Oh and play it loud!

SOFT MACHINE CRASHED MY STUDIO!! YouTube video by Andy Edwards

Andy Edwards posted an excellent video featuring Soft Machine playing three tracks in his studio

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Soft Machine album cover propped against the turntable which has the second of two vinyl records playing. The cover art features a persons head in silhouette with clouds and well a tie dye tee shirt rainbow colouring

Today I’ll mostly be listening to… Soft Machine - Thirteen. Formed 60 years ago. This is their thirteenth album containing 13 tracks of well let’s not beat about the bush of jazz even psychedelic free jazz. Cont…

#vinyl #vinylisreal #vinylrecords #nowspinning

Album cover propped up next to turntable. Cover photo is a 1960s era photo of Flea's mother-in-law Shahin Badiyan in Iran. The record on the turntable is the fourth side which has no tracks but has been printed with handwritten statements

NB: Don’t play the fourth side folks!

#Flea #Honora #vinyl #vinylisreal #vinylrecords #nowspinning

Flea - Honora album cover propped up to the left of the image and to the right centre a turntable playing a blue vinyl record

Today I’ll mostly be listening to… Flea - Honora a great sounding double album of powerful driven music. There’s touches of Miles, Coltrane and lots and lots of Flea on bass and trumpet.

#vinyl #vinylisreal #vinylrecords #nowspinning

Edinburgh beer prices during the Festival are nuts and not even for decent beer yer bog standard stuff

On holiday in Canada so no access to vinyl so here’s a photo of some Canadian Geese doing their thing instead.

Album cover is propped up to the left of the now upgraded Linn LP12 (woof the sound! And equally the silence) which is playing the black vinyl record.

Today I’ll mostly be listening to… Matthew Young - Undercurrents and relax… unless this is not your thing, I can see how it could equally be stressful. I however find it very relaxing.

The LP12 is back woofty, the sound! #vinyl #vinylisreal #vinylrecords #nowspinning #minimalism #linn #hificorner

I really enjoyed the performance too. Managed to complete my side quest of buying a copy of Inundated Indentations to satisfy my completist itch 🙃

Dooh I missed out on the postcards 🙃

Front cover of album sleeve visible leaning next to turntable with the light pink record playing

Detail of artwork showing a bird which I think is a Thrush but I could be wrong

Today I’ll mostly be listening to… Andrew Wasylyk - Irreparable Parables I could be wrong I think this is his first record with vocals. Gruff Rys, Kathryn Joesph and even a choir oh and a pigeon. It’s not available to you plebs till the 6 March #vinyl #vinylisreal #vinylrecords #nowspinning #gallus

Album sleeve shows Jacqueline du Pres and Daniel Barenboim leaning on the left side of the temporary turntable (it’s not a Linn but it’s still sounds good for a fifty year old bit of kit with a new cartridge) till the Linn returns upgraded. Apparently Elgar was relaxing after a hard day of teaching fiddle and was noodling on the piano when his wife exclaimed “that’s a nice tune” it was the theme for what was to become the Enigma variations and rest is history

Today I’ll mostly be listening to… Jacqueline du Pre - Elgar Cello Concerto … what’s not to like cello + amazing musician +!Elgar? #vinyl #vinylisreal #vinylrecords #nowspinning

Some of us were quiet young when we started riding a trike 🙃

‘Don’t go to the US – not with Trump in charge’: the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeks Karen Newton was in America on the trip of a lifetime when she was shackled, transported and held for weeks on end. With tourism to the US under increasing strain, she says, ‘If it can happen to me, i...

Why did ICE shackle a British tourist, a grandmother with no criminal record, who had all the correct papers, and lock her in a cell for SIX WEEKS??

Because ICE officers are paid a bonus every time they detain someone.

Eliminate this agency now.

I don’t have the album (I did but it was acquired by a “friend”, it was the 70s) but do have one of the singles on vinyl “Can’t Stand Losing You”

Karine Polwarts album cover for Scottish songbook is propped up next the turntable playing the red vinyl version of the record

Marine’s wee handwritten note on the back of the album

A sky written heart hangs over Cambridge folk fest right over the ice cream stall 😊

Today I’ll mostly be listening to… Karine Polwart -Scottish Songbook… I got this at Cambridge Folk Fest. Beautiful moments, tears too, topped off with the whole audience singing Ivor Cutlers Women of the World. Magic #vinyl #vinylisreal #vinylrecords #nowspinning

Mostly it was no one wanted to pay for it plus there was a concern about “anti social behaviour” that and removal of some trees is never a popular choice.

Nice shot.

We stressed over that lampost with the security camera hence the jaggy barrier, although could be argued it gives a yoof summit to grab onto. Shame the bridge across to Calton Hill never happened.

