My Record Collection, Independent – c1992

THE FIRST RECORD I BOUGHT
Free, ‘Alright Now’

THE RECORD I BOUGHT MOST RECENTLY
Pet Sounds by the Beach Boys, on tape while on a promo trip.

THE RECORD I’VE MOST FREQUENTLY PLAYED
David Bowie, Station to Station

THE RECORD I’M MOST EMBARRASSED TO OWN
Starlight Express

THE RECORD I’M MOST PROUD TO POSSESS
West Side Story

THE RECORD I WISH I’D NEVER BOUGHT
Viva by Roxy Music


Same period, Paddy was asked by the Independent on Sunday to pick his favourite Rolling Stones Song.

“Jumpin’ Jack Flash~ (No. 1 Single, 1968) from their post “threat-to-the-nation’s-morals” period. Or to be more precise, their aristocratic voodoo phase. As with all their best stuff, while it’s playing you can’t imagine anyone making a more exciting record.