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To old friends returning to LiveJournal

If you have returned to LiveJournal and found that you are no longer included on my friends-list although we were in contact previously, it's likely that I'll have deleted you due to prolonged lack of interaction. If you wish to be re-added, please leave a comment below or contact me by private message.
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Post A Song LiveJournal community

An idea came to me while I was lying awake in bed before I got up this morning, and it was to set up a LiveJournal community where people can post YouTube videos of their favourite songs, or whatever music they've been listening to recently. Having checked to see if a community matching this description already existed and not having found one, I set up the post_a_song community this evening. I've added the following description to the profile page:
The object of this community is for members to post videos of their favourite music so that others who may not be familiar with it can hear it and decide if they like it. It's like creating a mix-tape, only on LiveJournal!

To do this, simply locate the song you wish to post on YouTube, go to 'share', select 'embed', and copy and paste the code into a new post in this community. If you wish, you might like to include your answers to the following questions:
  1. Where and when did you first hear this song?
  2. Do you own the song you've posted on vinyl or CD? If so, do you remember where and when you bought it?
  3. What experiences, places or people do you associate with it?
  4. Have you ever seen it performed live?
  5. What are the things you like and dislike about the song you've posted?
In order to avoid overloading the page, please include only one video in each post.
I haven't posted anything to the community yet, but once I get started, I'm sure there'll be no stopping me!

So, if you're reading this and you'd like an excuse to post some tunes or to discover music that you might not have heard, please feel free to join the community.
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Another fabulous day


A view from The Mound over Princes Street Gardens towards the Scott Monument and the Balmoral Hotel in the warm and sunny afternoon of 8th May, 2025. The grass is starting to look a bit parched following an unusually prolonged spell without rain.
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Who says climate-change isn't a thing?


The weather forecast for Edinburgh from the BBC Weather web-site on 7th May, 2025, showing fabulous weather continuing tomorrow and throughout the coming week. Indeed, it's predicted to continue for at least another ten days. I love sunshine and warmth, but prolonged spells of weather like this are extremely unusual in Scotland and I'm starting to get a bit worried!

Incidentally, I want to say how much I appreciated all the comments I've received on my recent posts today. It really brightens my day and gives me a sense of connection when people take the trouble to comment, so thank you to all who commented!
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Buying more CDs like a twat


CDs bought for £6-the-lot from the Oxfam Bookshop in Morningside, Edinburgh, on 5th May, 2025: Burn Baby Burn and Nu-Clear Sounds by Ash, >1 by The Damage Manual, and Badmotorfinger by Soundgarden.

I think Burn Baby Burn is one of Ash's best songs; however, I bought it without realising it's a DVD rather than a CD-single. I've seen the DVD on YouTube and it's absolutely awful. I don't know what they were thinking about! I'm not familiar with The Damage Manual, but they were apparently a spin-off from the Public Image Ltd/Killing Joke axis, so I thought they might be worth a listen. And I already have the Soundgarden album as part of a two-disc set with Louder Than Love, but I thought it would be good to have a copy of the original album.


Now that I've reacquired my habit of adding CDs to my collection, it occurs to me that there's a valid justification for doing so: as a way of negating the power of corporations to compel us to continue paying indefinitely via streaming services for product that we are not permitted to own. Music in a physical format has value that music which exists only as computer files in some corporation's cloud server can never have. I object to Spotify on principle and will never use it.


I happened to see this guy's video about his reasons for buying CDs and sticking with the CD format a couple of days ago, and I think he makes some valid points. I like his style and think he's quite entertaining generally.
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The changing scene at Haymarket


A view from the Haymarket Tram Stop, Edinburgh, over the site of a hideous multi-storey office block which has recently been demolished, towards Haymarket Station and Dalry Road on 2nd May, 2025. The tramway immediately to the west of Haymarket follows a very sharply-curved and speed-restricted alignment as it was hemmed in by the now-demolished office block and another recently-demolished block on the opposite side of the line. With these two buildings cleared, I suppose it is too much to hope that the route will now be straightened out to allow normal-speed running. Instead, I suspect that the unsatisfactory alignment will remain as it is and whatever structure replaces the demolished building will be even bigger, uglier and more incongruous with its surroundings than the previous one, as that seems to be the way of these things.

