Music List - Albums D

Some real favourites here. Dusted is one of my most-loved albums. It's the work of Rollo and the Faithless crew. I remember hearing a track as Mark and Lard's record of the week in the days when they had the Radio 1 afternoon show and I was travelling a lot. The Dead 60s is also an album I turn to when I need to dance alone around the house. Cross between old fashioned R and B and Madness. Definition of Sound was my second ever hip-hop album. The first, by Disposable Heroes, is also here. I bought a remastered Department S compilation recently, hoping they had done other stuff as good as their singles Going Left Right and Is Vic There? They hadn't. Ian Dury and Dr John always a delight. The latter an inspiration as a pianist.  Dr Feelgood on in the car at the moment and What Were Once Vices another candidate for favourite album with no stand-out track. I wonder if Kind of Blue is the album I own that most other people own?

Check out Dr Feelgood doing Roxette here. Sorry about the talking-a-bit-pretentiously introduction first. So, the Ds:

Terence Trent D'Arby 1987 (V) Introducing the Hardline According to ...

The Dark 2010 (CD) The Dark

Miles Davis 1959 (CD) Kind of Blue

1970 (CD) Bitches Brew

Deacon Blue 1987 (V) Raintown

1989 (V) When the World Knows Your Name

The Dead 60s 2005 (CD) The Dead 60s

The Dears 2006 (CD) Gang of Losers

The Decemberists 2005 (CD) Picaresque

Deep Purple 1972 (V) Machine Head

Definition of Sound 1991 (V) Love and Life: A Journey with the Chameleons

Del Amitri 1989 (V) Waking Hours

Delays 2003 (CD) Faded Seaside Glamour

2005 (CD) You See Colours

Delphic 2010 (CD) Acolyte

Department S 2002 (CD) Sub-Stance

Dido 2000 (CD) No Angel

2008 (CD) Safe Trip Home

Diesel Park West 1995 (CD) Freak Gene

Dire Straits 1978 (V) Dire Straits

1982 (V) Love Over Gold

1984 (V) Alchemy

Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy 1992 (CD) Hypocrisy is the Greatest Luxury

Do Me Bad Things 2005 (CD) Yes!

Doobie Brothers 1972 (CD) Toulouse Street

1973 (CD) The Captain and Me

1974 (V) What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits

1976 (V) Best of the Doobies

Doves 2002 (CD) The Last Broadcast

2004 (CD) Some Cities

2009 (CD) Kingdom of Rust

Kit Downes Trio 2010 (CD) Golden

Dread Zeppelin 2000 (CD) de-jah-voodoo

Dr Feelgood 1991 (CD) Live 1976-90

Dr John 1995 (CD) The Very Best of Dr John

1997 (CD) Voodoo Blues

1998 (CD) Anutha Zone

1998 (CD) A Night in New Orleans

1999 (CD) Duke Elegant

Dr John and the Lower 911 2010 (CD) Tribal

Dubstar 1996 (CD) Disgraceful

Duffy 2008 (CD) Rockferry

Duran Duran 1981 (V) Duran Duran

Ian Dury 1992 (CD) The Bus Driver's Prayer and Other Stories

Ian Dury and the Blockheads 1977 (V) New Boots and Panties

1998 (CD) Mr Love Pants

Dusted 2000 (CD) When We Were Young

A Few Thoughts on Baptism

Recently a member of the church I pastor - we'll call him Bill - left to join another, local evangelical church. Not an Anglican one. This member had been baptised and confirmed an Anglican and I had the great pleasure of baptising one of his children, old enough to make the promises for herself.

Another member of the church approached me a few weeks later and asked how I thought she should respond to an invitation to Bill's baptism. Apparently he was being baptised by immersion into membership of this new church.

We seem to be in a mess about baptism again.

The arguments for and against infant baptism have been well rehearsed. To summarise the pro position - whole households were baptised in the New Testament which knows of no way to treat someone as a Christian except to baptise them.

Those who practice only 'believers'' baptism argue that a profession of faith is needed from the lips of the candidate before any baptism takes place. Such people object to the practice of infant baptism (they tend to call it 'christening') and particularly to indiscriminate baptism which treats everyone as in before they opt out rather than vice-versa.

I don't think it's ever going to be resolved although it is a muddle for those who are on the outside of the church looking in. A parish with a strict policy looks silly if people simply go to another church of the same denomination just down the road.

As many of you know the practice of confirmation is to allow those who were baptised as infants to make their promises for themselves. It is administered by a bishop (I know not why). It is also the rite of full membership of the Anglican church although it feels a little odd to many adult converts who are asked to be baptised and then confirmed in quick succession. I was baptised aged 4 months and confirmed aged 19.

I wondered what they did at an American church I really respect - Mars Hill Bible Church. Their web-site states their policy as 'accepting anyone's baptism as valid if they do.' So, if you are satisfied that your 'christening' aged 4 months was valid, Mars Hill will be too. If you are not they will baptise you.

It saves a  lot of trouble and offers those who practice infant baptism more respect than most non-Anglicans do.

As with much Anglican stuff, I wouldn't choose to start from here, but I wouldn't want to be anywhere else.

Music List - Albums C

Chakk's album was twenty years too early. Keith Christmas was the support act at the first gig I ever went to alone (Ten Years After, Birmingham Town hall, 1971) and I was mesmerised by his guitar style but forgot him for thirty-five years until Amazon came along. The Christians (not Christians particularly) were a great band and the album has a lovely sense of progression to it. Great live at Rock City in about 1987 or 8. Commander Cody are a fine moonstomp, bar rock, country, truck-driving band. Again, great live and yet often the cause of divorce-related conversations (for instance, when I play their music in the house). Ry Cooder is a genius and has done as much as Peter Gabriel to get world music to the masses. Of course he promoted the Buena Vista Social Club which, amazingly, I have never catalogued and need to re-insert in yesterday's B-list.

