As a stream of Jesus and Mary Chain songs played, I felt glad to be immersing myself in such a vast range of music on sale. Most things were really affordably priced - starting from £3 for a CD album. The selection seemed carefully curated, with love and knowledge, no filler, and with lots of oddities. The genres are everything from reggae to jazz to soul to electronica, post-rock, indie, rock, and some pop. I noted down some names to give an idea of range: A record shop wins me over instantly if there is Robyn Hitchock-related stock, and there was a rich array of interesting stuff on vinyl and on CD. There was a Hood album, and I don't often see them stocked. There were lesser known Fall albums and live recordings. There were various singer-songwriters from Joan Baez to Tom Waits. Reliable indie like Magnetic Fields. Plenty of post-rock and electronic stuff - Godspeed, Add N To (X). Also some good New Order stuff. Almost everything recorded by Mogwai. Loads of Bright Eyes. Vinyl by Popinjays and Altered Images. Pop by Sparks and the Human League. Many more I forget by now...
I hovered over so much stuff. There were a lot of £3 CD albums in there that have been on my list for years, so I ended up with a big pile of wares. I narrowed it down sensibly (but reluctantly!), to the above (Bright Yellow Bright Orange by The Go Betweens from 2003, Everything's All Right Forever by Boo Radleys from 1992, and Spooky by Lush from 1992). Now my Lush album collection is complete (though I could do with Split on CD as well as tape), and I have only one more Boo Radleys album that I'd like to get. Everything's Alright Forever is on repeat at the moment - probably their most consistent and most consistently pop album for me, though lots of interesting textures with it. Its cover is glorious: