The previous post is still open for business, Crivs, but striking while the iron is hot, which 10 albums would you choose to take to a desert island? Is that an easier or a harder task? In fact, let's add DVD movies - which ones would you choose? And don't worry, you'll have the required solar powered equipment you need in order to play them.
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The Best Of Blondie - Blondie (the first music cassette I ever bought)
ReplyDeleteLet It Be - Beatles
The Beatles 1967-1970 (The Blue Album) - Beatles
The Visitors - ABBA
Greatest Hits Vol 1 - ABBA
South Park (Movie Soundtrack)
Cabaret (Movie Soundtrack)
Blue - Simply Red
Handel's Water Music/Royal Fireworks Suite
Solar Power - Lorde
Planet Of The Apes (1968 version)
The Haunting (1963 version)
Jason And The Argonauts
The Holly And The Ivy
The Fearless Vampire Killers
Picnic At Hanging Rock
Dracula (1957 Hammer version)
Carry On Up The Khyber
Steptoe And Son
King Kong (1933 version)
What, no 1976 Likely Lads movie, CJ? I'd better start thinking of my choices now.
DeleteLove CJ's inclusion of Carry On Up the Khyber - the "Carry On.." with the largest budget, I believe. And great memories of watching it at the pictures in Southsea.
DeleteI think my favourite Carry On movie would be Carry On Screaming. Loads of atmosphere.
DeleteKid, I love all those '70s movie adaptations of British sitcoms so I could have chosen any of them.
ReplyDeleteIt'll definitely be going on my list, CJ. Out of all the comedy TV shows that were made into films, The Likely Lads is the best in my not-so-humble estimation. (And Barry Norman agreed with me.)
DeleteI thought this post would be more popular than the previous one, but going by the amount of responses I was clearly wrong. Anyway, here are my top 10 albums and movies. Incidentally, double albums are acceptable.
ReplyDelete1) James Bond 10th Anniversary Soundtrack album. John Barry, various artists.
2) 40 Golden Greats. Jim Reeves.
3) Superman The Movie Soundtrack. John Williams.
4) Mary Poppins Soundtrack. Sherman Brothers.
5) Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Soundtrack. Sherman Brothers.
6) Nat 'King' Cole Greatest Love Songs.
7) The World Of James Bond Adventure. Roland Shaw.
8) 12 Songs Of Christmas. Jim Reeves.
9) Shepherd Moons. Enya.
10) Shadowlands. k.d. lang.
1) An Inspector Calls.
2) Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein.
3) Live & Let Die.
4) The Likely Lads.
5) Superman The Movie.
6) Batman.
7) Gladiator.
8) The Producers. (Musical version.)
9) The Searchers.
10) Galaxy Quest.
A great selection, Kid. I presume "An Inspector Calls" is the Alastair Sim version?
DeleteNone other, B. Great wee movie.
DeleteKid, I bought the cassette of Enya's Shepherd Moons when it came out. Very nice.
ReplyDeleteIts been a busy workday so below is a quick list of some of my favourite LPs and movies – I’m sure I missed a few that I should have added :
ReplyDeleteMovies
Aliens
Close Encounters of the 3rd kind
Matrix
Interstellar
The Thing (1982)
Goodbye Mr Chips
Till
As good as it gets
The Intouchables (not the Sean Connery movie)
Up
LP’s
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars – David Bowie
Diamond Dogs – David Bowie
Transformer – Lou Reed
Velvet underground - Velvet underground
Highway 61 revisited – Bob Dylan
Rumours – Fleetwood Mac
Bridge over Troubled Water- Simon and Garfunkel
Parallel lines – Blondie
Never mind the Bollocks - Sex Pistols
Whats going on - Marvin Gaye
Yeah, nice, innit, CJ.
DeleteJust remembered I'd meant to include Sounds Of Silence by Simon & Garfunkel, McS, though I like Bridge Over Troubled Water as well. I've got all their albums, in fact.
