This Record Is Quite Nice, Actually

The Triffids: Good Fortune Rose (Island, 1989)
I'm reviewing this for a daily newspaper. I'd never really taken much notice of The Triffids before, there seemed to be so much other stuff going on in 1989, but there are some great tracks on this (there's some stinkers too - but that's pop, right?) But this is very good. Oh yes...

This Record Is Quite Nice, Actually: 5

Grace Jones: My Jamaican Guy (12" Mix) (Island, 1982)
It is, of course, hilarious to read how Jones allegedly bashes things up and generally acts the goat, but it's worth remembering that, oh dear me, she really was a great pop star too. Has any artist ever appeared in a more startling fashion on their own record sleeve than Lady Jonesworth? Has anyone been more fantastically paired to the material than Jones vs Sly And Robbie (as found on this excellent compilation)? Has anyone else ever behaved less appropriately at Disneyworld?

Bless her...