My neighbour just gave me these
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My neighbour just gave me these

City as league champions playing in the FA Cup semi-final (they'd go on to win it that year v Leicester City - ask Gary Lineker), and about to draw 0-0 in the first round of the forerunner of the Champions League, before losing 2-1 away.

My very kind neighbour just found these 2 programmes on a market stall and bought them for me.

u/Emile_Largo — 7 days ago

East End London 1960s

This image is from the Times' obituary of the photographer John Claridge.

I'm seeing the front of a Morris Minor (left), and an Austin A40 (right).

But what's going on with the back of the Moggy?

u/Emile_Largo — 8 days ago

What's the best vinyl pressing of Unknown Pleasures?

I've had the first UK pressings of both JD studio albums since they came out, and when my Unknown Pleasures (left) got a bit crackly in the 1990s I bought a more recent pressing (Spanish, right, white and black labels the other way round to my earlier record).

I'm not an audio snob, but that Spanish pressing feels and sounds thin.

I'd like to buy another vinyl copy, but there are now so many pressings that I'm lost. Which one is the best?

UPDATE: Based on a couple of recs on here, I got the 180G pressing from Amazon Germany, on sale for around €22. Thank you for the recommendations.

The only 4 records I can recall buying duplicates for are from Manchester and from the late 1970s (as am I). They are Unknown Pleasures, Another Music in a Different Kitchen (Buzzcocks), Real Life (Magazine), and Live at The Witch Trials (The Fall).

u/Emile_Largo — 10 days ago

CD box set graphic design fail

From a distance I assumed I'd put the disc back in upside down. I was wrong, and now I have to live with this thing.

u/Emile_Largo — 22 days ago

Foyle's War is a lot better than I expected.

I picked up a DVD box set of Foyle's War at a charity shop recently. How did I miss this show first time around? It's brilliantly acted and written and deals with its period superbly. If you haven't seen it, do track it down.

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u/Emile_Largo — 27 days ago

Rock Family Trees - And God Created Manchester

Lots of Joy Division/New Order chat in this vintage BBCshow, plus bonus narration by the late John Peel.

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u/Emile_Largo — 1 month ago