DeleteLps
ReplyDeleteClear Approach - Trillion
Close to the Edge - Yes
Fulfillingness first finale -Stevie Wonder
Leftoverture - Kansas
Pieces of Eight - Styx
Thick as a brick - Jethro Tull
Christmas album - Jethro Tull
Double Trouble live - Molly Hatchet
What's Going On - Marvin Gaye
Demons and Wizards - Uriah Heep
Movies
The Wicker Man
Carry on Camping
Carry on Regardless
Deep Red
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Ask a Policeman
A Stitch in Time
Psycho
Suspiria (70s)
Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein
Although I recognise most of the artists, AL, none of the titles ring a bell with me. Shows how clued up I am about music, eh?
DeleteABBA Gold ( I haven't got it, but a 'catch-all', for separate albums ! )
ReplyDeleteBrotherhood of Man 20 no 1 hits ( I can't remember the exact title! )
Echoes of Gold
Themes & Dreams
The Concert in Central Park ( lots for your money!)
Themes For Superheroes (mfp)
Rumours
Now That's What I Call Music 2
Handel's Water Music ( good call, Colin - I've got that, too! )
Another Page - Christopher Cross
Night Moves
Star Wars
Close Encounters
The Big Sleep
Farewell My Lovely
Rumble Fish
The Hill
Superman 1
El Cid
Merlin - Sam Neil
This is very rough - just off the top of my head. The final one might have been a mini-series, I'm not sure. Those included, I'd definitely bung in Shogun, too!
Phillip
I've got that MFP Themes For Superheroes too, P. I'll likely have Handel's Water Music as well, seeing as how I've got loads of classical albums.
DeleteThere's a sister tape, 'Star Wars & Other Space Themes' - did you have that too, Kid?
ReplyDeletePhillip
If I ever had the album it would've been the vinyl LP, but I don't have it now - if I ever did. I had the MFP Bond album which, when it was first released, had a painting of Roger Moore on the cover, though this was later painted over to make his front look like his back. They ruined it, but it must've been a copyright issue.
DeleteOh - The Concert in Central Park's Simon & Garfunkel ( which I failed to type), in case anyone doesn't know!
ReplyDeletePhillip
I forgot about The Cat & The Canary and The Ghost Breakers - two excellent scary movies with Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard.
DeleteKid - I had a 70s tape entitled 'Big Bond Movie Themes', but gave it to a friend who was a Bond fanatic, into adult life.
ReplyDeletePhillip
If it was by MFP, it would've been the cassette of the LP I had. (Might still have it.)
DeleteHandel's Water Music and his Music For The Royal Fireworks are often lumped together on the same CD which is why I listed them as a single album. Andrew L mentioned The Wicker Man which I'd forgotten about and which is a fantastic film ( I last saw it on BBC iPlayer in December 2023).
ReplyDeleteWhen you think about it, CJ, limiting the list to only 10 movies is far too restricting. 50 would be better. As for music, I've got the 65-part 'The Great Composers' series (the last 15 were operas), plus many other individual CDs.
DeleteIt's really hard to tie down fav music etc. A lot depends on the situation for example, if It was a list to relax to I would add things like Griegs piano concerto in A minor etc, if it was music that reminds me of being a kid it would contain mostly bubblegum pop from 65 to mid 70s like Middle of the Roads Chirpy chirpy cheep cheep etc Still most folk (apart from me) that replied had similar tastes such as theme tunes, ABBA etc
ReplyDeleteI chose the ones on my list mainly for the memories they conjured up, McS, and what albums I could remember without looking through them. I like Mahler, the album with the theme used for the movie Death In Venice.
DeleteI have that soundtrack, lovely stuff, is it Mahlers Agagietto Symphony no 5?
DeleteNot sure, McS, as it isn't to hand at the moment. One of the tunes is used for the Castrol GTX ad. I'm not great at remembering their actual names, I usually identify them by which TV ad they were used for. I'll get back to you on that.
