Michael Tanner

Luton 1960s band The Genesis releasing album six decades later Prog rock tracks by The Genesis were discovered when a producer bought an e-piano on eBay.

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My label back in the day was attempting a collab series & asked who my dream partner would be; VA, of course. Geoff Travis said to write her a nice long letter extolling her virtues but I failed. I imagined her, unbothered, in the Oxford countryside. Turns out she was living in Dorset, 5 miles away.

Yeah, I’m not sure what went wobbly with the vinyl re-ish but there we are. I can only imagine some kind of drama with the master tapes.

Rare I can be arsed to pick up a CD in a chazzer, but I’ll make an exception for the lesser spotted paw print of VA

Was so great to see you guys. Completely made me re-evaluate beautiful Devon too!

@kodakghostpoem.bsky.social hi Jon!

Right? Seems like an open goal

Hmm

Has the weirdo pagan beach boys ‘all summer long’ sun ever been put on a t-shirt?

@dimorphodons.bsky.social lovely to meet you yesterday man! I’ll dig out that private press LP - Deroy was the label I was thinking of! It’s been killing me all day, ha

Oh go on then, a few more

Yes, a very female version of the Soane, less of the sharp straight lines and symmetry - softer, round shapes. Was honestly blown away.

Incredible A La Ronde

Just about. Whether it works or not…

Cantus Orbis Collection, by Cantus Orbis 4 track album

It’s late, i know, but its nice to actually have something new-ish to share for #bandcampfriday - 4 mixes of drone-focused music originally written during the medieval period. FREE! Have at them!

Sorry to hear that man, sounds like a beautiful collection

If you spy release of an oath or either of the axelrod ‘songs of’ LPs, I’m seeking!

A bastard restoration job (1/3rd flaked off on purchase) - Victorian-does-medieval canvas pasted onto board.

I’d never seen one in the wild! Bought and sold within an hour…magical things

Halifax slipware cuckoo whistles circa 1800-1820. Smashed to pieces. Sold in pairs to sit on your regency farmhouse mantelpiece, they often lose one another - these 2 are still hanging after 200+ years. They produce a hollow call when blown into, pitched like a flute via little hole on the chest.

The ovation bowl back years

Just googled it. That sleeve is a honker! There should be a whole thread of English folkies awkwardly navigating eighties design work.

Never seen this in the wild. Divorced dad energy, very into that sleeve! And totally agree about jazz/blues

Steve Ashley’s Stroll on is massively overlooked, as is Steve Tilston’s An Acoustic Confusion. My vote probably goes to Heron for sheer otherworldly atmosphere. I’ll die on the hill that’s Shirley C has never done folk-rock, even if her band were doing otherwise.

Haeckel-esque!

Thank you kindly!

One more before sleep. The childhood bedroom I dreamt of.

Thankee!

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Too soon?