On The Player V (Again)

Introduction

Often, when I play a CD or a record, I take a photograph and share it on Instagram with the hashtag #OnThePlayerNow and a ninety second snippet of one of the songs. Click on the hashtag, and you will see the latest selection.

Initially, I thought I would share some of the music as a playlist, but there was not much interest from other creators. I thought I might publish a selction each time I shared another hundred; I have now passed sixteen hundred posts. Here is one of the playlists:

One thing I discovered as well is that I can use Instagram on my Kindle or phone to listen to the music I have shared when I am travelling:

I am still collecting vinyl, although I have now added the rarities I was chasing to my collection. Here are two which took a lot of chasing:

So I thought I would share some of the music I have been listening to once more.

The playlist starts here:

Joe Walsh - "Walk Away" from "You Can't Argue With A Sick Mind"

I think Pete Townshend once said that Joe Walsh was his favourite guitarist (or it might have been the other way round). They have similar styles; many of their songs are built on powerful block chord riffs, and this is a live take on one of them. I have this on vinyl and CD.

Sam Fender - "People Watching" Album Title Track.

I put off getting into Sam Fender because he is an acquaintance of an acquaintance of an acquaintance; then I heard "The Borders" and bought a signed picture disc of his first album, which is worth about £300 now, but if it is going anywhere, it will be to my granddaughter Alexis.

The title track of his latest album has a video featuring Andrew Scott. None of my Preston friends had heard of him, so I put them right, and am sharing this video with you.

Thousand Yard Star - "Comeuppance" from "Hands On"

I love the way that Thousand Yard Stare run their words together to make their song titles. I have seen them live once and have copies of all their stuff on CD and this is one of my vinyl copies that I shared.

Adam and the Ants - "Antmusic" from "Kings Of The Wild Frontier"

At a recent Carlisle visit Adam and the Ants came on the jukebox and Yvonne and Debbie eulogised about the msuci and band. I have two of their albums on vinyl and more on CD. Harry was not too impressed, but a still love the sound augmented bu their Burundi style drum section.

Steve Hillage - "The Salmon Song" from "Fish Rising"

I knew Steve Hillage from his time with Gong, and got to see him many times with and without Gong. He is still active today, but when this album came out I bought it without question and was not disappointed. It still gets played a lot today and I love the riff from "The Salmon Song", though it is quite a complex piece that I could never hope to play (although the riff is quite simple).

Brinsley Schwarz - "Country Girl" from "Original Golden Greats"

Brinsley Ernst Pieter Schwarz was the band leader (and became a member of several other bands including Ducks Deluxe and The Rumour) but the band also starred Nick Lowe. I love their country sound, although theuy were a London band.

Graham Parker and the Rumour - "Local Girls" from "Squeezing Out Sparks"

This was Graham's comeback album after the debacle of "The Parkerilla" with Mercury records. The band also includes Brinsley Schwarz. This was a recent vinyl purchase, although I have th eCD.

Conclusion

Thank yu so much for reading, I hope you found something you liked and you can hear a lot more by following me on Instagram, every post has a song with it.