Chico Records

Finally!
After a long wait, my ZIDA collection is finally complete!
Thanks for your eagle-eye.

Incredible wax drop chez nous, after a long drought…
And yes, the Fela is the original Nigerian pressing.

A holy grail for
The untitled album, their fourth, pressed in Lebanon with the unique zoso cover.
Asking price is a neat €800, DHL Express shipping included.

My ultimate pride and joy!
The Garrard 401, acquired by my father in 1970 (my birth-year; extra sentimental!)
Newly refurbished and fitted with a magnificent Micro Seiki tonearm.

I’m so thrilled that .fm saw fit to rebroadcast my show from a few months back!
Catch it tomoro at 14:00 Beirut time (12:00 British Standard Time) in case you missed it first time round.
Big up to and from the fir facilitating this to begin with!

Lovely catches from
Well kept and displayed books, and decently priced, all in a fresh n friendly atmosphere.
Highly recommended!

Look Ma, I‘m published!
Many thanks to for affording me a platform to tell this story.
Most heartfelt thanks to Lina Mounzer for being the best editor I could have hoped for.
Link in my story

For those who missed, or want to revisit, my show on .fm please find the link in my story.
Thanks again to and of the for facilitating this.
Much love!

Tune in to .fm this Friday to catch and from the introduce their new LP compilation. I‘ll be on after their segment at 14:00 Beirut time, playing a strictly vinyl set of some obscure gems and classics from our neck of the woods.

Ziad has left the building.
My relationship with him was complex, but with a passing of an any artist, I much prefer to celebrate a life and Oeuvre rather than mourn.