Category Archives: a nostalgia trip

I love living in the future – #2 – vinyl on YouTube

Posted on July 23, 2010 by Andy

I love living in the future – I love that I can get music instantly delivered to my ears without leaving my seat… but I also have a fondness for vinyl not for any reasons of quality or snobbishness but … Continue reading →

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Just dug this one out #31: Out of the Blue by Electric Light Orchestra

Posted on September 2, 2009 by Andy

Of all the albums I owned in the days before Motorhead, Out of the Blue was certainly the one that had the longest lasting affect on me. If you asked me to name any albums from before my heavy metal … Continue reading →

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My top 6… punk tracks

Posted on August 26, 2009 by Andy

This list was inspired by my finding the “Best Punk Album In The World… Ever” in my collection. Given that only two of these six songs are on that compilation I think we have to assume that the title is … Continue reading →

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The Eagle has landed

Posted on July 20, 2009 by Andy

Adam and I have been fascinated by the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission to the moon. I have vague memories of watching it first time around – although those memories could easily have been of later missions. We’ve … Continue reading →

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Happy birthday dad!

Posted on July 15, 2009 by Andy

Here’s this year’s birthday card! Have a great day… Love, Andy, Hazel & Adam

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Just dug this one out #30: English Settlement by XTC

Posted on May 8, 2009 by Andy

I’m not entirely sure how I became a fan of XTC but for a very short period of time in the early 80s I was. At the time I was listening to, almost exclusively, heavy metal. The two exceptions (that … Continue reading →

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Just dug this one out #28 – Hanoi Rocks

Posted on March 28, 2009 by Andy

OK – I haven’t really dug anything out…but a sudden wave of uncontrollable nostalgia inspired me to post this to the Galaxie 500 Mailing List – which got (mostly) the whistling silence it’s astonishing off-topic-ness deserved. I thought it really … Continue reading →

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Lux Interior

Posted on February 5, 2009 by Andy

Lux Interior, Cains Ballroom, 1980 There was a time in the early/mid 1980s after Fast Eddie Clarke left Motorhead and before The Pogues released Rum, Sodomy and the Lash were I was lost in a frustrated grasp to find a … Continue reading →

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Buddy Holly

Posted on February 3, 2009 by Andy

Today is 50 years since Buddy died in that plane crash and given that I’m not yet 50 obviously his death wasn’t really something that had any sort of impact on me…but his music did. I grew up with a … Continue reading →

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Just dug this one out #21 – Be Seeing You by Dr Feelgood

Posted on August 31, 2008 by Andy

My dad used to volunteer at the local St John’s Ambulance book sales and for a while in the late 70s and early 80s you’d always find a pile of records at these sales that had clearly been donated by … Continue reading →

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