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Patrick Ball - Celtic Harp 3: Secret Isles
I purchased this cassette back in 1987 on my first school trip to Ashland, OR. This is not the reason that I’ve held on to it for…21 years, though. (21 years!!! This tape is now old enough to drink. Egad.) The truth is, I adore Celtic Harp music. Perhaps someday I’ll get myself some harp lessons…and a harp. Now that I think of it…I know a harp maker. Well, I know his son.

The Album of the Soundtrack of the Trailer of the Film of Monty Python and the Holy Grail
I’ve no idea when or where I acquired this one. I do know that I’ve had it quite a while, though. I’ve actually answered a reference question using the information lodged in my brain from the skit with the “Professional Logician.” Someone came to me looking for the definition of a “Universal Affirmative.” It’s true what they say about my profession. Everything you know will come in handy. I’m holding onto this tape because it’s frickin’ hilarious. It’s not just a soundtrack. It also contains skits related to the film. Too fun.

The Beloved - Happiness
I remember quite well how I came by this tape. I was borrowing it from a friend back in 1990/91 sometime, and my tape deck tried to eat the tape. I bought him a new copy, and kept the old one as the tape deck behaved itself henceforth. I am keeping this tape for the songs “Hello,” Time After Time,” and “The Sun Rising.” I like the other songs, but these three are my favorites. (To watch the slightly bizarre American version of the music video for “Time After Time” go here. Doesn’t he have interesting eyes?)

The NeverEnding Story Soundtrack
It seems to me that I’ve had this soundtrack since the film came out, way back when. No, it’s not just Limahl’s title song or my love of the film itself that makes me hold onto this tape. I do particularly enjoy the “Moonchild” song.

Queen - Classic Queen
I’m not sure when or where I picked up this album, but I’m a huge fan of Queen, so its existence in my collection shouldn’t be too surprising. This particular album has a few of the songs from Highlander on it, Bohemian Rhapsody (Scaramouche, Scaramouche, will you do the Fandango?), and Radio Ga Ga among others. I adore this album. (Witness the glory of Queen! Try the Bohemian Rhapsody video. I will forever be grateful to Wayne’s World for getting this song back on the radio. Also, here’s the video for Radio Ga Ga. The Show Must Go On will now always remind me of Moulin Rouge. Sniffle.)

Sarah McLachlan - Fumbling Towards Ecstacy
I know that I had this tape the during the Summer I spent working and living in Yosemite, as I listened to it almost constantly. Really, I would be hard-pressed to choose a favorite song off of this album. I’m thinking that “Mary” is my least favorite if that helps at all. Mmmmm… “I looked into your eyes. They told me plenty I already knew…” (Check out the video for Possession. This song will always make me think of Due South.)

Warren Zevon - Excitable Boy
This album is best known for “Werewolves of London.” But, have you ever heard “Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner” or “Nighttime in the Switching Yard”? I know that I’ve had this tape since right after high school sometime. One of my friends introduced me to Warren Zevon using this album, and I had to own a copy of my very own. This tape is, in and of itself, an eclectic mix of song subjects. I guess that Warren is just random that way. (Warren did Roland the Headless Thompson Gunnar on the Dave Letterman Show.)

johnny hates JAZZ - Turn Back the Clock
My tape actually has a typo on the paper sleeve thing. “I don’t want to be a hero” becomes “I don’t What to be a hero.” I remember buying this tape at Tower Records in Citrus Heights not that long after it came out, so that would make it ‘88 or ‘89. I can’t read the titles off of the tape without hearing a bit of the songs in my head at this point. I like side one more than side two, come to think of it. (Want to watch some videos from this album? Try Shattered Dreams and Turn Back the Clock.