The History of Record Club
A few years ago some mates of mine decided that if their girlfriends / wives were going to form a book club as a regular feature of their social calendar, the guys should do something similar.
The blokey equivalent was obvious, particularly as several of us are music anoraks: a Record club; a long-running membership (give or take a few chaps who've retired due to lack of time or conversely been co-opted in to swell the ranks), who take it in turns to pick 2 or 3 albums a month.
Prior listening is highly desirable, the albums are played in full at the meet-up and opinions are voiced and scores out of 5 awarded (then tactfully forgotten).
So, here's the history of the good, the bad and the baffling, described meeting by meeting.
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
| ZZ Top: "Tres Hombres" (Nominated by Dave) | The Doors: "The Doors" (Nominated by Steve) |
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
| Bob Dylan: "Highway 61 Revisited" (Nominated by Chris) | Melody Garbot: "My One and Only Thrill" (Nominated by Adrian) |
Monday, February 20, 2012
| Field Music: "Plumb" (Nominated by Roger) | Max Richter: "The Blue Notebooks" (Nominated by Hamish) |
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
| The Black Keys: "El Camino" (Nominated by Trevor) | Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine: "30 Something" (Nominated by Steve M) |
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
| Anna Calvi: "Anna Calvi" (Nominated by Steve P) | Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds: "Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds" (Nominated by Lesley) |
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
| Alabama 3: "Exile On Coldharbour Lane" (Nominated by Dave) | Fairport Convention: "Liege And Lief" (Nominated by Adrian) |
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
| God Speed! You Black Emperor: "Yanqui U.X.O." (Nominated by Roger) | Ennio Morricone: "Navaho Joe Original Soundtrack" (Nominated by Chris) |
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
| AC/DC: "Highway To Hell" (Nominated by Hamish) | Janelle Monáe: "The ArchAndroid (Suites II and III)" (Nominated by Steve M) |
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
| Radiohead: "OK Computer" (Nominated by Trevor) | Echo And The Bunnymen: "Crocodiles" (Nominated by Lesley) |
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
| Quicksilver Messenger Service: "Quicksilver Messenger Service" (Nominated by Dave) | King Crimson: "Red" (Nominated by Steve P) |
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
| The Small Faces: "Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake" (Nominated by Adrian) | The Smoke Fairies: "Through Low Lights And Trees" (Nominated by Chris) |
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
| John Lennon: "Plastic Ono Band" (Nominated by Roger) | John Grant: "Queen Of Denmark" (Nominated by Hamish) |
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
| Fleet Foxes: "Fleet Foxes" (Nominated by Trevor) | Adam And The Ants: "Kings Of The Wild Frontier" (Nominated by Steve M) |
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
| These New Puritans: "Hidden" (Nominated by Steve P) | Kasabian: "West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum" (Nominated by Lesley) |
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
| Buckethead: "Giant Robot" (Nominated by Dave) | Black Sabbath: "Paranoid" (Nominated by Adrian) |
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
| Soname: "Plateau" (Nominated by Chris) | MGMT: "Congratulations" (Nominated by Roger) |