Campag Velocet 1999 (CD) Bon Chic Bon Genre

2004 (CD) It's Beyond Our Control

Jim Capaldi 1972 (V) Oh How We Danced

Captain Beefheart 1972 (CD) The Spotlight Kid

1982 (CD) Ice Cream for Crow

1998 (CD) Electricity

Caribou 2010 (CD) Swim

Jasper Carrott 1975 (V) Rabbits on and on and on...

1978 (V) The Best of...

Cast 1997 (CD) Mother Nature Calls

The Cat Empire 2007 (CD) Two Shoes

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds 2001 (CD) The Independent on Sunday

Chakk 1986 (V) Ten Days in an Elevator

Tracy Chapman 1988 (V) Tracy Chapman

Ray Charles 1990 (V) The Collection

Neneh Cherry 1989 (Tape) Raw Like Sushi

The Christians 1987 (V) The Christians

Keith Christmas 2004 (CD) Timeless and Strange

The Cinematic Orchestra 2002 (CD) Everyday

2007 (CD) Ma Fleur

Cinerama 2001 (CD) The Peel Sessions

City Boy 1976 (V) City Boy

Eric Clapton 1987 (V) The Cream of Eric Clapton

Eric Clapton and the Yardbirds 1992 (CD) Eric Clapton and the Yardbirds

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah 2005 (CD) Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

2007 (CD) Some Loud Thunder

Clor 2005 (CD) Clor

Bruce Cockburn 2006 (CD) Life Short: Call Now

Coldplay 2000 (CD) Acoustic (Free with Independent)

2002 (CD) A Rush of Blood to the Head

2005 (CD) X & Y

2008 (CD) Viva la Vida

Phil Collins 1981 (V) Face Value

1982 (V) Hello, I Must be Going

John Coltrane 2002 (CD) A Love Supreme

Commander Cody and the Lost Planet Airmen

1975 (CD) Lost in Space

1975 (V) Commander Cody and the Lost Planet Airmen

Ry Cooder 1979 (V) Bop Till You Drop

2005 (CD) Chavez Ravine

2007 (CD) My Name is Buddy

Julian Cope 1984 (V) Fried

The Coral 2002 (CD) The Coral

2003 (CD) Magic and Medicine

2005 (CD) The Invisible Invasion

Cornershop 2002 (CD) Handcream for a Generation

Elvis Costello 1977 (V) My Aim is True

Elvis Costello and the Attractions 1979 (V) Armed Forces

John Cougar 1985 (Tape) The Collection

John Cougar Mellencamp 1987 (V) The Lonesome Jubilee

Crazy Town 1999 (CD) The Gift of Game

Creedence Clearwater Revival 1970 CD) Cosmo's Factory

1970 (V) Willy and the Poor Boys

Brendan Croker and the Five O'Clock Shadows

1989 (V) Brendan Croker and the Five O'Clock Shadows

Crosby, Stills and Nash 1969 (CD) Crosby, Stills and Nash

Crowded House 1986 (CD) Crowded House

1988 (CD) Temple of Low Men

1991 (Tape) Woodface

1993 (CD&tape) Together Alone

CTI Records 2004 (CD) The Master Series Sampler

Jamie Cullum 2005 (CD) Catching Tales

The Cure 1990 (V) Mixed Up

1996 (CD) Wild Mood Swings

2001 (CD) Greatest Hits

Music List - Albums B

There's some fine music in this set. Must dig out the Bible's album. Forgot I owned it. Also the Butts Band, a Jess Roden incarnation before he began his solo career. A wonderful British soul voice with a tight band behind him. Great music. One of my favourite albums with no stand-out tracks:

Bach 2003 (CD) Cello Suites 1-6 (Peter Bruns)

Bad Company 1974 (V) Bad Company

1975 (V) Straight Shooter

The Bad Plus 2001 (CD) These Are the Vistas

2005 (CD) Suspicious Activity?

Erykah Badu 1997 (CD) Baduizm

Band of Horses 2010 (CD) Infinite Arms

The Bangles 1984 (V) All Over the Place

Devendra Banhart 2007 (CD) Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon

Bargrooves 2004 (CD) Metropolitan

2005 (CD) Manhattan

Battles 2007 (CD) Mirrored

Beach Boys 1962-69 (V) Twenty Golden Greats

1968 (V) The Best of the Beach Boys Vol. III

1973 (V) In Concert

Beach House 2010 (CD) Teen Dream

The Beat 1980 (V) I Just Can't Stop It

Beatles 1968 (V) White Album, disc one only in wrong sleeve

1966-70 (Tape) 1966-70

Jeff Beck Group 1972 (CD) Jeff Beck Group

Beck, Bogart and Appice 1973 (V) Beck, Bogart and Appice

The Bees 2004 (CD) Free the Bees

Bell 2004 (CD) Seven Types of Six

Bellowhead 2008 (CD) Matachin

Benga 2008 (CD) Diary of an Afro Warrier

The Beta Band 1998 (CD) Three E.P.s

1999 (CD) The Beta Band

2001 (CD) Hot Shots II

Beyoncé 2003 (CD) Dangerously in Love

Eric Bibb 2004 (CD) Friends

Bibio 2009 (CD) Ambivalence Avenue

The Bible 1988 (V) Eureka

Big Audio Dynamite 1985 (V) This is Big Audio Dynamite

Big Country 1983 (V) The Crossing

1984 (V) Steel Town

Big Issue 2004 (CD) Peace Not War

Black Affair 2007 (CD) Pleasure Pressure Point

Black Grape 1995 (CD) It's Great When You're Straight... Yeah

1997 (CD) Stupid Stupid Stupid

Black Kids 2008 (CD) Partie Traumatic

Blaxploitation - The Sequel 1997 (CD)

Blind Faith 1969 (CD) Blind Faith

Blondie 1998 (CD) No Exit

The Blue Melody Boys 1996 (CD) Staring into the Wind

Blues Brothers 1980 (V) Original Soundtrack

Blur 1991 (CD) Leisure

1994 (CD) Parklife

2003 (CD) Think Tank

2003 (CD) The Observer, Exclusive

Bonobo 2000 (CD) Animal Magic

2010 (CD) Black Sands

Boo Radleys 1993 (Tape) Giant Steps

1995 (CD) Wake Up!

