Episode 6 of the CBVD Cloudcast now online!

The newest installment of the Car Boot Vinyl Diaries Cloudcast has been uploaded to Mixcloud.  It showcases lots of my boot sale and chazza vinyl finds including The Doors, Chic, Sonic Youth, The Monkees and lots more, including a fantastic long song at the rear end of the show for The Boot of Loot.

Car Boot Vinyl Diaries Episode 6 by Car Boot Vinyl Diaries on Mixcloud

Hope you enjoy it!

It's Alright

I got this last Sunday for £1:

Pet Shop Boys - Introspective (1988)

Introspective was the Pet Shop Boys' third album and contains six long 12-inch-style dance tracks, four of which were released as singles in the form of shorter 7" mixes.  These were Domino Dancing, Left To My Own Devices (painstakingly produced by Trevor Horn), Always On My Mind and It's Alright.

It's Alright is a cover of Sterling Void's 1987 house hit.  The album was the Pet Shop Boys' second best selling LP, reaching no.2 in the UK and doing well around the globe including reaching the no.1 spot in Argentina.

A rich mix of orchestral pop, latin rhythms and house, Introspective - despite the name - was created with the dancefloor in mind.

Spotify:   Pet Shop Boys – Always On My Mind/In My House

                      Pet Shop Boys – Left To My Own Devices

                             Pet Shop Boys – It's Alright

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Following on from Wednesday's post, I got two more LPs at last Sunday's boot sale.  The first is the Pet Shop Boys' debut Please.

Pet Shop Boys - Please (1986)

I've been looking for a vinyl copy of this for ages, and it's in excellent condition and was only £1.  I tried to pick out a couple of fave tracks but couldn't as it's all so fab, so here's the Spotify link for the whole thing:  Pet Shop Boys – Please

Lastly I got Pastiche by The Manhattan Transfer for £1:

The Manhattan Transfer - Pastiche (1978)

The Manhattan Transfer are a vocal harmony group originally formed in New York in 1969.  Pastiche is an album of cover versions in various musical styles including jazz, motown, pop and ballads.  It's a heck of a mixed bag; unfortunately this particular album isn't on Spotify. However, this track appears there on a greatest hits:  Manhattan Transfer – Four Brothers

I didn't get to a car boot sale today due to lack of transport, fingers crossed for next week!