When I lived in Chester, and had hair, I used to go to Bromley's on Northgate St. Glad it's still there but it may have changed in the last decade!
I recall there was also a random one at the back of Boot's/Tesco near the gun shop (Queen Street) which was quieter and cheaper.
I'm writing a new series about discovering a load of old family photos and trying to piece together who they all are.
#genealogy #familytree #localhistory #halifax
reubenp77.substack.com/p/new-series...
Art School Girlfriend - Lean in album cover
Haute & Freddy album cover
#newmusic
Art School Girlfriend album is streaming today...
Haute & Freddy album out Friday...
Sounds good, let's hope they live up to my expectations.
An image of Rod, Jane and Roger (famously from the TV show Rainbow) leaning on a bed with a rainbow headrest
Thinking of booking a nice break away in a remote cottage, but not feeling confident about these Airbnb hosts...
A screenshot of my Pinterest dashboard which has suggested images based on my interests - these are Francoise Hardy, Uschi Obermaier, and David Sylvian/Japan. Also some AI image of a girl sliding down a rainbow for some reason
Clicked an old bookmark shortcut to Pinterest by mistake and the top 4 images on the screen are a nice insight into my world... shame about the AI one.
Just closed the window in case I 'share' the wrong screen.
Looks like it's Heinz tomato ketchup - and now I'm unprepared for my 11.00 meeting.
First disappointed observation - it's a Hard Rock Cafe, not a greasy spoon
I recall the video to Rock the Night, the band sat in a cafe and I am sure there is a bottle of ketchup/sauce being brandished by one of the band. I hope it's HP sauce and I'm going in to check...
I've been spending time getting to know this lady recently. An unknown face in a photo collection has sent me on an investigative journey around 1890s / 1900s Halifax.
I'll be writing about her story among others in a new series called 'Accidental Ancestors'.
#genealogy #familyhistory #IWD2026
I've been spending time getting to know this lady recently. An unknown face in a photo collection has sent me on an investigative journey around 1890s / 1900s Halifax.
I'll be writing about her story among others in a new series called 'Accidental Ancestors'.
#genealogy #familyhistory #IWD2026
Thanks for your blogs. I tend to wait and bulk-read 3 or 4 in a row but really enjoy them!
#ArtistFaveLP
#MusicChallenge
Top 10
Something Else by - The Kinks (1967)
1. Death of a Clown
So many great Ray songs on the album but Dave's song wins for me.
youtu.be/coCjlhyFug8?...
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Top 10
Something Else by - The Kinks (1967)
2. Waterloo Sunset
One of the best pop singles of the 60s.
youtu.be/N_MqfF0WBsU?...
Cant remember the last time I woke up to good political news!
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Top 10
Something Else by - The Kinks (1967)
3. David Watts
Like a lot of people, I knew the version by The Jam first. But the original is ace!
youtu.be/hGrniCrIHGg?...
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Top 10
Something Else by - The Kinks (1967)
4. Situation Vacant
The album's strength is the storytelling and this song is no exception but the groove and that 60s organ sound make this a favourite.
youtu.be/YwBa2ILakQE?...
School communication about children not dressing up for World Book Day but instead will be decorating potatoes.
Me: Hope i dont have to make/buy an outfit for the boy's school World Book Day thing this year.
School:
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Top 10
Something Else by - The Kinks (1967)
5. Two Sisters
Probably really about a certain 'two brothers'...
youtu.be/zRzA12_zd8M?...
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Top 10
Something Else by - The Kinks (1967)
6. End of the Season
More bittersweet sounds, quintessentially English
youtu.be/Q15m77dRqfI?...
@vinny.vinesauce.com
Angine de Poitrine, a Quebec-based rock duo. If you haven't already listened to them, I think you might find their music interesting
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ssi...
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Top 10
Something Else by - The Kinks (1967)
7. Afternoon Tea
Bit of a taste of what followed on the Village Green album...
youtu.be/TVUxUvyfzFg?...
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Top 10
Something Else by - The Kinks (1967)
8. No Return
The music and lyrics seem a mismatch but it works in the same way it did for later artists like The Smiths, Associates...
youtu.be/csgEMKs_vDg?...
This is reminding me how great their live album is from this period. Paris au printemps is surely unique in capturing audience indifference to a sound totally wasted on them!
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Top 10
Something Else by - The Kinks (1967)
9. Harry Rag.
A song this good being at numberr 9 shows what a strong album this is.
youtu.be/SPN81cFRX5M?...
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Continuing the Kinks deep dive...
Top 10
Something Else by - The Kinks (1967)
10. Lazy Old Sun
Quite trippy, but still unmistakably Kinks
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Imax...
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Having read the article by Denis Pellerin about John Hill, I found the below CDV by him which may be of interest? Looks like 4 generations, possibly the Bedford family, Halifax. Original back has faded so included an edited version.
stereoscopy.blog/2022/12/13/j...
Front cover of the Francoise Hardy debut album unbelievably not featuring one of the many amazing images of her but some anonymous woman, likely AI walking with an umbrella
Back cover featuring some blurry autumnal path with the track listing in some ineligible font from the 00s slapped on
No, we don't need a photo of the artist on this German CD reissue of her debut album.
Let's just 'describe' the original cover into ChatGPT
Is this the future of album reissues?
An image of a limited collection of mainstream record releases in a chain book store
Not sure about Waterstones selling vinyl...
cover of Erasure singles compilation, Pop 20
cover of Erasure album, Wild
Erasure have always been a singles band for me. Several amazing singles but I've never felt they did a great album. Admittedly I have only heard the few that covered the Pop 20 period, so I'm spending time today to see if I was/am wrong.
#nowplaying
Starting with Wild!
