Music journalist/reviewer specialising in mod revival, power pop, new wave from the 1970s to present day. Also prog and classic rock, folk and jazz. EuroSky Account Online record sales and reviews: https://revivalrecords.co.ukhttps://bsky.app/profile/revivalrecords.co.ukhttps://bsky.app/profile/revivalrecords.co.uk/post/3mwvnfgvwzk2aOh my goodness, Awesome Tapes From Africa have a ‘name your price’ on all of their digital albums for #BandCampFriday. I highly reccomend getting some Hailu Mergia down your ear holes. I’ll be ‘burning’ mine to cassette tape this afternoon! awesometapesfromafrica.bandcamp.com https://awesometapesfromafrica.bandcamp.com02 Oct 2026 15:03 +0000at://did:plc:xpuvbuafakghohinf7lg2eio/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwvnfgvwzk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/revivalrecords.co.uk/post/3mwvfqypt722c🎵 Now Playing When: 2 Oct 2026 Where: Cirencester 🎤 - The Fairies 🎵 - Get Yourself Home 💿 - Early Works of Jimmy 1963-1967 Studio Recordings With Freakbeat Groups 🔗 - Listen here --> musiccloud.io/mx6o_-t0 #NowListening #NowPlaying #TheFairies #AppleMusic #JonsMusicShortcuts02 Oct 2026 12:47 +0000at://did:plc:xpuvbuafakghohinf7lg2eio/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwvfqypt722chttps://bsky.app/profile/revivalrecords.co.uk/post/3mwjfwepvic2m🎵 Now Playing When: 27 Sep 2026 Where: Cirencester 🎤 - Sharp Class 🎵 - Televisionary 💿 - Televisionary - Single 🔗 - Listen here --> musiccloud.io/zCVZ6J_y #NowListening #NowPlaying #SharpClass #AppleMusic #JonsMusicShortcuts27 Sep 2026 18:18 +0000at://did:plc:xpuvbuafakghohinf7lg2eio/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwjfwepvic2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/revivalrecords.co.uk/post/3mwg6dsfmfk2hAvailable now on the website or eBay. https://revivalrecords.co.uk/product/revival-fluid/ ebay.io/m/dB1Gjx26 Sep 2026 11:24 +0000at://did:plc:xpuvbuafakghohinf7lg2eio/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwg6dsfmfk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/revivalrecords.co.uk/post/3mw4hyzqn3s26🎵 Now Playing When: 22 Sep 2026 Where: Cirencester 🎤 - The Dukes of Stratosphear 🎵 - What In the World??... 💿 - Chips from the Chocolate Fireball 🔗 - Listen here --> musiccloud.io/i3vC5yxs #NowListening #NowPlaying #TheDukesofStratosphear #AppleMusic #JonsMusicShortcuts22 Sep 2026 14:50 +0000at://did:plc:xpuvbuafakghohinf7lg2eio/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw4hyzqn3s26https://bsky.app/profile/revivalrecords.co.uk/post/3mw3is23o6s25It’s #TuneTuesday and the theme is #SingInTheChanges - far too early to think hard so, with bleary eyes and sleepy brain, I revert to type. Here’s The Who with Music Must Change. https://music.apple.com/gb/album/music-must-change/1837776033?i=183777666922 Sep 2026 05:32 +0000at://did:plc:xpuvbuafakghohinf7lg2eio/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw3is23o6s25https://bsky.app/profile/revivalrecords.co.uk/post/3mvvbv3oxi22x🎵 Now Playing When: 19 Sep 2026 Where: Cirencester 🎤 - The Who 🎵 - Squeeze Box (2026 Remaster) 💿 - The Who By Numbers (Super Deluxe) 🔗 - Listen here --> musiccloud.io/7XoEqNB8 #NowListening #NowPlaying #TheWho #AppleMusic #JonsMusicShortcuts19 Sep 2026 18:12 +0000at://did:plc:xpuvbuafakghohinf7lg2eio/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvvbv3oxi22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/revivalrecords.co.uk/post/3mvsot5umak2wWel, the curries are simmering (yeah, that’s right, curries PLURAL) so I guess I should be simmering. And who better to simmer to than Lauryn Hill. Stating the obvious here, but this is such a good album. #vinyl #LaurynHill #NowPlaying #JonsCookingMusic18 Sep 2026 17:26 +0000at://did:plc:xpuvbuafakghohinf7lg2eio/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvsot5umak2whttps://bsky.app/profile/revivalrecords.co.uk/post/3mvskkyxins2lWell that was depressing. What was I thinking? The Smiths is not what I need right now. Time to up the mood with some Focus. Like wearing a poncho, it’s impossible to be sad listening to Focus. #vinyl #NowPlaying #JonsCookingMusic #Focus18 Sep 2026 16:10 +0000at://did:plc:xpuvbuafakghohinf7lg2eio/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvskkyxins2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/revivalrecords.co.uk/post/3mvsiqirsck2lNot sure what neurons have fired to take me from Muddy Waters to The Smiths, but who are we to question biology? Bought on the day of release and still sounding as fresh as a gladiolus in Morrissey’s back pocket. #vinyl #JonsCookingMusic #TheSmiths #NowPlaying18 Sep 2026 15:37 +0000at://did:plc:xpuvbuafakghohinf7lg2eio/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvsiqirsck2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/revivalrecords.co.uk/post/3mvsgtg33b22rI am cooking what can only be described as an Indian Feast tonight, and I haven’t done a #JonsCookingMusic for a while. So let’s start the early evening off with a bit of Muddy Waters to accompany the chopping of many onions. #vinyl #MuddyWaters #NowPlaying18 Sep 2026 15:03 +0000at://did:plc:xpuvbuafakghohinf7lg2eio/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvsgtg33b22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/revivalrecords.co.uk/post/3mvrmgqvcfk2gSome photos from a couple of years ago. I need to make an effort to get back into photography as I’ve neglected it for far too long. I have a load of film I haven’t touched yet, so will start there. #photography #Landscape #cotswolds #35mm #Film atcoriniumphotography.pixieset.com/grimdownsouth/ https://atcoriniumphotography.pixieset.com/grimdownsouth/18 Sep 2026 07:10 +0000at://did:plc:xpuvbuafakghohinf7lg2eio/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvrmgqvcfk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/revivalrecords.co.uk/post/3mvhojc5ta22g🎵 Now Playing When: 14 Sep 2026 Where: Cirencester Heard this over the weekend and it stopped me in my tracks. 🎤 - A.Garfunkel 🎵 - Waters of March 💿 - Breakaway 🔗 - Listen here --> musiccloud.io/PsyaCUQ- #NowListening #NowPlaying #AGarfunkel #JonsMusicShortcuts14 Sep 2026 08:21 +0000at://did:plc:xpuvbuafakghohinf7lg2eio/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvhojc5ta22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/revivalrecords.co.uk/post/3mvauvuhqos2gS.F.Sorrow by The Pretty Things. Widely accepted to be the first Rock Opera, pre-dating The Who’s Tommy by about 5 months (in the UK at least). It’s a great record in its own right. This one is a repress on the Rare Earth label and sounds excellent. #NowPlaying #vinyl #ThePrettyThings #SFSorrow11 Sep 2026 15:27 +0000at://did:plc:xpuvbuafakghohinf7lg2eio/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvauvuhqos2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/revivalrecords.co.uk/post/3mvaefclo5c2mI confess I’m not much of a Dylan fan. I think it’s because his voice has been parodied so often I find it hard to listen to. However, this album is pretty great. I don’t play it very often, but just cleaned it and putting it back in rotation. #BobDylan #BloodOnTheTracks #vinyl #NowPlaying11 Sep 2026 10:31 +0000at://did:plc:xpuvbuafakghohinf7lg2eio/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvaefclo5c2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/revivalrecords.co.uk/post/3mva6ayhcw22k🎵 Now Playing When: 11 Sep 2026 Where: Cirencester 🎤 - The Who 🎵 - Now I'm A Farmer 💿 - Odds & Sods 🔗 - Listen here --> musiccloud.io/RxwhXQ3v #NowListening #NowPlaying #TheWho #AppleMusic #JonsMusicShortcuts11 Sep 2026 08:41 +0000at://did:plc:xpuvbuafakghohinf7lg2eio/app.bsky.feed.post/3mva6ayhcw22khttps://bsky.app/profile/revivalrecords.co.uk/post/3mv7xcaovss27This week's #JukeboxFridayNight theme is #history. Perfect for my love of folk. Here we have The Diggers Song, or The World Turned Upside Down. "The World Turned Upside Down" by "Dick Gaughan" from the album "Handful of Earth" - listen here —> musiccloud.io/srEZGlmA11 Sep 2026 06:37 +0000at://did:plc:xpuvbuafakghohinf7lg2eio/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv7xcaovss27https://bsky.app/profile/revivalrecords.co.uk/post/3mv62c4kaxc22🎵 Now Playing When: 10 Sep 2026 Where: Cirencester 🎤 - Kilburn and the High Roads 🎵 - Rough Kids 💿 - Handsome (Bonus Track Edition) 🔗 - Listen here --> musiccloud.io/iov2tZdW #NowListening #KilburnandtheHighRoads #AppleMusic #NowPlaying #JonsMusicShortcuts10 Sep 2026 12:25 +0000at://did:plc:xpuvbuafakghohinf7lg2eio/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv62c4kaxc22https://bsky.app/profile/revivalrecords.co.uk/post/3mv3eih4ank24Available for pre-order. I’ve been banging on about the new mod revival for a while now, and here’s a defining LP for 2026. https://www.heavysoul45s.co.uk/post/scene-26-lp-cd09 Sep 2026 10:49 +0000at://did:plc:xpuvbuafakghohinf7lg2eio/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3eih4ank24https://bsky.app/profile/revivalrecords.co.uk/post/3mtyc2xr5x22o🎵 Now Playing When: 26 Aug 2026 Where: Cirencester 🎤 - Dolly Parton 🎵 - The Bargain Store 💿 - Bargain Store 🔗 - Listen musiccloud.io/_mAtCcBt #NowListening #DollyParton #AppleMusic #NowPlaying #JonsMusicShortcuts26 Aug 2026 12:03 +0000at://did:plc:xpuvbuafakghohinf7lg2eio/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyc2xr5x22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/revivalrecords.co.uk/post/3mtvgovg6p22p🎵 Now Playing When: 25 Aug 2026 Where: Cirencester #TuneTuesday #WaitingSongs 🎤 - Billy Bragg 🎵 - Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards 💿 - Workers Playtime 🔗 - Listen musiccloud.io/JPo0WVyD #NowListening #BillyBragg #AppleMusic #NowPlaying #JonsMusicShortcuts25 Aug 2026 08:48 +0000at://did:plc:xpuvbuafakghohinf7lg2eio/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtvgovg6p22phttps://bsky.app/profile/revivalrecords.co.uk/post/3mtr5l3rrx225Also found this one the other day - hadn’t heard it in years. Spear Of Destiny, especially Liberator, were popular in the scooter rally days. A nostalgia buy, but glad to have that track alone on vinyl. The rest of the album is unremarkable, but it was cheap! #vinyl #NowPlaying #SpearOfDestiny23 Aug 2026 15:54 +0000at://did:plc:xpuvbuafakghohinf7lg2eio/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtr5l3rrx225https://bsky.app/profile/revivalrecords.co.uk/post/3mtqq25rmxs2cMooching around town yesterday I came across this curiosity. They’re a local band and they use each advance they get from the label to commission a standing stone. Cool. This is ambient folk and it’s really rather good. Ltd edition etched vinyl, from Oxfam. #vinyl #TheStandingStones #Stroud23 Aug 2026 11:52 +0000at://did:plc:xpuvbuafakghohinf7lg2eio/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtqq25rmxs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/revivalrecords.co.uk/post/3mreniwzlts2xIt’s that time again….. The Fedi Fantasy Football League is back for the 2026/2027 season! The game is now live. Enter the code to join the FFF League or click the link below. League Code: m9xrl9 https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/m9xrl9 #FantasyFootball #PremierLeague #EPL #EPLFantasyFootball24 Jul 2026 05:44 +0000at://did:plc:xpuvbuafakghohinf7lg2eio/app.bsky.feed.post/3mreniwzlts2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/revivalrecords.co.uk/post/3mrgbi5gqhm2k🎵 Now Playing When: 24 Jul 2026 Where: Cirencester 🎤 - The Velveteers 🎵 - On And On 💿 - A Million Knives 🔗 - Listen here: musiccloud.io/tHUcu #NowListening #TheVelveteers #AppleMusic #NowPlaying #JonsMusicShortcuts24 Jul 2026 21:14 +0000at://did:plc:xpuvbuafakghohinf7lg2eio/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrgbi5gqhm2khttps://bsky.app/profile/revivalrecords.co.uk/post/3mrfxy7xec223Ok, last one before I become an Island Records samplers bore (too late maybe - but there ARE more I could have played) but here is the aforementioned El Pea. It’s another terrific compilation. #vinyl #ElPea #IslandRecords #VinylCommunity #NowPlaying #NowListening24 Jul 2026 18:24 +0000at://did:plc:xpuvbuafakghohinf7lg2eio/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrfxy7xec223https://bsky.app/profile/revivalrecords.co.uk/post/3mrfwjzzb5s2sAlso, the end of Spooky Tooth’s ‘I Am The Walrus’ cover is very, very similar to the end of In The Crowd by The Jam. I assume Paul Weller will see this and respond. #SpookyTooth #TheJam #IAmTheWalrus #TheBeatles24 Jul 2026 17:58 +0000at://did:plc:xpuvbuafakghohinf7lg2eio/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrfwjzzb5s2shttps://bsky.app/profile/revivalrecords.co.uk/post/3mrfvm6oap22sWell, I said I’d continue. And if Nice Enough To Eat isn’t my absolute favourite, Bumpers is. I guess it’s everybody’s favourite Island sampler. #vinyl #IslandRecords #Bumpers #NowPlaying #NowListening #VinylCommunity24 Jul 2026 17:42 +0000at://did:plc:xpuvbuafakghohinf7lg2eio/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrfvm6oap22shttps://bsky.app/profile/revivalrecords.co.uk/post/3mrft472its2kEarly evening spin. Not my favourite of the Island Records samplers but they are all fantastic. This one doesn’t get played that often so enjoying listening to it now. #IslandRecords #vinyl #VinylCommunity #NowPlaying24 Jul 2026 16:57 +0000at://did:plc:xpuvbuafakghohinf7lg2eio/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrft472its2khttps://bsky.app/profile/revivalrecords.co.uk/post/3mrf22swxjo22🎵 Now Playing When: 24 Jul 2026 Where: Cirencester 🎤 - The Cure 🎵 - Friday I'm In Love 💿 - The Cure: Greatest Hits 🔗 - Listen here: musiccloud.io/TTRbE #NowListening #TheCure #AppleMusic #NowPlaying #JonsMusicShortcuts24 Jul 2026 09:29 +0000at://did:plc:xpuvbuafakghohinf7lg2eio/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrf22swxjo22