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Johnny Cash (Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison)

Folsom Prison Blues

I just had to choose the title track from this CD of Johnny Cash performing at Folsom Prison (and singing Folsom Prison Blues) You can hear the crowd cheering, can’t even imagine how it would have been to him come in and do this performance. 

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Aretha Franklin (I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You)

Do Right Woman - Do Right Man

It was not easy to choose a favourite song off this CD with so many great songs.

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Linda Ronstadt (Canciones De Mi Padre)

La Calandria

Mainstream Mariachi - thanks to Linda Ronstadt. 

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Pulp

Help The Aged

This is a single CD - it’s got 3 songs but I’m guessing we bought it for the title track so not too surprising that’s the one I chose - I love this song.

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Merle Travis (The Merle Travis Guitar / Walkin’ The Strings...Plus)

The Sheik of Araby

This was a LOT of Merle Travis to do in one listen - but I did! It was a long drive - his guitar picking and playing is impressive for sure but I’d recommend one small CD at a time. 

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Aiye-Keta (Third World)

Irin-Ajo

Not sure how this collaboration came about but this CD features Steve Winwood (which probably explains how we discovered it). I like the pipes on this track.

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Nippon Girls (Japanese Pop, Beat & Bossa Nova 1966-70)

Ame Agari No Samba (Ryoko Moriyama)

this song was one of the few bossa nova tracks and it was my favourite on the CD

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All my faves here:

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Kate Bush (Hounds Of Love)

Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)

Hounds Of Love

We only just bought this CD after watching a documentary about Kate Bush - I just needed to add both of these songs to my playlist

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Sly & The Family Stone (There’s A Riot Goin’ On)

Family Affair

A predictable song choice from this album but I’ll always want to hear it again :-)

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Townes Van Zandt (Live At The Old Quarter, Houston, Texas)

To Live Is To Fly

Only Him Or Me

I've listened to this CD way too many times - here's 2 of my favourite verses to speak for themselves:

From 'To Live Is To Fly'

We all got holes to fill / Them holes are all that's real / Some fall on you like a storm / Sometimes you dig your own / The choice is yours to make / Time is yours to take; / Some dive into the sea / Some toil upon the stone

From 'Only Him Or Me'

You're gonna drown tomorrow / If you cry too many tears for yesterday / Tomorrow's half of all you've got / So treat him good, 'cause when I'm gone he'll stay

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Counter Culture 21 (Rough Trade)

Big Thief (Change)

My sister and I live almost as far apart as you can with 8 hours difference in our time zones but last year we came together to start the 5 month journey of helping my mother to die the way she wanted. It was emotional, difficult, comforting and, at times, joyful. So, when I woke up a couple of days ago after dreaming that I had died, it was no surprise to me that the people who were there with me in my dream were my mother and my sister, who I love like a sister and a best friend all rolled into one. The dream stayed with me all day, and when I got in the car to drive to work - I put this CD in to find this song come on about half way through. I’m not sure if it is meant to be about death - I think perhaps it’s a song about moving on at the end of a relationship - but it is beautiful and it played for me at the absolutely most perfect time...on a day when I woke up with thoughts of my own immortality and that familiar feeling of loss - I miss you mom xx

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Caravan (Caravan)

Place Of My Own

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The Tallest Man On Earth

In The Pockets

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Gregory Isaacs (Extra Classic)

Loving Pauper

Dreadlocks Love Affair

I couldn't resist choosing 2 songs from this CD - with such a beautiful voice and I like both songs equally

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Bob Dylan (Self-Portrait)

Quinn The Eskimo

There are not too many songs I like on this CD but Quinn the Eskimo is nostalgic and always a good one

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Nina Simone (It Is Finished 1974)

Let It Be Me

I like this song but I love this version of this song & bonus photo of the back of this CD - just because