Music and me
Music is a fundamental part of my life. I ran a music consultancy with business partner Dom, for 10 years, helping some of the world's most iconic brands soundtrack their shops. I own 1000s of vinyl and CD albums across the music spectrum. Below is a tiny fraction of my favourite albums and my some Spotify compliations
Albums 1
Complete On the Corner Sessions - Miles Davis
Complete On the Corner Sessions - Miles Davis
Complete On the Corner Sessions - Miles Davis
No one spans eras and genres like Miles Davis, so talented and so flawed, love it!! The 70s is my favourite Miles era of heavy funk rock jazz, but he has so many truly classic albums https://open.spotify.com/album/4ORrWT9p5FH1jhTCATKEcj
I Want You (Deluxe Edition) - Marvin Gaye
Complete On the Corner Sessions - Miles Davis
Complete On the Corner Sessions - Miles Davis
Ernie Barnes's iconic artwork which I used to own a copy of but lost somewhere along the way. Must get that picture again. Also get Trouble Man and What's Goin' On deluxe editions https://open.spotify.com/album/28nUWsyczStUhYKXTY1IoW
Strangers in the Night - UFO
Complete On the Corner Sessions - Miles Davis
Wild-Eyed Southern Boys - .38 Special
British heavy rock live in the US in the early 80s. Owned most of their albums growing up, including Phenomenon, Obsession and No Place to Run. Buy the vinyl for better track ordering.
Wild-Eyed Southern Boys - .38 Special
Inventions and Dimensions - Herbie Hancock
Wild-Eyed Southern Boys - .38 Special
Southern Rock boogie that I loved on first listening in the very early 80s, they have a handful of really good albums, this is the pick of them https://open.spotify.com/album/3JLNft8uUVcQLxB8tKX3gg
Inventions and Dimensions - Herbie Hancock
Inventions and Dimensions - Herbie Hancock
Inventions and Dimensions - Herbie Hancock
Cantaloupe Island - we named our business after this track - this is one of his less celebrated albums but I love the cover and the tracks https://open.spotify.com/album/6uxqHM6i0as9PVB5S0TcUP
Soul on Top - James Brown
Inventions and Dimensions - Herbie Hancock
Inventions and Dimensions - Herbie Hancock
The Godfather of Soul having a picnic for one, Like Miles Davis, I own everything I possibly can from the hardest working man in showbusiness https://open.spotify.com/album/7xlfdwVcoxzv4QDLbCxYvx
Albums 2
Maggot Brain - Funkadelic
The Clones of Dr Funkenstein - Parliament
The Clones of Dr Funkenstein - Parliament
1971, Vietnam, race riots and the American Dream in this era defining acid drenched rock of the highest order plus one of the definitive guitar solos in the 10 minute title track https://open.spotify.com/album/5p9GTYAPSgc5C1ck9ZbnMk
The Clones of Dr Funkenstein - Parliament
The Clones of Dr Funkenstein - Parliament
The Clones of Dr Funkenstein - Parliament
If Funkadelic then Parliament has to be. If acid rock why not acid funk? Loose, bubbly, soulful and very very funky https://open.spotify.com/album/658zJVrLYgMe6bUUJhBXmJ
Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
The Clones of Dr Funkenstein - Parliament
Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
My favourite Floyd album, no doubt, From the artwork to the production to the songwriting and music. Dark Side of The Moon a bigger seller but a distant 2nd for me https://open.spotify.com/album/6uvBKDGlJAYLH5Vy6RQVsc
Diamond Life - Sade
Ella Swings Gently with Nelson - Ella Fitzgerald
Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
I was 17 when this came out, smooth but British jazz funk at its finest https://open.spotify.com/album/5TTXVCaXtdie8SehZ7R4Sa
Ella Swings Gently with Nelson - Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Swings Gently with Nelson - Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Swings Gently with Nelson - Ella Fitzgerald
THE voice, THE end https://open.spotify.com/album/1aJEGozkrvANT0vJ7AmeWG
Made in Japan - Deep Purple
Ella Swings Gently with Nelson - Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Swings Gently with Nelson - Ella Fitzgerald
Smoke on the Water, Highway Star, Strange Kind if Woman, Child in Time, saw them at the BBC in 2018, they still rock hard https://open.spotify.com/album/5dheIlcMhUWRnYTCz1Xexn
Greatest Hits 1
Roy Ayers
Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazelwood
Roy Ayers
Billy Joel
Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazelwood
Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazelwood
Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazelwood
Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazelwood
Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazelwood
Greatest Hits 2
Earth Wind and Fire
Earth Wind and Fire
Earth Wind and Fire
Hall and Oates
Earth Wind and Fire
Earth Wind and Fire
Compilations
Rebirth of the Cool 6 - VA
Back to Mine - Danny Tenaglia
Back to Mine - Danny Tenaglia
Back to Mine - Danny Tenaglia
Back to Mine - Danny Tenaglia
Back to Mine - Danny Tenaglia
Best of BGP - VA
Back to Mine - Danny Tenaglia
DJ Kicks - Kruder and Dorfmeister
DJ Kicks - Kruder and Dorfmeister
DJ Kicks - Kruder and Dorfmeister
DJ Kicks - Kruder and Dorfmeister
The Freestyle Files Vol 1 - VA
DJ Kicks - Kruder and Dorfmeister
The Freestyle Files Vol 1 - VA
Old Skool Club Classics - VA
DJ Kicks - Kruder and Dorfmeister
The Freestyle Files Vol 1 - VA
Soundtracks
Blade Runner
Blade Runner
Blade Runner
Not released for years after the movie due to copyright. Vangelis's finest hour, emotional https://open.spotify.com/album/6NkuCdMz5tGmHbOXAWbtCW
9 1/2 Weeks
Blade Runner
Blade Runner
This encapsulates its era perfectly with a VA soundtrack that still sounds current https://open.spotify.com/playlist/54ItkWWY14s0sakC7gRH9B
High Society
Blade Runner
Saturday Night Fever
Crosby, Sinatra, Satchmo and Grace Kelly. Who wants to be a Millionaire? https://open.spotify.com/album/6bV6aP0K7VIGyOr7e39wSE
Saturday Night Fever
Saturday Night Fever
Saturday Night Fever
Of course - I can still remember my father coming home with this new album tucked under his arm, he loved the music but he would admit he wasn't much of a dancer!
Mission Impossible
Saturday Night Fever
More Mondo Morricone
A collection from the original tv series with a vast array of exotic instruments, unique and funky https://open.spotify.com/album/3y8peU54xw4RwuqcRDYdd9
More Mondo Morricone
Saturday Night Fever
More Mondo Morricone
A collection of the maestro's finest Italian movie soundtracks, standout for me is the 9 minutes Come Maddalena https://open.spotify.com/playlist/22ULBN7dN5uQhHiDnS0WZF
