The Rosslyns (@therosslyns) — Bluesky Profile

2 hours ago

It really is, Wally - I’m sure the Secret Shine and Pure songs were exclusive to it, and quite possibly others too!

Brilliant selection of Japanese and British bands, some immaculate tunes.

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5 hours ago

Oh no - will wait (I think we have to!) Too hard to jump the gun, and enjoying all the listening.

It was a golden era for about five of my favourite genres!

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5 hours ago

Thank you! “I Am A Wallet” made a huge impression on me.

Just seen your selections - thank you for reminding me too of the v underrated I, Ludicrous set.

And “Psychocandy” frankly still likely to be my #1!

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6 hours ago

Picture of Derek B’s “Bullet From A Gun” LP (Tuff Audio DRK LP1), and inner sleeve. “IF YOU MAKE IT PEOPLE, MIND YOUR BACKS!!!!!”

The record is arguably showing its age a little now, but he was a real breakthrough star.

The sticker flags that the LP includes the singles Get Down, Good Groove and the (fairly seminal) Bad Young Brother.

Picture of rear sleeve (inner and outer) of Derek B’s “Bullet From A Gun” LP.

“DO REMEMBER BROTHERS & SISTERS, SAY IT LOUD!!!!!”

The track list has an “East End” and a “West End”. A few of the tracks co-written with Simon Harris. “Produced by Derek B for Tuff Audio Productions.”

Derek B!

Hard to say this hasn’t aged a little, but the 10 tracks include four solid singles - two of which were bona fide UK chart hits, which is definitely not to be sneezed at #5DebutAlbums8589

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6 hours ago

Thank you for the sleeve pic, and agreed. Have their other two records, on Vinyl Japan (with a different line-up).

I do like “Four Twee Songs”: but obviously find the album a little hard to listen to now.

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3 days ago

Late July Rainfall_demo March 26 Listen to Late July Rainfall_demo March 26 by ASSISTANT #np on #SoundCloud

Little sneak preview of 'Late July Rainfall' - an updated version of which might well be on the next Assistant LP

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1 day ago

Oh! Is that the Bugbear 7”? Never seen a copy before…

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4 days ago

I confess that in the past I’ve tended to focus mainly on their singles, but yes - it’s a suite of ten really strong songs!

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5 days ago

To be clear it’s still a brilliant montage of splendid albums (from a genre which imv really thrived at 45 rpm and 7”!) 🤩

Thank you

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5 days ago

Picture of 14 Iced Bears' self-titled debut LP, on Thunderball Records with beautiful halluco-indie sleeve and moody black & white band pic on insert:

ROBERT SEKULA: VOCALS & GUITARS
KEVIN CANHAM: GUITAR
WILL TAYLOR: BASS
GRAHAM DURRANT: DRUMS

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6 days ago

Can promise you both that the lathe sold out some years ago 😢

“I waited…” especially is an absolute pearl, and I am now incandescent on yr behalf that Clare & Matt didn’t sign you up!

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1 week ago

Picture of MC Duke & DJ Leader One’s “Organised Rhyme” album (this is the Original Dope CD re-issue from about 15 years ago).

The sleeve stars Duke as Lord of the manor, posing in front of a Rolls-Royce and a mansion.

CD booklet centrefold from MC Duke’s “Organised Rhyme” re-issue on Original Dope, plus CD. He looks *extremely* dapper.

Don’t think anyone has suggested MC Duke and DJ Leader One for #5DebutAlbums8589 - why not?

First heard MC Duke via his Peel Session back in ’87 (remember JP explaining the complications around Duke having been in prison at the time).

“I’m Riffing” is the obvious must-hear.

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1 week ago

Picture of four almost unfeasibly strong debut albums released on Earache Records in the late 1980s, all in CD form:

Terrorizer “World Downfall”. Start with: “Fear of Napalm”

Napalm Death “Scum”. Start with: the title track (although “You Suffer” is the most famous?)

Unseen Terror “Human Error”. Our fave: “Ignorant Scene”. Although their standout tunes – both on their fine Peel Session 12” - may be “Voice Your Opinion” and “Strong Enough To Change”. The latter, marvellously, was on the “21 Years Of Alternative Radio 1” LP alongside Hendrix, Procol Harum, the Mary Chain etc.

Morbid Angel “Altars of Madness”. Start with: “Maze of Torment”.

More Earache fare for #5DebutAlbums8589

The Terrorizer, Napalm and Morbid Angel CDs should need no introduction (and have stood the test of time).

So a special shout out, then, for Unseen Terror’s fuzz-draped ditties about kindness, world obliteration and Garfield the cat.

A steal even at £14.99!

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1 week ago

Genuinely upset with myself but I guess I now own “ceum” by the Orchids, a limited edition of one…

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1 week ago

It means a lot! Still glad I discovered the album. Thank you 💛

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1 week ago

This is a heartwarmingly honest record.

And not the only recent release worth picking up on this label!

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1 week ago

If only. A mix of “bought with pocket money” and later trips to the Record & Tape Exchange!

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1 week ago

Yes. Should I ever win the lottery, I promise I’ll set up quite the reissue label!

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1 week ago

Yup. With bands I usually think “if you can’t be good, be different” but they really managed to be both.

Opens with what’s probably one of my favourite 80s songs! That and “Harmony of Dogs”.

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1 week ago

An Act of God. So sorry! Now that would have really hit my Sarah purchases

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1 week ago

I still feel awful about it, and try to blame climate change for my abysmal vinyl stewardship…

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1 week ago

Neil, I actually missed them at the time but it was a revelation!

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1 week ago

I still think they could both have been even better though…

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1 week ago

Picture of two sadly blemished classic Sarah Records 10” LPs from the late 1980s: “Snowball” by the Field Mice and “Lyceum” by the Orchids. Both, it goes without saying, are absolute keepers.

Let’s not get into an argument about whether they are actually ‘mini-LPs’.

Water-damaged Sarah classics for #5DebutAlbums8589

We had a roof leak a few years ago, and it got to the 10”s first… ☹

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1 week ago

Four more, slightly more random, debut LPs from the second half of the 1980s:

Primal Scream “Sonic Flower Groove” (Elevation) – luckily we now have “Reverberation” to sate our early Primals need, but tbf “Gentle Tuesday” is still a classic

Jactars “Pull The Plug” (Pink Moon) – Mysterious/maudlin fare from Peel favourites at the time, now unloved?

The Charlottes “Lovehappy” (Subway) – fine band, turned out to be ahead of their time viz. the later shoegaze/noise revoluation

Thrilled Skinny “They Said We Wouldn’t But We Did!” (Hunchback) – yes one of the best bands ever but the production on this does, as they later acknowledged, let it down…

#5DebutAlbums8589 #indiepop #vinyl

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1 week ago

Four more fine debut LPs from that creatively fertile second half of the 1980s:

Noseflutes “Five Young Men Ignite Hardboard Stump” (Reflex) – they suffered recognition-wise by not being on C86, I suspect, but this is amazing. “Perfect Cockney Hard On” could be the best song of its ilk of the era

The Wedding Present “George Best” (Reception Records) – first copies came with either a carrier bag, or a white vinyl 7” of “My Favourite Dress” iirc. Obviously we loved this LP and slavishly taught ourselves several of the songs from it.

McCarthy “I Am A Wallet” (September) – like “George Best”, another after-school purchase!

Bogshed “Step On it” (Shelfish) – acquired much later, via the Record & Tape Exchange…

#5DebutAlbums8589 #indiepop #vinyl

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1 week ago

Four fine debut LPs from the fecund second half of the 1980s:

The June Brides “There Are 8 Million Stories…” (The Pink Label). Purchased from Basildon Our Price back in the day
Korova Milkbar “Talking’s Boring” (Subway) – NB a couple of brilliant songs here, they are wrongly overlooked
The Bodines “Played” (Magnet)
Shop Assistants “Shop Assistants” (Blue Guitar/Chrysalis)

#5DebutAlbums8589 #indiepop #vinyl

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1 week ago

Picture of 3 Wize Men's "GB Boyz" CD album, and "Urban Hell" 12" - both released on Rhythm King, via Mute.

A UK hip-hop classic for #5DebutAlbums8589 - "G.B. Boyz" by 3 Wize Men, on Rhythm King Records.

Featured the "Urban Hell" single pictured here as well as "Refresh Yourself", which starred on Indie Top 20 Volume II back in the day... think they also appeared on the NME's Sgt Pepper covers LP.

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1 week ago

Picture of Intense Degree's "War In My Head" LP on Earache Records.

Not the only Earache Records contender for #5DebutAlbums8589 but this is wide-eyed belligerent skatecore, rather than grindcore or nascent death metal.

The promo label nails it, really: "25 SONG ALBUM OF MANIC, UNRELENTING HARDCORE, PLAYED AT FEROCIOUS SPEED" 😁

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1 week ago

Pictures of four 12" singles from EPMD, all songs which appeared on their "Strictly Business" debut: "It's My Thing" (attributed to Epee MD), "You Gots To Chill", "Strictly Business" and "I'm Housin'" (which seems to have an X and Y side rather than an A and B).

That is a heavyweight contender!

I believe these were the singles from it - the first credited to "EPEE MD". All of these individual classics, too

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