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Vinyl ramblings (Pt. III)

“What evokes one’s youth more than the soundtrack to it?”

Discogs, my bloody valentine, record collecting, record shopping, record shops, record stores, records, vinyl records

Searching for the perfect record shop (Pt 2) : Pricing and the Discogs median

“There are only so many people happy to pay £100 for an obscure Wire off-shoot album in VG condition.”

crate digging, Discogs, Discogs median, record collecting, record pricing, record shops, record stores, secondhand records, vinyl

Searching for the perfect record shop (Pt 1) : rude staff, overstuffed racks, unpriced stock

“Running a secondhand record shop is “a licence to print money right now.”

arcane delights, buying records, music blog, music genres, music industry, record shops, record stores, vinyl, vinyl record

Protected: Birch/Johnson family photos

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Good riddance, the bitter hack

“I’ve never quite connected with this notion that just because you have a podium and a loudhailer, your opinion is the gospel.”

1980s, British music press, Britpop, Melody Maker, music industry, music journalism, music magazine, music reviews, NME, Paul Morley, record labels, Soft Cell, The Go-Betweens, Uncut magazine

Vinyl ramblings (Pt. II)

“The outpouring of love for the vinyl format over these past few years might actually be killing it.”

Bandcamp, death of vinyl, independent record label, major record label, music formats, music industry, music trends, record, record company, record formats, record labels, vinyl, vinyl record

Vinyl ramblings (Pt. I)

“In the same way that I’m still in touch with most of my lovers, I’m still in touch with the records that spun on my turntable whilst we fumbled beneath the covers, eighties, nineties and beyond.”

Discogs, music, record fair, record fairs, record shops, record stores, secondhand records, vinyl, vinyl boom

Graham Bailey (The Sound) interview

“I like emotional, passionate, edgy music.  I don’t like “happy” music at all.
But I am happy!”

Warren Defever (His Name Is Alive) interview

“First question and I’m ready to walk into the ocean, thanks for the hardest interview ever. Let’s see who survives.”

4ad, 4ad records, his name is alive, interview, warn defever, warren defever

Arcane Delights, Radio Show 10 (CAMP Radio 17/4/21)

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