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My CD collection (Part 2: N-Z)

(Part 1: A-M)
No.ArtistTitleLabelSerial No.Release Year
363NazarethRazamanazCastle ClassicsCLACD 1731973
364NazarethGreatest HitsBR MusicBR 139-21975
365The NefilimZoonBeggars BanquetBEGA 172 CDL1996
366New Model ArmyNo Rest For The WickedFameCD-FA 31981985
367New Model ArmyThe Ghost Of CainEMICDP 7 46695 21986
368New Model ArmyThunder And ConsolationEMICDP 79131721989
369New Model ArmyImpurityEMICDP 795217 21990
370New Model ArmyB-Sides And Abandoned TracksEMI7243 8 30374 2 11994
371NightwishAngels Fall FirstSpinefarm Records066 878-21997
372NightwishOceanbornSpinefarm Records064 654-21998
373NightwishWishmasterSpinefarm Records064 525-22000
374NightwishCentury ChildSpinefarm Recordsspi149cd2002
375NightwishOnceNuclear Blast27361 129122004
376Nine Inch NailsPretty Hate MachineIsland RecordsCID 99731989
377Nine Inch NailsThe Downward SpiralIsland Records522 126-21994
378NirvanaBleachGeffen RecordsGED244331989
379NirvanaNevermindDGCGED 244251991
380NirvanaIncesticideGeffen RecordsGED245041992
381NirvanaIn UteroGeffen RecordsGED 245361993
382OasisDefinitely MaybeCreation RecordsCRE CD 1691994
383Oasis(What's The Story) Morning Glory?Creation RecordsCRE CD 1891995
384Oi PolloiTotal Anarchoi (The Live And Studio Collection)Step-1 MusicSTEPCD 0731992
385Oi PolloiDúisg!Active RebellionACT 0302012
386OpethOrchidCandlelight RecordsCandle010CD1995
387OpethMy Arms, Your HearseCandlelight RecordsCANDLE251998
388Ozzy OsbourneThe Ultimate SinEpicEPC 462496 21986
389Ozzy OsbourneDown To EarthEpicEPC 498474 92001
390PallasThe SentinelCentaur DiscsCENCD 0011984
391PanteraCowboys From HellATCO Records7567-91372-21990
392PanteraVulgar Display Of PowerATCO Records7567-91758-21992
393PanteraFar Beyond DrivenEastWest Records America7567-92302-21994
394PanteraThe Great Southern TrendkillEastWest7559-61908-21996
395Paradise LostLost ParadisePeacevilleVILE 171990
396Paradise LostGothicPeacevilleVILE 26CD1991
397Paradise LostShades Of GodMusic For NationsCDMFN 1351992
398Paradise LostIconMusic For NationsCDMFN 1521993
399Paradise LostThe Last TimeMusic For Nationscdkut 1651995
400Paradise LostDraconian TimesMusic For Nationscdmfn 1841995
401Paradise LostOne SecondMusic For Nationscdmfnx 2221997
402Paradise LostHostChrysalis7243 5 20567 2 91999
403Paradise LostBelieve In NothingEMI7243 5 30707 2 42001
404Paul McCartney & WingsBand On The RunMPL0777 7 89240 2 91973
405Pearl JamTenEpic468884 91991
406PenetrationDon't Dictate - The Best Of PenetrationVirginCDOVD 4501995
407Pink FloydDark Side Of The MoonEMI7243 8 29752 2 91973
408PixiesSurfer Rosa & Come On Pilgrim4ADCAD 803 CD1988
409PixiesDoolittle4ADCAD 905 CD1989
410PixiesBossanova4ADCAD 0010 CD1990
411PixiesTrompe Le Monde4ADCAD 1014 CD1991
412PixiesComplete 'B' Sides4ADGAD 2103 CD2001
413Procol HarumPortfolioChrysalisMPCD 16381988
