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Chris Coleman
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Husband | Grandfather | Retired | Music | Dog Walker | Books | CCFC

Co-owner Seventeen Records
#MDANT | #PUSB
Posting to share a clip of the late John Bauldie speaking from the flat in Romford where he produced “The Telegraph” Dylan magazine.
1991, given the proliferation of REM “Out Of Time” related clips on the same videotape, & that they’re talking about the first release in the Dylan “Bootleg Series”.
September 18, 2025 at 6:14 PM
We are nearly done.
One final Substack post tomorrow on the actual 40th Anniversary of “Robespierre’s Velvet Basement” but here’s the penultimate contribution.
open.substack.com/pub/chrissev...
Try to listen to the album tomorrow and make sure to remember Nikki, Dave & Epic as you do so.
August 1, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Hopefully hitting that early evening social media sweet spot in alerting you to the 8th instalment of the “Robespierre’s Velvet Basement” 40th anniversary Substack celebration.
open.substack.com/pub/chrissev...
In which @glassmodern1’s David E Barker’s pivotal role in RVB is addressed.
July 31, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Er-hem, version 2.
Managed to get the 7th “Robespierre’s” post up just before midnight.
Honestly, if there’s one you could give a miss, this might be the one.
open.substack.com/pub/chrissev...
(It’ll now likely get more views than it deserves & more than previous (better) posts!)
#ReversePsychology
July 30, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Managed to get the 7th “Robespierre’s Velvet Basement” Substack post up just before midnight.
Honestly, if there’s one you could give a miss, this might be the one.

(It’ll now likely get more views than it deserves - more than previous (better) posts!)
#ReversePsychology
July 30, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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With Dave, Nikki and Epic Soundtracks no longer with us, Marc Lemon is the “last man standing” of the musicians responsible for the album.
He answered some questions for us in 2018 for the RSD 2019 re-release.
#Robespierres #Velvet #Basement
He has some thoughts.
July 29, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Hope you’re still hanging on in there.
The 5th instalment of our “Robespierre’s Velvet Basement” celebration.
“We should be on the cover of the NME” - Nikki Sudden - to the NME!
1985 National Music Press reaction.
open.substack.com/pub/chrissev...
#Jacobites #DaveKusworth
July 28, 2025 at 6:28 PM
How The West Midlands Came To Minnesota.
The latest instalment of our tribute to 40 years of “Robespierre’s Velvet Basement” by The Jacobites which we celebrate on 2nd August.
God-willing, 6 more to come.
open.substack.com/pub/chrissev...
#NikkiSudden #DaveKusworth
#TheReplacements
July 27, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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The third chapter of what I’m mildly tempted to call “The Story Of Robespierre’s Velvet Basement” which, of course it isn’t - and couldn’t ever really be.
Today we present previously unused 2018 reminiscences of RVB from Dave Kusworth.
#Jacobites
July 26, 2025 at 11:53 AM