Me: I like that bit in "The Air That I Breathe" where he sings about being attacked by green vegetables.. Mrs Vinylsol: What??? Me: You know .... "Peas came upon me and it leaves me weak..." Mrs Vinylsol: 😣😣😣😣

Serenity came from Christchurch, settling on the lineup of Rob Sinclair, Phil Briggs and Malcolm Lane when they were discovered by Bob Raymond playing at Phil Garland's Folk Cenrre and in August 1971 they flew up to Wellington to record a single for Bob's new Down Under label.

Rolling Stones - 'Beggar's Banquet'.A 1969 Argentinian pressing (under the name 'Banquete de Pordioseros')

Another stunning and colourful cover from the World Record Club.

I fancy some entertaining, well written British telly so I'm going to rewatch this.

The CD version of my compilation album, has five extra tracks, not on the LP. It came out ten years ago this year.

@rose58pf.bsky.social There are, of course, many different versions and releases of the Beatles' icon 1969 album 'Abbey Road' - this is a Dutch picture disc.

Teacher says ''What did you do on the weekend, children? Mary?" "I went on a choo choo," says Mary. "Now Mary, you're a big girl. You should be using grown-up, adult words. Don't say 'choo choo', say 'train' " "Yes, miss"

We got a clock from Uncle Wilberforce, but Aunty Alice brought us this.... (Only New Zealanders, of a certain age, will get this 😀)

1961. "Well, Mrs Evans, here's your photograph. In 16 years time, your cute little 5 year old will be an 'orrible little spiky haired punk rocker with an attitude. Make the most of the little prick while you can."

Kurt! Hold me! Swing me round! Do the Ciribiribin! Love me Kurt, in my flowered blue dress, pearls, white shoes and mosquito net.

Shake those maraccas girls (and whatever else you want to shake)....Ramon Argueso gets on down in the Tropical Ballroom.

Family Favourites! A typical 1950s family gather round their huge 10inch black and white television to enjoy the finger popping ivory tinkling antics of piano king Russ Conway.There's Grandad (with his pipe and his coat on indoors - he won't feel the benefit) -

Fabulous California soul from 1969, the Friends Of Distinction were RCA's answer to the Fifth Dimension. Their superb album, "Grazin'", featured the timeless hit "Grazin' In The Grass" where lyrics were added to Hugh Masekala's African melody.

Watching Adelaide v Auckland, Auckland 1-0 up and get a penalty. Mrs Vinylsol: "Not a penalty. Kikianis got the ball first" Me: "The ref and VAR say he didn't". Mrs V: "Well, not as far as I'm concerned" Me: "Sorry darling...Football Australia say you don't get a say in it..."

It's very sad that my children have left home .... ... now, when my wife's crisps go missing, she knows it was me ...

Mary Hopkin - Postcard. Australia's World Record Club issued most of their albums in unique sleeves. Some worked and some didn't - this one did. From 1969, Mary's debut for Apple. It has some high points but her second, "Earth Song Ocean Song", is superior.

You know what you never see anymore? Dogs running away with a big string of sausages hanging out of their mouth and an angry butcher chasing them. You never see that.

There are many examples of bands using the same, or a similar, name, and it isn't a new thing. I doubt if Don Henley & co even knew about these British chaps. If you want to be unique call yourself something like The Fiery Angels Of Life or Miasmic Butter Drones.

The first in Mike Berry's collection of 'Sounds Like Hits' albums for Rediffusion - and the cover says it all. Fabulous sixties flowered dresses, a man with a music stand and, for once, the tuba player gets the girl. The lass with the Dinah Lee haircut is so excited she's taken her shoes off.

Gabba Gabba Hey! If simplicity is genius you need look no further than da brudders from Noo Yoik. The Ramones' 'Rocket To Russia', packed with classics.

Steve Kilbey's magnificent Church have lasted the distance; this one goes right back to the early eighties. Melodic and powerful, 'The Blurred Crusade' was the band's second album. This is an original silver/black label Australian Parlophone pressing.

Went out for dinner with Mrs Vinylsol and during the conversation I asked her, hypothetically, would she consider marrying again if anything happened to me. "Oh no, definitely not," she said, "I couldn't go through all that effort of training someone again."

I have been nominated by me to do the 10 day 'go for 10 days without being nominated to do something' test. Tricky, but I'll give it a go. I nominate everyone else.

What are you reading? I'm enjoying this at present. Thomas' prose style is as elegant, imaginative and colourful as his poetry.

King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King. Rarely has there been a more powerful debut album. By turns, loud, angry and aggressive and then smooth, delicate and melodic. Robert Fripp at his finest. This is an Australian pink rim label Island pressing.

Iggy Pop & James Williamson - in the netherworld between the Stooges and solo fame, Iggy and James released some excellent, melodic material that is not as well known as it should be. "Kill City" came in various formats including a ten inch album - this is a German Line label white vinyl pressing.

I'm thinking of going through all my books, records and CDs and sorting out the ones I want to keep and the ones I may not want to keep and then, of course, keeping all of them.

I'm a street walking cheetah with a heart full of napalm I'm the runaway son of a nuclear A-bomb

Slits, Buzzcocks, Cortinas, Clash, 999, Magazine, Famines, Reds, Jam, Eater, Ramones, Sex Pistols, Gits, Bazoomies, Tronics, Generation X, Depressions, Siouxsie & Banshees, Wire, Television, Pere Ubu, Damned, Iggy, Elvis & Attractions, Stranglers, X Ray Spex, Mekons, Chelsea.....

David Bowie as Tilda Swinton and Tilda Swinton as David Bowie.

Tonight's movie; a colourful, powerful 3½ hour 1960 epic of love and rebellion in 16th century India as Prince Salim defies his father, Emperor Akbar, for love of court dancer Anarkali. The colourised version. Magnificent music by Naushad.

The first three Human Instinct albums, reissued by Little Wing Of Refugees as a box set in the 1990s. These seminal Hendrix style hard rock classics, featuring the blistering guitar of Billy T.K. (Wiremu Tekahika) were also reissued, along with the two later H.I. albums, by Frenzy Music.

Nippon Girls - classic 60s female beat, pop & bossa nova from Japan.

One from the bad old days when four women grouped round a tuba player would help to sell a record. From South Africa, Robin Netcher plays with "Birds And Brass". Yes, well, it was the sixties y'know.

A classic from the master of exotica, Arthur Lyman. "The Legend Of Pele" - who was, of course, not the Brazilian footballer but a god who came to the islands from the mystical land of Kawaihealani. The classic cover features the fire goddess Pele rising from a river of molten lava.

A classic 1971 Amicus compendium with Peter Cushing, Herbert Lom, Britt Ekland, Patrick Magee, Barbara Parkins, Richard Todd, Sylvia Sims, Barry Morse, Robert Powell and Geoffrey Bayldon. Written by Robert Bloch. Good gruesome fun.

I remember this gig well. The Only Ones were magnificent. Martha And The Muffins were excellent. Simple Minds were disappointing.

Another classy sleeve shot - "Music For Dining", with the Melachrino Strings, a Living Stereo pressing.

Classy vocals and smooth arrangements on Lita Roza's 1963 album for Ember, "Love Songs For Night People".

People sometimes ask why I have this stone on my shelf. In 1979, my girlfriend, Daisy, went down to Brighton for a day out and I asked her to bring me back some rock. This is what I got.

My son gave me a jumper for Mother's Day. Even though I'm not his mother.

The smooth & sexy voice of Billy Eckstine. A 1958 blue label original pressing of ''Imagination"

"And did those feet in ancient times walk upon England's mountains green"

"And did those feet in ancient times walk upon England's mountains green"

Stopped in at the services for a wee on the way home from Ballarat and there's a machine in the gents dispensing glow-in-the-dark condoms with the slogan "boldly glow where no man has glowed before". Who says romance is dead?

Classic Australian pressed 45s from the sixties. I love the way W&G used to print the band lineup on the label.

Fabulous R&B from New Plymouth's Breakaways. 2016 reissue of material from the two rare 1960s LPs plus a new live recording.

Happy Mother's Day, Mum. This is about 1960. She died in 2010. My Mum defied the catholic harridans in the family and didn't give me a saint's name, which they all thought was shocking. Thanks darling.