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Robin's music ephemera
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Posting blurry photos of items collected by @firepile.bsky.social over 40ish years of being slightly obsessive about music. Particular attention to 4ad, Teenbeat, Simple Machines, Wax Trax, IPR, and related/similar bands/music
This one is pretty recent! The last 5 years for sure. I remember threatening everyone I knew to back the Kickstarter when they were trying to fund the art book and it was so absolutely worth it. They even sent a huge manila envelope of random IPR history with my copy of the book. All incredible.
November 27, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Yeah I had remembered this as a Grenadine headliner but when I saw Unrest played there in 92 it jogged my memory a bit, so it's very possible this was that show
November 26, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I *think* the original vinyl was released at the same time they were Kickstarting Savage Impressions, the gorgeous art book documenting IPR's history. I also have a gorgeous print of this signed and numbered by Bruce Licher, but I don't have a photo of it yet (it hangs outside my music room). (2/2)
November 26, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Omg! I still love his bands so much!!
November 18, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Oh damn, nice! I've only ever seen 2 from the series (the 2 I have- Bauhaus and Psychic TV).
November 18, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Chris Van Wagner introduced me to this thing and I was gleeful when I eventually found a copy in the pre-internet-buying days
November 18, 2025 at 6:39 PM
It has more than just lyrics inside - some text about the history of the band, etc. In the early 90s, this was literally the only place to find their cover of Spirit in the Sky outside of a 7" no one had, and this was not easy to find, either!
November 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Here's a random page from the first edition, and the title page from the University of Texas Press edition.
November 17, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Radio City Music Hall, July 24, 1991. Sometimes I think I hallucinated this entire night. I've been to a lot (a LOT) of concerts in my life, but this one was pretty easily the weirdest shit ever. The NY Times review really undersells the insanity.
Review/Pop; Mix-and-Match Show With Snarling and Anger (Published 1991)
www.nytimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 10:06 PM
I hadn't seen them in the wild before I got one at a hotel in Barcelona over the summer! I think they must be cheap but designed to look respectable
November 15, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Agreed!
November 10, 2025 at 4:33 AM