750 – #21 & #22

Wednesday tunes. Let's see what the randomiser throws up today... (Well, not 'throws up'... well, maybe) #21 - The Adventures of Stevie V - Dirty Cash (Dime & Dollar Mix) (1989) https://youtu.be/vIa00Fx3Z8k It is specifically this mix, as it happens. I first heard it via a cassette from the last night at The State nightclub…

750 – #19 & #20

Randomiser, Randomiser, who's got the Randomiser...? #19 - The Everly Brothers - Cathy's Clown (1960) https://youtu.be/p_fkzaAEbQg The Everly's are a recent discovery for me. I've been meaning to check them out for years - finally got around to it last year. Worth the wait. This was one of my mother's favourites - I can see…

750 – #17 & #18

I'm sorry it's Monday. (It's not really, but I'm pretty sure future James will feel that way.) #17 - Sade - Hang on to Your Love (1984) https://youtu.be/kxNJV83EMJw I love Sade. #18 - Stevie Wonder - Higher Ground (1973) https://youtu.be/4wZ3ZG_Wams Man, I love Stevie too. Monday turned out sweet.

750 – #15 & #16

Two more from the list. These are some awesome tunes! #15 - Radiohead - The National Anthem (2000) https://youtu.be/NfQD1QiQ9o4 I like Radiohead a lot, but I don't always love them. This, however, I adore. It comes on like a techno head-banger, and just when you think you have the measure of it, Charlie Mingus rides…

750 – #13 & #14

This marks a complete week of these things. Wowser. I'm quite enjoying this - I hope you are too. #13 - The O'Jays - Backstabbers (1972) https://youtu.be/UCY6flzgfA4 More from Soul Train - So good. #14 - The Steve Miller Band - Fly Like an Eagle (1976) https://youtu.be/WuXwSyahgW4 Another guy who seems to have fallen off…

750 – #11 & #12

It's Friday, randomiser, do your best! #11 - Charlotte Adigery & Bolis Pupul - Ha Ha (2022) https://youtu.be/XaajTBCFRNw New from '22. Fascinating album. This track began by bemusing me and then grew on me. Now, lots of love. #12 - Ned Doheny - To Prove My Love (1978) https://youtu.be/tAs1YjSDgvY What a groove! This guy should…

750 – #9 & #10

It's Thursday. Actually, no, it isn't. It's still Sunday. If you're wondering how all of these posts are interfering with the work that I am commonly slipping behind with, worry not! I am writing them up in downtime and scheduling the posts to appear in the future. The magic of WordPress allows me to write…

The 750 – Too Obvious?

I don’t know who will be interested but I wrote this on the bus the other day. Getting this list of 750 together has been an interesting exercise to me. I’ve noticed things about the process that I wouldn’t have anticipated, or in some cases things I would have guessed but it was interesting to…

750 – #7 & #8

Hump-day! Let's see what the gods of randomised playlists serve up for us today. #7 - David Bowie - Young Americans (1975) https://youtu.be/ydLcs4VrjZQ Unsurprisingly, there is a fair amount of Bowie on the list. Obviously not the album version, but you get to see some bonus Luther Vandross in the background. #8 - Glen Campbell…

750 – #5 & #6

Everyone is back to work and to school... #5 Butthole Surfers - Gary Floyd (1985) https://youtu.be/c0RCTl59bSA After some pretty obvious pop tracks yesterday, this is a bit of an outlier. #6 - Sault - Foot on Necks (2019) https://youtu.be/rM4GVHj4OEM A pretty low key track from Sault, but definitely: a) catchy; b) super-political. Here's the updated…