DeleteThe album is called Symphonic Excerpts, Featuring Themes From Visconti's Film 'Death In Venice'. played by Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra with Rafael Kubelik conducting. The tracks are Symphony #5 in C sharp minor, Symphony #7 in E minor 'Song of the Night', and Symphony #3 in D minor 'A Summer Morning's Dream'. The series was later released on CD, though not all the recordings were played by the same Orchestras. I last remember listening to this specific record around 40 years ago, though I played a cassette of it I had in the late '80s or early '90s.
DeleteKid - Yes, it was MFP, as was my Handel tape, too. MFP often meant Woolworths bought, methinks.
ReplyDeletePhillip
Woolworths and Boots record department for me, P. I'll have to take a look one day and check how many MFP LPs I have.
DeleteI'm amazed I haven't included anything by Elvis Presley even though I've owned several greatest hits albums by Elvis.
ReplyDeleteI've got a few Elvis albums too, CJ. You should give his Gospel albums a try - not to get 'religion', just to hear some great music.
DeleteTop Ten Discs
ReplyDeleteTexas Flood – Stevie Ray Vaughan
Go For Your Guns – The Isley Brothers
Abbey Road – The Beatles
Seconds of Pleasure – Rockpile
Fear No Evil – Robert Ward
At Fillmore East – The Allman Brothers Band
Kind of Blue – Miles Davis
Do Right Man – Dan Penn
Mumbo Jumbo – The Tail Gators
Creole Crossroads – Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas
If I had to pick just one (tough choice), I'd go with Texas Flood
Top Ten Movies
Raising Arizona
The Maltese Falcon
John Carter
Rio Lobo
The Avengers – Age of Ultron
The Two Towers
A Night at the Opera
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence
The Adventures of Robin Hood (Errol Flynn)
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
If I had to pick one, I'd go with The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence
Just shows my ignorance, G, but although I've heard of three of the artists on your discs list, I've heard of only one album. I think I've heard of all your movies though - and seen most of them.
DeleteNot ignorance…. Just different strokes for different folks. 😉
ReplyDeleteKind of you to say so. Thanks.
DeleteIt's just not possible to limit myself to just ten albums ... best I could manage was 25, and that was hard enough ... I could have put in more new stuff, but that would have meant taking out some earlier classics (I had to omit all of Led Zep's studio albums, and Hendrix, as it is):
ReplyDeleteLiving the Blues - Canned Heat (1968)
Led Zeppelin 1 (1969)
Abbey Road - Beatles (1969)
Stand Up - Jethro Tull (1969)
Deep Purple in Rock (1970)
What’s Going On - Marvin Gaye (1971)
Gumbo - Dr John (1972)
Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd (1973)
Abandoned Luncheonette - Hall & Oats (1973)
Greatest Hits - Eagles (1975)
Welcome to my Nightmare - Alice Cooper (1975)
Careless - Stephen Bishop (1977)
Briefcase Full of Blues - Blues Brothers (1978)
Making Movies - Dire Straits (1980)
Shades - J J Cale (1980)
My Life in the Bush of Ghosts - Eno & Byrne (1981)
La Voce del Padrone - Franco Battiato (1981)
Speaking in Tongues - Talking Heads (1983)
Jill Jones - Jill Jones (1987)
Connected - Stereo MCs (1992)
N.E.W.S - Prince (2003)
Carboot Soul - Nightmares on Wax (1999)
The Fame Monster - Lady Gaga (2009)
Settle - Disclosure (2013)
Home - Rudimental (2013)
24K Magic - Bruno Mars (2016)
I must be getting better, AAP, 'cos I recognise around 11 or 12 of the artists, though only around 4 of the albums. Believe it or not, I have a Deep Purple album (Best Of) in my collection, as my brother was a huge fan and I was so used to hearing them I bought the CD sometime back in the '90s (I think).
DeleteOkay, favourite movies? (If you want.)
As with AAP I left out lots of albums including Zepplin and a lot more Bowie and how could I forget Living the Blues by Canned Heat. I'm off to play that now.
ReplyDeleteTrouble with me, McS, is that I've got more albums than I remember, so the fact I could even list 10 of them is remarkable. I hard to think really hard too.