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
| The xx: "xx" (Nominated by Steve M) | Joanna Newsom: "Ys" (Nominated by Hamish) |
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
| Natalie Merchant: "San Andreas Fault" (Nominated by Trevor) | Bat For Lashes: "Fur And Gold" (Nominated by Lesley) |
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
| Mr Bungle: "Disco Volante" (Nominated by Dave) | Marina And The Diamonds: "Family Jewels, The" (Nominated by Steve P) |
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
| William D Drake: "Briny Hooves" (Nominated by Chris) | Hatfield And The North: "Rotters Club, The" (Nominated by Adrian) |
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
| Roni Size / Reprazent: "New Forms" (Nominated by Hamish) | Julian Cope: "World Shut Your Mouth" (Nominated by Roger) |
Thursday, April 1, 2010
| Paloma Faith: "Do You Want The Truth Or Something Beautiful?" (Nominated by Trevor) | Girls Aloud: "Out Of Control" (Nominated by Steve M) |
Thursday, February 25, 2010
| John Adams: "Harmonium" (Nominated by Steve P) | The View: "Hats Off To The Buskers" (Nominated by Lesley) |
Thursday, January 21, 2010
| Rodrigo y Gabriella: "11:11" (Nominated by Adrian) | Senser: "How To To Battle" (Nominated by Dave) |
Thursday, December 10, 2009
| The Unthanks: "Here's The Tender Coming" (Nominated by Roger) | The Mediaeval Baebes: "Illumination" (Nominated by Chris) |
Thursday, November 12, 2009
| Crystal Castles: "Crystal Castles" (Nominated by Steve M) | Broken Records: "Until The Earth Begins To Part" (Nominated by Hamish) |
Thursday, October 1, 2009
| Nick Cave: "Let Love In" (Nominated by Lesley) | De La Soul: "Three Feet High And Rising" (Nominated by Trevor) |
Thursday, September 3, 2009
| Philip Glass: "Koyaanisqatsi" (Nominated by Dave) | Death Cab For Cutie: "Narrow Stairs" (Nominated by Steve P) |
Thursday, July 30, 2009
| Miles Davis: "Kind Of Blue" (Nominated by Chris) | Japan: "Japan" (Nominated by Adrian) |
Thursday, July 2, 2009
| Queen: "Night At The Opera" (Nominated by Hamish) | Porcupine Tree: "Fear Of A Blank Planet" (Nominated by Roger) |
Thursday, June 4, 2009
| Prince: "Purple Rain" (Nominated by Steve M) | Suede: "Suede" (Nominated by Trevor) |
Thursday, April 30, 2009
| The White Lies: "To Lose My Life" (Nominated by Lesley) | Diamanda Galas: "The Singer" (Nominated by Steve P) |
Thursday, March 19, 2009
| Jethro Tull: "Aqualung" (Nominated by Adrian) | Chemical Brothers: "Surrender" (Nominated by Dave) |
Thursday, February 26, 2009
| TV On The Radio: "Dear Science" (Nominated by Roger) | Neil Young: "Living With War" (Nominated by Chris) |
Thursday, January 29, 2009
| Guns'n'Roses: "Appetite For Destruction" (Nominated by Hamish) | Madness: "One Step Beyond" (Nominated by Steve M) |
Thursday, November 27, 2008
| Screaming Blue Messiahs: "Gun Shy" (Nominated by Dominic) | The Ting Tings: "We Started Nothing" (Nominated by Trevor) |
Thursday, November 6, 2008
| Johnny Cash: "American Recordings IV: When The Man Comes Around" (Nominated by Lesley) | Burial: "Untrue" (Nominated by Steve P) |
Thursday, October 2, 2008
| The Merry-Go-Round: "The Merry-Go-Round" (Nominated by Dave) | Vampire Weekend: "Vampire Weekend" (Nominated by Adrian) |
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
| Joni Michell: "The Hissing Of Summer Lawns" (Nominated by Roger) | Mahmoud Ahmed: "Erè Mèla Mèla" (Nominated by Chris) |
Thursday, June 26, 2008
| OMD: "Architecture And Morality" (Nominated by Steve M) | Television: "Marquee Moon" (Nominated by Hamish) |
Thursday, June 5, 2008