Today I’ll mostly be listening to… Gillian Welch -The Harrow & The Harvest… a perfect album the songs the guitar playing even the album cover, nuff said #vinyl #vinylisreal #vinylrecords #nowspinning

Album sleeve leaning against a speaker to the left of the photo. The sleeve is a portrait of Sun Ra wearing cool gold yellow shades with added red colour to the background and a purple coloured poncho. Original was most likely a black and white photo. To the right of this photo is a blue vinyl record playing on a turntable

Today I’ll mostly be listening to… Sun Ra and his Outer Space Arkestra - Jazz in Silhouette his third studio album for El Saturn Records released in 1959 this is a reissue from 2024 defo nod to The Duke but it’s like a catalogue of his jazz influences #vinyl #vinylisreal #vinylrecords #nowspinning

Car mileage 0 Flights 1 Meat I’m Vegetarian. My climate change contribution is having four children who all contribute to co2 emissions.

Album cover to left of the photo propped up in an upright position next to a turntable playing one of the two black vinyl records

Bicep promo photo showing the record and its packaging

Pink coloured acrylic laser etched sheet held up against the sky

Today I’ll mostly be listening to… Bicep - Chroma000 released just last week 5000 copies sold out on their #Bandcamp page but handily #lostmaprecords are on the same street where i work in Leith. It sure wakes up the bass units on your speakers! Magic #vinyl #vinylisreal #vinylrecords #nowspinning

594 album covers in a grid

My record collection

Sky blue vinyl record playing on a turntable sitting to the right of the photo and with the album sleeve on the left propped up next to the turntable.

Today I’ll mostly be listening to John Smith -Gatherings a look back at his first 3 albums with help from Lisa Hannigan, The Staves, Siobhan Miller, Adam Levy, Dan Mangan & influence of John Martyn Track A4 and some excellent guitar playing #folkcharts #vinyl #vinylisreal #vinylrecords #nowspinning

Black vinyl record playing on a turntable on the right of the photo with the album sleeve propped up sitting to the left of the photo

Album lyric sheet showing photo on the reverse side with Dominie Hooper standing with her hands by her side dressed in black clothing and a black translucent veil is tied around her neck hangs in the air going straight like a hangman’s noose but then gets caught by the wind and trails away to the left

Album sleeve rear showing a dark toned photo of Dominie Hooper holding her face in her hands while standing surrounded by ferns. Told left the album tracks are listed and bottom right Lost Map Records name and logo are printed

Today I’ll mostly be listening to Dominie Hooper the multi-instrumentalist in this great sounding record which makes for an atmospheric and captivating listen. More Cello! #vinyl #vinylisreal #vinylrecords #nowspinning

Close up of album sleeve showing Emma-Jean Thackray’s name listed for every instrument she plays on the album

Rose coloured vinyl record playing on a turntable with the album cover standing to the left of the turntable

Today I’ll mostly be listening to Emma-Jean Thackeray Weirdo which is her second album nominated for the Mercury awards. It made me smile that she has her name listed against every instrument she plays on this album. #vinyl #vinylisreal #vinylrecords #nowspinning

Photo of the yellow and red radial splatter vinyl record playing on a turntable with the Bernard Lakes while the latest album sleeve is propped up to the left of the turntable. Album cover is an abstract painting by Corie-Jyan Tete

Today I’ll mostly be listening to The Besnard Lakes - Are The Ghost Nation (322 of 500) Dunno how but I’ve only recently found out about this band. Better late than never! Have a listen hopefully you will also luv em’ #fulltimehobby #vinyl #vinylisreal #vinylrecords #nowspinning

Pencil drawing with some notes. Showing the castle reflected in the sea with a sea wall curving into the distance leading the eye to the castle

Sketch of Barnbougle Castle. The current building dates from 1881, the original building was constructed in the 13th century by the Mowbury’s a Norman family (what did the Normans ever do for us?). Watercolour version will get done once other projects are done first, write a story and illustrate it.

Black vinyl (1960s style) on a turntable with the album sleeve propped up next to the turntable to the left of the photo. The album sleeve shows Nick H sitting either a ukulele in the middle of assorted well rubbish!

Today I’ll mostly be listening to Nick Harper’s, 58 Fordwych Rd. Was the home of Roy and Mocy Harper and their son called Nick. This is a doff of the hat to Davy Graham, John Renbourne, Bert Jansch Sandy Denny Martin Carthy, Jackson C Frank & Roy Harper #vinyl #vinylisreal #vinylrecords #nowspinning

Black and white splatter vinyl record on turntable with album cover propped up next to turntable on the left.

Today I’ll mostly be listening to Faithless - Champion Sound and indeed it is champion #vinyl #vinylisreal #vinylrecords #nowspinning