Apparently, I buy too many records

My wife Helen, like every other woman i've ever lived with, believes that I buy too many records.

Which, as every record-buying man knows, is a ridiculous belief.

I will concede, however, that I do indeed buy a lot of records and that I don't afford them the same amount of listens and attention that I did 20 or 30 years ago.

To this end, I have decided to blog about the records that I buy, in order to help my appreciation of them - and perhaps to show Helen that I don't buy that many records after all.

Because i'm crap with deadlines the blog posts will be sporadic and probably be about a month or 2 behind but that's just the way i am! The posts will not necessarily be actual reviews (most likely comments, at best) and will generally be pretty damn short due to the reasons outlined above. As a writer in a previous existence i have decided not to worry about writing as art in the pieces but, instead, to attempt to convey feeling over semantic (and often grammatic) perfection.

And 'OCRB'? It stands for 'Obsessive Compulsive Record Buying' - a little known mental health affliction that is potentially damaging to the bank account but ultimately life-affirming. It is sad.......but a nice form of sad.

Wednesday 28 September 2011

Mark Kozelek: Live at Union Chapel & Sodra Teatern (Caldo Verde)

Another day another hideously limited slab of Koz vinyl. There's 200 of these clear vinyl  buggers and  all were sold on prerelease so good hunting on ebay if you really want one. But do you need one? Hmmmm, well it's a beautiful package in a letterpressed sleeve and hand numbered by the Koz, and the choice of songs are good, but do we really need another slice of solo Koz? Fucked if i know - i've never bought a record based on 'need' in my life but this is an album that holds no surprises (and it never promised to surprise either), is played impeccably, is recorded brilliantly, is sung in fine muttering style and is a great addition to your Koz collection - as was 'lost verses', the previous solo live release. Can we have a live full band album please Mr K? Just for a change.
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