Madonna – Music
I’ve been on a real Madonna tip following the release of her Confessions 2 album. I use to own this on cd. I don't know where it went. Always ahead of the pack doing her own thing, and continually being criticised for it along the way – even now. In 2025 when everyone was a cowgirl, Madonna did it in 2000. I watched a bunch of Madonna doco’s recently learned she was a huge aids advocate at the time – sharing public health info in a comic at one of her shows. I also didn’t know she was in a bunch of post punk bands when she moved to new york.

I was relaying these newly learned facts to my friend at a birthday day catch up. She told me about seeing Madonna on her 1993 tour – buying tickets across from the chicken shop on a pay phone with their friends mums credit card. Good times.

This vinyl is a repress and it is LOUD.

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Madonna – The Immaculate Collection
I have 3 distinct memories of this album.
1. My friend Charlene who was a singer in a pub band in my early uni days. She loved this album. She did some Madonna covers and we’d spin this in her car on drives to uni together.
2. Lucky Star at my friend Bianca’s wedding - this dropped after the bride and groom dance and the energy on the dance floor was magic. Such a good wedding playlist that one.
3. Shotz night club (the first Shotz) where the DJ would play Like a Prayer late into the evening / early morning and the floor would go off – goths, punks, indie kids all dancing.

I got quite emotional watching Madonna appear and sing Like a Prayer at Coachellea this year. What an icon!

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Madonna - Self Titled

I remember I had friends in early primary school who either loved Madonna or were curious cos she was "naughty". I was too busy listening to Kylie. Strangely my first Madonna cd single I bought was Rain from the erotica album. I was 8! I thought that video clip was so cool. I just rewatched it and I still agree.

I listened to lots of Madonna during early covid times and have found myself going back again recently. I bought this from Porthole Records when Rick reopened after being closed for 2 years during the early covid period. He had lots of early Madonna cheap. I ought to have bought more. This album sounds fab on my new turntable. Whilst I always think of Madonna as a singles artist this album is solid from start to finish.

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