Vinyl Novice

Listening Party #1: Graceland by Paul Simon  Tis' the season to be jolly, or at least it seemed that way since my visit to town today where there was a wide selection of crackers and the usual Christmas paraphernalia in our local Poundland equivalent.  Upset as I was that this could happen in modern Britain (in September no less), I arrived home to be greeted by the welcome sight of a large cardboard mailer. It was Christmas indeed as the contents inside revealed that of a recent eBay pickup of the 12" vinyl of Graceland by Paul Simon.  I have a little history with Graceland. This was not my first rodeo with the album as it reminded me of summers gone past when my sister and I were farmed out to whichever relative was free that day while my mother and father tried to get the day in (working of course). There never seemed to be a rota, as it could be a different house every day. So it happened during this period that we were due to spend 3 days in (what seemed