414The Psychedelic FursShould God Forget: A RetrospectiveColumbia487389 21997
415Suzi QuatroThe Best Of Suzi QuatroDiskyDC 8700021996
416QueenSheer Heart attackParlophone0777 789491 2 11974
417QueenGreatest HitsParlophone0777 7 89504 2 41981
418Racer XSecond HeatRoadrunner RecordsRR 3496011987
419Racer XTechnical DifficultiesMascot RecordsM 7046 22000
420RadioheadPablo HoneyParlophone0777 7 81409 2 41993
421RadioheadThe BendsParlophone7243 8 29626 2 51995
422RadioheadOK ComputerParlophone7243 8 55229 2 51997
423Rage Against The MachineBombtrackEpic659471 21993
424RainbowLong Live Rock 'N' RollPolydor825 090-21978
425RainbowThe Very Best Of RainbowPolydor537 687-21997
426RammsteinHerzeleidMotor Music529160-21995
427RammsteinSehnsuchtMotor Music537 304-21997
428RammsteinMutterMotor549 639-22001
429RammsteinReise, ReiseUniversal Music98681502004
430RamonesIt's AliveSire7599-26069-21979
431RamonesAll The Stuff (And More) - Vol. 1Sire7599-26220-21990
432RepublicaRepublicaDeconstruction74321 4105221996
433The RezillosCan't Stand The Rezillos: The (Almost) Complete Rezillos Sire7599-26942-21993
434The Rich KidsThe Best Of The Rich KidsEMI7243 5 90661 2 72003
435Rollins BandNiceSteamhammerSPV 087-72500 CDE2001
436Uli Jon RothElectric SunMetal MastersMETALCD 123D1988
437Uli Jon RothTranscendental Sky GuitarSteamhammerSPV 089-72032 DCD2000
438Uli Jon Roth ★ Jack Bruce ★ UFOLegends Of Rock - Live At Castle DoningtonSteamhammerSPV 092-74642 DCD2002
439Uli Jon RothMetamorphosis Of Vivaldi's Four SeasonsSteamhammerSPV 087-69490 CD2003
440Roxy MusicRoxy MusicVirginROXYCD11972
441Roxy MusicCountry LifeVirginROXYCD41974
442RushRushMercury822 541-21974
443RushFly By NightMercury534 624-21975
444RushCaress Of SteelMercury822 543-21975
445Rush2112Mercury822 545-21976
446RushA Farewell To KingsMercury822 546-2 M-11977
447RushHemispheresMercury534 629-21978
448RushPermanent WavesMercury822 548-2 M11980
449RushMoving PicturesMercury534 631-21981
450The RutsYou Gotta Get Out Of ItVirginCOM CD71987
451The RutsThe Crack/Grin And Bear ItEMI7243 5 84122 2 22003
452Sacred ReichThe American WayHollywood RecordsHR-61190-21990
453Sad Society(The Best Thing Since) Hand ReliefX Cert RecordsX-Cert 00121995
454Sad SocietySad Society---
455Joe SatrianiFlying In A Blue DreamRelativity465995 21989
456Joe SatrianiCrystal PlanetEpic489473 21998
457Joe SatrianiEngines Of CreationEpic497665 22000
458SaxonA Collection Of MetalEMI GoldCD GOLD 10551996
459SaxonWheels Of Steel/Strong Arm Of The LawEMICTMCD 2011997
460Michael SchenkerMichael Schenker Anthology (1974 - 1984 / UFO - MSG)Connoisseur CollectionVSOP CD 1851993
461Michael SchenkerMS 2000: Dreams And ExpressionsSteamhammerSPV 085-72172 CD2000
462Michael SchenkerAdventures Of The ImaginationSteamhammerSPV 085-21722 CD2000
463Schenker Pattison SummitThe Endless Jam ContinuesMascot RecordsM 7108 22005
