@johncarty1.bsky.social
A resident of Wales. Ex-Midlander. Music and a bit of footy, with a dash of wildlife and nature, will suit me just fine.
Magnificent shout π
Itβs in my 5. Spot on, their first 3 albums are brilliant, each one placed 5th in my earlier #5albums lists for 81, 82 & 83.
Number 6
Took a chance on this years ago because I wanted to get into a band that nobody else had heard of and they seemed a good bet. They were. First 3 albums are brilliant and I still listen to them. Hard to leave this one out.
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From todayβs Football League Paper:
19.10.2025 05:50 β π 5 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Thatβs a great shout out for The Cravats, Doug. Iβve not seen them mentioned yet. Another brilliant album. π
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Day 16
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A song with a great video
EVIL
Interpol
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Day 16
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SAFETY NET (1986)
Shop Assistants
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16. The Fall - How I Wrote 'Elastic Man'
If I ever have to explain The Fall to anyone, this is generally the song I reach for. Even the world's grouchiest man seems like he's having fun on this ramshackle bop.
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15. Kraftwerk - Computer Love
Prophetic in how it foresaw online dating. Kraftwerk already sensed (in 1981!) that computers wouldnβt just change how we work but also how we feel and connect.
One Halloween we put this on a loop for the trick or treaters π» #TheFall
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#5debutalbums8084 The Teardrop Explodes - Kilimanjaro (1980) Big, brazen pop music. I remember being blown away by the brass section, which seemed innovative and presaged its use across the 80s pop landscape. Well worth a revisit. Best track - Poppies In The Field #VinylCommunity
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Random acts of senseless beauty #93
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Virgin Prunes - β¦If I Die I Die
Released in 1982.
One of my favourite albums ever and will definitely be in my top five.
Yes, totally agree ππ
15.10.2025 23:24 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Ah, Theatre of Hate, another one Iβve missed. Good shout π
Iβll give it a play later. Itβs a decent album, but I doubt it will make my shortlist.
Nice to see another mention for The Dancing Did.
An unusual album, but all the better for it. Thereβs nothing else quite like it. Itβs on my shortlist. π
The cover of and did those feet by the dancing did
A debut album and an only album. Loved this bunch back thenβ¦.post punk folk horror from Worcestershire #5debutalbums8084
The Dancing Did, And Did Those Feetβ¦
Great album π
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#5DebutAlbums8084 MODERN ENGLISH βMesh & Laceβ 1981. A very different sound from their follow up. This is dark π¦ #4ad #goth #nowplaying #musicsky #vinyl #nowspinning
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The Very Things - The Bushes Scream While My Daddy Prunes
1984
Oh, yes! This is the real deal.
Manic rhythm section, twangy guitars, weird vocals, strange dialogue from early sci fi films/programmes fading in and out.
Definitely in my top 5. Exquisite
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The Mob - Let The Tribe Increase
1983 - if anarcho-punk is your bag (and maybe if it isnβt) you wonβt find many better albums than this one.
Punchy, catchy, well written songs throughout, itβs an album that deserves more exposure. Brilliant stuff.
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Section 25 - Always Now
Maybe influenced by Metal Box-era PiL, produced by Martin Hannett, thereβs lots to like on this Factory release. The drums are to the fore, bass and vocals carry any melody, guitars provide background effects.
Worth a listen.
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Day 15: Song with Everybody Everything or Everywhere in the title
The Fall- Everything Hurtz
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I can't see this being high in the final rankings, but it's definitely one of my top five. Loved this album then and still play it now.
The Three Johns - Atom Drum Bop
Thatβs a great strategy. Thereβs so many of them. Itβs impossible (for most of us) to listen to every one. π
13.10.2025 07:44 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0No probs. Yeah, the bad seeds debut is a decent album.
To be fair, I canβt recall if Iβve ever checked Blue Nile out. If they get through to the semifinals, Iβll give their debut a play. π
Great times.
I hope your kids appreciated it, Steve. I used to bombard my kids with The Fall, but the attempted indoctrination failed completely. π
Wow, thatβs mad. π Great video, thanks for sharing it, Steve. π
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It's unclassifiable, and almost certifiable. I still love The Human Chicken, I'd never heard anything like it - it was a B-side but is available on the CD reissue of ADTF. And here:
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Cheers, Steve, itβs a brilliant and unusual album. Rural post punk? New wave folk?
Whatever, when I get my list down to 10 albums, it will almost certainly be one of the ten. Love it. The headmaster and the fly is genius. ππ
