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You're right, Under a red sky is all killer tracks and I could have put it with Joshua tree, same as I could have put live at Leeds with Who's next and Who sell out. In fact, live albums are often all killer no filler because the band are probably not going to play the weaker songs in their repetoire. another good example would be AC/DC's "If you want blood". It is indeed a long winding stairway, but for me, it's a killer of a track. And - for me - Led Zep 1 to 4 constitute probably a dual " all killer no filler" and a run of classic albums.

I'd agree with you, mostly. I was born in 1950 so grew up with the show songs and the "crooners" but then around 1956 pop started for me, with Elvis, Bill Haley, and Lonnie Donegan. My wife is only 3 years younger than me, but apart from Queen, is generally disinterested in music. My daughter's taste in music is unknown to me, to be honest. Same year as my Mum, but her taste in music moved on apace when the Beatles started. The last album my mum bought before she died in 1980 was Boney M's "Night Flight to Venus". I've always thought of myself as very eclectic in the music I like, but it is rooted in the pop/rock of the 60's and '70's. The biggest '80s onwards additions to my CD collection were The Pretenders, the New wave of Heavy metal and the New wave of British prog rock. Punk I loved, some rap is good - you must like Walk this way by Aerosmith and Run DMC, or Jump around by House of Pain?

Oh @Lightningboy2000, you have chosen two of my favourite albums!! I know a few Floyd fans who loathe Division Bell, but I love it. Underwater sunlight came to my attention via the track Dolphin Dance, which was on a prog sample let from a magazine, and that was the start of the 57 albums of Tangdram I have!

Oh @cmatthewbacon, this is more difficult than mine!! Firstly, I think everyone here would agree that Queen’s Greatest hits, and Madonna’s Immaculate Collection fit the bill of All Killer no Filler. Then, for me, Sex Pistols - Never Mind Who - Who’s next The Who Sell Out Genesis - Seconds out Pretenders - Pretenders Beatles - Sgt. Pepper Stones - Let it Bleed Led Zep - 4 U2 - Joshua Tree Stevie Wonder - music of my mind Jethro Tull - Songs from the wood Todd Rundgren - A wizard a true star Yes - The Yes Album and many, many more.

Definitely agree on Under a blood red sky, even the original 4 track ep is a classic. Live albums and greatest hits can also be included - after all, who would deny Queen’s greatest hits, ABBA gold or Madonna’s Immaculate Collection are classic albums?

Dennis, I'd certainly agree that from Atom Heart mother to the Wall are classics, and it's both a long numerical and in time run, but again for me The Final Cut is not a classic album and stops the run.

As we've both mentioned, the Beatles were always going to be difficult to beat on a run of classic albums, and I would find it hard to exclude Yellow Submarine, but it probably doesn't quite but the heights of the album's around it. As for Stevie Wonder, I would certainly agree that Music of my mind, Talking Book and Innervisions are stone cold classics, but for me, the run petered out at Secret life of Plants.

I think this is what you're looking for;; As you can see, it was for Motown Chartbusters vol. 6.

I saw this mentioned in an on line article I read earlier today and thought this is a typical boys "list" argument. Which bands or artistes have had the longest runs of classic albums in their career? The albums should all be released consecutively, and here's an example; U2 with 5. Boy October War The Unforgettable Fire The Joshua Tree. Here's another example, the Who with 4; The Who Sell Out Tommy Who's Next Quadrophenia. The idea isn't to put forward our own personal favourites of the a band/artiste, but examples of albums which effectively the general public would recognise as classic albums. For example with the Who, I could easily add Who by Numbers but I don't think that that is regarded by the general public as a classic album in the way Tommy might be. I'm not necessarily suggesting we should ezplain why we consider the albums in that run as classic albums, they will generally speak for themselves, I think. Clearly the Beatles may well top any list, but I bet Springsteen devoteess might have a different take on that, as might devotees of the Stones, Beach Boys, Metallica, Prince, etc., etc.

For UK fans of this - purely IMO - very superior Sci Fi (with comedy tones) the third series starts here in the UK on Wednesday 17th April at 10pm (2200) on Sky Max.

I did actually drive along Hurst Road and Mount street, both absolutely rammed. I have a receipt saying nothing to pay after using my parking voucher. I believe I can resist any attempt to take a fine off me.

Aye, that’s the one - but like the ones I took of the plane it’s the upper surfaces and under surfaces of the wings. though the photo suggests the yellow went up and over the topside, and the undersurface of the wings look solid blue, so I’d guess that the top surface of the wings could be solid blue, too. Hmmmm, you may have put me onto something here!

