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Philip King - Groovy Times An expertly curated compilation celebrates the beautiful failure of the synth pop artists that chart fame eluded. The wannabe hitmakers who remained working in a cocktail bar Before the availability o...

For every Human League and OMD there’s a bargain bin counterpart

Groovy Times talks to vinyl curator Philip King about Junkshop Synth Pop, his new compilation, and the 45s the charts forgot

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There’s a pleasing circularity about owning the actual vinyl that turned you onto the music in the first place

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David Keenan - Groovy Times The acclaimed novelist, journalist and former record shop owner tells us how his love of outsider music has shaped his work As he recalls in his spectacular collection of music writing, Volcanic Tongu...

Issue 3 of Groovy Times opens with an interview author David Keenan

He talks first gigs, record reviewing and Volcanic Tongue (record shop, book & compilation)

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This is great! I remember visiting Volcanic Tongue with my wife once: back in 20something or other, then went to Duke’s Bar & Sparklehorse, ended up in Mother India before getting a Joe baxi back into the centre - the most West Glasgow day out ever. Magic! The compilation for David’s book is a must.

David Keenan - Groovy Times The acclaimed novelist, journalist and former record shop owner tells us how his love of outsider music has shaped his work As he recalls in his spectacular collection of music writing, Volcanic Tongu...

Issue 3 of Groovy Times opens with an interview author David Keenan

He talks first gigs, record reviewing and Volcanic Tongue (record shop, book & compilation)

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Island Records - Groovy Times From early ska and rocksteady through to prog rock and psych via acid folk and blues, Island Records’ vinyl back catalogue is full to bursting with unimpeachable gems. But what are the label’s costlie...

Island Record’s vinyl back catalogue is full to bursting with unimpeachable gems - but what are the label’s costliest collectables?

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Seen this ad? A denim jacket that proudly displays the album of your choice. It’s got to be the ideal way of showing the world that you own a Nick Drake first press… hasn’t it?

Stickers on record boxes? Now you’re talking

I wasn’t being entirely serious with that suggestion!

Seen this ad? A denim jacket that proudly displays the album of your choice. It’s got to be the ideal way of showing the world that you own a Nick Drake first press… hasn’t it?

Rest in peace, Mick Ralphs

Groovy Times has a massive soft spot for this on vinyl

An interesting recent charity shop find - £3 (they still exist! Though barely)

The Fence - Harold McNair (B & C Records, 1970). Sleeve was issued with a pink pouch with a balloon inside. These are long gone but still a cool album

Rest in peace, Sly. Thanks for the albums

Is this his greatest moment on VINYL? Groovy Times thinks so. Saying that, there’s plenty to choose from

HARESS - Skylarks Buy SKYLARKS by HARESS. LP £19.99. Order online today and get FREE UK delivery on orders over £75.

PREORDER: 'Skylarks' by HARESS

The Shropshire psych folk duo follow their acclaimed 2022 LP 'Ghosts' with a new studio album, inspired by Benjamin Myers' 'The Gallows Pole' novel and featuring four longform, slow-burning, deeply psychedelic tracks.

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A brief look back at... 🎙️

🎧 THE HISTORY OF THE RECORD INDUSTRY: IN THE GROOVE at 2:35pm on #TalkingPicturesTV

Sounds like it would make an interesting extended written piece

Unearthed a nice Chris Farlowe album. Paint it Farlowe. 1966. On Immediate, bright pink label, produced by Mick Jagger. Canadian press

Just one thing - there’s a hole punched out of the top left hand corner. Is there anything more savage in the world of collecting vinyl than a drill hole deletion?

Bobby Lee - Groovy Times Sheffield's premier boogie master Bobby Lee guides Groovy Times through the low-slung, propulsive world of choogle on vinyl

Here at Groovy Times we remember the time we spoke to Sheffield’s Bobby Lee about the low slung, propulsive world of CHOOGLIN’

Our article includes superior choogle chat together with a stone cold killer playlist

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RIP Junior Byles

His greatest moment on vinyl

Joe Thompson - Groovy Times Joe Thompson, of Sabbath-heavy psych-rock experimentalists Hey Colossus and Wrong Speed Records fame, is convinced the Cure’s new album ought to be available to buy on every high street in the UK We’v...

With the remix album on the horizon - Joe Thompson, of Hey Colossus and Wrong Speed records fame, argues that the Cure’s Lost World ought to be available to buy on every high street in the UK

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And who are we to argue?

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There’s a 45 for every occasion - now playing:

Free Jazz - Groovy Times After experiencing a sonic epiphany on the bus, Groovy Times guest writer Del Day of Union Music Store opened up his brain and allowed the riotous world of free jazz to flood in Somewhat optimisticall...

Del Day of Union Music Store tells Groovy Times about the time on a packed bus ride home that he surrendered his brain to the riotous world of FREE JAZZ

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Dinked Editions - Groovy Times Rupert Morrison, owner of Totnes music emporium Drift, delves into the history of an indie record shop initiative with deep roots in a love of vinyl Sometime around 2018, in a pre-pandemic world, Rupe...

Groovy Times caught up with UK indie record shop collective Dinked Editions to talk about seven plus years of carefully curated, exclusive vinyl editions

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Free Jazz - Groovy Times After experiencing a sonic epiphany on the bus, Groovy Times guest writer Del Day of Union Music Store opened up his brain and allowed the riotous world of free jazz to flood in Somewhat optimisticall...

Del Day of Union Music Store tells Groovy Times about the time on a packed bus ride home that he surrendered his brain to the riotous world of FREE JAZZ

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RIP David Thomas of Pere Ubu

A great moment on vinyl:

Side 1, track 1: Non-alignment pact

We've inaugrated a clumsily titled section on the website..

The Cost Of Loving (Music).

Basically, classic albums at 90s (or maybe early 00s prices)

Neil, Joni, Aretha, Prince, The Pogues, Van, John Coltrane, stuff you thought you had but somehow don't?

From £12-£17

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Jon Savage - Groovy Times Music journalist and cultural historian Jon Savage tells Groovy Times about how he went from making mix-CDs for friends to curating much loved compilations for labels such as Caroline True and Ace Rec...

Groovy Times quizzed Jon Savage about the fine art of putting a vinyl compilation together - and how the peerless Nuggets changed the game

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Jason Barnard - Groovy Times Strange Brew podcaster Jason Barnard‘s house is on fire. His loved ones have been safely evacuated, but which record does he run back into the burning building to save? Strange Brew is the real deal w...

KALLAX ON FIRE no. 2

Jason Barnard’s house is on fire. Loved ones have been evacuated - but which one of his many records does the Strange Brew podcaster go back into the burning building to save?

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Deram - Groovy Times The Decca offshoot’s back catalogue contains some weird, wonderful and highly desirable records. Groovy Times seeks out the label’s costliest collectables An in-house imprint of establishment giant De...

The Deram label’s back catalogue is full of weird, wonderful and highly desirable records

Click the link to discover the label’s rare, rarer and rarest vinyl

Anything we missed?

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Thanks Jeff