The Last Album You Bought Or Were Given?

I haven't seen this posted, so I thought I might as well. So what was the last album you bought or were given?

The last album I bought was Elbow at Abbey Road (damn manufactures pushing it back a whole week!)
The last album I was given, was Lady's Bridge by the lovely Richard Hawley, which was a nice surprise from my Dad. Funny, I got him into Richard and then he buys the albums before me

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Last one bought was The Cure's Greatest hits a fortnight ago and it's fantastic, Super Furry Animals and PJ Harvey/John Parrish new offerings are next on my radar.........

Elbow at Abbey Road was the last one I got. I've just ordered the Frightened Rabbit acoustic album too which is out next week.

Misspelt Yoof wrote:

I''ve just ordered the Frightened Rabbit acoustic album too which is out next week.

We'll be getting that too!

The last album I bought was that compilation Dark was The Night, beautiful. I can't think the last time someone gave me a CD, it was probably a compilation CD swap from another forum (ooh, we should do that here! Anyone? No..?)

Elbow at Abbey Road is the last one to arrive. I recently downloaded The Decemberists Hazards of Love ( using a free introductory offer of 30 downloads from eMusic with Word magazine).
I'm just about to buy 'Quark, Strangeness and Charm' and 'PXR5' by Hawkwind as they have just been issued on CD for the first time (possibly ever, definitely first time in yonks), remastered with extra tracks.

I LOVE LOVE LOVE Quark, Strangeness and Charm - haven't listened to it in years. In fact, I'm going to look for it now and get a blast of nostalgia.

Most recent download was AC Newman's Get Guilty, which is quite good. Last actual CD purchase was Animal Collective's Merriweather Post Pavilion, which is also ace. Hope to have something new by week's end though!

The Very Best of The Move. Great 60's nostalgiafest. I'd forgotten how many good singles they had and the couple of live tracks included prove they were a dynamite live band.

Last bought the much maligned U2, No Line on The Horizon - which is good.
Received Coldplay at Xmas time - a big grower.

Just ordered The Leisure Society and Doves. Abbey Road arrived over the weekend. Last one I was given as take That for Christmas (am going to see them in June sssshhhhhh - don't tell anyone!!)

We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank - Modest Mouse
and, err before that, the best of the stone roses

Last CD I was given was MGMT (can't remember what on earth it's called) and Pink Floyd - The Division Bell - that was an album I used to have on tape !!!

I've just preordered Bat for Lashes - Two Suns - I love what I've heard so far. Most recent actually got, the Hazards of Love by the Decemberists, which I'm currently obsessed with, and of course the wonderful Abbey Road box set.

(I too am now going to dig out Quark Strangeness and Charm and PXR5 for a bit of nostalgia - what have you started Hotblack? )

Glendarian wrote:

(I too am now going to dig out Quark Strangeness and Charm and PXR5 for a bit of nostalgia - what have you started Hotblack? )

A 'forgotten classics' theme within the thread. Those two albums are up there with my all time favourites and are definitely the best Hawkwind albums IMHO.

I realised after my last post that I haven't actually got a digital version of PXR5 - must have had my old cassettes out recently (perhaps I'd better buy the CD release to get back on topic for this thread... ) My personal favourite is probably In Search of Space, but the ones you mention were the first 2 Hawkwind albums I heard, so have a special place in my nostalgia - happy days.

Hotblack wrote:

Glendarian wrote:

(I too am now going to dig out Quark Strangeness and Charm and PXR5 for a bit of nostalgia - what have you started Hotblack? )

A 'forgotten classics' theme within the thread. Those two albums are up there with my all time favourites and are definitely the best Hawkwind albums IMHO.

"Copernicus had those Renaissance ladies
Crazy about his telescope
And Galileo had a name that made his
reputation higher than his hopes
Did none of those astronomers discover
While they were staring out into the dark
That what a lady looks for in her lover
is Charm, Strangeness and Quark."

What's not to like there?

I'd also add "25 Years On" as a great Hawkwind album (the dire "Flying Doctor" excluded). The late 70's where a cracking period for Hawkwind - a period where they imposed some song writing discipline to their music with great results.

Sorry. Still Off Topic.

Spirit of the Age

I would have like you to have been deep frozen too
and waiting still as fresh in your flesh for my return to earth
but your father refused to sign the forms to freeze you
let's see you'd be about sixty now
and long dead by the the time i return to earth
my time held dreams were full of you as you were when i left:
still under-age

your android replica is playing up again
it's no joke
when she comes she moans another's name

That's the Spirit of the Age

Maybe I should have posted those in the 'Favourite Lyrics' thread
I agree about Hawklords 25 Years On as well. That too has been recently been remastered and released on CD

Erm wasn't that thread Favourite Elbow lyrics...? Both wonderful songs though. Still OT (by about 25 years if we're talking about buying the album ) this thread has now got me listening to Nik Turner's Inner City Unit.

Glendarian wrote:

Erm wasn't that thread Favourite Elbow lyrics...? Both wonderful songs though. Still OT (by about 25 years if we're talking about buying the album ) this thread has now got me listening to Nik Turner's Inner City Unit.

I once saw ICU play at a pub just outside The Oval sometime in the early 80s, and spent a little while talking to Turner afterwards, and I remember concluding that he was almost sane!

Back on topic, and admittedly in danger of boring everyone with repetition, but the last album I bought is the absolutely excellent "Dark Days, Light Years" by the SFA. I'm listening to it on a loop and I think it may just be the best thing they have ever done, which is saying something. Truly exceptional.

Glendarian wrote:

Erm wasn't that thread Favourite Elbow lyrics...?

Ummm.. No.........It was the Lyrics We Love Thread Here

Never did get a grip on Nik Turner though.

last album bought The leisure society (arrived this morning) and i'm waiting on Doves.
last one given was that 'best of The Smiths' for xmas.

Hey Nellie! Think we have the same CD collection!!!!

Also waiting for Doves 'Kingdom of Rust', but last got SSK Live, Empire of the Sun 'Walking on a Dream' and Keane's 'Perfect Symmetry' in my grubby little mitts.

Interesting - i'm a bit out of left field taste-wise i guess.
Last bought was Shellac: 1000 Hertz, and i can't remember being given a cd for a long time - maybe christmas years ago!

Spent yesterday evening listening to Doves new CD. It is fantastic.

Also bought LoveKraft from SFA at the weekend & it is a grower.