See you on Thursday!

“Who wrote Corner Store?” Where's this guy been? www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctif...

Dick Gaughan, Martin Carthy, George Jones, Terry Allen, James Carr, Cheb Khaled, Nic Jones, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Ali Farka Touré, the Long Ryders, and oh so much more.

Thanks, Andy, for introducing me to so much fantastic music.

#5DebutAlbums1519

1. The Murder Capital - When I have Fears
2. Fontaines D.C. - Dogrel
3. Beth Ditto - Fake Sugar
4. Red Rum Club - Matador
5. The Hu - The Gereg

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1. Stone Roses - Stone Roses
2. The Wedding Present - George Best
3. Steve Earle - Guitar Town
4. Sinead O’Connor - The Lion and the Cobra
5. The House of Love (Creation)

It’s not just the fascinating, eclectic musical choices. The whole show is amazing. What a wonderful person she is.

#5DebutAlbums0509

1. Gaslight Anthem - Sink Or Swim (2007)
2. The Phantom Band - Checkmate Savage (2009)
3. Maximo Park - A Certain Trigger (2005)
4. Art Brut - Bang Bang Rock & Roll (2005)
5. Broken Records - Until the Earth Begins to Part (2009)

Art Brut at Rock City

Maximo Park at Rock City

#5DebutAlbums0509 play off at Rock City last night:
Art Brut - Bang Bang Rock & Roll v Maximo Park - A Certain Trigger.

Hannah Spencer, Gorton & Denton.

A grand day canvassing in Manchester with the wonderful Hannah Spencer.
#VoteGreen
#GortonAndDenton

As Andy Warhol once said:

In the future, everyone will be manager of Nottingham Forest for 15 minutes.

Various debut albums from the 50s and 60s.

#5DebutAlbums50s60s

Spoilt for choice this round.

The Velvet Underground & Nico – The Velvet Underground & Nico
Scott Walker - Scott
Nico - Chelsea Girl
Them - Them (aka The "Angry" Young Them!)
Kaleidoscope (US) - Side Trips

Indeed. Always the purist, me!

You do stupid things when you're young.

#5debutalbums9094

Suede - Suede
Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine - 101 Damnations
Charlatans - Some Friendly
Ride - Nowhere
Birdland - Birdland

Cover, Oblivion Seekers 1st album

A wildcard for best debut albums 90-94 - this fine fine fine album of “a hillbilly rhythm and blues” from the Oblivion Seekers.

Best track: No Depression. www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7OJ...

#5debutalbums9094

Album covers: Sprints, Suede, Sharon van Etten, Dead Pioneers, Spiritual Cramp

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Suede - Antidepressants
Sprints - All That Is Over
Dead Pioneers - PO$T AMERICAN
Spiritual Cramp - Rude
Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory - Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory

Honourable mentions: Florence & the Machine, CMAT, Hamish Hawk, Kae Tempest, & Crystal Teardrops

Robbo Editions of You   “We’ve got a little fat guy who’ll turn him inside out… A very talented, highly skilled, unbelievable, left-footed player.”  [Brian Clough] “John Robertson wa…

Such sad news about Robbo. He was our greatest ever player.

Back in February, I wrote an appreciation of Robbo for the fanzine 'Oh Mist Rolling In'. It’s reproduced here:

nedwood.uk/robbo/

#nffc #robbo

Various album covers from 70-74.

#5debutalbums7074

1. Roxy Music - Roxy Music
2. Eno - Here Come the Warm Jets
3. John Prine - John Prine
4. Cockney Rebel - The Human Menagerie
5. Dick Gaughan - No More Forever

Hey, Kari-Ann

Like the Melania Medal for not pulling the girls’ hair in class or the Ivanka Award for not picking his nose in assembly.

You know how there’s always a spoilt brat in infants who throws a tantrum whenever Jack or Karla get the medals for running or when Hanna and Ben get the stars for answering teacher’s questions? So the teacher invents a prize she can give him to stop him kicking off when OFSTED come in.

See you there!

#5debutalbums7074

This one's in the same boat …

4/4

What you can do is join the fight to get Dick back the rights to this music ….

www.gofundme.com/f/aatux2

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The reasons why are covered here…

www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...

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Cover, Dick Gaughan: No More Forever.

#5debutalbums7074

This superb album by Dick Gaughan is a strong contender for my top 5.
However, I don’t expect it to do too well:
- It hasn’t been available in any format for years.
- It ain’t on Spotify.
- It’s hard to find it anywhere on the internet.

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#5debutalbums1014

1. Palma Violets - 180 (2013)
2. The Vaccines - What Did You Expect From The Vaccines? (2011)
3. Anna Calvi - Anna Calvi (2011)
4. Brody Dalle - Diploid Love (2014)
5. Jake Bugg - Jake Bugg (2012)

You wait fifty five years for a win at Anfield, then two come along at (almost) the same time.
#nffc

A good place to see a great band!

#5debutalbums1014

Catfish - Balcony (2014)
Benjamin Booker - Benjamin Booker (2014)
Ex Hex - Rips (2014)
Honeyblood - Honeyblood (2014)
Brody Dalle - Diploid Love (2014)
Grace Petrie & Benefits Culture - Love is My Rebellion (2013)

#5debutalbums1014

Drenge - Drenge (2013)
Charlie Boyer - Clarietta (2013)
Hookworms - Pearl Mystic (2013)
Beth Jeans Houghton - Yours Truly (2011)
Bastille - Bad Blood (2013)
Palma Violets - 180 (2013)
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