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The Smiths - What Difference Does It Make - with love and adoration to Terence Stamp - rest you wonderful human #thesmiths #musicsky #vinylsky #morrissey #terencestamp

The Smiths - Shakespeare’s Sister with cover star Pat Phoenix. Lovely find in near mint condition at the Alameda Record Swap today #thesmiths #musicsky #vinylsky #morrissey

Artists with four consecutive great albums: R.E.M delivers exceptionality from Green to Monster. Also really enjoy how the hidden spot UV embossed 4 shines through on this sleeve. Which is your favorite? #musicsky #vinylsky #perfect10 #rem #automaticforthepeople

The Stone Roses: 28 November 1995 Bridlington Spa - list is ripped but I vividly recall they ended with I Am The Resurrection #setlist #stoneroses #britpop #madchester #musicsky

Tagging @shedsevenofficial.bsky.social !

The Charlatans: 25 November 1995 Brixton Academy, London - missing the encore which according to Setlist was Tell Everyone and Sproston Green #setlist #charlatans #britpop #musicsky @tim-burgess.bsky.social

Blur: 14 September 1995 The Dome, Morecambe #setlist #blur #britpop #musicsky

Cast: 7 September 1995 Marquee Club, London #setlist #cast #thelas #britpop #musicsky

Gene: 6 July 1995 Kentish Town Forum, London - A charity event for Shelter with Elastica and S*M*A*S*H #setlist #gene #britpop #musicsky

Catherine Wheel: 18 July 1995 The Underworld, Camden, London #setlist #shoegaze #catherinewheel #britpop #musicsky

Shed Seven: 15 July 1996 The Town Pump, Vancouver. Opening act was Texture - who I cannot recall! #setlist #shedseven #musicsky #britpop

James - Laid Tour: 13 March 1994 Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver. With special guests Texas #setlist #manchester #britpop #james #musicsky

Blur - The Magic Whip 10th anniversary edition - A treasured find at @recordstoreday.bsky.social @discogsofficial.bsky.social #recordstoreday #zoetrope #britpop #vinylsky

Great spot to go digging in Manhattan! Tons of stock to peruse, with a large disco section to hunt through. #vinylsky #disco #nyc #recordstore

Hard to believe I’ve been buying vinyl at this Notting Hill institution for three decades. So many treasures through the years. Glad it has survived - and was packed today! #vinylsky #london #recordstores #nottinghill

Sunday mornings with Talking Heads. True Stories always standing out as one of their best LPs - but how do you choose? #talkingheads #davidbyrne #musicsky #vinylsky

Why our teenage music listening has a life-long impact How the soundtrack of our teenage years can spark the most vivid memories.

Maybe music videos brought us closer to artists. And Walkmans made listening more intimate. Perhaps pop, rock, soul, hip hop merged to make sound more dynamic. Or maybe our brains just made music mean more.

www.bbc.co.uk/teach/bring-...

The “reminiscence bump” is a psychological phenomenon - the time between 10 and 30 yrs old when our memories can recall events more powerfully. With music memories even more resilient as they are stored in a protected area of our brains.

Were the 80s the golden era of music? A 2021 Ipsos survey revealed that 40 % of Americans feel the 1980s produced the best music. Was it a decade that defined pop, or was it just a period of time that defined me? What makes us love some music more than others?

#musichistory #80s #musicsky

An exquisite collection and history of a remarkable career. A book full of memorabilia - wish I had kept more of these artefacts. @imwithpulp.bsky.social #pulpband #britpop #jarviscocker

The great Clarence Clemons would have turned 83 today.

In his eulogy, Springsteen wrote: “Together, we told an older, richer story about the possibilities of friendship that transcended those I’d written in my songs .. he made me feel, and think, and love, and dream big.”

“Badlands” (1978) #RIP

1979 - Sister Sledge - We Are Family
22 January 1979
The definitive disco LP - with Lost in Music being my top single of the era. As the genre was to be forced out of fashion, Nile Rodgers secured his place in history - becoming one of the defining producers of the 80s.

#disco #musicsky #bestalbums

1978 - Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town
2 June 1978
Overlooked until I understood it is a masterpiece. A chapter, with Nebraska & Born in the USA, that gave us the Boss. Observing the shadows of the promised land, sadness in stories of hope.

#springsteen #bestalbums #musicsky #vinylsky

Sucked in to the song like you’ve been sucked into a tv! So good.

1977 - Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
4 February 1977
There’s a reason why everyone has a copy of this album. Flawless despite, or possibly as a result of, being made in the midst of the group’s emotional turmoil. Their 11th album - greatness can take time.

#fleetwoodmac #bestalbums #musicsky #vinylsky

1976 - David Bowie - Station to Station
23 January 1976
In a year dominated by his school pal Peter Frampton, Bowie casually offered a six track LP that would bridge to his Berlin era. The introduction to the Thin White Duke, a transition from glam to genius.

#bowie #bestalbums #musicsky #vinylsky

Also the defining line from Born to Run that captures Americana:

In the day we sweat it out on the streets
Of a runaway American dream

#borntorun #springsteen

1975 - Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run
25 August 1975
Six months to record the title track - perfectionism giving us a big, lush record, and the first taste of success that would set the stage for him to emerge as one of America’s greatest troubadours.

#springsteen #bestalbums #musicsky #vinylsky

1974 - Bowie - Diamond Dogs
24 May 1974
The end of the glam rock era for Bowie, yet influencing every Britpop band in my future. Rebel Rebel was a feature of my DJ sets through my whole career - the infectious repeated riff a call for us all to be hot tramps.

#bowie #bestalbums #musicsky #vinylsky

For the 70s I am choosing one record per year - but onwards I will need to have two LPs - it becomes too difficult to discern when new genres start to develop and the volume of great music increases. I’m sure people will have their own favorites and I’d love to hear which - and why!