DeleteI used to have a ridiculous amount of LPs , singles and CDs but lack of space forced me to get rid of them (I kept a few) I don't really miss most of them as we have Spotify etc. but nothing beats playing an album in full. I forget a lot of stuff as well I used to buy comics I already had and same with LPs.
ReplyDeleteI think I've still got all my original LPs and singles, with a few replacements for some 45rpms as I tend not to get rid of anything, McS. I remember seeing a copy of Superman #21 (I think) in Neil Craig's Futureshock a good many years ago and buying it because I'd missed it when it was first on sale and had been looking to acquire it for years. When I got home and went to put it with my other Superman mags, I discovered I already had it and it was only then I recalled getting it a little while before. Duh!
DeleteSorry, Gordie ... limiting the number of movies was even harder. I even took out movies that others had listed, just to lower the number. Here's what I ended up with:
ReplyDeleteMask of Fu Manchu (1932)
Duck Soup (1933)
42nd Street (1933)
Shall We Dance (1937)
Now, Voyager (1942)
Magnificent Ambersons (1942)
The River (1951)
It Came from Outer Space (1953)
Wages of Fear (1953)
All That Heaven Allows (1955)
North by North West (1959)
Harakiri (1962)
Danger: Diabolik (1968)
Once Upon a Time in the West (1969)
Amarcord (1974)
Young Frankenstein (1974)
The Go-Between (1975)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Umrao Jaan (1981)
Shaolin Challenges Ninja (1980)
The Blues Brothers (1981)
Ran (1985)
Chinese Ghost Story (1987)
In the Mood for Love (2000)
Spirited Away (2001)
Arrival (2015)
John Wick (2015)
Avengers Infinity War/Endgame (2018)
Someone else said John Carter, which I also thought was really under-rated. And very sad to omit Groundhog Day, but I had to draw a line ...
Alan
I recognise a dozen of them, though I don't think I've seen all 12, Al. You being a movie man, it must have been tough making your selection. Thanks for joining in (and that goes to everyone else too), it's more fun when readers get involved. Now, if you had to pick just one...?
DeleteOh, Blues Brothers, without a doubt.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was living in Southsea in 1981, Al, one of my pals went to see the Blues Brothers and asked me if I wanted to go. From his description of what it was about, I didn't fancy the sound of it so didn't bother. When I eventually got to see it on TV years later, I instantly regretted my missed opportunity of seeing it on the big screen. Now I've got the DVD (and the soundtrack) - and even bought the sequel too.
DeleteOkay - here goes with Top 10 films. Probably no surprises in this list to anyone. I can sit down and rewatch each of these films and still see something new each time.
ReplyDeleteLPs to follow when I've had some time to ponder.
Chinatown
Citizen Kane
The French Lieutenants Woman
Field of Dreams
The Descendants
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
The Dark Knight
Lawrence of Arabia
Superman the Movie
Manhattan
A good strong list there, B. 3 or 4 I haven't seen but heard of. For myself, I think I prefer the 1989 Batman film to The Dark Knight.
DeleteLike many here, the choice of many of my movies is in many ways connected to the circumstances at the time I first watched it. I remember being so excited to see Batman (1989) at the first midnight showing in Southampton, and having my tiredness get the better of me and it turned out a so-so experience as a result. A good film, of course. On the other hand, The Dark Knight exceeded all my hopes, and the realism of filming it in Chicago in familiar locations brought an enhanced reality for me. I just rewatched it, and my pulse still quickens.
ReplyDeleteI did have a list of "honourable mentions" for my top 10 films, each of which could easily be swapped in on any given day. They are:
The Magnificent Ambersons
Farewell my Lovely
The Taking of Pelham One-Two-Three
This Happy Breed
A Canterbury Tale
Journey Into Fear (European cut)
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
Apocalype Now Redux (just not sure it would cheer me up on a desert island though )
Think I've seen Farewell my Lovely, B, but none of the others, aside from the odd clip from a couple of them. I don't remember much of The Dark Knight, which I saw in a cinema, so I couldn't have been impressed by it at the time. I've got it on DVD so I'll maybe give it another go sometime soon.
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