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Scott Clifford @ilovemyrecords.bsky.social · 1d

✅ Genuinely great continuation of the John McClane character 12 years after Die Hard With A Vengeance

✅ Great buddy-cop relationship with Justin Long’s character

✅ Timothy Olyphant chewing scenery as the bad guy

Scott Clifford @ilovemyrecords.bsky.social · 1d

Man … I go into every weekend hungry for new cultural experiences… and every weekend I end up watching some film I have seen many, many times before….

Tonight?

Die Hard 4.0

Underrated classic of the genre

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Scott Clifford @ilovemyrecords.bsky.social · 1d

And as if conjured by the very words ‘record-nerd content’ themselves, the new opus by The Necks has just dropped thro’ my letterbox

A copy of The Necks’ “Disquiet” album on CD on top of a Boomkat padded envelope . A cup of coffee in a mug saying “But first, coffee” is also in the photo

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Scott Clifford @ilovemyrecords.bsky.social · 1d

Conscious I don’t post here very often… going to try and remedy that by upping the record-nerd content…

This was released a couple of weeks ago on Soundway (who were doing a really neat/good value ‘bundle’ offer on their Bandcamp page)

It is absolutely sublime

The sleeve of K Frimpong & his Cubano’s Fiesta Blue album propped up against two big piles of books

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Scott Clifford @ilovemyrecords.bsky.social · 1d

If push came to shove, this *might* just be my favourite Fela LP (*) (**) (***)

(*) top 3 at least
(**) of the Fela LPs I’ve heard
(***) if I am not currently listening to a Fela LP. If I am currently listening to a Fela LP then - objectively speaking - that is always the best Fela LP

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Scott Clifford @ilovemyrecords.bsky.social · 2d

Agree 100%
Sherelle’s 6Music show last week was a celebration of the influence of the Windrush generation… And it was just banger after banger from my (musical) youth. Althea & Donna, Janet Kay, Desmond Dekker, Musical Youth, John Holt, Bob & Marcia… just music I intrinsically link with growing up

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Scott Clifford @ilovemyrecords.bsky.social · 2d

I grew up as a white kid in South Wales in the 70s & 80s… on one hand, it’s a bit odd that I ended up being completely obsessed with reggae/dub/ska… on the other hand, you see old clips like this and it makes perfect sense…

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Scott Clifford @ilovemyrecords.bsky.social · 15d

‘Breaking the Waves’ & ‘Emily Watson’ is always my go-to answer for that “Pick a movie. Keep one actor. The rest are played by Muppets” thing that periodically goes around …

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wrongtom @wrongtom.bsky.social · 27d

I wrote something for Rapper’s Delight’s 45th anniversary but got distracted and didn’t publish it until a few months back, so here it is again if you missed it… rentparty.substack.com/p/chapter-24...

WHAT A FUCKING RECORD @whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social · 27d

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Scott Clifford @ilovemyrecords.bsky.social · Sep 11

Was a big fan of their entry in Skint’s ‘On the Floor at the Boutique’ mix CD series…

… if only for introducing me to Felice Taylor’s “I Can Feel Your Love”

youtu.be/p74WSsx8Aa0

FELICE TAYLOR - I Can Feel Your Love

YouTube video by NaturalSoulBrother1

youtu.be

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Scott Clifford @ilovemyrecords.bsky.social · Sep 6

Also, sure someone else has done this gag but…

Mitchell & Webb Are Not Funny

Scott Clifford @ilovemyrecords.bsky.social · Sep 6

Episode 5 of Alien: Earth was incredible. No notes

Scott Clifford @ilovemyrecords.bsky.social · Aug 29

… four episodes in and Alien: Earth is so, so good…

Scott Clifford @ilovemyrecords.bsky.social · Aug 29

… and - oh my days - that ending

#oceansize

Scott Clifford @ilovemyrecords.bsky.social · Aug 29

… four episodes in and Alien: Earth is so, so good…

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Scott Clifford @ilovemyrecords.bsky.social · Aug 29

This 👇🏻

Dorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social · Aug 24

I don’t want to be too shrill about this but I think the BBC, ITV and Sky have disgraced themselves in their coverage of the anti-refugee protests. A massive failure of judgement. But now we know the next time a progressive protest “isn’t news” that it’s nothing to do with numbers

Scott Clifford @ilovemyrecords.bsky.social · Aug 29

It’s when you hit one of the episodes from that era that wasn’t generally well-regarded at the time and it’s … still really quite good…

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Scott Clifford @ilovemyrecords.bsky.social · Aug 27

That pub is still standing - it’s one of the few in Cardiff Docks that survived the Cardiff Bay development / gentrification in the 90s…

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Scott Clifford @ilovemyrecords.bsky.social · Aug 27

Thanks for reminding me of this one - need to dig my copy out 🔊

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Scott Clifford @ilovemyrecords.bsky.social · Aug 22

Took me a few seconds (I might’ve had a beer or two) to realise it was a ‘Maggot Brain’ rip off… was disappointed :-(

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Scott Clifford @ilovemyrecords.bsky.social · Aug 22

I was going to reply - the uncropped pic has def. got a golden ratio feel about the composition….

def.got

Scott Clifford @ilovemyrecords.bsky.social · Aug 13

Really looking forward to watching this…

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Scott Clifford @ilovemyrecords.bsky.social · Aug 2

One of the very few upsides to my dad having advanced macular degeneration in both eyes is that he doesn’t buy that fucking rag anymore.

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Scott Clifford @ilovemyrecords.bsky.social · Jul 26

Just verified my age on BlueSky by holding a chicken in the air and sticking a deckchair up my nose

Scott Clifford @ilovemyrecords.bsky.social · Jul 22

Oh man…

RIP Ozzy 💔

I love you sweet leaf…

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Scott Clifford @ilovemyrecords.bsky.social · Jul 19

Ditto. Family outing for eldest daughter’s 15th birthday / my (belated) 49th birthday.

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