My Favourite Music


I love listening to music, and have built up a lot of albums and compilations over the years. So I’ve been making lots of posts as a consequence, under the following headings.

Music Collection

During 2016 I made a number of extensive posts going through my collection, to give you a thorough sense of what I’m into. Artists in bold are my top favourites in each case:

  • Music Collection A – ABBA, AC/DC, Aerosmith, A-Ha, ABC, Ace Of Base, Average White Band, Aztec Camera, Allman Brothers Band, Andrew Lloyd Webber, The Animals, April Wine, The Arrows, Attic Lights, Alexandre Desplat (Harry Potter)…
  • Music Collection B – The Beach Boys, The Beatles, Blondie, Brian May, Bon Jovi, Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Bad Company, The B-52s, The Bangles, Belouis Some, Ben Foster (Torchwood)…
  • Music Collection C – Cream, The Cross (Roger Taylor), Chas & Dave, Cliff Richard, Chic, Christina Perri, The Clash, Coldplay, Culture Club…
  • Music Collection D – Deep Purple, Def Leppard, Dire Straits, Duran Duran, The Dave Clark Five, David Bowie, Derek And The Dominos, Dusty Springfield, David Arnold & Michael Price (Sherlock)…
  • Music Collection E – Eagles, Electric Light Orchestra, Elton John, Elvis Presley, Eric Clapton, The Everly Brothers…
  • Music Collection F – Freddie Mercury, Fleetwood Mac, Free, Fatboy Slim, Foreigner, Frank Sinatra…
  • Music Collection G – George Michael, Guns N’ Roses, George Harrison, Gerry & The Pacemakers…
  • Music Collection H & I – Hank Marvin, Ian Dury & The Blockheads, Herman’s Hermits, High Contrast, The Hollies, Hot Chocolate, Huey Lewis & The News, Human League, The Isley Brothers, Howard Goodall (Red Dwarf), Howard Shore (The Hobbit & Lord Of The Rings)…
  • Music Collection J – Judas Priest, The Jacksons/Jackson 5, Jackie Wilson, James Brown, James Last, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers, John Lennon, Journey, John Barry (James Bond), John Williams (Harry Potter & Star Wars)…
  • Music Collection K – Kerry Ellis, The Kinks, KC & The Sunshine Band, Kenny Everett, Kim Wilde, Kool & The Gang, Kylie Minogue…
  • Music Collection L – Led Zeppelin, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Leo Sayer, Lonnie Donegan…
  • Music Collection M – Madness, Michael Jackson, Mick Jagger, Monty Python, Murray Gold (Doctor Who), Manfred Mann, Marvin Gaye, Meat Loaf, Metallica, The Monkees, The Moody Blues, The Move, Muse…
  • Music Collection N & O – N Trance, Neil (The Young Ones), Neil Diamond, Neil Sedaka, Nilsson, Oasis, Nicholas Hooper (Harry Potter)…
  • Music Collection P – The Police, Paul McCartney & Wings, Paul Hardcastle, Paul Young, Pet Shop Boys, Phil Collins, Pink Floyd, The Pointer Sisters, Prince, Patrick Doyle (Harry Potter)…
  • Music Collection Q & R – Queen, Roger Taylor, The Rolling Stones, Rainbow, The Real Thing, Robbie Williams, Robert Palmer, Rod Stewart, Roxy Music, Roy Orbison, Randy Newman (Toy Story), Richard O’Brien (Rocky Horror)…
  • Music Collection S – The Shadows, Slade, Status Quo, Suzi Quatro, Sweet, The Searchers, Shalamar, Simon & Garfunkel, Simple Minds, Simply Red, Spandau Ballet, The Specials, The Stranglers, Sean Callery (24), Steve Francis (All The Stations)…
  • Music Collection T – T. Rex, Talking Heads, Tears For Fears, Thin Lizzy, The Three Degrees, Tina Turner, Tom Jones, The Traveling Wilburys, Tim Jones (Chuck)…
  • Music Collection U-Z & 0-9 – U2, The Who, ZZ Top, UB40, Ultravox, Underworld, Wet Wet Wet, Wham!, Whitesnake, Wizzard, The Wurzels, Walter Murphy (Family Guy), 10CC…
  • DVD & Blu-Ray Music Collection Part 1 – Live Aid to The Tube, AC/DC to Lynyrd Skynyrd
  • DVD & Blu-Ray Music Collection Part 2 – Madness to The Rolling Stones
  • DVD & Blu-Ray Music Collection Part 3 – The Shadows to The Who
  • Organising My Music Collection – How I keep it all together in iTunes

Updates & Reviews

I’ve also been making occasional posts about updates to my collection, with my reviews and thoughts:

Festivals

Video Playlists