Ariel Pink - Worn Copy/House Arrest/The Doledrums

Pre 4AD bliss.

U-Roy - Dread In A Babylon

Part of a rad deal with a free poster.

The Flaming Lips - King's Mouth

Terrific and narrated by Mick Jones.

Stephen Malkmus - S/T

Supplants himself amongst the great songwriters.

Bob Marley And The Wailers - Babylon By Bus

Must have.

Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - Your Funeral... My Trial

Superb.

Stephen Malkmus And The Jicks - Pig Lib

Who said real music was dead!

Mgmt - Oracular Spectacular

The beginning of good things.

Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - Nocturama

Great piano ballads.

Mgmt - S/T

Great music.

Mgmt - Congratulations

Great album. ”Siberian Breaks” the standout.

Black Uhuru - Black Sounds Of Freedom

Debut from the cool reggae rockers.

Lee “Scratch” Perry - The Upsetter Again

Fantastic buy; I have the one of a thousand orange copy.

Fat Freddy's Drop - Special Edition Part 1

Some of the best psychedelic reggae coming out of anywhere on the planet is from New Zealand/Aotearoa. Fat Freddy's incorporate dub sounds and grooves into their music. It's not like the lyrical styling of Katchafire, which some of their songs are about oppression. But Fat Freddy's Drop jam on songs for many minutes. They are basically the Pink Floyd of reggae. You can tell from their art that they extremely psychedelic and experimental. Coupled with one of the best horn sections in any band in the world.

Third World - The Story's Been Told

Many acts will try and invoke the spirit of Marley, and it is true Marley's influence on reggae is quite substantial. The lyrics of Marley embody the spirit and that spirit can be typified by a sensational quest for the downtrodden. Marley was half black and half white, so you could probably see that being bullied as a child led to upmost respect for the downtrodden. He was not an urbanised kid either he was from the rural areas of Jamaica. Probably bored out of his mind as a teenager. The spirit of Marley reflects the downtrodden overthrowing the oppressor. He was a socialist of course. Coupled with the Rastafarianism, which preaches to look out for your brothers from evil forces.

Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - Lovely Creatures: The Best Of Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds (1984-2014)

This is a great assortment of minor gems that really showcases Nick's transformation from post-punk hellraiser to a poet songwriter. It has a lot of well-known tracks like the stuff off Let Love In and later stuff on Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! . What has really marred Nick's music is the death of his son and you can tell the more recent stuff is very melancholic, not like the rowdy and noisy selection of his early works.