#NowPlaying This has been on my "to buy" list since it's release. Finally picked up a copy in my local record shop today with 25% off It goes without saying that it's magnificent, what a band they were Galaxie 500 - Uncollected Noise New York '88-'90 🎶 #vinylsky #albumalmanac #weekendsingles

#NowPlaying Beth Orton - The Ground Above This is so good! Her impassioned vocals close to breaking at times whilst beautiful arrangements compliment some of her finest songwriting to date Can't wait to see her at Latitude in two weeks time 🎶☀️ #musicsky #albumalmanac #weekendsingles #vinylsky

Good morning 7.16am. Lovely walk down by the river and into town .... it's going to be another hot one ☀️☀️☀️

#NowPlaying His first outing with Crazy Horse 🐎 Always Top 5 Neil for me ... Neil Young with Crazy Horse - Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere #musicsky #albumalmanac ##vinylsky

Mabel has found a nice shady spot at the bottom of the garden 🐈 #cats #catsofbluesky

#NowPlaying A definite AOTY contender 🎶🎯 I've seen it described as jazzy, woozy wonkieness which isn't a bad description. It's perfect for the warm but breezy evenings just now. Tara Clerkin Trio - Somewhere Good #musicsky #albumalmanac #weekendsingles

#NowPlaying #5DebutAlbumsSF2 This is a definite for my top 5! Culture - Two Sevens Clash Released in 1977 this is their masterpiece. An inspired record of enduring power 🎶🇯🇲 #musicsky #albumalmanac #vinylsky @punkandnewwave.bsky.social @richards7370.bsky.social

Looks like it's about to heat up again folks ☀️ 🍸⛱️ Try & find a way to look this cool ...

Just back from a lovely eight break in Dorset, day after day of sun, the beach & swimming, perfect ⛱️🏊‍♀️☀️ Catching up with this weeks #albumalmanac theme of favourite album covers. Here's four iconic covers from four true greats! #musicsky #weekendsingles #vinylsky

Paid a visit to my friends of @theclientele.bsky.social in North London, where they are recording a new album. The two songs I heard there were magnificent, worthy of what is the best band to have emerged from this country in the last two decades.

We were going to send cryptic VHS tape teasers out to our biggest fans but nobody could be bothered

On the beach listening to "On The Beach. A certain symmetry... #vinylsky #albumalmanac #weekendsingles

This ⏬️⏬️⏬️ From Record Safari LA Instagram account. Big Star 1973 7" promo "Don't Lie To Me" in Ardent mailer envelope 🎶 #Musicsky #weekendsingles #albumalmanac

Current view. Standing on the edge of the world 🌊☀️

Françoise Hardy and Paco Rabanne, quite the combination 🇫🇷

Lyme Regis on a lovely warm Sunday ☀️🌊⛵️

Following @ffrench.bsky.social suggestion to post favourite 7" single artwork picture sleeves... Here's four of mine ... ##weekendsingles #musicsky #vinylsky

The wonderful "His Master's Voice" sign above D'Amato Records in Valletta, Malta 🇲🇹 📸 Me.

Beth's back 🎶🖤 ##musicsky #albumalmanac #vinylsky

Yes!!! Out in our back garden it's still hot but with a breeze at last! Time for a drink and some early Neil 🎶🎶 #NowPlaying Neil Young - ST ##musicsky #albumalmanac #vinylsky

#NowPlaying The day is really warming up, so it's an afternoon in listening to beautiful music and what better way to start 🎶 Vashti Bunyan - Lookaftering (Limited Edition expanded 20th anniversary double album) #musicsky #albumalmanac ##vinylsky

It's unbearably hot upstairs, no chance of sleep so I guess it's #SCOBRA until around 1am! ⚽️🔥 While we wait ... ##NowPlaying Nara Leão - dez anos depois Françoise Hardy - La Question Both beautiful albums, with the hand of Tuca across them 🎶🇧🇷🇫🇷 #musicsky #albumalmanac ##vinylsky

#NowPlaying Celebrating Hope Sandoval's 60th birthday listening to these two gems 🎶🎶🖤 #musicvinyl #albumalmanac #vinylsky

