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Music and other delights found in charity shops. My book: Reviewing My Record Collection: 3,333 Albums from A to Zuma. https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0CV53YD22/ref=ox_sc_act_image_2?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&psc=1

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Thanks. I see quite a lot of them but usually stuff I never want. So rare to see an original Smiths tape.

11.03.2026 19:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Cassettes at 50p each:
β€’ Various artists – Cruisin’ 1958
β€’ Nanci Griffith – Once in a Very Blue Moon
β€’ Roy Orbison and Friends – A Black and White Night Live
β€’ The Smiths – The Smiths

CD for Β£1:
β€’ Ravi Shankar – Chants of India
#CharityShopCDs #CharityShopCassettes

08.03.2026 15:47 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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One pound each:
β€’ Jilted John – True Love Stories… Plus
β€’ Various artists – Born to the Breed: A Tribute to Judy Collins
#CharityShopCDs #JiltedJohn #JudyCollins

15.02.2026 13:01 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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One pound in the hospice shop:
β€’ Van Morrison – Hymns to the Silence (1991, 2-CD)
#CharityShopCDs #VanMorrison

13.02.2026 15:20 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Ah, I see.

08.02.2026 11:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

But how did anyone know they were formerly his?

08.02.2026 11:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Why did Danny Baker throw away his CDs? And did he tell everyone exactly when he was doing it?

08.02.2026 11:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Never heard this before. Tremendous.

08.02.2026 11:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Nice start. A lot of drama.

08.02.2026 11:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m not expecting too much from it…

25.01.2026 21:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A pound each at the hospice shop:
β€’ All About Eve – Scarlet and Other Stories
β€’ Clannad – Banba
β€’ Clannad – Macalla
β€’ Debbie Gibson – Electric Youth
β€’ Debbie Harry – Def, Dumb & Blonde
β€’ Madonna – The First Album (only phase I like)
β€’ John Lennon – Imagine
#charityshopCDs

25.01.2026 15:48 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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A pound each:
β€’ George Michael – Listen Without Prejudice Vol.2
β€’ Beth Orton – Trailer Park
β€’ Beth Orton – Central Reservation

Not a huge G.M. fan, but was intrigued by this bootleg – still wrapped, too.

I like B.O.’s later stuff so am finally going to hear her earlier work.

30.12.2025 13:41 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Taken from a box of CDs being given away outside a house:
β€’ Best of The Pogues
β€’ Nouvelle Vague – s/t
β€’ Frank Black – s/t
β€’ Big Audio Dynamite – This Is Big Audio Dynamite
β€’ Cathy Dennis – Waterloo Sunset
β€’ The Other Two – Selfish
β€’ Pulp – Sorted for Es & Wizz/Mis-Shapes

1–4 = albums; 5–7 = singles

27.12.2025 14:41 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, it’s great. Need to get all her other stuff now.

27.12.2025 14:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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CDs for 50p each at Barnardo’s:
β€’ The Cult – Dreamtime (1984)
β€’ The Cult – Love (1985)
Never heard either of these before.
#CharityShopping #CharityShopCDs #TheCult

25.11.2025 14:28 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A.K.A. PJs.

09.11.2025 12:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Green Rap is brilliant!

09.11.2025 11:35 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My cat is enjoying the bird noises. Less so the drum sounds.

09.11.2025 11:22 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Playing β€œpairs” in the hospice shop I aligned CD doubles of Crowded House (Woodface), Madonna (Music), Simple Minds (Glittering Prize) and Annie Lennox (Diva). #CharityShopCDs #CDsYouSeeALotOfInCharityShops #CDAlignment

28.10.2025 17:09 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Two Β£1 CDs from the hospice shop:
β€’ Burning Spear – Resistance
β€’ Gregory Isaacs – Victims
#CharityShopCDs #BurningSpear #GregoryIsaacs

27.10.2025 16:05 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Fair enough! Thank you for another great show.

26.10.2025 12:27 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Why?!

26.10.2025 11:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Nice CD find at the hospice shop:
β€’ Catching Up with Depeche Mode (Β£1).
It’s an American-only variant of their singles album, with a different running order.
#CharityShopCDs #DepecheMode

20.10.2025 13:45 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A very enjoyable show today. Thank you.

19.10.2025 12:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Atmospheric.

19.10.2025 10:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Brilliant stuff.

19.10.2025 10:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Nice record. Never heard this before. There’s another great William Bell track called β€˜Marching Off to War’.

19.10.2025 10:22 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Brilliant music so far.

19.10.2025 10:18 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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#Chazzer CDs, all Β£1:
β€’ Boomtown Rats and Bob Geldof – Loudmouth: The Best Of
β€’ Bryan Ferry – Slave to Love: The Best of the Ballads
β€’ PJ Harvey – Let England Shake (never actually heard a β€œPajamas” Harvey album)
β€’ Natacha Atlas – Halibi: Classics and Collaborations
#CharityShopCDs

07.10.2025 13:32 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Four CD finds today:
β€’ Pulp – Primal: The Best of the Fire Years 1983–1992 (Β£1)
β€’ Various artists – This Is Psychobilly (50p)
β€’ Various artists – Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid soundtrack (50p)
β€’ Various artists – Hairspray: Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (50p)
#CharityShopCDs

05.10.2025 14:28 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0