Gareth

Sack all the subs, they said. What economic benefit do they even provide, they said. No one will even notice, they said.

Which one is meant to be Morrissey?

A picture with no caption or credit in today’s The Observer

All going well over at @theobserveruk.bsky.social

Jon Lucien ‘Search For The Inner Self’ from Kent Soul

Remember to use both hands

BBC Radio Wales - BBC Introducing with Adam Walton, Himalayas, Georgia Ruth & Frank Black Live tracks from Himalayas, a chat with Georgia Ruth & words of wisdom from Frank Black.

That was one of my favourite shows of recent years… great music and some amazing guests.

If you have an opportunity, it’s here on BBC Sounds…

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Thanks for listening / diolch am wrando… couldn’t do this without you.

Nos da x

‘A Stranger I May Be - Savoy Gospel 1954-1966’ - 2LP compilation on Honest Jon’s

Letting the sunshine in this morning

An Honest Jon’s record bag

Putting things right after the horror of the rugby

Dear God

Very much this man’s feelings too.
Truly staggering

“While women do a lot of things and stuff, things are basically equal now and the disparity doesn’t exist anymore. The feminist thing has got out of control.”
Just overheard in Waterstones in Richmond. I say overheard, he was essentially broadcasting with his duck-whistle voice.

A Welsh rugby shirt, worn by a supporter with very little hope and quite a serving of trepidation.

*shudders*

Or a challenge?

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Decent vinyl master for this one

Qobuz Connect has finally made it to the earlier Cambridge Audio streamers and - to these ears - sounds superb.

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David Bowie - ‘Montreux Jazz Festival 2002’ 4LP set

Not quite as fun as listening at a Pitchblack Playback on enormospeakers, but this remains an absolute joy

David Bowie at the BBC David Bowie in concert at the BBC Radio Theatre. Songs include Wild Is the Wind, Ashes to Ashes, Absolute Beginners, The Man Who Sold the World and Fame.

On the topic of live Bowie, one of my favourite ever things of his is back on iPlayer.

www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

David Bowie ‘A Reality Tour’ 3LP - 2025 edition

Bit more Dave

Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful.

‘Station To Station’ from the 2010 box set

Hard to imagine the half-speed improving on the 2010 analogue master cut from the big box

Paul Weller ‘Days Of Speed’ 2LP

Felt right for this morning

I will say, Chronic Town sounds sensational but does that justify cost of admission?

The Velvet Underground ‘Loaded’

And now for a bit of this

No problem. I felt the same about this one. Finally decided to purchase given it was an important album by one of my favourite bands. Not sure it is entirely necessary.

Bowie ‘No Plan’ EP

Never bothered with it as a standalone release because I picked up the Lazarus cast recording that had this at the end. Nice to have it in the box

It is. Very good so far. Percussive sounds are incredible. Not wildly different from a decent original. Marginally more nuance in the bottom end at times.

The 2025 DSS One Step edition of ‘Murmur’ by R.E.M.

And now