| CSS: "Cansei De Ser Sexy" (Nominated by Dominic) | The Last Shadow Puppets: "The Age Of The Understatement" (Nominated by Trevor) |
Thursday, April 24, 2008
| Bunty Chunks: "Bunty Chunks" (Nominated by Dave) | Tom McRae: "Tom McRae" (Nominated by Lesley) |
| Captain Beefheart: "Safe As Milk" (Nominated by Steve P) |
Thursday, March 27, 2008
| Deep Purple: "Machine Head" (Nominated by Adrian) | The Young Knives: "Voices Of Animals And Men" (Nominated by Chris) |
Thursday, February 28, 2008
| The Carpenters: "A Song For You" (Nominated by Hamish) | Archie Bronson Outfit: "Derdang Derdang" (Nominated by Roger) |
Thursday, January 24, 2008
| Leonard Cohen: "I'm Your Man" (Nominated by Trevor) | The Housemartins: "London - 0, Hull - 4" (Nominated by Steve M) |
Thursday, November 29, 2007
| Kate Nash: "Made Of Bricks" (Nominated by Steve P) | Elvis Costello: "Punch The Clock" (Nominated by Dominic) |
Thursday, October 18, 2007
| Scott Matthews: "Passing Stranger" (Nominated by Adrian) | Gong: "You" (Nominated by Dave) |
Thursday, September 27, 2007
| Sufjan Stevens: "(C'mon Feel The) Illinois" (Nominated by Roger) | Hawkwind: "Quark, Strangeness And Charm" (Nominated by Chris) |
Thursday, August 9, 2007
| Siouxsie And The Banshees: "Juju" (Nominated by Hamish) | Tears For Fears: "The Hurting" (Nominated by Steve M) |
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
| Lily Allen: "Alright, Still" (Nominated by Dominic) | Nirvana: "Nevermind" (Nominated by Trevor) |
Thursday, May 24, 2007
| Faith No More: "Angel Dust" (Nominated by Dave) | Nine Inch Nails: "Pretty Hate Machine" (Nominated by Lesley) |
| Luke Haines: "Off My Rocker At The Art School Bop" (Nominated by Steve P) |
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
| The Kooks: "Inside In / Inside Out" (Nominated by Adrian) | Hair: "Original London Cast Recording" (Nominated by Chris) |
Thursday, March 22, 2007
| Steely Dan: "Aja" (Nominated by Hamish) | David Bowie: "Station To Station" (Nominated by Roger) |
Thursday, February 8, 2007
| Muse: "Black Holes and Revelations" (Nominated by Trevor) | Wham: "Fantastic" (Nominated by Steve M) |
Monday, November 13, 2006
| Wire: "154" (Nominated by Steve P) | Marvin Gaye: "What's Going On" (Nominated by Dominic) |
Thursday, October 12, 2006
| The Stranglers: "Rattus Norvegicus" (Nominated by Adrian) | Chumbawamba: "WYSIWYG" (Nominated by Dave) |
Friday, August 11, 2006
| Natacha Atlas: "Mishmaoul" (Nominated by Chris) | The Delays: "You See Colours" (Nominated by Roger) |
Wednesday, July 26, 2006
| The Divine Comedy: "A Victory For The Common Muse" (Nominated by Hamish) | Billy Bragg: "Talking To The Taxman About Poetry" (Nominated by Steve M) |
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
| Gorillaz: "Demon Days" (Nominated by Trevor) | The Jam: "Sound Effects" (Nominated by Dominic) |
Wednesday, May 3, 2006
| Roy Harper: "Bullinamingvase" (Nominated by Dave) | Arctic Monkeys: "Whatever People Say I Am That's What I'm Not" (Nominated by Steve P) |
Wednesday, April 5, 2006
| Curved Air: "Air Conditioning" (Nominated by Adrian) | Antony and the Johnsons: "I Am A Bird Now" (Nominated by Chris) |
Monday, February 13, 2006
| Family: "Music In A Doll's House" (Nominated by Roger) | Brakes: "Give Blood" (Nominated by Hamish) |
| Devendra Barnhart: "Cripple Crow" (Nominated by Lesley) |
Monday, January 16, 2006
| Pulp: "Different Class" (Nominated by Steve M) | The Editors: "The Back Room" (Nominated by Trevor) |
Monday, November 28, 2005
| Art Brut: "Bang Bang Rock & Roll" (Nominated by Dominic) | Husker Du: "Candy Apple Grey" (Nominated by Steve P) |
Monday, October 24, 2005
