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The James Of...
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23
2009
4.50 stars
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The Punctuation - The James Of... (2008)
 
Sketches of Spain
Nov
18
2008
4.00 stars
[Rating18999953]
Miles Davis - Sketches of Spain (1960)
 
Four Leaves
Oct
05
2008
4.50 stars
[Rating18207576]
Dusty Colours - Four Leaves (2008)
 
Rum, Sodomy and the Lash
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04
2008
4.50 stars
[Rating18191141]
The Pogues - Rum, Sodomy and the Lash (1985)
 
Bullet and a Target
Sep
10
2008
4.50 stars
[Rating17719661]
Citizen Cope - Bullet and a Target (2004)
 
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cravenmonket @Jan 23, 2009
The James Of...
The Punctuation
The James Of...		Rated: 4.50 stars

Magnificent. It's like Eat Static meets Banco de Gaia meets DJ Shadow meets Simon and Garfunkel, with some nice curious Dusty Colours touches to it. This is the sort of thing I used to listen to alone, in my bedroom in rural Gloucestershire as a teenager, and my mind would drift away to ancient plains and steppes. Atmospheric, evocative, sweet musical loveliness. I'll stick it on the iPod and drift away to it tonight... thanks guys!

Edit: When that weird jingly stuff kicks in around 7.45, it&...
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The chorus needs more bagpipes!

A retrospective recording diary of my albums, 1998 -
Created: 08/22/2006 | 9 items
Shambolic gathering near tree (with beard), 1965-?

As album covers go, it was certainly an economical option: invite your neighbours around, locate appropriate flora (and often fauna), adopt optional silly headgear, and say "cheese!". It was particularly popular in the 1965-1970 period.

Any I have missed, please let me know.
Created: 01/14/2007 | 6 items
English Girls Approximately

The most spine-chillingly wonderful English girls in music...
Created: 03/29/2007 | 10 items
The Album that God Wrote

Great albums from generally-regarded-as-secular artists who make albums for the God fellow.
Created: 11/04/2007 | 5 items
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