I moved house at the beginning of 1993. I was now living in the center of Cheltenham in a one-bedroom flat and, having only previously house-shared, it was the first time living on my own. It was awesome! The Swan was just up the road and was my new local and my favorite record store, Badlands, which had moved from the indoor market to a larger, more permanent home, was also in easy walking distance. That may explain why there is so much good music crammed into this episode. But there are also a lot of “ear worms” from The Swan's video juke-box. It had a limited selection and the same few songs were on a constant cycle.
Though I didn't know it at the time, this would be my last year living in Cheltenham. As I sat at the bar in The Swan, it would have blown my little mind to think I'd be moving to the West Midlands the following year and traveling to Europe and America soon after.
But I'm getting ahead of myself. I'm back in The Swan in Cheltenham, so sit back with me and enjoy the arresting sounds of 1993.