464Senseless ThingsHomophobic AssholeEpic658833 21992
465Sex PistolsKiss ThisVirginCDV 27021996
466Siouxsie & The BansheesOnce Upon A Time/The SinglesPolydor831542-21981
467Siouxsie & The BansheesO BabyWonderlandSHECD221994
468The Sisters Of MercyFloodlandMerciful Release2292-42246-21987
469The Sisters Of MercyGreatest Hits Volume One (A Slight Case Of Overbombing)Merciful Release4509-93579-21993
470SkidsScared To DanceVirginCDV 21161979
471The SkidsSweet Suburbia - The Best Of The SkidsVirginCDOVD 4571995
472Skunk AnansieParanoid & SunburntOne Little IndianTPLP55CD1995
473SkycladThe Wayward Sons Of Mother EarthNoise InternationalN 0163-21991
474SkycladA Burnt Offering For The Bone IdolNoise InternationalN 0186-21992
475SkycladTracks From The WildernessNoise InternationalN 0194-31992
476SkycladJonah's ArkNoiseN 0209-21993
477SkycladThe Prince Of The Poverty LineNoiseCD N 0239-21994
478SkycladThe Silent Whales Of Lunar SeaNoiseN 0228-21995
479SkycladFolkémonNuclear Blast27361 650222000
480SkycladAnother Fine MessDemolition RecordsDEMCD1122001
481SladeSlayed?Polydor849 180-21972
482SlipknotVol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)Roadrunner RecordsRR 8388-22004
483Smashing PumpkinsGishHut RecordingsCDHUT 21991
484Smashing PumpkinsSiamese DreamHut RecordingsCDHUT 111993
485Smashing PumpkinsPisces IscariotHut RecordingsCDHUT 411994
486The Smashing PumpkinsMellon Collie And The Infinite SadnessHut RecordingsCDHUTD 301995
487The Smashing PumpkinsZeroHut RecordingsHUTCDF 731996
488The Smashing PumpkinsAdoreHut RecordingsCDHUTX 511998
489The Smashing PumpkinsMachina/The Machines Of GodVirgin Records America7243 8 48936 2 02000
490Snake River ConspiracySonic JihadMorpheus RecordsMORPH 008 CD2000
491Sneaker PimpsBecoming XClean Up RecordsCUP020CDX1996
492Sonic YouthDaydream NationBlast FirstBFFP 34 CD1988
493Sonic YouthGooDGCGED 242971990
494SoundgardenBadmotorfingerA&M Records395 374-21991
495SoundgardenLouder Than Love & BadMotorFingerA&M RecordsCDA 241181993
496SoundgardenSuperunknownA&M Records540 215-21994
497SoundgardenA-SidesA&M Records540 833-21997
498SoundgardenKing AnimalSoundgarden Recordings6025371855042012
499SparksKimono My HouseIsland MastersIMCD 1981974
500Status QuoMa Kelly's Greasy SpoonCastle Communications PLCESM CD 6211970
501Status QuoDog Of Two HeadCastle Communications PLCESM CD 6261971
502Status QuoPiledriverVertigo848 171-21972
503Status QuoHello!Vertigo848 172-21973
504Status QuoQuoMercury982 594-01974
505Status Quo12 Gold BarsVertigo800 062-21980
506Status QuoQuo & Blue For YouVertigo848 089 - 21991
507StereophonicsPerformance And CocktailsV2VVR10044981999
508Stiff Little FingersInflammable MaterialEMI7243 5 35886 2 51979
509Stiff Little FingersNobody's HeroesEMI7243 5 35887 2 41980
510Stiff Little FingersFlags & EmblemsCastle MusicCMRCD8711991
511Stiff Little FingersGet A LifeEssential! RecordsESSCD 2101994