I've been poring over the list for #5DebutAlbumsSF1 and can't see past this for my No.1 Michael Head's finest moment (and that's a high bar)... Michael Head and The Strands - The Magical World Of The Strands @richards7370.bsky.social #musicsky ##albumalmanac #weekendsingles

#NP Time for a Sunday evening chill with this most beautiful of records. My kind of hydration break 🎶🍷 Nick Drake- Five Leaves Left #musicsky #albumalmanac #weekendsingles #vinyls

#NP Sunday morning 🎶☕️ Weyes Blood- Titanic Rising #musicsky #albumalmanac

This Dutch side are looking decent, but .... #Netherlands🇳🇱 #WorldCup2026 #Cruyff #totaalvoetbal

Let's get a better look at Nam's cat sculpture #caturday

Jacques Nam Chat couché en boule, 1920s Roubaix, La Piscine, musée d'Art et d'Industrie André Diligent #Caturday

It's this little queens birthday. Mabel is 4️⃣ today ❤️ #Caturday #CatsofBlueSky

Pathé Marconi VSM 3004 portable record player. France, 1975. I can only hope it sounds as good as it looks!

Good morning ☀️

Still buzzing that these five beautiful, quiet gems are finally seeing the light of day on vinyl once again 🎶 Original copies are serious 💷💷💷💷💷 #Mojave3 #musicsky #albumalmanac #vinylsky #weekendsingles

At last 🙏🎶 #musicsky #albumalmanac #weekendsingles #vinylsky

The Clientele covering a Shack song, yes you read that right! It doesn't get much better 🎶🍂🍁 #musicsky #weekendsingles #vinylsky #FiveAlive theclientele.bandcamp.com/track/closer

Decided to draw a tribute to David Bowie’s Heroes, by way of a bunch of little portraits of Masayoshi Sukita’s photoshoot for the album cover.

Kate Bush - Before the Dawn tour 2014 confetti 🎶 #musicsky #katebush #confetti

Day 42 #FiveAlive A bit niche? IMHO, the Clientele are the best British band of the last 30 years. There are some who share that view and you should listen very carefully to what they have to say. Perhaps you will fall hopelessly in love with them like we did. Sublime playlist to follow soon.

100% for me the best British band of the last 30 years Johnnie... Where do you start? #FiveAlive the Clientele 🎶🍂🍁 Saturday Losing Haringey The Queen of Seville Bonfires on the Heath The Age of Miracles

Sunday afternoon 🎶 ⭐ ☕ #NP Big Star - #1 Record #musicsky #albumalmanac #weekendsingles #vinylsky

Good morning #weekendsingles gang 🎶🎶 Here's four recent finds including two of my favourite Stereolab 7's 🎶🇫🇷 #musicsky

I first heard it on the late evening BBC Review Show, Jayne. An incredibly beautiful track youtu.be/lwV0ciw9v5I?...

Made a quick trip to Felixstowe & their two excellent record shops today. Picked this up. It's unofficial & I haven't played it yet so can't comment on the quality, but it was only £8... I'd say the cover alone is easily worth £8!! 🎶🇫🇷 #musicsky #albumalmanac #weekendsingles #vinylsky

PS. Mid Air is to The Blue Nile what Mark Hollis (the album) is to Talk Talk.

Friday evening 🍷 It's been a while since I've played this special record. It's never disappoints 🎶 "Sun siftin' thru the grey Enter in, reach me with a ray Silently swooping down Just to show me How to give my heart away" #musicsky #albumalmanac #vinylsky

#NP Cocteau Twins - Four-Calendar Cafe Their first album away from 4AD, it's a lovely album For their last three records they became masters of the closing track, Frou-frou Foxes In Midsummer Fires, Pur, Seekers Who Are Lovers. All absolutely stunning 🎶 #musicsky #albumalmanac #weekendsingles

In memoriam Françoise Hardy 🌟

Remembering Françoise Hardy - 17.1.1944 - 11.6.2024 🎶🇫🇷💔 youtu.be/6qPXaHYhkbA?...

#NP A magical record 🎶 ✨ Cocteau Twins - Heaven or Las Vegas #musicsky #albumalmanac #vinylsky