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Books with extra thrust.
Playing on what would have been
#grantwmclennan's
68th birthday 📷 Francine McDougall, 1991
#grantmclennan
#gobetweens
#roberforster
#amandabrown
#lindymorrison
#cattleandcane
#whenwordgetsaround
13 days ago
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Remembering David McComb, co-founder of
#thetriffids
, who dtd in 1999. 📷 Tony Mott
23 days ago
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On what should have been
#stevemarriott
's 79th birthday
#humblepie
🎨
#geredmankowitz
1969
#immediaterecords
26 days ago
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27 days ago
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Remembering
#billyfury
on the 43rd anniversary of his passing 📷 The Sound of Fury (Decca LF1329) 1960
#joebrown
#andywhite
#regguest
#billstark
#alanweighall
#jackgood
#larryparnes
#mono
28 days ago
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btd in 1947
#davidbowie
📷
#BrianWard
, 1971 btd 1935
#elvis
📷
#AlbertWertheimer
1956
about 2 months ago
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London Calling New York, New York…New year, new read… it's about more than just
#TheClash
,
#JoeStrummer
,
#MartinScorsese
,
#FrankSinatra
and
#LizaMinnelli
(although they're all in there, of course).
#londoncallingnewyorknewyork
about 2 months ago
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January 6, 2026 is the 80th anniversary of the birth of
#SydBarrett
📷
#pinkfloyd
Music Ltd Archive, April 1968
about 2 months ago
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"So don't pin your hopes or pin your dreams To misanthropes, guys like me…' (un)happy birthday Grandpaboy…
youtu.be/2INC0In9ZzY?...
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Paul Westerberg - It's A Wonderful Lie
YouTube video by SZ KO
https://youtu.be/2INC0In9ZzY?si=7377Ox8ICIi1r3si
about 2 months ago
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2 months ago
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From Liam Newton, author of the comprehensive
#10cc
biography The Worst Band In The World;
#lolcreme
10ccbook.com
2 months ago
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On what should have been his 85th birthday, gone far too soon;
#PhilOchs
. A singer-songwriter who used irony at a time when it was not appreciated…
2 months ago
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Rocket 88 Books
Resident Music
2 months ago
NORMAN COOK (Fatboy Slim) It Ain’t Over… ’Til the Fatboy Sings *Signed* Hardback Preorder:
www.resident-music.com/product/cook...
We've just heard the fantastic news that this local legend is going to sign copies of his new, access-all-areas, photo book for us in the new year!
@rocket88books.com
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Remembering the great
#TerryHall
📷 Elaine Constantine
2 months ago
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Remembering the late, great
#BobStinson
on what should have been his 66th birthday
#TheReplacements
📷 Daniel Corrigan
2 months ago
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Sad news from Taos, New Mexico, that one of the finest Texan troubadours has left us; adios,
#JoeEly
2 months ago
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70?!?… hbd
#PaulSimonon
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Havana 3AM - Reach The Rock
YouTube video by David Dennard
https://youtu.be/vdEt9EuDQhE?si=dHjy8ukbWWk_xQ2d
2 months ago
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Born 110 years ago, December 12, 1915 –
#FrankSinatra
here with second wife
@avagardnerofficial.bsky.social
(b. 24 December 1922) who inspired Frank to write 'I'm A Fool To Want You' (with Jack Woolf and Joel Heron) in 1951. Play it and weep…
3 months ago
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This is a public service announcement. Gotta get your
#skates
on meeces if you want any pieces from our fine online emporium at
rocket88books.com
for
#Christmas
. Last posting date is Dec 15 for the US, and Dec 18 for the UK and Europe.
3 months ago
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No good crying to
#Santa
you
#American
kids, 'cos you needed to get any R88 book orders done before (or on) December 15th so they'd reach you before he pops down your flue…
#lastpostdate
#alliwantforchristmas
#santaclauseiscomingtotown
3 months ago
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It's the centenary of the birth of one of the greatest entertainers of the 20th century –
#SammyDavisJr
Singer, dancer, actor, musician, comedian. This live TV performance was made when he was acting the Big Daddy role in the
#SweetCharity
movie.
