Procurement’s Top Albums – and more little known delights…

We’re featuring our Top 41 Albums of all time through the summer, as voted on by our judging panel of top procurement professionals. Don’t forget to add your vote – we’re looking for your top 10 out of this list (see below) PLUS you can nominate your own three favourites that aren’t here.

Do that as a “Comment” or send me an email to psmith (at) spendmatters.com.  And there’ll be an event in the Autumn when we announce the overall results, and if you vote, there might just be something in it for you….!

In response to comments from readers that out list was full of the “usual suspect” type albums – true but inevitable when you’re looking at the greatest of all time, really – we’re also featuring our voting panels’ less well known choices. So today we’ll have three from Mr S (our judges insisted on staying anonymous for fear of reprisals…), a top CPO ... and a man of great musical taste!

Firstly, Down By the Jetty by Dr Feelgood, a UK band who were a breath of fresh air in the pre-punk early to mid 70s with their aggressive rock / blues sound. My favorite band for a couple of years pre Jam, Clash and Costello... I might suggest their live album Stupidity to Feelgood novices, but Down by the Jetty is great too. Here's "She Does It Right".

Now,  Moontan by  Golden Earring, one of the few Dutch groups to feature much on the UK music scene. You'll know Radar Love perhaps, but this is a strong, tuneful rock album.

I wasn't sure this counted as a lost treasure till I found out last week that my music-mad 19 year old nephew had never heard of Mott the Hoople. Mott is their best work and an all-time classic rock album. Honaloochie Boogie, Ballad of Mott, I Wish I Was Your Mother - a whole host of brilliant tracks, led off by this, quite possibly the greatest rock song ever written (I'll explain why another time..) Not a great video in quality terms, and hasn't got the great sax work that's on the recorded version, but never mind.

And here's our top 41..