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The theme for @lpgrp’s October session is ‘1968’.

The listening session will be 9pm, Sunday 5th Ocober

We need to create a shortlist. Please send me the name of two '1968' albums you’d like to nominate. Use a direct message or a tweet mentioning 'lpgrp' to contact me. Your deadline is 9pm, Friday 19th September. Once the shortlist is ready, I’ll publish further details about how to vote. 

Here is a great big list of 1968 albums.

Astral Weeks is disqualified as it won the Ireland vote.

Instincts that can still betray us

Here are the runners and riders for the next @lpgrp vote. The theme is Funk/Soul.

The listening session will be 9pm, Sunday 7th September. 

You can vote for four albums by sending the numbers (not names!) of your choices to the @lpgrp Twitter account (via a direct message or an ordinary tweet mentioning @lpgrp). 

You are allowed to vote for the albums you nominated. 

The deadline for voting is 11pm, Sunday 17th August.

1. Archie Bell & the Drells -Tighten Up

2. James Brown - There It Is

3. James Carr - You Got My Mind Messed Up

4. Sam Cooke – Live at the Harlem Square Club, 1963

5. Randy Crawford - Secret Combination

6. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You

7. Funkadelic - Maggot Brain

8. Marvin Gaye - There, My Dear

9. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On

10. Al Green -  I'm Still in Love with You

11. Cee Lo Green - The Lady Killer

12. Donny Hathaway - Live

13. Isaac Hayes - Hot Buttered Soul

14. Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

15. David Holmes - Essential Mix 1997

16. Michael Jackson - Off the Wall  

17. Curtis Mayfield - SuperFly  

18. Parliament - Mothership Connection

19. Ann Peebles - I Can't Stand the Rain

20. Prince - Parade

21. Otis Redding - Otis Blue

22. Sly & the Family Stone – Stand!

23. Sly & the Family Stone – There’s a Riot Goin’ On

24. Andy Smith - Andy Smith's Northern Soul

25. Dusty Springfield - Dusty In Memphis

26. The Temptations - Psychedelic Shack

27. Voices of East Harlem - Right on be Free

28. Bobby  Womack – The Poet II

29. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions

30. Stevie Wonder - Talking Book

Hot Buttered LP Group

The theme for @lpgrp’s September session is ‘Soul & Funk’.

The listening session will be 9.00pm, Sunday 7^th September.

We need to create a shortlist. Please send me the name of two 'Soul/Funk' albums you’d like to nominate. Use a direct message or a tweet mentioning 'lpgrp' to contact me. Your deadline is 9pm, Saturday 9th August. Once the shortlist is ready, I’ll publish further details about how to vote. 

Here is Mojo's list of 100 top soul albums. And here is a list of funk albums. 

Radio Africa

Here are the runners and riders for the next @lpgrp vote. The theme is Africa.

The listening session will be 9.30pm, Sunday 3rd August. 

You can vote for four albums by sending the numbers (not names!) of your choices to the @lpgrp Twitter account (via a direct message or an ordinary tweet mentioning @lpgrp). 

You are allowed to vote for the albums you nominated. 

The deadline for voting is 9pm, Tuesday 22nd July.

(Thanks to the lad Sweeny for sorting this list out).

1. Damon Albarn with Africa Express – Maison des Jeunes

2. Mulatu Astatqe – New York-Addis-London: The Story of Ethio Jazz 1965-75

3. Bhundi Boys – Shabini

4. Group Inerane – Guitars from Agadez

5. Fela Kuti – Black President

6. Fela Kuti – Expensive Shit

7. Fela Kuti – Music of Many Colours

8. Fela Kuti – The Unknown Soldier

9. Habin Koité Bamada – Afriki

10. King Sunny Ade – Juju Music

11. Konono No1 – Assume Crash Position

12. Manfred Mann’s Earth Band – Somewhere in Africa

13. Emel Mathlouthi - Kelmti Horra

14. Native Sun – Blitz: The Ambassador

15. Osibisa - Osibisa

16. Tinariwen – The Radio Tisdas Sessions

17. William Onyeabor – Atomic Bomb

18. William Onyeabor – Who Is William Onyeabor?

19. Orchestra Baobob – Pirates Choice

20. Ali Farka Touré - Savane

21. Various Artists – Ethiopiques 8: Swinging Addis

22. Various Artists – Shangaan Electro

23. Various Artists – The Indestructible Beat of Soweto

Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti

The theme for @lpgrp’s July session is ‘Africa’.

