Andrew Long
@closetotheedge.bsky.social
#ProgRock, #Jazz, #MusicCollector, retired from the #Railway. #HAE patient. Amateur #Theology, Christian (Liberal/Progressive) Average #Bass player #RailwayFamily #NGauge #ModelRailway. You bin influenced? andylong.bandcamp.com redoverred.bandcamp.com
#NowPlaying: David Bowie: No Plan. 2017. e.p.
December 13, 2025 at 3:47 PM
#NowPlaying: David Bowie: No Plan. 2017. e.p.
#NowPlaying: Steven Wilson: Drive Home: 2013.
December 13, 2025 at 1:59 PM
#NowPlaying: Steven Wilson: Drive Home: 2013.
#NowPlaying: Kraftwerk: Autobahn: 1974. My favourite Kraftwerk album (today).
December 13, 2025 at 8:19 AM
#NowPlaying: Kraftwerk: Autobahn: 1974. My favourite Kraftwerk album (today).
#NowPlaying: Hawkwind: Love In Space: 1996 Live album from the Ron Tree era.
December 13, 2025 at 7:49 AM
#NowPlaying: Hawkwind: Love In Space: 1996 Live album from the Ron Tree era.
#NowPlaying: Jade Warrior: Kites: 1976.
December 12, 2025 at 5:55 PM
#NowPlaying: Jade Warrior: Kites: 1976.
#NowPlaying: Chick Corea: Expressions: 1994 solo piano album.
December 12, 2025 at 4:32 PM
#NowPlaying: Chick Corea: Expressions: 1994 solo piano album.
#NowPlaying: it's another spin for my 'album of the year'! John Lees' Barclay James Harvest: Relativity.
December 12, 2025 at 10:01 AM
#NowPlaying: it's another spin for my 'album of the year'! John Lees' Barclay James Harvest: Relativity.
#NowPlaying: King Crimson: The Elements (2014 Tour Box). The first of these annual compilation boxes, and the first time we got a little flavour of what was to come with the seven-headed beast.
December 12, 2025 at 7:22 AM
#NowPlaying: King Crimson: The Elements (2014 Tour Box). The first of these annual compilation boxes, and the first time we got a little flavour of what was to come with the seven-headed beast.
#NowPlaying: King Crimson: Elektrik: Live In Japan: 2003. The version I have is included in this 3CD pack.
December 11, 2025 at 8:22 AM
#NowPlaying: King Crimson: Elektrik: Live In Japan: 2003. The version I have is included in this 3CD pack.
#NowPlaying: Bruce Springsteen: Chapter And Verse: 2016 compilation. Probably most interesting for the early, previously unreleased material
December 10, 2025 at 10:38 AM
#NowPlaying: Bruce Springsteen: Chapter And Verse: 2016 compilation. Probably most interesting for the early, previously unreleased material
#NowPlaying: Bruce Springsteen: Devils & Dust: 2005. This is the most recent Springsteen studio album I've got, after this there's a compilation and that's me all bossed out.
December 10, 2025 at 8:21 AM
#NowPlaying: Bruce Springsteen: Devils & Dust: 2005. This is the most recent Springsteen studio album I've got, after this there's a compilation and that's me all bossed out.
#NowPlaying: XTC: Fossil Fuel: The Singles 1977–92. Compilation released in 1996.
December 10, 2025 at 6:16 AM
#NowPlaying: XTC: Fossil Fuel: The Singles 1977–92. Compilation released in 1996.
#NowPlaying: Keith Jarrett: Munich 2016. Live double album, solo piano
December 9, 2025 at 11:00 AM
#NowPlaying: Keith Jarrett: Munich 2016. Live double album, solo piano
#NowPlaying: Roger Waters: The Wall: 2015 live version. I do still love the original, even though it's not everybody's cup of tea.
December 9, 2025 at 9:19 AM
#NowPlaying: Roger Waters: The Wall: 2015 live version. I do still love the original, even though it's not everybody's cup of tea.
#NowPlaying: Bruce Springsteen: The Ghost of Tom Joad: 1995. Getting g to the end of my Springsteen collection now, after Tunnel of Love I have only got a couple more.
December 9, 2025 at 8:10 AM
#NowPlaying: Bruce Springsteen: The Ghost of Tom Joad: 1995. Getting g to the end of my Springsteen collection now, after Tunnel of Love I have only got a couple more.
#NowPlaying: Jefferson Airplane: Crown of Creation: 1968.
December 8, 2025 at 8:30 AM
#NowPlaying: Jefferson Airplane: Crown of Creation: 1968.
##NowWatching The War Between The Land And The Sea. Mrs L didn't fancy it, so I had to record it
December 8, 2025 at 6:52 AM
##NowWatching The War Between The Land And The Sea. Mrs L didn't fancy it, so I had to record it
This is the #NGauge Christmas display I've been working on, not quite finished yet, but almost there, I got some great help from friends at @n-gauge-newport.bsky.social
December 7, 2025 at 9:56 PM
This is the #NGauge Christmas display I've been working on, not quite finished yet, but almost there, I got some great help from friends at @n-gauge-newport.bsky.social
#NowPlaying: Blaxploitation The Sequel: 1997 Soul, Jazz and Funk compilation.
December 7, 2025 at 3:30 PM
#NowPlaying: Blaxploitation The Sequel: 1997 Soul, Jazz and Funk compilation.
#NowPlaying: Bruce Springsteen: Tunnel of Love: 1987. Although this was an enormously successful album for Springsteen, it's not one I've ever really taken that much notice of. I bought mine in a charity shop a couple of years ago, maybe the third time I've played it...
December 7, 2025 at 9:21 AM
#NowPlaying: Bruce Springsteen: Tunnel of Love: 1987. Although this was an enormously successful album for Springsteen, it's not one I've ever really taken that much notice of. I bought mine in a charity shop a couple of years ago, maybe the third time I've played it...
#NowPlaying: The Blind Boys Of Alabama: Spirit Of The Century: 2001. I've seen these blokes live twice, once when they opened for Peter Gabriel at Wembley, they blew me away that day.
December 7, 2025 at 8:29 AM
#NowPlaying: The Blind Boys Of Alabama: Spirit Of The Century: 2001. I've seen these blokes live twice, once when they opened for Peter Gabriel at Wembley, they blew me away that day.
#NowPlayting: Ozric Tentacles: Erpland: 1990. I missed these guys last week because they were in town the same nigh as the Pete Roth Trio.
December 6, 2025 at 4:08 PM
#NowPlayting: Ozric Tentacles: Erpland: 1990. I missed these guys last week because they were in town the same nigh as the Pete Roth Trio.
#NowPlaying: Bruce Springsteen: Live 1975-1985. Live compilation released 1986. it seems this is the second best selling live album in America, just behind Garth Brooks. I finished my Springsteen box so I may as well play whatever else I've got, mostly via charity shops
December 6, 2025 at 1:43 PM
#NowPlaying: Bruce Springsteen: Live 1975-1985. Live compilation released 1986. it seems this is the second best selling live album in America, just behind Garth Brooks. I finished my Springsteen box so I may as well play whatever else I've got, mostly via charity shops
Very pleased to announce this morning that I have won the FIFA Prize for 'good morning' posts
December 6, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Very pleased to announce this morning that I have won the FIFA Prize for 'good morning' posts
#NowPlaying: John Lees' Barclay James Harvest: Relativity: 2025. If I have to pick an album of the year, it will be this.
December 6, 2025 at 8:08 AM
#NowPlaying: John Lees' Barclay James Harvest: Relativity: 2025. If I have to pick an album of the year, it will be this.