David Bowie 1971 (V) Hunky Dorie

1969-75 (V) Changes One

1972 (V) The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

1984 (V) Tonight

1997 (CD) The Best of 69/74

1997 (CD) The Best of 74/76

BR5-49 1996 (CD) BR5-49

The Bravery 2005 (CD) The Bravery

Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians

1988 (CD) Shooting Rubber Bands at the Stars

Brinsley Schwarz 1978 (V) Fifteen Thoughts of Brinsley Schwarz

British Gold 1975 (V) K-tel compilation

British Sea Power 2005 (CD) Open Season

2008 (CD) Do You Like Rock Music?

Broadcast 2006 (CD) The Future Crayon

Broken Bells 2009 (CD) Broken Bells

Ian Brown 2004 (CD) Solarized

James Brown 1991 (CD) The Very Best of...

Dave Brubeck 2003 (CD) The Essential

Bruce and the Robin Rockers 1966 (V) The Batman Theme

Lindsay Buckingham 2008 (CD) Gift of Screws

Grant Lee Buffalo 1993 (CD) Fuzzy

Built to Spill 2006 (CD) You in Reverse

Burial 2006 (CD) Burial

2008 (CD) Untrue

Kate Bush 1978 (V) The Kick Inside

1978 (V) Lionheart

1985 (V) Hounds of Love

1993 (Tape) The Red Shoes

The Butts Band 1974 (V) The Butts Band

Indestructible Toys

The giant tennis ball lasted three days. The green springy thing was an aid to toothy health and guaranteed indestructible. Lasted three hours. We need more things to chew. Preferably made out of the same material as the black boxes for flight recorders.

 

Music List - Albums A

So the singles thing was a bit of a passing phase. Individual tunes are easily listened to on YouTube these days if you get the whim. Today I only buy old singles from charity shops and nothing more. But I have been buying albums for forty years or so. This second half of the list will be altogether more interesting.

ABC 1990 (CD) Absolutely

Ace 1974 (V) Five-a-Side

1975 (V) Time for Another

Adem 2004 (CD) Homesongs

Aerosmith 2005 (CD) Gold

Afro-Cuban All Stars 1997 (CD) A Toda Cuba le Gusta

1999 (CD) Distinto, Differente

AGF/Delay 2009 (CD) Symptoms

Air 1998 (CD) Moon Safari

2000 (CD) The Virgin Suicides

2001 (CD) 10000 HZ Legend

Airhead 1992 (V) Boing

Alabama 3 1997 (CD) Exile on Coldharbour Lane

2000 (CD) La Peste

2002 (CD) Power in the Blood

2003 (CD) Last Train to Nashville Vol. 2

2005 (CD) Outlaw

2007 (CD) M.O.R.

2010 (CD) Revolver Soul

The Alarm 1988 (V) Electric Folklore Live

All About Eve 1988 (V) All About Eve

All Saints 2000 (CD) Saints and Sinners

Ambulance LTD 2005 (CD) LP

Amparanoia 2004 (CD) Rebeldia Con Alegria

Analog Man 2002 (CD) Bedside Music

Ian Anderson 1995 (CD) Divinities: Twelve Dances with God

Animals 1965 (V) The Most of the Animals

Anjunabeats 2003 (CD) Volume One

Appliance 1999 (CD) Manual

Arcadia 1985 (V) So Red the Rose

Argent 1973 (V) In Deep

Richard Ashcroft 2000 (CD) (Free with The Independent)

Mulatu Astatke / The Heliocentrics 2009 (CD) Inspiration Information

Athlete 2003 (CD) Vehicles and Animals

2004 (CD) Tourist

2009 (CD) Black Swan

Rowan Atkinson 1980 (V) Live in Belfast

Atlum Schema 2005 (CD) The Final Scene

Auteurs 1993 (V) New Wave

1995 (CD) After Murder Park

Joan Armatrading 1976 (V) Joan Armatrading

1978 (V) To the Limit

Average White Band 1978 (V) Feel no Fret

Somerset. Sunday, 6.45 a.m.

Please excuse the quality of these pictures, taken on my Nokia X-6 this, and yesterday, morning but what a joy it is to walk in the early autumn Somerset countryside with a black labrador.

Music List - Z

Here they come. Can you guess what they are yet? Two singles by artists beginning with Z:

Michael Zager Band 1978 (V) Let's All Chant

Z Z Top 1983 (V) Gimme All Your Lovin'

Tomorrow we start on the albums. There will be nine Zs. Mainly by two artists/bands.

