The Bee Gees: Children of the World. Penderyn Prize winner 2023. Let's Do It. Yeah Yeah Yeah. Excavate. Ace Records. Saint Etienne. Non league, soft rock. Also in the Record Room at patreon.com/bobstanleyhttps://bsky.app/profile/rockingbob.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/rockingbob.bsky.social/post/3msteay7p5s2cRevisiting the Pet Shop Boys' Behaviour album in the Record Room today. An early autumn breeze for mid August, maybe, but what a beauty. patreon.com/bobstanley https://patreon.com/bobstanley11 Aug 2026 19:34 +0000at://did:plc:ctfcin554lq76k3uczausdcl/app.bsky.feed.post/3msteay7p5s2chttps://bsky.app/profile/rockingbob.bsky.social/post/3mlaxfouaqk2wI wrote two books at the same time. What was I thinking? One is on the Shadows, my first musical love, and the other on another subject close to my heart. Shads out in September, Xmas in October, and you can pre-order here: tr.ee/rSilFTJwfO geni.us/TwelveSongsOfChristmas07 May 2026 09:59 +0000at://did:plc:ctfcin554lq76k3uczausdcl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlaxfouaqk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/rockingbob.bsky.social/post/3mkmnxw4xnd26All about Ellie Greenwich in the Record Room this week. So many great songs. And vocals. And productions. Her name should come up in conversation more often. Patreon.com/bobstanley29 Apr 2026 08:17 +0000at://did:plc:ctfcin554lq76k3uczausdcl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkmnxw4xnd26https://bsky.app/profile/rockingbob.bsky.social/post/3midwn6dr7k2jI was lucky enough to interview the king of 50s Soho, Jet Harris, back in 2004 for a feature on the Shadows. I only used a couple of quotes, but Jet was terrific. I've put the whole interview up on my Record Room page. patreon.com/bobstanley31 Mar 2026 10:08 +0000at://did:plc:ctfcin554lq76k3uczausdcl/app.bsky.feed.post/3midwn6dr7k2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/rockingbob.bsky.social/post/3mhdzuk745s23Baz Luhrmann's EPiC investigated in the Record Room this week, plus the Pinkees, China Crisis, An*ta Bry*nt, the Ides of March, Betty Driver, and a video tribute to Neil Sedaka. It's all 'appened. www.patreon.com/bobstanley https://www.patreon.com/c/bobstanley18 Mar 2026 17:41 +0000at://did:plc:ctfcin554lq76k3uczausdcl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhdzuk745s23https://bsky.app/profile/rockingbob.bsky.social/post/3mgpbdhws6c2nHarry Belafonte was some kind of civil rights/acting/singing superman. He also made a bunch of interesting albums in the late 60s and early 70s, donning his folk-rock cape. I've written about them on my Record Room page: www.patreon.com/bobstanley10 Mar 2026 11:28 +0000at://did:plc:ctfcin554lq76k3uczausdcl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgpbdhws6c2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/rockingbob.bsky.social/post/3mg5ikzj64224Trying to make sense of Pink Floyd in the post-punk age - my Record Room column at 12.45 today. Sign up, and you can scour the library for dozens more of my columns. An absolute bargain. www.patreon.com/c/bobstanley https://www.patreon.com/c/bobstanley03 Mar 2026 09:50 +0000at://did:plc:ctfcin554lq76k3uczausdcl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg5ikzj64224https://bsky.app/profile/rockingbob.bsky.social/post/3mf5b77es4d2aI’m so happy with this comp. No acetates or anything recovered from a degrading quarter inch… all songs that will be familiar to anyone who woke up to Wogan/Ray Moore/Steve Jones in the 80s. https://www.acerecords.co.uk/weds-morning-6am-radio-hits-from-the-small-hours-1970-198318 Feb 2026 14:13 +0000at://did:plc:ctfcin554lq76k3uczausdcl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf5b77es4d2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/rockingbob.bsky.social/post/3m4zz7a6yxv2sBobbie Gentry’s uber rare Thunder in the Afternoon. First time ever on vinyl, a new release on the Measured Mile label. https://www.acerecords.co.uk/thunder-in-the-afternoon-slow-cookin07 Nov 2025 11:50 +0000at://did:plc:ctfcin554lq76k3uczausdcl/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4zz7a6yxv2shttps://bsky.app/profile/rockingbob.bsky.social/post/3m3urv7ogwk2tBreaking out the Glen Campbell obscurities in the Record Room tonight. What a voice. I always feel better when a Glen Campbell record has been part of my day. patreon.com/bobstanley23 Oct 2025 16:31 +0000at://did:plc:ctfcin554lq76k3uczausdcl/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3urv7ogwk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/rockingbob.bsky.social/post/3m3rirljnws2tGood to see Nelson, Lancs getting tourism props in the Guardian. Also: Wilkinsons the best 2nd hand hifi shop in the north; Slaters ice cream parlour; Mansha sweet centre; and Music Box for records/DVDs. Plus Nelson FC once beat Real Madrid, away. https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/oct/22/where-tourists-seldom-tread-underrated-uk-towns-leicester-nelson-paisley22 Oct 2025 09:10 +0000at://did:plc:ctfcin554lq76k3uczausdcl/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3rirljnws2thttps://bsky.app/profile/rockingbob.bsky.social/post/3m3pc7anbx224I interviewed the reclusive but absolutely charming Alan Tarney for the Record Room this week. One of my all-time favourite producers. Cliff, A-Ha, Lotus Eaters... patreon.com/bobstanley https://patreon.com/bobstanley21 Oct 2025 12:07 +0000at://did:plc:ctfcin554lq76k3uczausdcl/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3pc7anbx224https://bsky.app/profile/rockingbob.bsky.social/post/3m3k3geuhpk24Friends! In the Record Room this week we've had... a dig into Barbara Moore's Chappell library recordings, much fun to be had with Dionne Warwick's Scepter albums, PLUS the Crocheted Doughnut Ring, Gene Chandler, Glenn Miller, Eddie Kendricks, and more! patreon.com/bobstanley https://patreon.com/bobstanley19 Oct 2025 10:22 +0000at://did:plc:ctfcin554lq76k3uczausdcl/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3k3geuhpk24https://bsky.app/profile/rockingbob.bsky.social/post/3m3ewogk2e42kThis’ll be fun.17 Oct 2025 09:14 +0000at://did:plc:ctfcin554lq76k3uczausdcl/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3ewogk2e42khttps://bsky.app/profile/rockingbob.bsky.social/post/3m3cpdkmy322qNow available in Spanish.16 Oct 2025 11:57 +0000at://did:plc:ctfcin554lq76k3uczausdcl/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3cpdkmy322qhttps://bsky.app/profile/rockingbob.bsky.social/post/3m2lqujzsrs2tUnpicking the mystery of Micky Moonshine, the man who - with one solitary 7" to his name - connected Wigan Casino, primitive electronica, and junk shop glam. In the Record Room at 12.45 today! patreon.com/bobstanley07 Oct 2025 08:53 +0000at://did:plc:ctfcin554lq76k3uczausdcl/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2lqujzsrs2t