The listening session will be 9.30pm, Sunday 3^th August.

We need to create a shortlist. Please send me the name of two 'Africa' albums you’d like to nominate. Use a direct message or a tweet mentioning 'lpgrp' to contact me. Your deadline is 9pm, Wednesday 16th July. Once the shortlist is ready, I’ll publish further details about how to vote. 

I hope to god I'm talking metaphorically...

Here are the runners and riders for the next @lpgrp vote. The theme is All Girl Groups.

The listening session will be 9.30pm, Sunday 6th July. 

You can vote for five albums by sending the numbers (not names!) of your choices to the @lpgrp Twitter account (via a direct message or an ordinary tweet mentioning @lpgrp). 

You are allowed to vote for the albums you nominated. 

The deadline for voting is 8pm, Sunday 22nd June.

(Thanks to the lad Sweeny for sorting this list out).

Girl Groups – July 2014

1. All Saints – All Hits

2. Babes in Toyland - To Mother

3. Bananarama – Deep Sea Skiving

4. Bangles - All Over the Place

5. Bangles - Different Light

6. The Be Good Tanyas - Chinatown

7. Chastity Belt – No Regrets

8. Chin Chin – Sound of the Westway

9. CocoRosie – La Maison De Mon Reve

10. Cornshed Sisters - Tell Tales  

11. Dolly Mixture - Demonstration Tapes

12. Electrelane - No Shouts, No Calls

13. Emily Barker & the Rec Clay Halo – Dear River

14. ESG – Come Away With…

15. First Aid Kit – Lion’s Roar

16. Girls Aloud – Out Of Control  

17. Katzenjammer – A Kiss Before You Go

18. L7 – Smell the Magic

19. L7 - Bricks Are Heavy

20. The Like – Release Me

21. Lunachicks - Babysitters On Acid

22. Marine Girls – Beach Party

23. Marine Girls - Mixture and Lazy Ways

24. The Nolan Sisters – The Nolan Sisters

25. Pony Up - Make Love To The Judges With Your Eyes

26. Potty Mouth – Hell Bent

27. The Raincoats – The Raincoats

28. The Roches – The Roches

29. The Ronettes – Best of

30. The Ronettes – Presenting…

31. The Runaways – Queens of Noise

32. The Runaways – The Runaways

33. September Girls - Cursing the Sea  

34. The Shaggs – Philosophy of the World

35. The Shirelles – Tonight’s The Night

36. Shonen Knife - 712

37. Shonen Knife – Pretty Little Baka Guy

38. Shonen Knife – Let’s Knife

39. Sleater Kinney – All Hands On The Bad One

40. Sleater Kinney – Call The Doctor

41. Sleater Kinney – Dig Me Out

42. Sleater Kinney – Sleater Kinney

43. Sleater Kinney – The Woods

44. The Slits – Cut

45. Smoke Fairies – Through Low Light and Trees

46. Smoosh – She Like Electric

47. Stealing Sheep – Into The Diamond Sun

48. Strawberry Switchblade - Strawberry Switchblade

49. The Supremes – The Supremes A-Go-Go

50. Toquiwa – Toquiwa

51. Various Artists – ¡Chicas! Spanish Female Singers 1962-1974

52. Various Artists – Girl Group Sounds: One Kiss Can Lead To Another

53. The Vivian Girls – The Vivian Girls

54. Warpaint - The Fool

55. Warpaint – Warpaint

56. We’ve Got A Fuzzbox And We’re Not Afraid To Use It - We’ve Got A Fuzzbox

And We’re Not Afraid To Use It

57. Wild Flag – Wild Flag

There are some things you can't cover up with lipstick and powder...

The theme for @lpgrp’s July session is ‘All Girl Groups’.

The listening session will be 9pm, Sunday 6^th July.

We need to create a shortlist. Please send me the name of two 'All Girl Group' albums you’d like to nominate. Use a direct message or a tweet mentioning 'lpgrp' to contact me. Your deadline is 9pm, Friday 13th June . Once the shortlist is ready, I’ll publish further details about how to vote. 

Wikipedia list of all girl bands...