512Stone Temple PilotsCoreAtlantic7567-82418-21992
513The StoogesFunhouseElektra74071-21970
514The StranglersNo More HeroesEMI7243 5 34407 2 51977
515The StranglersRattus NorvegicusEMI7243 5 34406 2 61977
516The StranglersBlack And WhiteEMICDP 7 90596 21978
517The StranglersThe RavenEMI7243 5 34689 2 71979
518StratovariusElements Pt.1Nuclear Blast27361 103722003
519SubhumansThe Day The Country DiedBluurg RecordsXLP1CD1983
520SubhumansFrom The Cradle To The GraveBluurg RecordsFISH 8CD1984
521SubhumansWorlds ApartBluurg RecordsFISH 12CD1985
522SubhumansEP-LPBluurg RecordsFish14CD1985
523Subhumans29:29 Split VisionBluurg RecordsFISH 16CD1986
524SubhumansTime Flies + RatsBluurg RecordsFish25CD1990
525Suck HenrySo DepravedKill City RecordsKILLCD 0081992
526SugarCopper BlueCreation RecordsCRECD 1291992
527SugarBeasterCreation RecordsCRECD 1531993
528Suicidal TendenciesThe Art Of RebellionEpic471885 21992
529SupergrassI Should CocoParlophone7243 8 33350 2 21995
530SweetGive Us A WinkBMG74321 66011 21976
531SweetHard Centres - The Rock YearsZebra RecordsCD MZEB II1987
532The SweetThe CollectionCastle CommunicationsCCSCD 2301989
533The SweetBlockbustersRCAND 743131989
534Switchblade SymphonySerpentine GalleryCleopatraCLEO 963921995
535Switchblade SymphonyThe Three CalamitiesCleopatraCLP 0549-21999
536System Of A DownToxicityAmerican Recordings501534 22001
537System Of A DownMezmerizeAmerican RecordingsCOL 519000 22005
538System Of A DownHypnotizeAmerican Recordings828767261122005
539Joey TafollaOut Of The SunShrapnel RecordsSH-1030cd1987
540Joey TafollaPlasticMascot RecordsM 7055 22001
541Tears For FearsTears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82-92)Fontana510939-21992
542TestamentPractice What You PreachMegaforce Worldwide7567-82009-21989
543TestamentSouls Of BlackMegaforce Worldwide7567-82143-21990
544TestamentThe RitualAtlantic7567-82392-21992
545TestamentLowAtlantic7567-82645-21994
546Thin LizzyJailbreakMercury532 294-21976
547Thin LizzyBlack Rose (A Rock Legend)Vertigo830 392-21979
548Thin LizzyWild One - The Very Best Of Thin LizzyVertigo528 113-21996
549Tim Smiths Extra Special OceanLandWorldTim Smiths Extra Special OceanLandWorldThe Alphabet Business ConcernALPH CD0201996
550ToyahThe Best Of Toyah: Proud, Loud & HeardMusic ClubMCCD 3591998
551The Toy DollsThe History 1979 - 1996Receiver Records LimitedRDPCD 101996
552TrafficBest Of TrafficIsland RecordsIMCD 1691969
553TroubleTroubleDef American Recordings9 24267-21990
554TroubleManic FrustrationDef American Recordings512 556-21992
555KT TunstallEye To The TelescopeRelentless RecordsCDRELX062004
556Twisted SisterBig Hits And Nasty Cuts - The Best Of Twisted SisterAtlantic7567-82380-21992
557Type O NegativeBloody KissesRoadrunner RecordsRR-9100-21993
558Type O NegativeOctober RustRoadrunner RecordsRR 8874-21996
559Type O NegativeWorld Coming DownRoadrunner RecordsRR 8660-21999
