Richard Phillips-Jones
@rpjwrites.bsky.social
#Writer & Deputy Editor at spookyisles.com
#Horror, #Psychedelic #Music, #SouthamptonFC. #AberdeenFC. #vegetarian. #Fiat500 owner. #RecordCollector. Typical #Pisces. Raising two fingers at #HodgkinsLymphoma since 1993.
#Horror, #Psychedelic #Music, #SouthamptonFC. #AberdeenFC. #vegetarian. #Fiat500 owner. #RecordCollector. Typical #Pisces. Raising two fingers at #HodgkinsLymphoma since 1993.
Never underestimate the healing powers of chocolate digestive biscuits.
November 14, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Never underestimate the healing powers of chocolate digestive biscuits.
Happy to say that education has moved on somewhat since this UK government pamphet was published in 1937.
November 9, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Happy to say that education has moved on somewhat since this UK government pamphet was published in 1937.
I know it's not an #AlbumAlmanac this week, but it seems an appropriate sleeve for today (and it does compile some great #WeekendSingles)
The Alarm - Standards (1981-90)
#MusicSky #VinylSky #NowPlaying
The Alarm - Standards (1981-90)
#MusicSky #VinylSky #NowPlaying
November 9, 2025 at 11:36 AM
I know it's not an #AlbumAlmanac this week, but it seems an appropriate sleeve for today (and it does compile some great #WeekendSingles)
The Alarm - Standards (1981-90)
#MusicSky #VinylSky #NowPlaying
The Alarm - Standards (1981-90)
#MusicSky #VinylSky #NowPlaying
Apropos of nothing, here's two from The Belle Stars and two from Lloyd Cole & The Commotions.
#WeekendSingles #MusicSky #VinylSky
#WeekendSingles #MusicSky #VinylSky
November 8, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Apropos of nothing, here's two from The Belle Stars and two from Lloyd Cole & The Commotions.
#WeekendSingles #MusicSky #VinylSky
#WeekendSingles #MusicSky #VinylSky
If you see this, post an album cover with a motor vehicle on it.
November 8, 2025 at 2:15 PM
If you see this, post an album cover with a motor vehicle on it.
Between defrosting the freezer and my wife emptying the remains from her jar of beetroot, the kitchen sink now looks like the crime scene in a Scandinavian thriller.
November 2, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Between defrosting the freezer and my wife emptying the remains from her jar of beetroot, the kitchen sink now looks like the crime scene in a Scandinavian thriller.
Early 1970's TV themes: Van Der Valk (the final number one from EMI's Columbia label, trivia fans), The Adventures Of Black Beauty, The Rockford Files and Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads.
#WeekendSingles #VinylSky #MusicSky
#WeekendSingles #VinylSky #MusicSky
November 2, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Early 1970's TV themes: Van Der Valk (the final number one from EMI's Columbia label, trivia fans), The Adventures Of Black Beauty, The Rockford Files and Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads.
#WeekendSingles #VinylSky #MusicSky
#WeekendSingles #VinylSky #MusicSky
The UK top 20, today in 1967. Where psych-pop classics meet head-on with easy family favourites.
(I would illustrate with a few singles but they're mostly packed away for now 😔)
#WeekendSingles
(I would illustrate with a few singles but they're mostly packed away for now 😔)
#WeekendSingles
November 2, 2025 at 11:53 AM
The UK top 20, today in 1967. Where psych-pop classics meet head-on with easy family favourites.
(I would illustrate with a few singles but they're mostly packed away for now 😔)
#WeekendSingles
(I would illustrate with a few singles but they're mostly packed away for now 😔)
#WeekendSingles
Duff tracks ruining great albums, you say?
Beach Boys: "Wow, this album we just finished is amazing and will restore our cultural reputation no end!"
Mike Love: "Wait, you haven't heard this yet..."
Student Demonstration Time, blighting Surf's Up (1971)
#WeekendSingles #AlbumAlmanac
Beach Boys: "Wow, this album we just finished is amazing and will restore our cultural reputation no end!"
Mike Love: "Wait, you haven't heard this yet..."
Student Demonstration Time, blighting Surf's Up (1971)
#WeekendSingles #AlbumAlmanac
November 1, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Duff tracks ruining great albums, you say?
Beach Boys: "Wow, this album we just finished is amazing and will restore our cultural reputation no end!"
Mike Love: "Wait, you haven't heard this yet..."
