The Canterbury Appreciation Thread

That PdP album, in particular, is an absolute must, I'd say.  Though the follow-up album is generally the one that I call my favourite.  I have all of PdP albums.

1980

3.97 (18 ratings)

Abbiamo Tutti I Suoi Problemi PICCHIO DAL POZZO

Canterbury Scene (Studio)

Mr. Sirius from Japan is also well worth checking out.

A really fantastic band you haven't mentioned is MOVING GELATINE PLATES from France (you may already have it).


1971
Moving Gelatine Plates
4.25
(16 ratings)

Gah, there's still so much Canterbury that I need to obtain - particularly "foreign" Canterbury!


4.20
PICCHIO DAL POZZO
Picchio Dal Pozzo
(1976)

THE MUFFINS:


1978
Manna/Mirage
4.12

COS:


1974
Postaeolian Train Robbery
3.87
(10 ratings)
1976
Viva Boma
4.14
(10 ratings)
1978
Babel
4.00
(3 ratings)

I have Supersister Present From Nancy and To the Highest Bidder and they are both very good records.

At the same store where I found the other albums I saw Matching Mole's On the Radio live album... In spite of the hefty price tag (about €21 for a single CD), I really want to get that, since I have nothing by the band, and love David Sinclair's playing.

Funny enough my Fav Canterbury album is Canterbury Tales i know its a best of but the live version of
For Richard is simply Stunning  , my Caravan Vinyl collection is some my most prized records in my Collection,   

So many great suggestions to look for... Luckily, I've noticed that most Soft Machine-related albums are relatively easy to find here in Italy, especially if one looks into the Jazz section of music stores. I have to take advantage of the situation as long as I live in Italy, because I'm afraid lean days will come once I move to the US... I've seen music stores like FYE and Best Buy, and I call them 'compilation heaven'!

Anyway, I agree with Pat about The Civil Surface. Obviously it's far from being a bad album, but it's definitely not as impressive as The Polite Force. As for Jakszyk's album, it gets better and better at every listen.. Definitely deserving of addition to our database!

I meant enlighten with your thoughts on what you think of it, now you've heard it.

Of course, I've read your other post expressing your joy about it now.  It's an excellent album indeed!

I've been absent here the past few days so haven't noticed.  Care to enlighten me?

NaturalScience wrote: Ghost Rider wrote: OK, my search-and-destroy mission of today was largely fruitful, seen as I got home not only with Jakko Jakszyk's aforementioned album (which will make all of you green with envy ), but also with Khan's Space Shanty (which I had been looking for in vain for some time now), and Egg's The Civil Surface. Since FNAC is a French chain, I suppose the abundance of Canterbury-related material is due to the popularity of the subgenre in France - wonderful thing for those who live in close proximity to such stores (they also have a nice selection of RPI and Krautrock stuff). That said, the Jakko album is indeed superb, and he deserves addition in PA immediately. The only thing is, where are we going to put it? Besides Canterbury, on the strength of this album I think Xover (or even eclectic) could be a good placement for him. I'm quite willing to do the addition myself, and will talk to Micky and Dean about it. Raf - I downloaded this album Friday, and listened to it a little.  I have the same sort of quandary about where (at least this particular record) would be placed - despite the Canterbury's "who's who" on there - I can provide some more input next week when I listen to it more. The other two albums you got are also a win, although I will say I find The Civil Surface my least favorite of the Egg records.

Hmm, so you listened to The Bruised Romantic Glee Club straight away but haven't yet listened to The Unbelievable Truth?

That's unbelievable!

That needs sorting out, Patrick.


Edited by James - May 31 2008 at 18:30

Ghost Rider wrote: OK, my search-and-destroy mission of today was largely fruitful, seen as I got home not only with Jakko Jakszyk's aforementioned album (which will make all of you green with envy ), but also with Khan's Space Shanty (which I had been looking for in vain for some time now), and Egg's The Civil Surface. Since FNAC is a French chain, I suppose the abundance of Canterbury-related material is due to the popularity of the subgenre in France - wonderful thing for those who live in close proximity to such stores (they also have a nice selection of RPI and Krautrock stuff). That said, the Jakko album is indeed superb, and he deserves addition in PA immediately. The only thing is, where are we going to put it? Besides Canterbury, on the strength of this album I think Xover (or even eclectic) could be a good placement for him. I'm quite willing to do the addition myself, and will talk to Micky and Dean about it.

Raf - I downloaded this album Friday, and listened to it a little.  I have the same sort of quandary about where (at least this particular record) would be placed - despite the Canterbury's "who's who" on there - I can provide some more input next week when I listen to it more.

The other two albums you got are also a win, although I will say I find The Civil Surface my least favorite of the Egg records.