Cosmo Valdemar

Please Don't Touch - Johnny Kidd and The Pirates

In A City Lining - Cardiacs

Ceiling Unlimited - Rush

Good egg! Really makes my teeth itch, seeing these strung backwards. Ditto Bass Collection.

I always had a soft spot for these. Looks like you got one of the rarer finishes too - most that made it over here were blue or goldfish orange. I did buy one once a few years ago. Unfortunately, when it arrived the body had cracked clean in two. Edit: please tell us you've restrung it properly...

Just finished reading, and... it's wonderful. "My Bass and Other Animals", only for weekend warriors and not globe-trotting session players and therefore something far closer to home and relatable. The chapter on lead guitarists is particularly accurate. More than anything, it's very funny from start to finish, and is written with huge warmth and affection. Even the glossary's great. And where else are we going to find a published book with an entire chapter dedicated to Basschat? If you've ever played bass in a band, or thought about it, buy this book.

I'm Gonna Crawl - Led Zep

Mystery Song - QUO

The Hanging Song - Fairport Convention

Last of The Teenage Idols - Sensational Alex Harvey Band

Jocko Homo - Devo

Can Blue Men Sing The Whites - Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band

So What - Anti-Nowhere League

Do The Dangle - John Entwistle

When I saw Motorhead at Guilfest - or The Guildford Festival as it was them - they actually switched the power off mid-song.

New York Mining Disaster 1941 - Bee Gees

There's a wonderful little film from 1978 called The Shout. It's usually pegged as a horror film, but that's not really doing it justice. Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford wrote the soundtrack and From The Undertow is the main theme of the film. It suits the surreal mood perfectly.

Take This Bottle - Faith No More

5 Minutes Alone - Pantera

Bax are an absolute joke. A mate of mine is having a very strange experience with them at the moment.

Take Me To Church - Sinead O'Connor

Sounds like you've heard the remaster with the bonus studio version of Clap. They weren't really happy with it so went with the live version - makes sense, the studio version is bone dry. The Yes Album is absolutely my favourite album of all time, and also one of my favourite bass albums, unsurprisingly. It's the sound of a band starting to realise their genius, but still full of youthful exuberance and holding on to their poppier beginnings - arguably they wouldn't hit their instrumental peak until Wakeman joined but here Tony Kaye's earthy, grinding Hammond really grounds the band and holds them back from some of the whimsy to come. A truly joyous album, with Squire's short bass solo in Starship Trooper - climbing up to briefly peek through the clouds - one of the most glorious sounds I've ever heard. I also think Clap absolutely fits and the album flows perfectly.

Imogen - Vim Fuego

Woman Trouble - Ten Years After

Long Time Gone - CSN