Andrew Holland>Back in the day

Some #Lemonheads 10-inchers. From that period when certain record companies (I'm looking at you, WEA) started printing barcodes on the actual label 😣 #WeekendSingles #MusicSky #VinylSky

If you wondered what happened to The Wombles: Well, they've been in a bag at the back of our cupboard for the last 20-odd years. Sadly, they now look like they're about to appear in a reboot directed by George A. Romero.

1965. 'Twas a very good year. Sir Douglas Quintet, The Beach Boys, Bob Dylan and The Everly Brothers (shockingly not a US hit, only held off the UK number 1 spot by Elvis) #WeekendSingles #MusicSky #VinylSky

Strange sorting-stuff-out discovery of the day: My chest x-ray from 2005 🩻 No, I don't know why I still have it either.

Very carefully packing my shellac 78's away for the move, but a quick spin of Jackie Wilson, Vipers Skiffle Group, Bob Cort Skiffle and Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith & His Cracker-Jacks first. #WeekendSingles #78s #78rpm #MusicSky

"So, ITV is 70 years old. What was on the TV Times cover when you were born?" "Diana Dors wrestling with a rugby team. It was the 1970's, what did you expect?" #ITV70 #ITV #TVHistory #1970s

I've a horrible feeling that someone's given me the dreaded lurgy...

Brrrrr.

Mornin' #Bournemouth #Dirset

Self promotion time #weekendsingles people I have a singles covers blogsite, So if you like seeing single covers? Been updating a bit more frequently recently, at least 10-20 added each week No ads etc. I just like seeing the view numbers 😆 leesoldmusic.blogspot.co.uk

4 from the mighty Edwin Starr for Sunday morning: Headline News, 25 Miles, Time and Stop Her On Sight (S.O.S.) #WeekendSingles #VinylSky #MusicSky #Motown #EdwinStarr #SoulMusic

A few from 66/67: The Lovin' Spoonful (bit late for summer, but never mind), The Flowerpot Men (likewise), The Hollies (on their psychedelic detour) and a mighty banger from The Jimi Hendrix Experience. #WeekendSingles #VinylSky #MusicSky

Weather like this while we were in the forest would have been nice, but still... Quick admin trip to the estate agent, now chillin'. If all goes well, we'll be living here soon 🤞 #AshleyCross #Poole #Dorset

Dessert filth.

The 600 year old Knightwood Oak, the oldest oak tree in the #NewForest #Hampshire

There was a lady at breakfast who looked uncannily like Grace Slick, circa 1987.

In the New Forest. Annnnnd... Chill.

More quickie-cover naffness: Top Of The Pops rivals from MFP (Hot Hits), Windmill (Parade Of Pops), Stereo Gold Award (12 Tops) and Contour (16 Chart Hits). Yes, that is Caroline Munro on the MFP one. I've wasted so much of my life on this crap, but donated to a lot of charities 😂 #WeekendSingles

Many years ago, I drunkenly bet some mates that I'd track down every "Top Of The Pops" quickie covers LP. I got most of the way over the last 30-odd years, but they now have to go before we move. Appearing at a chazza in Poole soon, if any mad #WeekendSingles person wants 'em.

A mixed #WeekendSingles selection from 1978/79: The Sweet's final top-ten bow, The Tourists' sublime power-pop take on Dusty, an essential Undertones bouncer and that one by The Motors that always accompanies footage of planes/airports in documentaries. Still a doozie, though. #MusicSky #VinylSky

The pointing on the house is being worked on. Keep hearing tap-tap-tap, and all I can think of is "Bloody Greta Garbo"... #PeteAndDud #PeterCook #DudleyMoore

Things you find on a clear-out, part 27: genuine 70's Smash martian bendy toy. I think you had to save tokens from Cadbury Smash instant mashed potato to send off for one. #70s #70sToys

Just awakening my inner-Goth. Morning! #MusicSky #VinylSky #GothRock #TheMission

Remember that time when Kermit turned #VincentPrice into a vampire? #Muppets #Horror #HorrorSky #Vampires #SpookyIsles @spookyisles.bsky.social

Today's random crap toy: I had this Name That Tune electronic game. Reduced in Woolworths, and I soon found out why: Needed 2 9V and 2 C-cell batteries. The 32 included tunes soon repeated. It was mind-numbing programming your own. Soon consigned to the back of the wardrobe. #80sToys #JunkToys

I had completely forgotten about this. I'm also wearing a heart monitor at the moment so that'll be interesting on the read-out.

