate Bush
Lap Of Luxury - Jethro Tull

T - 2; M -3.5; D - 3

A Creature of Habit

A miserable, grey rainy start to the day. I no longer care when I get to work, as no-one else seems to care, either. Suits me.

What slightly annoyed me was that, in an empty carriage, a woman had sat in my chair. I mean, the chair I usually sit in. There, in the middle. This could ruin everything.

Some prog rock on Shuffle, which rapidly turned to the source... Let me explain:

Chatauqua - Spock's Beard
Thoughts - Spock's Beard. So redolent of the great Gentle Giant that I just had to indulge myself.

Surely one of the greatest bands ever. Sadly overlooked among the throng of Yes, ELP, Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull etc etc.

Plain Truth - Gentle Giant, from Acquiring The Taste
Proclamation - Gentle Giant, Playing the Fool: The Official Live
Edge Of Twilight - Gentle Giant, Acquiring The Taste
The Boys In The Band - Gentle Giant, Octopus
Empty City - Gentle Giant, Interview. Man, this is beautiful,
Pantagruel`s Nativity - Gentle Giant, Acquiring The Taste
River - Gentle Giant, Octopus
Sweet Georgia Brown [Breakdown In Brussels] - Gentle Giant, Playing the Fool: The Official Live
On Reflection - Gentle Giant, Free Hand
Acquiring The Taste - Gentle Giant, Acquiring The Taste
Medley: Peel The Paint I Lost My Head - Gentle Giant, Playing the Fool: The Official Live
School Days - Gentle Giant, Three Friends
Give It Back - Gentle Giant, Interview
Nothing At All - Gentle Giant, Gentle Giant

The Tube was a disaster this morning. But, with the superb music and the lack of urgency, who cares? I should get my money back for this trip, so everyone's a winner.

The lack of the All Day Breakfast Show is getting beyond a joke. I think that's it, with a re-focus on the Bakey/Kelly thing.

T - 1.5; M - 5; D - 2

It's A Beautiful Day For A Daring Raid

After one of those weekends where you feel like you need another to recover, a first listen to the new Robert Wyatt CD - Comicopera. I didn't get round to listening to it on my 'proper' hi-fi over the weekend.

Trademark multi-tracked vibrato-rich vocals, with loping jazz-blues and willfully amateurish trumpet playing. Splendid, although there isn't much variation towards the end. I can take or leave the Spanish-themed stuff, too. Not quite as immediate as 'Shleep', but good nontheless.

Stay Tuned - Robert Wyatt
Just as You Are - Robert Wyatt
You You - Robert Wyatt
A.W.O.L. - Robert Wyatt
Anachronist - Robert Wyatt
Beautiful Peace - Robert Wyatt
Be Serious - Robert Wyatt
On the Town Square - Robert Wyatt
Mob Rule - Robert Wyatt
Beautiful War - Robert Wyatt
Out of the Blue - Robert Wyatt
Del Mondo - Robert Wyatt
Cancion de Julieta - Robert Wyatt
Pastafari - Robert Wyatt
Fragment - Robert Wyatt

Plus, some recent downloads to replace my vinyl:

Here Comes The Feeling - Asia
After the War - Asia
Are You Big Enough? - Asia
2 H.B. - Roxy Music

T - 4; M - 4; D - 3

Out of Control

Still feeling ill, but came in anyway - got a Power Point thing to do for my job interview on Thursday.

The commute on Friday was disgrace. If London Undergound has any sense of customer service, they should have been handing out bottles of water and crisp fivers to everyone caught up in the fiasco. Yet again signal failures at Finchley.

Welcome to the weekend. Have a good one, now.

Balls.

Mark Kermode's Podcast was better than recent editions because a) he was there, b) the tedious interview with stars and producers was flagged up and at the end and c) the cretinous jingles were reasonably unintrusive. Control (the New Order biopic) sounds interesting. I didn't get round to seeing 'The Bourne Ultimatum' in the end - couldn't summon up the energy.