Music List - X and Y

I have no Xs. No X-Ray Specs, no XTC. Nothing. Y however includes:

Yazoo 1982 (V) The Other Side of Love

1982 (V) Only You

Yazz and the Plastic Population 1988 (V) The Only Way is Up

Yes 1971 (V) Yours is no Disgrace

1973 (V) And You and I

1983 (V) Owner of a Lonely Heart

Paul Young 1983 (V) Come Back and Stay

1983 (VT) Love of the Common People

1984 (V) I'm Gonna Turn Your Playhouse Down

Music List - W

The wonderful Ws. The Who, Stevie Wonder and er, the Wombles. Oops. Also the Stuffies. Possibly the greatest rock and roll line ever written:

You can tell by the way I walk

I'm a Mindy man no time for Mork

Joe Walsh 1973 (V) Rocky Mountain Way

Clifford T. Ward 1973 (V) Scullery

Was (Not Was) 1987 (V) Walk the Dinosaur

Dennis Waterman 1979 (V) I Could Be So Good for You

Weather Report 1977 (VT) Birdland

Wham 1984 (V) Wake Me Up before You Go

1984 (V) Freedom

1984 (V) Last Christmas

Lenny White 1978 (V) Lady Madonna

Whitesnake 1981 (V) Don't Break My Heart Again

The Who 1967 (V) I Can See for Miles

1969 (V) Pinball Wizard

1972 (V) Join Together

1971 (V) Won't Get Fooled Again

1971 (V) Let's See Action

1973 (V) 5.15

1978 (V) Who Are You?

Wild Cherry 1976 (V) Play That Funky Music

Denise Williams 1977 (V) Free

Mason Williams 1968 (V) Classical Gas

Danny Wilson 1988 (V) Mary's Prayer

Victoria Wilson-James 1991 (V) Through

Pete Wingfield 1975 (V) Eighteen with a Bullet

Wings 1978 (V) I've Had Enough

Edgar Winter Group 1973 (V) Round and Round

Billy Withers 1977 (V) Lovely Day

Wizzard 1974 (V) Are You Ready to Rock

Wombles 1974 (V) Wombling Merry Christmas

Stevie Wonder 1972 (V) Superstition

1973 (V) Higher Ground

1973 (V) Living for the City

1974 (V) Boogie on Reggae Woman

Wonder Stuff 1989 (V) Who Wants to be the Disco King

Music List - V

A short list for the letter V but a fantastic tune by Voice of the Beehive which I need to refer you to here.

Van Halen 1983 (V) Jump

Vapors 1980 (V) Turning Japanese

1980 (V) News at Ten

Village People 1978 (V) Y.M.C.A.

Voice of the Beehive 1988 (V) I Walk the Earth

Music List - U

I would like to say that, whilst taking personal responsibility for most of the humiliating content of my music collection, Uncle Bruce's vinyl story came to me by marriage. I remind everyone this is two people's collection:

UB40 1980 (V) Food for Thought / King

1983 (V) Please Don't Make Me Cry

U.F.O. 1979 (V) Doctor, Doctor

Ultravox 1983 (V) We Came to Dance

1984 (V) One Small Day

1984 (VT) Dancing with Tears in My Eyes

Uncle Bruce 1969 (V) Sinbad the Sailor

Untouchables 1984 (V) Free Yourself

Midge Ure 1982 (V) No Regrets

U.S.A. Africa 1985 (VT) We Are the World

And that gets us to?

There's an episode of the West Wing where C.J.Cregg has her first day as The President's Chief of Staff. Her secretary, Margaret has just listed several tasks and meetings and CJ says, 'And that gets us to?'

8.30 is the answer. And we are left with no doubt this is a.m.

Well I've been for a long and beautiful walk in the Somerset countryside, tidied the conservatory twice, done all the recycling sorting, updated my blog and had breakfast and it appears to be 7.30 a.m. The next two weeks in the company of Diesel the labrador are going to see a subtle change to my working patterns.

He is eating a giant tennis ball at the moment. That is fine as the debris can be thrown away but the indestructible squeaky duck may have to be confiscated.

Music List - T

Well here's an interesting collection. The second single I ever bought was by Them, a first incarnation of Van Morrison. Also Drummer Man by Tonight, the greatest single ever made.

10CC 1973 (V) Rubber Bullets

1978 (V) Dreadlock Holiday

20th Century 1980 (V) Stand Up and Be Counted

A Taste of Honey 1978 (V) Boogie Oogie Oogie

Teardrop Explodes 1981 (V) Reward

Tears for Fears 1982 (V) Change

1984 (V) Shout

1985 (VT) Everybody Wants to Rule the World

Technos 1984 (V) Nightime Heaven

Television 1977 (V) Prove It

Ten Years After 1968 (V) Portable People

Them 1965 (V) Here Comes the Night

Then Jericho 1988 (V) Big Area

Thompson Twins 1984 (V) Lay Your Hands on Me

Tanita Tikaram 1988 (V) Twist in my Sobriety

Tom Tom Club 1981 (V) Wordy Rappinghood

1988 (V) Suboceana (Boom Boom Chi Boom Boom)

Tonight 1978 (V) Drummer Man

Peter Tosh 1983 (V) Johnny B. Goode

Toto 1978 (V) Hold the Line

Pete Townshend 1980 (V) Let My Love Open the Door

Toy Dolls 1984 (V) Nellie the Elephant

T'Pau 1988 (V) Valentine

T Rex 1971/2 (V) Bang a Gong (Get It On) / Telegram Sam

Tubeway Army 1979 (V) Are Friends Electric

Tweets 1981 (V) Birdie Song

Judy Tzuke 1978 (V) For You

Music List - S

S is a popular letter for the name of a band from the 1970s and 1980s, which explains the length of today's list. Also Sounds (late, lamented) gave away fine free EPs. There are many of these Ss I feel a huge desire to play right now to kick start my Sunday morning. And Lily the Pink:

Sad Café 1979 (V) My Oh My

Sade 1984 (V) Smooth Operator

Santana 1977 (V) She's Not there

1978 (V) Well All Right

Saxon 1981 (V) Never Surrender

Leo Sayer 1973 (V) Why is Everybody Going Home?

