Bay Books
One of Whitley Bay’s redeeming features is that it has a pretty good second-hand vinyl and book shop. This, when new albums are slightly out of my budget at the moment, is very welcome indeed. After ten minutes stripping wheat from chaff, then handing over a few quid, I can leave the place with some great records. Here’s a few I’ve bought since I moved here:
- Penguin Cafe Orchestra: Signs of Life – This album is perhaps most famous for the instantly recognisable ‘Perpetuum Mobile’, a track used on countless TV adverts, mainly by One2One (I think). Ironically, when it was made, mobile phones were of the sort you had to carry around strapped to your back. This is a wonderful album, it’s just a shame that advertisers have got their mucky hands all over it.
- Tom Waits: Swordfishtrombones & Rain Dogs – The shop had both of these Tom Waits classics in stock at the same time, both for 3 quid. I grabbed ‘em straight away.
- Bruce Cockburn: Eponymous – Bruce Cockburn’s first album is kind of like an upbeat Nick Drake record. This album was a bit more expensive at
3:53 pm on 20 July 2003 :::
Tommy Says:The Penguin Cafe Orchestra album “A Brief History” has Perpetuum Mobile and another track used in several Orange ads called “Telephone and Rubber Band”.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00006C791/
Also check out an album called “Melody A.M.” by Royksopp for more excellent music used in ads.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005Q3ZO/
4:58 pm on 20 July 2003 :::
Richard Hyett Says:Bought my first album in Whitley Bay in 1973 ‘There Goes Rhymin’ Simon’. Shop near Station Road, can’t remember the name.
Until quite recently you could borrow classic vinyl (Amsterdam, Surfs Up – Beach Boys) from North Shields Library, don’t know what they’ve done with the records.
Strange how conflict within bands involving Neil Young can produce great albums CSN(Y), Buffalo Springfield and harmony can produce great albums as well – Crazy Horse.
6:43 pm on 21 July 2003 :::
Matt Says:I’ve just noticed this BBCi review of Dust Sucker, the Zappa produced promo of Captain Beefheart’s Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller). Bizarrely, the review has been commented upon by another musical hero of mine, Roy Harper (or so it seems anyway).