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Sammy Davis Jr - This Guy's In Love With You, 1968.flv
YouTube video by franzmc72
https://youtu.be/DxKtN7m60SA?si=niC4G9BklYtAPbQe
3 months ago
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It's taken a while, but the English language edition of the
#SwallowTheSun
official biography is now on pre-order. It's been updated and includes previously unseen photographs from the band's archives. There's a Classic (left) and Signature edition, of course. At
swallowthesunbook.com
3 months ago
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#SteveCropper
📷
#StaxMuseumofAmericanSoulMusic
#stax
#memphissoul
#fendertelecasterthinbody
#bookertandthemgs
3 months ago
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The Alan Parsons Project
3 months ago
Marking 16 years since the passing of Eric Woolfson, here is a moving tribute thoughtfully put together by his granddaughter Amelie.
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Happy birthday to visionary style icon (1970) and songsmith
#GilbertOSullivan
3 months ago
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No longer traveling, R.I.P.
#JimmyCliff
3 months ago
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Sending birthday greetings to the excellent guitarist
#PeterKoppes
of
#thechurch
youtu.be/k-RYvlTRAHU?...
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The Church - Unguarded Moment (live)
YouTube video by Laneway Music
https://youtu.be/k-RYvlTRAHU?si=o4CKE9cX58dQf56Q
3 months ago
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3 months ago
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reposted by
Rocket 88 Books
3 months ago
Tomorrow at
#Middlesbrough
Town Hall 2-3pm: Norman Cook aka
#FatboySlim
signs copies of his
@rocket88books.com
illustrated history, 'It Ain't Over til The Fatboy Sings', ahead of his evening show there. Limited spaces. Sign up at
www.fatboyslimbook.com/tickets
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btd in 1941,
#drjohn
Mac Rebbenack; "I'm the last of the best, the Gris-Gris man." 📷 noord-hollandsarchief, 1970
3 months ago
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Remembering Alan Hull of
#Lindesfarne
, dtd in 1995 🎨Ian Vincentini, 1975
3 months ago
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the Ultimate
#thepolice
pre-fame photographic monograph by
#lawrenceimpey
with exclusive art prints signed by
#stewartcopeland
at
policelineupbook.com
3 months ago
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Announcing the coming of the first
@alanparsonsproject.bsky.social
official book…
3 months ago
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Remembering
#leonrussell
on the ninth anniversary of his passing 📷 Andee Nathanson, from her fab book Andee Eye (
andeeeye.com
) taken on the
#maddogsandenglishmen
tour 1970
3 months ago
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On what would have been his 78th birthday,
#GregLake
in the Manticore rehearsal room with
#emersonlakeandpalmer
in 1973 📷Peter Keen (from
elpbook.com
)
4 months ago
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It's the seventy-fourth anniversary of the wedding of
#FrankSinatra
and
#AvaGardner
. 📷 from 'Marriage On The Rocks', 1965
4 months ago
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How it all began… 6 November, 1975 at
@glenmatlock.bsky.social
's college.
#iwasateenagesexpistol
4 months ago
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A week to go – tickets include a copy of the Classic edition of the book
#fatboyslim
4 months ago
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Happy birthday to the witty, urbane and talented
[email protected]
Cowboys are his weakness… 📷 James Bareham (2002)
4 months ago
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wishing many happy returns to
#AdamAnt
, with fond memories of
#thebloomsburytheatre
in 2008
4 months ago
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Now shipping, Lawrence Impey's Police Lineup – the birth of a
#supergroup
captured on
#b/w
film before they were famous
policelineupbook.com
#stewartcopeland
#andysummers
#sting
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Stewart Copeland: This is how to treat your bass player
YouTube video by Rocket 88
https://youtu.be/1yd_uCyd9r0?si=zcUsCNO3JJ37cfOB
4 months ago
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The ascent of piano rock'n'roll, from
#fatsdomino
to
#littlerichard
,
#jerryleelewis
,
#brianauger
– from a 1969 episode of
#themonkees
TV show
4 months ago
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#MarkHollis
a perfect silence is now (ironically) an audiobook Also,
markhollisbook.com
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@
fatboyslimbook.com
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Fatboy Slim: ‘We converted the indie kids into rave monkeys – and it felt good’
The chart-topping DJ is releasing a photobook to commemorate 40 years in music. In this extract, he discusses the rise of big beat, a genre that fused acid house with the ‘anarchic rebellion’ of punk,...
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/oct/16/it-aint-over-til-fatboy-slim-sings-norman-cook-photo-book-rocket-88?CMP=share_btn_url
4 months ago
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#fatboyslim
revising for his very successful Q&A last night at
@theatreroyalbtn.bsky.social
fatboyslimbook.com
4 months ago
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💔 📷Gregory Harris
4 months ago
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HBD
#VickiePerks
, have you still got that
#Fuzzbox
?
5 months ago
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