Scaffold 1968 (V) Lily the Pink

Peter Schilling 1983 (V) Major Tom (Going Home)

Seal 1991 (V) Future Love Paradise

Secret Affair 1979 (V) Time for Action

1980 (V) My World

Sex Pistols 1977 (V) God Save the Queen

1977 (V) Pretty Vacant

Shakatak 1982 (V) Night Birds

Sandie Shaw 1984 (V) Hand in Glove

Shakatak 1984 (V) Down on the Street

Feargal Sharkey 1995 (V) A Good Heart

Sharpe and Numan 19895 (V) Change Your Mind

Sheila B. Devotion 1979 (V) Spacer

Shed Seven 1996 (V) Going for Gold

Shirley and Company 1975 (V) Shame, Shame, Shame

Shocking Blue 1969 (V) Venus

Sigue Sigue Sputnik 1986 (V) Love Missile F1-11

Paul Simon 1975 (V) 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover

Simon and Garfunkel 1970 (V) Bridge Over Troubled Water

Simple Minds 1979 (V) Life in a Day

1983 (V) Waterfront

Simply Red 1985 (V) Money's Too Tight (To Mention)

Siouxsie and the Banshees 1980 (V) Israel

1980 (V) Christine

Sister Sledge 1973 (V) Mama Never Told Me

1979 (V) He's the Greatest Dancer

Six. by seven 2004 (CD) Ocean

Peter Skellern 1975 (V) Hold on To Love

Slade 1971 (V) Coz I Love You

1974 (V) How Does It Feel

1974 (V) Everyday

1984 (V) All Join Hands

Sly and the Family Stone 1968 (V) Dance to the Music

Smash Mouth 1997 (CD) Walkin' on the Sun

Smiths 1984 (V) What Difference Does It Make

Snap 1990 (V) The Power

Sniff N'The Tears 1978 (V) Drivers Seat

Soft Cell 1981 (V) Bedsitter

SOS Band 1983 (V) Just Be Good to Me

Sounds 1985 (V) W.E.A. Christmas Cracker

1985/6 (V) E.M.I. Rock Showdown U.S.A. v U.K.

1985/6 (V) Polydor Presents - Free with Sounds

1985/6 (V) Sounds Free

1986/7 (V) Showcase Singles 1, 2 and 3

1987 (V) Sonic Sounds 1, 2 and 3

1987/8 (V) Sounds Waves 1, 2 and 3

1988 (V) Sounds Machine EP 1, 2 and 3

1988/89 (V) Sounds Blasts EP 1, 2 and 3

Soup Dragons 1990 (V) I'm Free

Spandau Ballet 1983 (V) Communication

1984 (V) Only When You Leave

Sparks 1972 (V) Wonder Girl

The Special A.K.A. 1979 (V) Gangsters

1984 (V) Nelson Mandela

The Specials 1980 (V) Too Much: Too Young

1981 (V) Ghost Town

Spiller 2000 (Tape) Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)

Bruce Springsteen 1975 (V) Born To Run

1984 (V) Dancing in the Dark

Split Enz 1979 (V) I Got You

1981 (V) History Never Repeats

Spyro Gyra 1979 (V) Morning Dance

Squeeze 1980 (V) Another Nail in My Heart

1981 (V) Is That Love?

1987 (V) Hourglass

Ringo Star 1974 (V) Only You

Status Quo 1970 (V) In My Chair

1974 (V) Down Down

1976 (V) Rain

1977 (V) Rockin' All Over the World

Stealers Wheel 1973 (V) Star

1973 (V) Everything Will Turn Out Fine

Steel Pulse 1978 (V) Prodigal Son

Steely Dan 1972 (V) Do It Again

1973 (V) My Old School

1976 (V) Haitian Divorce

1978 (V) FM (No Static at All)

Cat Stevens 1970 (V) Lady D'Arbanville

1971 (V) Morning has Broken

Al Stewart 1976 (V) Year of the Cat

Rod Stewart 1971 (V) Maggie May

1975 (V) Sailing

1980 (V) Passion

1981 (V) Young Turks

1981 (V) Tonight I'm Yours

1983 (V) Baby Jane

Sting 1991 (V) The Soul Cages

Stone the Crows 1972 (V) Good Time Girl

Stranglers 1977 (V) Grip

1977 (V) No More Heroes

1978 (V) Walk on By

1984 (V) No Mercy

Strawbs 1972 (V) Lay Down

Stray Cats 1980 (V) Runaway Boy

Stray Dog 1973 (V) Speak of the Devil

Stretch 1975 (V) Why Did You Do It?

Style Council 1983 (V) Money-Go-Round

1984 (V) My Ever Changing Moods

1984 (V) Shout to the Top

1984 (V) Groovin

Donna Summer 1977 (V) Down Deep Inside

1982 (V) State of Independence

Supertramp 1982 (V) It's Raining Again

Sweet 1978 (V) Love is Like Oxygen

Rachel Sweet 1978 (V) B.A.B.Y.

Good for you bad for you

The sidebar today pays homage to the statistic, widely quoted this week in the press, that those who exercise for 15 minutes a day are healthier than those who don't. And people who watch six hours of TV or more a day are more obese, subject to more health problems and more likely to be unemployed than those who don't.

I ask with all humility, but could it be possible that carts and horses have been placed in the wrong order here?

Music List - R

For many years Babylon's Burning was my go-to single for an instant hit of energy and excitement. A year or two into the punk era and a well-crafted song with snarling vocal but great musicianship hit the airwaves. I loved it. Notice too the way all good, angry songs should end - four chopped chords. Then, after a while, I had played it too much and it lost its edge. I wouldn't take it to my desert island any more but playing it once a year or so is thrilling. It's on YouTube here.