Student Demonstration Time, blighting Surf's Up (1971)
#WeekendSingles #AlbumAlmanac
Beach Boys: "Wow, this album we just finished is amazing and will restore our cultural reputation no end!"
Mike Love: "Wait, you haven't heard this yet..."
Student Demonstration Time, blighting Surf's Up (1971)
#WeekendSingles #AlbumAlmanac
October 31, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Scary #Halloween costume for #WeekendSingles types?
October 31, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Scary #Halloween costume for #WeekendSingles types?
A lost love replaced, courtesy of an early chazza visit this morning.
Belinda Carlisle - Heaven On Earth (1987)
(No Halloween theme here, but what the hell)
Belinda Carlisle - Heaven On Earth (1987)
(No Halloween theme here, but what the hell)
October 31, 2025 at 10:10 AM
A lost love replaced, courtesy of an early chazza visit this morning.
Belinda Carlisle - Heaven On Earth (1987)
(No Halloween theme here, but what the hell)
Belinda Carlisle - Heaven On Earth (1987)
(No Halloween theme here, but what the hell)
Anyone need a playlist? Happy #Halloween. 🎃
‘The nuns were convinced they were possessed by demons’: goth and metal stars select the scariest music ever made
Forget the Monster Mash. For the ultimate Halloween playlist, reach for horror soundtracks, 1940s kids’ music and Russian darkwave – all chosen by Sunn O))), Creeper, Diamanda Galás and more
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October 31, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Anyone need a playlist? Happy #Halloween. 🎃
The leaves are finally coming down, and in one go apparently.
October 27, 2025 at 12:39 PM
The leaves are finally coming down, and in one go apparently.
Final #WeekendSingles floor-fillers before I get on with humdrum stuff: Freda Payne, Otis Redding & Carla Thomas, Ramsey Lewis Trio and Gloria Jones (early-mid 70's bootleg - I'm not made of money 😂)
#VinylSky #MusicSky #NowPlaying #SoulMusic
#VinylSky #MusicSky #NowPlaying #SoulMusic
October 26, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Final #WeekendSingles floor-fillers before I get on with humdrum stuff: Freda Payne, Otis Redding & Carla Thomas, Ramsey Lewis Trio and Gloria Jones (early-mid 70's bootleg - I'm not made of money 😂)
#VinylSky #MusicSky #NowPlaying #SoulMusic
#VinylSky #MusicSky #NowPlaying #SoulMusic
Certified #WeekendSingles floor-fillers: Gladys Knight & The Pips, Millie Jackson, The Flirtations and Gayle McCormick (slightly longer mono mix with alternate end vocal, exclusive to this promo issue).
#VinylSky #MusicSky #NowPlaying #SoulMusic
#VinylSky #MusicSky #NowPlaying #SoulMusic
October 26, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Certified #WeekendSingles floor-fillers: Gladys Knight & The Pips, Millie Jackson, The Flirtations and Gayle McCormick (slightly longer mono mix with alternate end vocal, exclusive to this promo issue).
#VinylSky #MusicSky #NowPlaying #SoulMusic
#VinylSky #MusicSky #NowPlaying #SoulMusic
The last light in the sky we'll see after 6pm for a while.
I'll be back with more cheering and inspirational thoughts later. You're welcome.
I'll be back with more cheering and inspirational thoughts later. You're welcome.
October 25, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The last light in the sky we'll see after 6pm for a while.
I'll be back with more cheering and inspirational thoughts later. You're welcome.
I'll be back with more cheering and inspirational thoughts later. You're welcome.
When you finally discard that beloved item of clothing after many, many years of service... 😭 #declutter #lifelaundry
October 25, 2025 at 9:13 AM
When you finally discard that beloved item of clothing after many, many years of service... 😭 #declutter #lifelaundry
For the run-up to #Halloween, four discs which involve a fatal encounter with the grim reaper:
John Leyton, The Shangri-Las and Twinkle all got a BBC ban (Auntie Beeb didn't approve of such things). Bobbie Gentry got away with it. 🎃💀⚰️🪦
#WeekendSingles #VinylSky #MusicSky #HalloweenMusic
John Leyton, The Shangri-Las and Twinkle all got a BBC ban (Auntie Beeb didn't approve of such things). Bobbie Gentry got away with it. 🎃💀⚰️🪦
#WeekendSingles #VinylSky #MusicSky #HalloweenMusic
October 25, 2025 at 8:29 AM
For the run-up to #Halloween, four discs which involve a fatal encounter with the grim reaper:
John Leyton, The Shangri-Las and Twinkle all got a BBC ban (Auntie Beeb didn't approve of such things). Bobbie Gentry got away with it. 🎃💀⚰️🪦
#WeekendSingles #VinylSky #MusicSky #HalloweenMusic
John Leyton, The Shangri-Las and Twinkle all got a BBC ban (Auntie Beeb didn't approve of such things). Bobbie Gentry got away with it. 🎃💀⚰️🪦
#WeekendSingles #VinylSky #MusicSky #HalloweenMusic
Last ones from me (before I get some tea on), spanning 1970-72: Three Dog Night, another Badfinger belter (its lack of a UK release sums up the disarray Apple was in by then), Lindisfarne and a Fortunes ditty which suits the day nicely. Have a good week y'all.