560Type O NegativeThe Least Worst OfRoadrunner RecordsRR 8510-52000
561Type O NegativeLife Is Killing MeRoadrunner RecordsRR 8438-22003
562U2BoyIsland RecordsCID 110 (90040)1980
563U2WarIsland RecordsIMCD 1411983
564UB40Signing OffDEP InternationalCDOVD4391980
565UB40Present ArmsDep InternationalDEPCD 11981
566UFOObsessionChrysalis07243 5 21310 2 01978
567UFOYou Are HereSteamhammerSPV 085-69582 CD2004
568U.K. SubsAnother Kind Of BluesAbstract SoundsAABT801CD1979
569U.K. SubsBrand New AgeAbstract SoundsAABT802CD1980
570U.K. SubsDiminished ResponsibilityDojoDOJO CD 2321981
571UK SubsThe Singles 1978-1982Abstract SoundsAABT 800 CD1991
572Vanessa-MaeThe Violin PlayerEMI7243 5 55089 2 81995
573Van HalenVan HalenWarner Bros. Records7599-27320-21978
574Van Halen5150Warner Bros. Records7599-25394-21986
575Various Artists4AD4ADUNCUT 4AD 61998
576Various ArtistsThe Indie Scene 78Connoisseur CollectionIBM CD 781991
577Various ArtistsThe Indie Scene 79Connoisseur CollectionIBM CD 791991
578Various ArtistsPeaceville XPeacevilleCDVILE 771998
579Various ArtistsSongs By Cardiacs And Affectionate FriendsOrg RecordsORG2282001
580Various ArtistsUnder The Bridge Volume 9Bannermans Bar--
581Various ArtistsVirus 100Alternative TentaclesVIRUS 100CD1992
582Velvet RevolverLibertadRCA82876 88859 - 22007
583Vice SquadThe Complete Punk Singles CollectionAnagram RecordsCDPUNK 891997
584Vice SquadGet A LifeRhythm VicarPREACH004CD1998
585Vicious RumorsDigital DictatorsFar East Metal SyndicateAPCY-20101987
586Vicious RumorsVicious RumorsAtlantic7567-82075-21990
587The VinesHighly EvolvedHeavenlyHVNLP 36CD2002
588We've Got A Fuzzbox And We're Gonna Use ItRules & Regulations To Pink Sunshine: The Fuzzbox StoryCherry RedCD MRED 1792001
589WhitesnakeCome An' Get ItEMI0777 7 90305 2 11981
590WhitesnakeSlide It InEMICDP 7 90306 21984
591WhitesnakeGreatest HitsEMI7243 8 30029 2 41994
592The White StripesElephantXL RecordingsXLCD 1622003
593The WildheartsThe Best Of The WildheartsEastWest0630-17212-21996
594The Wonder StuffThe Eight Legged Groove MachinePolydor837 135-21988
595X-Ray SpexGermfree AdolescentsVirginCDVM 90011978
596XTCFossil Fuel - The XTC Singles 1977-92VirginCDVD28111996
597Yngwie J. Malmsteen's Rising ForceYngwie J. Malmsteen's Rising ForcePolydor 825 324-21984
598Yngwie J. Malmsteen's Rising ForceMarching OutPolydor825 733-2 YH1985
599Yngwie J. Malmsteen's Rising ForceOdysseyPolydor835 451-21988
600Yngwie J. Malmsteen's Rising ForceAlchemyDream CatcherCRIDE 201999
601Yngwie J. Malmsteen's Rising ForceWar To End All WarsDream CatcherCRIDE 322000
602Yngwie J. Malmsteen's Rising ForceAttack!!SteamhammerSPV 085-74602-P CD2002
603Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising ForceUnleash The FurySPVSPV 99592 CD2005
604Rob ZombiePast, Present & FutureGeffen Records06024986120952003
605ZwanMary Star Of The SeaMartha's Music9362-48425-22003

(Part 1: A-M)