Every home should have a Pebbles collection. I picked up volumes 1-5 (if somewhat reconfigured from their first pressings) in this rather groovy set. You can't beat a bit of garage/psych/punk. #WeekendSingles #AlbumAlmanac

RIP #MarkVolman, vocalist, guitarist and songwriter for one of my favourite bands, #TheTurtles. Blasting out some of their finest in memoriam. (I may dig out the singles for tomorrow) #WeekendSingles #AlbumAlmanac

I am intrigued by the history of some records I've found over the years. My copy of Holland-Dozier's gorgeous "Why Can't We Be Lovers" was previously owned by Sally, who appears to have been in love with Steve. Wonder if they ever hooked up/stayed the course? #WeekendSingles #VinylSky #MusicSky

OK, all you #VinylSky #MusicSky #VinylCommunity #Vinyl #60'sMusic #recordcollectors types - can you help with this one? Maybe pressed by British Homophone, from the pressing/stamper codes. Possibly a private pressing. Link with Eden Studios, perhaps? Discogs and 45cat drawing a blank thus far.

Blue vinyl Isley Brothers from CBS UK's Disc-O Doubles series, issued in 1977. Some crackers in that series - anyone got the whole set? Points deducted for the single edit of Summer Breeze. Cutting off Ernie Isley's blistering solo is sacrilege. #WeekendSingles #MusicSky #VinylSky

#ElvisCostello does like his little jokes, doesn't he? #WeekendSingles #MusicSky #VinylSky

More #obsoletemedia I'm recycling: Just found 2 U-matic SP tapes at the back of the wardrobe. The tab marked "R" was removed to prevent recording. These were for an early 90's college project that was abruptly curtailed when I got ill (that's another saga)

Off to send a ton of cassettes to the great duplication plant in the sky (aka the local recycling facility). Here's four random faves from 1968/69: Jethro Tull (I always think the mono mix feels a bit sinister), Love, Tommy James & The Shondells and Honeybus. #WeekendSingles #MusicSky #VinylSky

Halloween present to myself pre-ordered 🎃 An incredibly indulgent edition of #HammerHorror The Curse Of #Frankenstein (1957) (If people are rattling on about Christmas already, I can have a head start on #Halloween)

Any #WeekendSingles people still playing/using cassettes? I'm chucking loads if anyone wants 'em... A few vintage, unused blanks in there, too!

Bank holiday morning, feet up, reliable classic on the turntable. #CrowdedHouse - Woodface Purchased from Our Price in Eastleigh when they phased out records and slashed the prices accordingly. Only time Our Price ever had any bargains. #VinylSky #MusicSky

I am mostly out and about this weekend, so it's a truncated #WeekendSingles from me. Here's one from the "cool shit I found whilst sorting stuff out" department. Do double a-sides get any cooler? (note the catalogue number, Professionals fans 😂) #MusicSky #VinylSky

Evenin' #Poole #Dorset

Now watching... How had I completely forgotten this one? First watch of Chimera since 1991 😮 en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimera...

A few 10-inchers that were hiding amongst the LP's - the things you find on a slimming-down project... Levellers, Aztec Camera, Tracey Ullman, Doves #WeekendSingles #VinylSky #MusicSky

Question for #WeekendSingles buds: I will be selling a lot of LP's soon, but healthwise I'm not up to lugging parcels down the post office anymore and don't have time for eBay-ing much. Considering other channels - anyone experienced in using a third party person/seller to sell on a commission?

Spinning both sides of this 1969 corker from The Clique, as I brace myself to finally tackle the task of deciding which LP's are going in my big scale-down... 😱 (most of my singles will survive the cull, rest assured) #WeekendSingles #MusicSky #VinylSky

Fair points. www.theguardian.com/film/2025/au...

Today's "oldies but goodies" making their way to a new home... #vhs #marantz

A flying #WeekendSingles visit as my mammoth sort-out continues (the collection might be getting a bit of a slim-down too, watch this space). A very mixed bag from 1968: Grapefruit, Jeannie C. Riley, Ohio Express and Don Partridge (the only One Man Band to score a top ten hit?) #musicsky #vinylsky

Album to chill to: #Beethoven Symphony no. 7 for me. As for which version - it depends on how the mood takes me. Here are some of my favourites... #WeekendSingles #AlbumAlmanac #MusicSky