More Bargains at the Boot!

Often when we get home and compare notes, its as much a question of who did you meet, as much as what did you buy. Did as much chatting as looking at stalls this morning, but as always, managed to find my share of the bargains on offer. Found another nice little chess set for £1, travellers chess, only small, wooden peices with pegs in an inlaid wooden box. Very sixties, reminded me of my first chess set, brand new, still with instructions under the lid, which has a hinge and clasp. I like boxes, don't know why, never examined the psychological reasoning, just all kinds of boxes, so I bought a yellow Flight Case, again brand new, for £2.50. Great for gigs, plugs and leads etc.
Had a field day (the boot is in a field) when it came to CD's, I bought 12 in total, all on my wishlist, and all for 50p each!
Best of British Folk: Too many goodies on this, including Richard Digance who caused me a few embarassing moments here in Lyme a couple of years ago. And the Humblebums! Does anyone remember who they are? Was a duo, and both gained their own individual fame in the following years. A track from Gordon Giltrap who got me my first real guitar in 1975. Its a Fylde, a bit battered now, but I still have it, and it plays better than ever.
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers: Into the Great Wide Open. Am I ever a fan of this mans music? Oh Yes! Best track, 'I'm Learning to Fly, was the first on the deck this afternoon.
Jean Michel Jarre: Revolutions. There was a stack of his albums, obviously someones entire collection, but I contented myself with this one, more for the title than anything.
Nina Simone: The Great Nina Simone. Loads of her best work, including some of her show songs, like 'Porgy and Bess', hits like 'Aint Got No- I got Life', and a live version of 'Young Gifted and Black'. Not something I would play every day, but its time will surely come.
Jacques Loussier Trio: Baroque Favourites: This outfit gained fame originally for their jazz versions of Bach, this is a later work, mostly classics, and especially, the wonderful rendition of Johann Pachelbel's 'Canon in D Minor'. Real headspace music, bliss....
Steve Forbert: Alive on Arrival. Would be pushed to find anyone who remembers Steve Forbert these days. He made a comeback album a couple of years ago, sounding older and more experienced, but this is his first album. Heartfelt voice, a lot of white soul.
Bob Newhart: Anthology. American comedy at its best. I've heard all these 'audio sketches' before, they date back to the mid 50's, and while they still encapsulate that time, they haven't dated too much. The 'Driving Instructor' and 'Introducing Tobacco to Civilisation' are true pearls and the full on irony of Bob Newhart will live forever, or as it says in the sleeve notes: 'a universe of irony with a small planet of bitterness'. A double CD, brand new and unplayed!
Stanley Holloway: The Best Of. I hope these wonderfully British monologues are never forgotten. If you remember these, you're at least as old as me! I got quite a reputation for reading these at North East folk clubs before I finally left the area in 1971, and I can still remember some of them by heart. 'Albert and the Lion', 'Three Ha'pence a Foot', 'Marksman Sam', classic humour, and a worthy addition to my collection, which I would never have expected to find on a CD. Might give it to my Mum eventually, she would love it. I'm just wondering (to myself), if David Manners would let me do one at the next RBL Festival of Remembrance in Lyme!
Leonard Cohen: Ten New Songs. Yeah, I know I bought a 'Best Of' last week, but this is newer stuff, it's his 2001 album, star song and big hit, 'In My Secret Life'.
John Lennon: Mind Games. Not half as brilliant as his first solo album, which I've yet to find on CD, but great songs, and John Lennon, a great man, and a great mind. Loads of drawings/pics/info that wasn't on the original vynil album. I'm a long time fan of Lennons work, and this one will be played to perdition.
Ralph McTell: Spiral Staircase. I had this album in my student collection, and I think I bought it for the title track. A truly fine guitar player, with an excellent cache of songs. This was the album that first settled his prodigious public reputation. I have to say however, that in later years, I heard so many bad versions of 'Streets of London' in folk clubs, that I added it to my death list!
Eric Burdon of the Animals: House of the Rising Sun. I don't know yet if these are the original tracks by the Animals, its still sealed in its wrapper, but all the hits are there, including the rare 'Tobacco Road'.
So thats it, this weeks insight into the mind of Nomad. But music is more than that, more than nostalgia and memories, its about who you are and where you've been, how much you've changed, and to some extent, who you are now. Thanks for comments!