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- 26.07.08

im gonna start posting here instead of indulgent threads

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Today I replaced my record player's stylus, so vinyl is GO!
Basically my player has been out of action all year, so i have basically a quarter of a years vinyl acquisitions to enjoy:
Husker Du's Candy Apple Grey, Mystery Jets bsides and rem…

skiiiiint

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i go down to my last £1.75 in the world (although i got me paycheck today, but cant cash it til tuesday) and spent £1 on a note book and 75p on a The Stranglers 7", them covering Walk On By. its incredible - a chuggy version of the song with…

do cdrs count?

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well, do they? i mean, ive copied offa my good man down the road Pixies (puple tapes minus pilgrim ep cd thing), Pelican (Australasia), Smart Went Crazy (con art), Buck 65 (Squares) and some other stuff, i think. anyway, its all good. through the pos…

so i bought a record player.

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went to manchester. went to vinyl exchange, which had been hyped somewhat by my mancunian-ish friends. was unimpressed, BUT bought Part Chimp's hilariously titled Chart Pimp for £5, which ain't bad. Sounds pretty good. surprising use of major chords, w…

a little something

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the band Akira emailed me and asked if i wanted a demo, and, being me, i said yes. £0 thankyou very much. i have heard mixed things about the band and will listen with interest at some point. god im shit at, like, doing things.…

!!!

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got the !forward russia!/this et al split 7" in the post through Dance to the Radio Records. it has "listen to the silence" and "let it ring on" inscribed in the vinyl. all labels shoud do this. it cost £4. one day i will actually …

more records, less money.

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so today i get up and some lovely ebay person (well, not really that lovely as i had to paypal them £6.17, but i'm sure shes lovely anyway) had sent me Graham Coxon's "The Golden D". on first listen, it may actually be the best record ever m…

rekkid buying

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i've shied away from this here weblogging following unpleasent experiences with similar thingimmies, but i figure using this as a record/cd buying/acquiring diary would be useful in tracking my spending and suchlike. also: if any of my legions of DiS fans…

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