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Nigel Wallis
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Equally uninformed about music, art and science but likely to post on any regardless. ECM nerd and Gerhard Richter obsessive. If I'm playing music: yes, it's supposed to sound like that.
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Concept art by Graham Bleathman for various TV shows by Gerry Anderson, on show at London's Museum of Brands.
A cutaway illustration of Stingray, from the series of the same name. A cutaway illustration of a Titan fish from the series Stingray. A cutaway illustration of Cloudbase from Captain Scarlet. An illustration of Moonbase Alpha and some Eagle transporters from Space:1999.
February 14, 2026 at 5:54 PM
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I think they're OK with what they have... 👀
A collection of Century 21 mini albums from various Gerry Anderson TV series. A collection of Century 21 mini albums from various Gerry Anderson TV series.
February 14, 2026 at 2:52 PM
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Slightly sobering when the first LP you owned turns up in a museum exhibition 😬
Cover of the album Thunderbirds and Captain Scarlet.
February 14, 2026 at 1:24 PM
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"Hmmm...are you sure this is from the farmer's market?"
A local fox giving a piece of cheese an exploratory sniff.
February 13, 2026 at 9:35 AM
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Pictures of CWF are very welcome, keep them coming please. I offer in return one of our locals, amiable and fond of the occasional piece of cheese.
Picture of a local fox, fond of the occasional piece of cheese I will supply.
February 13, 2026 at 9:28 AM
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Right, I'm going in: pencil and Discogs want list at the ready.
Cover of the book Now Jazz Now: 100 Essential Free Jazz and Improvisation Recordings 1960-80 by Byron Coley, Mats Gustafsson and Thurston Moore. The cover is a black and white photo of Don Cherry in profile, playing a flute or recorder.
February 12, 2026 at 6:20 PM
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Curry bread: I have tasted the future* and it is GOOD

*well, a popular Japanese food item that's been around since the 1920s
Picture of curry bread (karē pan).
February 11, 2026 at 12:44 PM
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Orange album covers
Cover of Eugene Chadbourne's album LSD C&W. A bright orange cover with a circular pattern of guitars, upright basses, cowboys and associated clothing in a circular pattern around a target in the centre.
February 10, 2026 at 8:08 PM
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Ah, that's better
Screenshot of the "Add muted words and tags" screen in the Bluesky settings page. The phrase "Wrong answers only" has been muted forever.
February 8, 2026 at 1:19 PM
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Letter in this week's Private Eye. "Just what I always wanted" 😆
A letter in issue 1668 of Private Eye, under the heading "Gnome Comforts". It reads: "Sir, I am receiving regular copies of Private Eye in the post at my address below. I have never asked for this I have not signed up for these mailings I do NOT want to receive Private Eye. PLEASE STOP SENDING IT To ME. IRATE READER" Underneath is a comment from the editor of Private Eye: "Awkward. This subscription was a gift from a kind soul who clearly doesn't know the recipient as well as they think they do. Ed."
February 7, 2026 at 9:24 AM
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A photo of many hands raised in the air.
February 6, 2026 at 6:27 PM
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Working from home today and in between meetings so giving this one a workout. Happy listening, all. #NowPlaying
Cover of the album Statements V - XI for Double Bass and Violone by Barry Guy. The cover shows a black and white close up photo of Guy playing the double bass.
February 5, 2026 at 11:13 AM
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Courtesy of the fine people at Reckless Records, I now have an LP copy of this, one of my favourites - a little crackly in some places but it knocks the, erm, spots off the CD version.
Cover of the album Power Spot by Jon Hassell. The cover shows a traditional Najavo sandpainting design, with coiled black and white snakes in a circular pattern.
February 4, 2026 at 7:03 PM
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Les mêmes
A picture of Les from Vic Reeves' Big Night Out. The same picture as the first image - Les from Vic Reeves' Big Night Out.
February 2, 2026 at 10:36 AM
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Just bought this one earlier, although haven't played it yet.
Cover of the album Four for Trane by Archie Shepp.
February 1, 2026 at 7:44 PM
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"Get Carter" fatality:
Uk road warning sign for quayside or river bank, showing a car tipping into flowing water.
February 1, 2026 at 6:48 PM
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I don't know what is going on in the usual desert of our local charity shops, but I am a very happy man.
Two LPs: Live at The Old Quarter, Houston Texas by Townes Van Zandt, and Broken English by Marianne Faithful.
January 31, 2026 at 9:16 PM
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Posters for "West Side Story", "Terror of the Tongs", "Spartacus" and "Psycho" in the disused tunnels under Euston Station.
An almost intact poster for West Side Story in the disused tunnels under Euston Station. A damaged poster for Terror of the Tongs, starring Christopher Lee, at Euston Station. A partially complete poster for Spartacus showing Laurence Olivier's face in the tunnels under Euston Station. A damaged poster for Psycho, showing only the title of the film.
January 31, 2026 at 8:59 PM
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Favourite by 238,000 miles.
A coffee mug with an image of Snoopy wearing a space suit. He is standing on the surface of the Moon and carrying an American flag. The text below the image reads "Snoopy: First beagle on the Moon."
January 30, 2026 at 7:39 AM
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Oh HELLO
Cover of the 10 LP set of Miles Davis' The Complete Live at The Plugged Nickel 1965. The cover is black with a gold silhouette of Miles.
January 28, 2026 at 1:46 PM
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#NowPlaying My favourite album of theirs, except for days when it's Aether or Disquiet or Sex or
Cover of the album Aquatic by The Necks. The cover is an abstract drawing of swirling blue, green and yellow lines.
January 28, 2026 at 1:18 PM
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Crikey. Years' worth of nothing but Dido and Toploader, then this lot appear in our local charity shop at lunchtime. Got a few of them on LP but hard to leave these behind...
A pile of CDs, including two by Donald Byrd plus Metheny and Coleman's Song X: Twentieth Anniversary. The majority are by Miles Davis: Live-Evil, Copenhagen 1960, Tutu, On the Corner, Amandla, Aura, We Want Miles, Decoy, The Man With the Horn, Star People, Dark Magus, Agharta, Doo-Bop and the Complete At The Blackhawk sessions.
January 26, 2026 at 2:16 PM
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Pick any three of the five. Phenomenal.
Discogs page for the Stevie Wonder discography, showing the five albums he released between 1972 and 1976: Music of my Mind, Talking Book, Innervisions, Fullfillingness' First Finale, and Songs in the Key of Life.
January 25, 2026 at 5:48 PM
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A little more respect for our Polish cryptographers please, puss.
A memorial plaque in the form of an open book at Bletchley Park, celebrating that work of Polish mathematicians in the breaking of the Enigma cipher machine. The text on the left hand page is in English, on the right in Polish. Bletchley Park's resident tortoiseshell cat has taken up a spot in the middle and looks quite at home.
January 24, 2026 at 4:11 PM
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Have parked the European free jazz LPs for the night and gone digging in the "teen me" section. Happy Friday, everyone. 🍷
A copy of Out of the Blue by the Electric Light Orchestra, still sounding pretty damn fine.
January 23, 2026 at 7:49 PM