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Rob
@covers.bsky.social
Mostly music and books here. Partial to a charity shop and an old newspaper cutting. Formerly @100Covers on Twitter, author of a couple of books and used to sometimes write for the Independent.
Been after the 12” of this for… oh, about 45 years. Finally got around to tracking it down. Looks unplayed too 😃 #ElvisCostello #RadarRrecords
January 16, 2026 at 5:32 PM
A new year playlist. Comprising entirely very old songs 😄
open.spotify.com/playlist/5oB...
Bright Sky Tomorrow
open.spotify.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Some great Clash singles for sale here!

www.ebay.co.uk/usr/richpick...
January 4, 2026 at 3:45 PM
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Ed Sullivan, a very young Scott Walker, and Liberace, 1950s.
August 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Morning. Here are some Elvis Costello 12 inch singles for #weekendsingles #MusicSky #VinylSky
January 4, 2026 at 11:02 AM
A 16yo Scott Walker, on US TV in 1959. Ten years later, he’d make the iconic LP Scott 4. youtu.be/vcpY-qmLjsM?...
Scott Walker: Paper Doll (live on CBS, 1959)
YouTube video by Bufo
youtu.be
January 4, 2026 at 10:16 AM
Scott Walker and his mum.
December 27, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Is this the voice of God?
December 27, 2025 at 3:35 PM
When Bob Dylan met Tom Waits (and Popeye).

youtu.be/T4opT_5u7k4?...
Tom Waits Backstage with Bob Dylan (Family Guy Clip)
YouTube video by Tom Waits
youtu.be
December 26, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Getting ready for tonight’s BBC Ghost Story for Christmas with this little-read Dickens classic
December 24, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Vintage Byrds, with Gram Parsons, from 1968. Wonderful record and a country classic.
December 22, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Norwich cathedral, yesterday
December 21, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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December 18, 2025 at 5:47 PM
December 18, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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NEW post: “If you appreciate folk, country, Americana, piano ballads, or just great story telling, there is much to discover on Jimmy Webb’s dozen or so albums.”

@covers.bsky.social selects 10 best songs sung by #JimmyWebb

www.toppermost.co.uk/webb-jimmy/
December 3, 2025 at 11:08 AM
@delonsblues.bsky.social btw I see those two mid-70s Walkers LPs getting a reissue. I like the coloured vinyl but I’m happy enough with my originals I think! www.musiconvinyl.com/products/the...
The Walker Brothers - No Regrets (Orange/Yellow Marble Vinyl)
The 50th anniversary edition of The Walker Brothers - No Regrets is available on limited edition vinyl. Get this Americana/Pop classic from Music On Vinyl.
www.musiconvinyl.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Charity shop prices for vinyl getting a bit ridiculous, I’d argue.
December 16, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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NEW post: “In the late 60s Jimmy Webb virtually defined American popular songwriting with hits such as MacArthur Park, By The Time I Get To Phoenix, Galveston, Wichita Lineman…”

@covers.bsky.social selects 10 best songs sung by #JimmyWebb

www.toppermost.co.uk/webb-jimmy/
December 3, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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I love this review of Till the Band Comes In, Scott Walker’s fifth solo album, November 1970. “A kept cowboy…” 😄
December 7, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Bush Tetras
Too Many Creeps
1980
youtube.com/watch?v=aVOz...
December 9, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Delighted to pick up these two the other day, both firsts (although Spanner is a 2nd reprint). Both in fine condition. #johnlennon
December 8, 2025 at 9:46 PM
I love this review of Till the Band Comes In, Scott Walker’s fifth solo album, November 1970. “A kept cowboy…” 😄
December 7, 2025 at 4:04 PM