That and the rest of the Rs:

Rah Band 1980 (V) Falcon

Rattles 1970 (V) The Witch

Real Thing 1978 (V) Rainin' Through My Sunshine

Reflex 1983 (V) The Politics of Dancing

Rich Kids 1978 (V) Rich Kids

Cliff Richard 1979 (V) We Don't Talk Anymore

1982 (V) Little Town

1982 (V) Where Do We Go from Here

Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers

1977 (V) Egyptian Reggae

B.A.Robertson 1979 (V) Knocked It Off

Rolling Stones 1968 (V) Jumpin' jack Flash

1969 (V) Honky Tonk Woman

1971 (V) Little Queenie

1976 (V) Fool to Cry

Tom Robinson 1977 (V) 2-4-6-8 Motorway

Roxy Music 1972 (V) Virginia Plain

1973 (V) Pyjamarama

1974 (V) All I Want is You

Rubettes 1976 (V) You're the Reason Why

Rubinoos 1977 (V) Hard to Get

Rufus 1974 (V) Once You Get Started

Rufus and Chaka Khan 1983 (V) Ain't Nobody

The Ruts 1979 (V) Babylon's Burning

The Youth of Today

There was a small piece in the corner of page something-or-other-well-beyond-3 in theipaper this week. It was about an emergency sitting of courts the day after an atrocity. Forty two young people were being charged with offences of looting and theft. 'Has it come to this?' A local resident, recently bereaved, might have said.

The piece was in the 'On this day' corner and described events following the bombing of London in 1941.

'Youth has no regard for old age, and the wisdom of the centuries is looked down upon both as stupidity and foolishness. The young men are indolent; the young women are indecent and indecorous in their speech, behaviour and dress.'
(Peter the Hermit, 1114, quoted by the late Mark Ashton in Christian Youth Work, Kingsway 1986.)

I am not convinced there is any one reason why our towns and cities fell victim to such outrageous behavior last week but:

1. It seems the perpetrators are gradually being rounded up and charged.

2. Opportunistic looting and peer-pressured rudeness seem to have been with us for quite a long time so it was probably not as extraordinary as some might make out.

Music List - Q

Only two Qs:

Queen 1974 (V) Seven Seas of Rhye

1978 (V) Don't Stop Me Now

Music List - P

Ah the Ps, the Ps. A great place to dwell, amongst the peaches, peebles and pythons:

Robert Palmer 1978 (V) Every Kinda People

1980 (V) Johnny and Mary

Graham Parker 1977 (V) Hold Back the Night

Graham Parker and the Rumour 1978 (V) Hey Lord Don't Ask me Questions

Ray Parker Jr 1984 (V) Ghostbusters

Peaches and Herb 1978 (V) Shake Your Groove Thing

Ann Peebles 1973 (V) I Can't Stand the Rain

Pet Shop Boys 1985 (V) West End Girls

Pig Bag 1981 (V) Pappa's Got a Brand New Pig Bag

Pink Floyd 1979 (V) Another Brick in the Wall Part II

The Pirates 1978 (VT) All in it Together

Portsmouth Sinfonia 1981 (V) Classical Muddly

Billy Preston 1972 (V) Will It Go Round in Circles?

Pretenders 1979 (V) Brass in Pocket

1982 (V) Back on the Chain Gang

1983 (V) 2000 Miles

1986 (V) Don't Get Me Wrong

Prince 1984 (V) When Doves Cry

Prince and the Revolution 1984 (V) Let's Go Crazy

Profiles in Gold II 1969 -78 (V) Sampler: Chic, Genesis, Leif Garrett, Roberta Flack

Python Lee Jackson 1970 (V) In a Broken Dream

Nice Review of Mustard Seed Shavings

Just received this book review from REFORM magazine:

Steve Tilley sets out to write a book on the implications of living life as a Christian – the book that he wished he could have read when he first became a Christian. The chapters roughly follow the themes of the 10 commandments, reflecting on issues of life that crop up, and how to deal with them.

The book begins with advice for all seeking to know “the Lord your God” through listening and questioning, but with the reminder that we shall never know everything about God. On the subject of idols, Tilley challenges the reader not to be an idolater, but instead be an idol, whereby our lives point others to God. In the following chapters: unwholesome talk, taking time to enjoy God’s world and honouring others (including our parents) is dealt with. On the topic of murder, Tilley challenges the reader to take stock and deal with whatever form of violence is present in his or her life.

The following chapter, titled “Sexy Stuff”, succinctly and helpfully covers the issues surrounding the gift of sexuality within our relationships, including his opinion on the limits of what is appropriate for it to be Godly. This leads to two remaining chapters which feature discussions on true honesty: where mercy, grace, loyalty and honour get a look in as we follow the way, the truth and the life.

Tilley is probably correct in his conclusion that he has provoked more questions than he has answered, and this is largely due to the numerous issues covered. However, I think that is the sign of a good author who is happy to give readers some pointers and then leave them thinking for themselves, with discussion questions added for that purpose. So, although not a biblical or scholarly look at the 10 commandments, there is meat here in this little book that will make you think, whether you are a new Christian or someone who wants to think again about living

out faith today.

Catey Morrison is a United Reformed Church

minister for the East Cleveland Group of churches in North Yorkshire

Music List - O

Today's quiz question. Which pop mogul was behind the hit 'It Only Takes a Minute?'

Hazel O'Connor 1981 (V) D-Days

Odyssey 1981 (V) Back to My Roots

Ohio Players 1976 (V) Who'd She Coo?

Mike Oldfield 1975 (V) In Dulci Jubilo

1979 (V) Guilty

O.M.D. 1981 (V) Souvenir

One Hundred Ton and a Feather 1976 (V) It Only Takes a Minute

Jeffrey Osborne 1983 (V) Stay with Me Tonight

Osibisa 1975 (V) Sunshine Day

Godstuff Editorial Meetings

It is 1215. Three volunteers sit round a table. Bob enters the room:

Bob
I've just discovered a massive sod's law field.

(Steve and Matt ignore him. Alasdair falls into the trap of responding)

Alasdair
What's that?