| Pendulum: "Hold Your Colour" (Nominated by Dave) | The Cure: "Pornography" (Nominated by Adrian) |
Monday, October 3, 2005
| Arcade Fire: "Funeral" (Nominated by Roger) | British Sea Power: "Open Season" (Nominated by Chris) |
Monday, July 18, 2005
| Hard Fi: "Stars Of CCTV" (Nominated by Hamish) | The Magic Numbers: "The Magic Numbers" (Nominated by Steve M) |
Monday, June 27, 2005
| Kaiser Chiefs: "Employment" (Nominated by Trevor) | Graham Coxon: "Happiness In Magazines" (Nominated by Dominic) |
Monday, May 16, 2005
| Cardiacs: "A Little Man And A House And The Whole World Window" (Nominated by Dave) | Marianne Faithfull: "Before The Poison" (Nominated by Steve P) |
Thursday, April 28, 2005
| The Gang Of Four: "Entertainment" (Nominated by Adrian) | The Sound: "From The Lion's Mouth" (Nominated by Roger) |
Monday, March 21, 2005
| Rammstein: "Mutter" (Nominated by Hamish) | Bruce Springsteen: "Nebraska" (Nominated by Chris) |
Monday, February 7, 2005
| Magazine: "Real Life" (Nominated by Trevor) | Scissor Sisters: "Scissor Sisters" (Nominated by Steve M) |
Monday, January 10, 2005
| Peter Hammill: "Nadir's Big Chance" (Nominated by Steve P) | ABC: "Lexicon Of Love, The" (Nominated by Dominic) |
Wednesday, December 1, 2004
| XTC: "Drums And Wires" (Nominated by Adrian) | Secret Machines: "Now Here Is Nowhere" (Nominated by Dave) |
Tuesday, November 9, 2004
| Jeff Buckley: "Grace" (Nominated by Chris) | Caravan: "If I Could Do It All Over Again, I'd Do It Over You" (Nominated by Roger) |
Thursday, September 16, 2004
| The Stone Roses: "The Stone Roses" (Nominated by Steve M) | Morrissey: "Vauxhall And I" (Nominated by Hamish) |
Wednesday, August 25, 2004
| Ordinary Boys: "Over The Counter Culture" (Nominated by Dominic) | Elvis Costello: "Armed Forces" (Nominated by Trevor) |
Thursday, July 22, 2004
| Nico: "The Marble Index" (Nominated by Steve P) | Celtic Frost: "To Mega Therion" (Nominated by Dave) |
Thursday, June 17, 2004
| Roxy Music: "Roxy Music" (Nominated by Adrian) | Dangermouse: "Grey Album" (Nominated by Chris) |
Wednesday, May 19, 2004
| The Streets: "A Grand Don't Come For Free" (Nominated by Steve M) | Curtis Mayfield: "Superfly" (Nominated by Roger) |
Thursday, April 29, 2004
| Pixies: "Bossanova" (Nominated by Trevor) | Libertines: "Up The Bracket" (Nominated by Dominic) |
Wednesday, April 7, 2004
| Franz Ferdinand: "Franz Ferdinand" (Nominated by Steve P) | The Tansads: "Up The Shirkers" (Nominated by Dave) |
Thursday, March 18, 2004
| The Jimi Hendrix Experience: "Axis, Bold As Love" (Nominated by Adrian) | Lucinda Williams: "Essence" (Nominated by Chris) |
Wednesday, March 3, 2004
| Spirit: "The Twelve Dreams Of Dr Sardonicus" (Nominated by Roger) | The Smiths: "Strangeways Here We Come" (Nominated by Steve M) |
Wednesday, February 4, 2004
| Dexy's Midnight Runners: "Searching For The Young Soul Rebels" (Nominated by Dominic) | Joy Division: "Unknown Pleasures" (Nominated by Trevor) |
Wednesday, January 14, 2004
| MC5: "Back In The USA" (Nominated by Steve P) | Stars In Battledress: "Secrets And Signals" (Nominated by Dave) |
Wednesday, December 3, 2003
| Sneaker Pimps: "Becoming X" (Nominated by Adrian) | The Beatles: "Let It Be - Naked" (Nominated by Chris) |
Wednesday, November 19, 2003
| Breathless: "Behind The Light" (Nominated by Roger) | Frank Zappa: "Overnite Sensation" (Nominated by Andy) |
Wednesday, November 5, 2003
| Electric Six: "Fire" (Nominated by Dominic) | The Coral: "The Coral" (Nominated by Trevor) |
Wednesday, October 1, 2003
| Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs: "Fever To Tell" (Nominated by Steve P) |
