Muddy Waters - At Newport (1960)
- "I Got My Brand on You" (Willie Dixon) – 4:24
- "I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man" (Dixon) – 2:50
- "Baby, Please Don't Go" (McKinley Morganfield) – 2:52
- "Soon Forgotten" (James Oden) – 4:08
- "Tiger in Your Tank" (Dixon) – 4:12
- "I Feel So Good" (Bill Broonzy) – 2:48
- "Got My Mojo Working" (Preston Foster) – 4:08
- "Got My Mojo Working, Part 2" (Foster) – 2:38
- "Goodbye Newport Blues" (Langston Hughes, Morganfield) – 4:38
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/At_Newport_1960
Golf's verdict: Blues standards done the original way, by one of the greatest. Interesting to compare these to the - often more well known - British 60s Invasion versions by the Stones, Who etc.
Maire's verdict: Enjoyable.
Album 704/1031
Ladysmith Black Mambazo - Shaka Zulu (1987)
- "Unomathemba" - 3:47
- "Hello My Baby" - 3:09
- "Golgotha" - 3:57
- "King of Kings" - 4:07
- "Lomhlaba Kawunoni" - 2:55
- "How Long?" - 3:05
- "Ikhaya Lamaqhawe" - 3:13
- "Yibo Labo" - 4:39
- "Rain, Rain Beautiful Rain" - 2:18
- "Wawusho Kubani?" - 5:31
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaka_Zulu_(album)
Golf's verdict: Demonstrating clearly how much their input into Paul Simon's Graceland in the !980s made it such a memorable record. They are very prolific, but I cannot help but feel that - at least to my uneducated ear - you only need one album in your collection. Choose this over Graceland though!
Maire's verdict: Gorgeous harmonies. Not exactly my kind of music but nice for an early morning flight to the capital when you wish you were still in bed.
Album 705/1031
Portishead - Dummy (1994)
All music composed by Portishead.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mysterons" | 5:02 |
| 2. | "Sour Times" | 4:11 |
| 3. | "Strangers" | 3:55 |
| 4. | "It Could Be Sweet" | 4:16 |
| 5. | "Wandering Star" | 4:51 |
| 6. | "It's a Fire" (not on vinyl LP or original UK & Europe versions of album) | 3:48 |
| 7. | "Numb" | 3:54 |
| 8. | "Roads" | 5:02 |
| 9. | "Pedestal" | 3:39 |
| 10. | "Biscuit" | 5:01 |
| 11. | "Glory Box" | 5:06 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dummy_(album)
Golf's verdict: HIDDEN GEM! Who knew that swinging 60s cinema could be so perfectly encapsulated in sound? It's so evocative that when I close my eyes I see images of Michael Caine as Harry Palmer and Antonioni's Blow Up playing on a loop!
Maire's verdict: HIDDEN GEM! How had I forgotten 'Glory Box'? I haven't listened to this in years. Loved it.
Album 706/1031
Hole - Live Through This (1994)
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Violet" | 3:24 | |
| 2. | "Miss World" |
| 3:00 |
| 3. | "Plump" |
| 2:34 |
| 4. | "Asking for It" |
| 3:29 |
| 5. | "Jennifer's Body" |
| 3:42 |
| 6. | "Doll Parts" | Love | 3:31 |
| 7. | "Credit in the Straight World" | Stuart Moxham | 3:11 |
| 8. | "Softer, Softest" |
| 3:28 |
| 9. | "She Walks on Me" |
| 3:24 |
| 10. | "I Think That I Would Die" |
| 3:36 |
| 11. | "Gutless" |
| 2:15 |
| 12. | "Rock Star[1]" |
| 2:42 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_Through_This
Golf's verdict: HIDDEN GEM! Unfairly (and sexistly) still dismissed as 'Kurt's widow', it says a lot that when this was released to some critical acclaim, it was somewhat spoiled by persistent rumours that Cobain, not Courtney Love, must have secretly been behind its songwriting. That's a real insult to Love and Eric Erlandson who actually produced this pretty great album.
Maire's verdict: Not as familiar with this album as I am with 'Celebrity Skin'. Really enjoyed it.
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