#WeekendSingles #VinylSky #MusicSky
#WeekendSingles #VinylSky #MusicSky
October 19, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Last ones from me (before I get some tea on), spanning 1970-72: Three Dog Night, another Badfinger belter (its lack of a UK release sums up the disarray Apple was in by then), Lindisfarne and a Fortunes ditty which suits the day nicely. Have a good week y'all.
#WeekendSingles #VinylSky #MusicSky
#WeekendSingles #VinylSky #MusicSky
One to get you in that #Halloween season mood: Over at #SpookyIsles, I look at what just might be the creepiest of #Sapphire&Steel assignments: The Railway Station (1979)
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Sapphire & Steel, Assignment II: The Railway Station 1979 REVIEW | Spooky Isles
The quintessential Sapphire & Steel story? RICHARD PHILLIPS-JONES presents the case, for the chilling Assignment II: The Railway Station.
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October 19, 2025 at 10:21 AM
One to get you in that #Halloween season mood: Over at #SpookyIsles, I look at what just might be the creepiest of #Sapphire&Steel assignments: The Railway Station (1979)
#SpookyIsles @spookyisles.bsky.social
www.spookyisles.com/sapphire-ste...
#SpookyIsles @spookyisles.bsky.social
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Four more from 1970/71: T.Rex's first top 10 smash, a Badfinger banger, Gilbert O'Sullivan (not sure he ever topped this one) and a very belated 2004 7" release from Nick Drake. Still tipping it down in Dorset.
#WeekendSingles #VinylSky #MusicSky
#WeekendSingles #VinylSky #MusicSky
October 19, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Four more from 1970/71: T.Rex's first top 10 smash, a Badfinger banger, Gilbert O'Sullivan (not sure he ever topped this one) and a very belated 2004 7" release from Nick Drake. Still tipping it down in Dorset.
#WeekendSingles #VinylSky #MusicSky
#WeekendSingles #VinylSky #MusicSky
Four from 1970/71 for a wet Dorset Sunday morning: Cat Stevens, Electric Light Orchestra (not a single until mid '72, but let's not split hairs), Brewer & Shipley (loving that label design) and The Marmalade.
#WeekendSingles #VinylSky #MusicSky
#WeekendSingles #VinylSky #MusicSky
October 19, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Four from 1970/71 for a wet Dorset Sunday morning: Cat Stevens, Electric Light Orchestra (not a single until mid '72, but let's not split hairs), Brewer & Shipley (loving that label design) and The Marmalade.
#WeekendSingles #VinylSky #MusicSky
#WeekendSingles #VinylSky #MusicSky
We've now reached the "finding old phones at the bottom of drawers" stage of the clear-out. This was considered state-of-the-art when I got it 😅
October 18, 2025 at 9:40 AM
We've now reached the "finding old phones at the bottom of drawers" stage of the clear-out. This was considered state-of-the-art when I got it 😅
Early start as the big sort-out continues - here's a few freebies that came with Sounds, with Iggy Pop, Blue Aeroplanes, Sonic Youth, Mega City Four, Pussy Galore, The Mission, Pixies, Dinosaur Jr, Throwing Muses and many more fab groovy artists.
#WeekendSingles #VinylSky #MusicSky
#WeekendSingles #VinylSky #MusicSky
October 18, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Early start as the big sort-out continues - here's a few freebies that came with Sounds, with Iggy Pop, Blue Aeroplanes, Sonic Youth, Mega City Four, Pussy Galore, The Mission, Pixies, Dinosaur Jr, Throwing Muses and many more fab groovy artists.
#WeekendSingles #VinylSky #MusicSky
#WeekendSingles #VinylSky #MusicSky