Bob
I printed a whole page of these labels on blank paper to check they worked. They worked. When I used actual labels they all went wrong.

(Steve and Matt smirk to themselves. Alasdair mourns the loss of three minutes of his life)

It's not me who created the sod's law field. Rymans impregnated all these labels so we would waste lots of their stickers.

Alasdair
These are really sticky.

Rest of Cast
They're called stickers.

Alasdair
How is putting stickers in books part of my job? It's nothing to do with the web-site.

Bob
They've got the web address on them.

Alasdair
Oh.

Matt
Is it time for the pub yet?

Exeunt

To be continued...

Music List - N

Singles beginning with N:

Natural Life 1992 (V) Natural Life

New Order 1988 (V) Blue Monday

The Nice 1968 (V) America

Paul Nicholas 1975 (V) Shufflin' Shoes

Nilsson 1972 (V) Coconut

1972 (V) You're Breakin' My Heart

N-Joi 1991 (V) Anthem

Gary Numan 1979 (V) Cars

1980 (V) I Die: You Die

1982 (VT) Music for Chameleons

CYFA Resources

Between 1992 and 2002 I was responsible for producing the output of CYFA teaching resources. Over that period I helped to publish about twenty titles in the Bible Based Resources for Youth Groups (BBRYG) series. Some of these (64 page A4) booklets took the Bible and asked 'What can we learn from this?' Others took issues and asked, 'What does the Bible say about this?' All bar one had ten sessions in them and included photocopiable work sheets.

To go alongside this I wrote or commissioned four volumes called Know Ideas (no, I can't take credit for volume 1, Phil Moon and John Simmons did that) which were packed full of ideas for games, ice-breakers etc. Also two volumes of Drama, Verses, Sketches which did what it said on the cover.

I did this from the offices of CPAS (Church Pastoral Aid Society) who have now decided not to sell such resources and have got rid of all their stock. Godstuff is a small charity which supports the work of my friend and former CPAS colleague Bob Clucas. It has bought all the back copies of all of these resources. We plan to make them available for almost nothing. That's right search engines. Find this post if anyone enters free or youth or resources.

The plan is this. The resources are, as you might imagine, dated. We will scan and publish online the first two sessions from each book and sell the books in bundles of five for £10 (a saving of £27.50). If anyone simply asks for a deal we will talk. If anyone is broke we will not worry about the money too much.

Beginning with Didn't He Used to be Dead? a BBRYG book on Jesus in Luke's Gospel which we have few copies of, we will be reworking the material so it is up-to-date and will then invite youth leaders who use it to add their ideas.

If you are an author of this material (I worked with some co-authors) and you are unhappy about this please get in touch. I will be trying to contact all of you over the next few days.

Apart from Urban Saints excellent Energize material I am not aware of what else is around in the youth market these days or of any organisation that has specifically taken on resourcing CYFA and Pathfinder groups from CPAS. Are you?

Music List - M

Rarely known fact: 'Blinded by the Light' is based on the piano piece Chopsticks. More meat to the letter M than previous days' offerings although S will be a strong candidate for most singles owned beginning with this letter award. Clearly I can't write sentences this morning so I'll leave you with the list:

Madness 1981 (V) It Must Be Love

1982 (V) Our House

1982 (V) Driving in My Car

1984 (V) Michael Caine

Madonna 1984 (V) Material Girl

1985 (V) Into the Groove

Magnum 1980 (V) Changes

Maisonettes 1982 (V) Heartbreak Avenue

Manfred Mann's Earth Band 1976 (V) Blinded by the Light

1978 (V) Davy's on the Road Again

Manic Street Preachers 1986 (V) Design for Life

Bob Marley 1977 (V) Exodus

Bob Marley and the Wailers 1977 (V) Jamming

Marmalade 1968 (V) Ob-la-di Ob-la-da

Marseille 1978 (V) The French Way

Martha and the Muffins 1980 (V) Echo Beach

Massive Attack 1991 (V) Safe From Harm

Matchbox 1979 (V) Buzz Buzz a Diddle It

Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson

1983 (V) Say Say Say

Mike McGear 1974 (V) Leave It

Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes 1975 (V) Don't Leave Me this Way

Members 1979 (V) The Sound of the Suburbs

Men At Work 1981 (V) Down Under

George Michael 1984 (V) Careless Whisper

John Miles 1976 (V) Music

1976 (V) Slow Down

Steve Miller Band 1968 (V) Living in the USA

1982 (V) Abracadabra

Mock Turtles 1991 (V) Can You Dig It?

Modern Romance 1982 (V) Best Years of our Lives

Moody Blues 1972 (V) I'm Just a Singer (in a Rock and Roll Band)

Gary Moore and Phil Lynott 1985 (V) Out in the Fields

Motorhead 1981 (V) Motorhead

Motors 1978 (V) Airport

1978 (V) Forget About You

Mott the Hoople 1972 (V) All the Young Dudes

1973 (V) Roll Away the Stone

Alison Moyet 1984 (V) Love Resurrection

1984 (V) All Cried Out

Mr Bloe 1970 (V) Groovin' with Mr Bloe

Mud 1974 (V) Tiger Feet / Oh Boy (75) / Dynamite (73)

Maria Muldaur 1974 (V) Midnight at the Oasis

Mungo Jerry 1971 (V) Baby Jump

1971 (V) You Don't have to be in the Army to Fight in the War

1971 (V) Lady Rose

Alannah Myles 1989 (V) Black Velvet

Everything is Obvious

I caught a bit of an interview with Duncan Watts on the radio last night. He is a sociological mathematician and the author of the fabulously titled Everything is Obvious Once You Know the Answer.

Since he works as a Yahoo researcher now he knows everything there is to know about social networking. His thesis that our recent riots were mathematically and sociologically predictable was fascinating.

