I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got - May 18/2025

Earlier this week I received an enquiry from a guy called Yurii about this Sinead O'Connor record asking if I could just comfirm it's condition; no problem. Then the next day he asked if someone in Berlin could come and collect the record? I don't normally do pick-ups but I make exceptions as in this case because Yurii lives in Kiev. And so this Sunday morning I made the handover to a supportive friend who will get the shipment to Ukraine. The record is intended as a birthday gift. As to the title of this album, there are many things that I don't have which I do my best not to dwell on. Likewise there are also things that I hope I never have and I guess people like Yurii didn't want them either, but they had no choice.

"Something For The Weekend, Sir?" #002

Friday 9 May 2025 - The Weekend Is Here!

This weekend's suggestion are songs that I consider to be 'pop perfection'. You young people out there will not remember Mix-Tapes which were lovingly crafted over many hours or days on C90 cassetes and were intended to show the one you love how much they meant to you! Time walks on and thanks to Sony Walkmans, Mini-Disc, Apple iPods, iTunes and now streaming it's incredibly easy to put together a well curated playlist. I often think of Rosanne Cash who released an album of her father Johnny's favourite songs - 'The List' - and tried to emulate it. It's tricky...

My own list is very fluid and ever changing but most of these songs below are set in stone and have the ability to move me emotionally and physically...and this is just a drop in the ocean.

Here's a link to the music:

https://open.qobuz.com/playlist/32070653

Monaco - What Do You Want From Me?

The Only Ones - Another Girl, Another Planet

Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action

Incredible String band - Apache

Edwyn Collins - A Girl Like You

Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower

Sheila - Spacer (12")

Freday Payne - Band Of Gold (Single Mix)

Rolling Stones - Start Me Up

Gregory Isaacs - Night Nurse

Bob Marley - Is This Love? (Horns Mix)

Curtis Mayfield - Move On Up

Isaac Hayes - Shaft

Supremes - Stop! In The Name Of Love

Serge Gainsbourg - Bonnie & Clyde

Dexys - Dance Stance

Miracles - Tears Of A Clown

Curved Air - Back Street Luv

Johnny Nash - I Can See Clearly Now

Bruce Springsteen - Cindy

Dandy Livingston - A Message To You Rudy

Greg Kihn - All The Right Reasons

Tony Tribe - Red Red Wine

Four Tops - Bernadette

Steve Harley - Make Me Smile

Bob & Marcia - Young Gifted & Black (JA Mix)

Rod Stewart - Maggie May

Grading Days - May 6/2025

On certain days, I find myself binge-listening to a collection of newly acquired LPs in order to meticulously evaluate their condition before adding them to my store. However, before any LPs even reach my turntable and stylus, they must undergo a thorough three-stage cleaning process. Over the past few days, I have carefully listened to the following records - most of them 100% and on both sides. They are now available in The RTR Store.