A necessary re-booting of the blog today, in slight abeyance following
the conclusion of the World Cup ’74 portraits project (& the temporal demands
of a work-based study programme followed by domestic decorating commitments:
our new ‘creative’ room is looking fabulous, at least), with evidence of the
recently-invested-in Dome box set - a quite magnificent, lavishly-presented
artefact comprising 5 vinyl LPs, including the original 4 recordings re-pressed & housed
within sleeves that incorporate reproductions of the originals within their
design and ‘antiquated’ finish, other associated artwork & fascinatingly illustrated
sleevenotes, & even an inexplicable matchbox of plastic fragments - an
essential addition to and component of the truly discerning record collection,
here presented in photographic form for your visual delight, although of course
the ultimate point is the sonic contents of the compendium, into which we have
been immersing ourselves for edification & inspiration.
The year so far seems to have been spent listening to the collected
Dome (obviously), most of Wire (of whom Dome were two, of course), & the
complete Felt, which begs an intriguing question: might it be possible to
continue in this vein, consuming only, or primarily, the music of bands with
four-letter names, throughout its course? Another ‘project’, perhaps…
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