As I mentioned in my note on the Hinkley show, no modelling purchases today save some roket super glue and a bit of filler and some metal polishing wax. But I did have a bit of a splurge on Friday in Birmingham, helping to keep Waterstones and HMV in business. Firstly, these; I'm astonished that I missed the latest Rivers of London book last year, but now I have it. As for the Seldon account of Johnson's time at no. 10, it doesn't matter what you think of him, (and the author most definitely says what he does in the preface !) his premiership was marked by a massive disaster in Covid, following on from Brexit. It promises to be one hell of a read. And then from HMV; From the rear, Big Big Train's latest, The likes of us, typical of their prog rock style, and next to it Pineapple Thief's It leads to this, more prog rock. Then there's Sandanista! from the clash, a book bought to go with a book in the 33 1/3 series, next to it another Big Big Train prog opus, Ingenious Devices, and finall something to clear the cobwebs from your ears - yes, the human foghorn himself, Bruce Dickinson's latest solo effort.

It took until thursday last week (4th April) for me to see my first "24" plate car.

I thought I'd say thanks to the East Mids lads for putting on another stylish show today. Except that is for the appalling state of parking around the leisure centre! Honestly, driving around and around the different car parks ajacent to the centre took over an hour to find not a space, so I ended up in Sainsburys car park with a view to spending a fiver on some things from their to get free parking. (oh yes, I'd happily spend a fiver to save paying £3 for parking!) Once I'd parked up, it was a 10 minute walk to the centre for my 3rd Hinckley show in 3 years. If the drive to Hinckley had been as bad as it was last year, I'd really have been quite cross, but it wasn't, the road works on the M42 didn't slow ne down too much. As usual, many, many delightful and excellent models on the club tables, and I'm wondering, am I reading too much into this, or are models of locos suddenly becoming a fashion? Because there were quite a lot of them! Standouts were the 1/100 scale scratch built Titanic, and the submarines on the same club display, there was a sobering diorama of an Ukranian Leopard with civilians around it, I though the depiction of Monty's command vehicles (3 caravans!!) was a good 'un, some nicely done "egg" planes and toon tanks on the tables for a dash of humour, and giving me a bit of a KUTA there was a model of a Phoenix CIWS "gatling" gun. I really must get mine done! And of course, proof at the show that Star Wars and modelling go together like a horse and carriage! Sone super kits of all kinds of Star Wars (well, mainly episodes 4, 5 and 6) machinery, and a little dio of the scene on Hoth where han abd Wookie see the probe droind. I only bought some supplies, no kits, possibly because I noticed that there were many kits for sale in excess of £100, injection moulded jobbies, and one AFV I noticed was on sale at a special show price of £100 ! Lord knows how much it would have been normally. The hobby is certainly no exception to price inflation. Many thanks then lads, a very pleasant day out - once I'd got in the show

ZZ Top are the band at the dance in Back to the future III.

Thanks for this. There are, sadly non of the yellow and blue livery our Otter was painted in.

Which colour scheme will that be? when we went to the Maldives, we flew out to our hotel and back to Male airport on a blue and yellow twin otter, but I haven’t seen decals in that scheme. I did email TMA to ask for the paint scheme, but they never replied. I would still like to do mine in the blue and yellow, but I only have photos of the fuselage sides, and I’d need photos of the upper and lower surfaces. I had it in mind to send the TMA plans for the paint scheme to a bespoke decal printer, but it looks like I won’t get the decals I want. Good luck with yours, though!

@Alfisti, Thanks for these. The big boys breakfast seems ... Interesting!!

Oh, you could, but wouldn't they be a bit boring?

John, those are some recommendations! I'll be looking out for some of those books certainly over the next few months.

I'm now wondering if there'll be some of these completed at the Hinkley show on Sunday!! At the very least, I would expect a whole flotilla of them at Telford in all kinds of what if paint schemes and liveries.

John, have you ever read Admiral Samuel Morison’s 15 volume history of US naval operations in the Pacific? I did while I was a teenager , (ok you can roll your eyes!!) and as I recall, found it quite engrossing. Incidentally, this Admiral Morison was not Jim Morrison’s father, as I assumed for many years! I suspect the “Army” trilogy may occupy my time in the future, so thanks for the heads up.

Thanks for the heads up. It’s a shame as I’ve used that car park in each of the last two years. Are there any good, reasonably near locations for out of towners like me?

Thanks for this. I did a quick search and found that rubber rafts were in use long before WE2, and to my surprise found that RIBS were invented at Atlantic College in West Wales in 1964!