Music List - L

We reach L. A sad moment as I recall the excellence of the two singles by Philip Lynott as a solo artist outside the constraints of Thin Lizzy. He would have been a great song writer even today had he not died so young. 'King's Call' is an Elvis tribute.

Labelle 1975 (V) Lady Marmalade

John Lennon 1974 (V) Whatever Gets You Through the Night

Julian Lennon 1984 (V) Too Late for Goodbyes

Level 42 1983 (V) The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up)

1987 (V) Running in the Family

1988 (V) Heaven in My Hands

1988 (V) Take a Look

Limahl 1983 (V) Only for Love

1984 (V) The Never Ending Story

Lindisfarne 1970 (V) Lady Eleanor

1972 (V) Wake Up Little Sister

1978 (V) Juke Box Gypsy

Little River Band 1977 (V) Help is on its Way

Liverpool Express (V) 1976 (V) You Are My Love

Loggins and Messina 1972 (V) Your Mama Don't Dance

Londonbeat 1990 (V) I've Been Thinking About You

Nick Lowe 1978 (V) I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass

1979 (V) Cracking Up

Philip Lynott 1980 (V) King's Call

1982 (V) Together

Lynyrd Skynyrd 1973 (V) Freebird EP

Music List - K

Kajagoogoo 1982 (V) Too Shy

1984 (V) Turn Your Back on Me

Kane Gang 1984 (V) Respect Yourself

Kansas 1976 (V) Carry on Wayward Son

KC and the Sunshine Band 1991 (C) That's the Way (I Like It)

Gerard Kenny 1978 (V) New York, New York

Nik Kershaw 1983 (V) I Won't Let the Sun Go Down

1984 (V) The Riddle

1984 (V) Wide Boy

1986 (VT) Radio Musicola

Chaka Khan 1984 (V) I Feel for You

Kid Creole and the Coconuts 1982 (V) Annie, I'm Not Your Daddy

Killing Joke 1985 (V) Love Like Blood

King 1984 (V) Love and Pride

Kinks 1972 (V) Supersonic Rocket Ship

The Knack 1979 (V) My Sharona

John Kongos 1971 (V) Tokoloshe Man

Kracker 1973 (V) A Song for Polly

Kraftwerk 1977 (VT) Showroom Dummies

1978 (VT) The Model

1983 (V) Tour de France

Kula Shaker 1996 (V) Grateful When You're Dead

Kursaal Flyers 1976 (V) Little Does She Know

Music List - J

We reach the letter J in the recorded archives of WWA. If there was a desert island with introductions as the criteria then 'Jane' would be in my top eight.

Joe Jackson 1980 (VT) The Harder They Come

Michael Jackson 1982 (V) Billy Jean

1983 (V) Thriller

Jacksons 1977 (V) Goin' Places

1984 (V) State of Shock

The Jags 1979 (V) Back of My Hand

The Jam 1978 (V) News of the World

1980 (V) That's Entertainment / Down in the Tube Station at Midnight

1982 (V) Beat Surrender

Jean Michel Jarre 1978 (V) Equinoxe Part 5

Jefferson Starship 1976 (V) With Your Love

1979 (V) Jane

Jellybean 1987 (V) Jingo

Jethro Tull 1969 (V) Teacher

1969 (V) Living in the Past

Jimmy the Hoover 1983 (V) Tantalise

Joboxers 1983 (V) Just Got Lucky

Billy Joel 1980 (V) All for Leyna

Jilted John 1978 (V) Jilted John

Johnny Hates Jazz 1988 (V) Heart of Gold

Jo Jo Gunne 1972 (V) Run, Run, Run

Howard Jones 1984 (VT) Like to Get to Know You Well

Quincy Jones 1978 (V) Stuff Like That

Music List - I

A short list today. Notice youth worker and lecturer Pete Ward's previous incarnation.

Icicle Works 1983 (V) Love Is a Wonderful Colour

Imagination 1982 (V) Just an Illusion

James Ingram 1983 (V) Yah Mo B There

Intransit 1985 (V) Micro on the Move / Pete Ward When i Meets i

Iron Maiden 1984 (V) 2 Minutes to Midnight

Isley Brothers 1973 (V) That Lady / Summer Breeze

1976 (V) Harvest for the World

Music List - H

Our trawl through the WWA's record collection reaches singles begining with H. Nothing to bother the desert island here. Good pub quiz question answer - who recorded The Liquidator (beloved by football fans everywhere) with its 'clap clap clap clap - my team' refrain?

Haircut One Hundred 1982 (V) Fantastic Day

Daryl Hall and John Oates 1973 (V) She's Gone

1976 (V) Rich Girl

Jan Hammer 1986 (V) Crockett's Theme

Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel 1974 (V) Mr Soft

1975 (V) Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)

1975 (V) Mr Raffles (Man, It Was Mean)

Harry J. All Stars 1969 (V) Liquidator

Dan Hartman 1978 (V) This Is It

Ofra Haza 1988 (V) Im Nin 'alu

Headboys 1979 (V) The Shape of Things to Come

Don Henley 1984 (V) The Boys of Summer

Nick Heyward 1984 (V) Warning Sign

Heatwave 1976 (V) Boogie Nights

Hollies 1964 (V) Here I Go Again

1971 (V) Hey Willy

1971 (V) Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress

Hot Chocolate 1974 (V) Emma

Hothouse Flowers 1988 (V) Don't Go

Hot on the Trail Single 1975 (V) Sassafras, Band Called O, Randy Pie

Human League 1981 (V) Don't You Want Me?

1981 (V) Love Action (I Believe in Love)

1981 (V) The Sound of the Crowd

1982 (V) Mirror Man

1984 (VT) The Lebanon

Humble Pie 1969 (V) Natural Born Boogie

Ian Hunter 1975 (V) Once Bitten Twice Shy