The Baker and Kelly Podcast was also great fun (two shows a week, 'if the money's right'), but still no word on Wippit/BBC/ADBS. I am so glad I didn't fork out on the ADBS in Color. The first 5 shows are still sitting in Wippit, tantalisingly. Do I stump up £10 (plus transaction fee, plus line rental, plus Paul's 'I'm a millionaire - betcha can't guess how' fee) or wait until the ADBSiC return and subscribe (only for Wippit to fuck up again). Conundrum.

Tangerine Dream's 'Thief' soundtrack today. I think I've said this before here, but my only Tangerine Dream concert saw my date snogging my best mate, the entire gig being played with all the lights on (Health and Safety I guess, but it just looked silly) and a fairly tedious time being had by all.

T - 2; M - 3; D - 2

Don't Worry, Be Happy

The soundtrack to the end of my career was unexpectedly upbeat, consisting of recent Downloads:

Jon Anderson - Change We Must,
Pure Reason Revolution - The Dark Third,
PFM - Jet Lag.

The Jon Anderson stuff is a little twee, but it has some interesting versions of Yes and J&V songs. The PRR and PFM are just splendid, though.

Almost finished my Baker & Kelly old shows. I'm looking forward to the Danny Baker show this afternoon, when he's joined by Mr Kelly. The B&K Podcast, too. STILL no word on the ADBS - Wippit say 'Sorry for the delay in replying & thanks for your enquiry regarding ADBS and for your patience. We’re currently waiting news regarding ADBS and as soon as we know, you will too. Again, we’re sorry for the inconvenience and hope to give you more info soon.'

The Tube seems in imminent collapse. I need to get some time 'working from home'. In the real sense, not the Profanisaurus sense, although that might cheer me up too.

T - 2; M - 3; D - 2. I can't take much more of this.

Piccadilly Blues

I've never felt so frustrated on a Monday morning commute...

Still no news on the job (although I think I can take the decision as read by now), nothing to do at work except re-furbishing some computers and applying for other jobs.

A terrific rainstorm didn't help, as a) it made me realise how much it didn't matter that I was at work at 9.00 and b) it just made me sadder.

Waterloo Lily, by Caravan, today, 'cause I've just got hold of a copy, after having the vinyl for 20 years or so. Great album - it's no 'Grey and Pink', but still it's very very good. Nice and jazzy with some excellent bass lines:

Waterloo Lily
Nothing At All
Songs And Signs
Aristocracy
The Love In Your Eye
The World Is Yours

Caravan's long, suite-based songs are a joy to behold. I think 'Nine Feet Underground' is my favourite, closely followed by 'L'Auberge du Sanglier...' from For Girls Who Grow Plump In The Night.

Very good Baker/Kelly Podcast, but still no word on the ADBS. Weird, and a bit poor, TBH.

T - 3; M - 4; D - 3

Sunshine Is Creeping In

Another day, another commute.

Some recent purchases today (well, in the last 3 moths or so):

1973 - James Blunt. This is great pop. I thought the last album was bland beyond belief, but this is a great pop song,
Make No Mistake - John Martyn, from 'Live at Leeds'
Seven Deadly Finns - Brian Eno, from the Vocal Box Set
R.A.F. - Brian Eno, ditto,
The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh) - Brian Eno,
Some Words Brian Eno,
12.18 - Global Communication. It's been aroud for ages, but Amazon finally lowered its price,
Roundabout - Yes, from a live album,
Sea People - Emiliana Torrini,
I Was A Young Man - Martin Carthy,
Nothing to Lose - UK
Go Home - Linda Thompson, from the very good recent album,
Summerbreeze - Emiliana Torrini,
Under - Brian Eno,
Jumpsuit City - Fish. By no means his best album, but there are one or two tracks here,
Hello Chicago (Chicago 1979) - Yes, from the 'Word Is Live' album,
Shesmovedon (Tim Palmer Remix) - Porcupine Tree. What's the point of remix if it sounds the same?
The Big Medley (Inglewood 1978) (c) Survival (d) The Fish - Yes, from 'The Word is Live'. This is the gig I deleted from my hard drive after lovingly saving it from a cassette. Superb bass playing and the 'Survival' bit is beautiful.

T - 4; M -3.5; D - 3. I've given up taking the Bank train Southbound; I just wait for the Charing X one and avoid the hassle of changing.