The Specials - More Specials (1980)
Side one
- "Enjoy Yourself" (Herb Magidson, Carl Sigman) – 3:39
- "Rat Race" (Byers) – 3:07 - NB: not included on UK release nor Dutch LP
- "Man at C & A" (Dammers, Hall) – 3:36
- "Hey, Little Rich Girl" (Roddy Byers) – 3:35 - featuring Lee Jay Thompson
- "Do Nothing" (Golding) – 3:43
- "Pearl's Cafe" (Dammers) – 3:07
- "Sock It to 'Em J.B." (Clayton Dunn, Rex Garvin, Pete Holman) – 2:56
Side two
- "Stereotype/Stereotype Pt. 2" (Dammers, Staple) – 7:24
- "Holiday Fortnight" (Byers) – 2:45
- "I Can't Stand It" (Dammers) – 4:01 - featuring Rhoda Dakar
- "International Jet Set" (Dammers) – 5:37
- "Enjoy Yourself (Reprise)" (Magidson, Sigman) – 1:46
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/More_Specials
Golf's verdict: HIDDEN GEM! Begins and ends with the theme from "Death in Paradise' and full of cracking old school ska and social commentary in between. What's not to love?
Maire's verdict: Good but I prefer their debut, The Specials.
Album 613/1031
The Beatles - The Beatles (1968)
All tracks written by Lennon–McCartney, except where noted.
| Side one | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Lead vocals | Length |
| 1. | "Back in the U.S.S.R." | McCartney | 2:43 |
| 2. | "Dear Prudence" | Lennon | 3:56 |
| 3. | "Glass Onion" | Lennon | 2:17 |
| 4. | "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" | McCartney | 3:08 |
| 5. | "Wild Honey Pie" | McCartney | 0:52 |
| 6. | "The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill" | Lennon | 3:14 |
| 7. | "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (George Harrison) | Harrison | 4:45 |
| 8. | "Happiness Is a Warm Gun" | Lennon | 2:43 |
| Side two | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Lead vocals | Length |
| 9. | "Martha My Dear" | McCartney | 2:28 |
| 10. | "I'm So Tired" | Lennon | 2:03 |
| 11. | "Blackbird" | McCartney | 2:18 |
| 12. | "Piggies" (George Harrison) | Harrison | 2:04 |
| 13. | "Rocky Raccoon" | McCartney | 3:33 |
| 14. | "Don't Pass Me By" (Richard Starkey) | Starr | 3:51 |
| 15. | "Why Don't We Do It in the Road?" | McCartney | 1:41 |
| 16. | "I Will" | McCartney | 1:46 |
| 17. | "Julia" | Lennon | 2:54 |
| Side three | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Lead vocals | Length |
| 1. | "Birthday" | McCartney and Lennon | 2:42 |
| 2. | "Yer Blues" | Lennon | 4:01 |
| 3. | "Mother Nature's Son" | McCartney | 2:48 |
| 4. | "Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey" | Lennon | 2:24 |
| 5. | "Sexy Sadie" | Lennon | 3:15 |
| 6. | "Helter Skelter" | McCartney | 4:29 |
| 7. | "Long, Long, Long" (George Harrison) | Harrison | 3:04 |
| Side four | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Lead vocals | Length |
| 8. | "Revolution 1" | Lennon | 4:15 |
| 9. | "Honey Pie" | McCartney | 2:41 |
| 10. | "Savoy Truffle" (George Harrison) | Harrison | 2:54 |
| 11. | "Cry Baby Cry" | Lennon, with McCartney | 3:02 |
| 12. | "Revolution 9" | Speaking from Lennon, Harrison, George Martin and Yoko Ono | 8:22 |
| 13. | "Good Night" | Starr | 3:13 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles_(album)
Golf's verdict: Self-indulgent and overlong (it even has room for one of Ringo's songs!) this does however have just over an album's worth of absolute corkers.
Maire's verdict: Some truly great tracks but someone should have had the balls to tell them (a) it's too long, and (b) 'Revolution 9' is shit.
Album 614/1031
N*E*R*D - Fly Or Die (2004)
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Don't Worry About It" | 3:41 |
| 2. | "Fly or Die" | 3:30 |
| 3. | "Jump" (featuring Joel Madden and Benji Madden) | 3:55 |
| 4. | "Backseat Love" | 2:48 |
| 5. | "She Wants to Move" | 3:33 |
| 6. | "Breakout" | 3:47 |
| 7. | "Wonderful Place" / "Waiting for You" | 7:09 |
| 8. | "Drill Sergeant" / "Preservation" | 6:54 |
| 9. | "Thrasher" | 2:51 |
| 10. | "Maybe" | 4:22 |
| 11. | "The Way She Dances" | 4:05 |
| 12. | "Chariot of Fire" / "Find My Way" | 8:15 |
Golf's verdict: HIDDEN GEM! On the evidence this Pharrell Williams fella may have quite a future ahead of him...A genuine sit up and listen record from the first track. I absolutely loved it and this is hardly my go-to genre.
Maire's verdict: HIDDEN GEM! Well that was a surprise. Had no idea what to expect or who they were but loved the album.
Album 615/1031
Prince - Sign of the Times (1987)
All songs written by Prince, except where noted.
Disc one
| Side one | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Sign o' the Times" | 4:57 |
| 2. | "Play in the Sunshine" | 5:05 |
| 3. | "Housequake" | 4:42 |
| 4. | "The Ballad of Dorothy Parker" | 4:01 |
| Side two | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 5. | "It" | 5:09 | |
| 6. | "Starfish and Coffee" | Susannah Melvoin, Prince | 2:50 |
| 7. | "Slow Love" | 4:42 | |
| 8. | "Hot Thing" | 5:39 | |
| 9. | "Forever in My Life" | 3:30 | |
Disc two
| Side three | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "U Got the Look" (Uncredited vocals by Sheena Easton) | 3:47 |
| 2. | "If I Was Your Girlfriend" | 5:01 |
| 3. | "Strange Relationship" | 4:01 |
| 4. | "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man" | 6:29 |
| Side four | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 5. | "The Cross" | 4:48 | |
| 6. | "It's Gonna Be a Beautiful Night" | Doctor Fink, Eric Leeds, Prince | 9:01 |
| 7. | "Adore" | 6:30 | |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sign_o'_the_Times
Golf's verdict: HIDDEN GEM! Another ambitious double album but Prince just about carries it off. Title track is timeless, whilst 'U Got the Look', 'If I Was Your Girlfriend' and 'I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man' are also amongst his strongest ever tracks. As I think we've stated before, but I am happy to state repeatedly, Prince was one of the few genuine musical geniuses we have been fortunate to see and he was rarely better than this.
Maire's verdict: HIDDEN GEM! Love this album. 'I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man' is one of my favourite songs.
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