Dame Josephina

Last Weds me & @ziggystairlift.bsky.social saw these guys at our favourite @waxandbeans.bsky.social. Highschool are an Aussie duo but brought in session musicians for a full band performance & they did a fab set-longer than some bands we have seen in big venues!
This is their new self titled album

R.I.P. Mani

Me and @buntybuntyness.bsky.social will be spinning these classics tonight.

Me & @ziggystairlift.bsky.social had a great evening tonight @waxandbeans.bsky.social brilliant set from Highschool who were also lovely Aussie lads.
Cheers Ben & Lou!!

Me & @ziggystairlift.bsky.social Back home now and nearly dry 🤣 great night @bccamplight.bsky.social sounding absolutely fantastic!

After a horrendous drive me and, a freezing, rainy, windy walk me & @ziggystairlift.bsky.social finally made it to the O2 Apollo Manchester for @bccamplight.bsky.social
Very pleased we made it on time for this guy - Badly Drawn Boy

So whilst me and @ziggystairlift.bsky.social were picking up Eternity’s Children @waxandbeans.bsky.social saw this, normally we don’t do live recordings…..exceptions being David Bowie (obvs) and The Smiths!

This is The Smiths live at The Palace Theatre Manchester, 31st March 1985.

R.I.P. David Ball

In Tribute today me and @buntybuntyness.bsky.social will be playing lots of Soft Cell.

Sad news, thank you for the music.

Me and @ziggystairlift.bsky.social had a great evening watching Sonnenspot for their album launch at The Carlton Club, lovely stuff.

Me & @ziggystairlift.bsky.social spent a lovely evening @waxandbeans.bsky.social to hear some beautiful songs from the fab @tanita_tikaram. Absolutely splendid stuff. Check out her new album - Liar Love Isn’t A Right

Anniversary present from @ziggystairlift.bsky.social the new self titled album from Sonnenspot 💕

Happy anniversary to my darling ‘usbant @ziggystairlift.bsky.social , I bless the day I found you 💕

Last of mine and @ziggystairlift.bsky.social ´s Buxton albums is Do It Yourself - Ian Dury and The Blockheads and it’s a corker. There were 34 alternative sleeves for this album each one a crown wallpaper design. Ours is catalogue number P87806

Another album bought by me and @buntybuntyness.bsky.social on Buxton market.

One of the few bands who had every track on the album played by John Peel on the radio.

Tv21 - a thin red line

Next up on mine and @ziggystairlift.bsky.social ‘s Buxton list is State of Our Union by The Long Ryders, which we got from a smashing stall on the market 😊

Next up on mine and @ziggystairlift.bsky.social ‘s Buxton list is State of the Union by The Long Ryders, which we got from a smashing stall on the market 😊

Some more of our Buxton purchases for me and @buntybuntyness.bsky.social

Starting with a member of the wrecking crew that features his biggest hit Tight Rope

Leon Russell - Carney

The last of mine and @ziggystairlift.bsky.social ‘s Edwyn buys is

I’m Not Following You - the second track Magic Piper of Love (playing) is one of my particular favourites 😊

Next up in new vinyl day for me and @ziggystairlift.bsky.social -
Rip It Up - Orange Juice
Sounding mighty fine 💕

It’s a new vinyl kinda day for me and @buntybuntyness.bsky.social

Starting with Orange Juice - You can’t hide your love forever.

This album also includes one of my favourite ever singles … Felicity

Me and @buntybuntyness.bsky.social had a good morning vinyl shopping in Buxton.

We bought the following albums :-
Long Ryders - State of our union
Leon Russel - Carney
Ian Dury - Do it yourself
Tv21 - A thin red line

A Denise Johnson 12” single and 8 x 7” singles.

Fantastic night at Buxton Opera House watching Edwyn Collins with @buntybuntyness.bsky.social

We bought 2 Orange Juice albums (you can’t hide your love forever and rip it up)

2 Edwyn Collins albums (Gorgeous George and I’m not following you)

Plus falling & laughing book by Grace Maxwell

This evening Buxton Opera House me and @ziggystairlift.bsky.social were treated to a wonderful evening with the brilliant @edwyncollins.bsky.social and his fabulous band.
Bloody marvellous.

This morning me and @buntybuntyness.bsky.social called in to @waxandbeans.bsky.social to pick up this beauty that was released today.

An 18 album box set

David Bowie - I can’t give everything away (2002-2016)

The last of our purchases from France for me and @buntybuntyness.bsky.social is another one from Ty Blurt in Quimper.

Jacques Brel and Joan Diener - L’Homme de La Mancha

Two copies of BEER FESTIVALS: A Great British Tradition by Laura Hadland

Laura Hadland (@morrighani.bsky.social) said some very kind things about us in her book Beer Festivals: A Great British Tradition.

On the Friday evening session at #ISBFX, Laura is hosting a chat & tasting featuring three of this year's collab. beers, comparing and contrasting cask with keg.

This is the second of mine and @ziggystairlift.bsky.social ´s buys from Librairie Ravy and was an absolute steal for 2 sides of absolute bangers!
It’s The Temptations - The Temptations (Motown anniversary issue)

Next up for me and @buntybuntyness.bsky.social is this French pressing of the Christiane F soundtrack by Bowie.

We bought it in a wacky 2nd hand record shop in Quimper called Ty Blurt (records were stacked all over the place including a pile in the middle of the floor)

Next pick for me is A Hero’s Death - @fontainesdc.bsky.social which we picked up at a rather lovely music & book shop Librairie Ravy in Quimper. This completes mine and @ziggystairlift.bsky.social Fontaines studio albums set.