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So.... did anybody go?

I did. Wandered down to Head in Bromley. Turned up at9 and got in at 9:50. Surprisingly large amount of stuff for a little shop. Spent £20 on Beaks and Mogwai for mate and £32 on Kate Bush, Sharon Von Etton/Shearwater, Warsaw LP and Swinging Mademoiselles EP for me, none of which I needed or had set off wioth the intention of buying. Ho hum.

Main feeling was that the whole thing was a rip-off. Sevens seemed to be £5-10 (See Emily Play was £15!!!), tens about £11-14, twelves ditto and LPs anything between £18 and £35. How's that justified? Few of the pressing numbers seemed that small.

Bowie seemed to be the must have based on overheard snippets in the queue.

I cleaned the bathroom.

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Definitely isn't inbred...has the GCSEs to prove it!

REVOLUTION PURITY LOVE SUICIDE ACCURACY

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I spent the day on the beach. No idea what was available this year and nor do I care. Mind you the local record shop in Leigh will no doubt still have stuff available and I may have a browse if I can be bothered. They still had releases from RSD from 2011 and 2012 the last time I ventured in.

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If Ian Curtis had lived, and enjoyed the ale…

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Curmudgeonly Rock 'n' Roll time traveller from ye olden days

2nd verse same as the 1st...

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Alas, not actually Gryff Rhys Jones...

"Little Jack Horner sitting on the corner
With no shoes and clothes
This aint funny, but he took his money
And sniffed it up his nose"

I walked straight past the massive queue for the Record Collector vinyl shop into the CD shop where they were doing 20% off all stock and bought
these, pausing only to block my ears against some godawful sub-Adele shouter who was bothering the queue.



The Crookes were playing in the street by the time I'd been to the supermarket, had to shift quite a few fans of not-bad inoffensive jangle to get to my bike which was chained up directly across the road from them.

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Pukka Pie pest

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Wandered into rough trade east about 3.30 while waiting for my partner to finish work and annoyingly just missed Public Service Broadcasting who I would have gone out of my way to see if I had realised they were playing. I didn't want anything and don't like the recordstoreday concept, but would have bought the BSP if they had one, which they didn't. Plenty on eBay though.
I did buy several normal CDs ( merchandise, hookworms, dan michaelson) and left when the strypes came on

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If Ian Curtis had lived, and enjoyed the ale…

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Went to my nearest one and bought nowt. 11 quid for a 7 inch single is taking the piss.

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Mod Supreme, Demon Headmaster

When was it? I missed it completely!

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If Ian Curtis had lived, and enjoyed the ale…

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Tall, moustachioed alcoholic - plays firewood with a bow.

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Alas, not actually Gryff Rhys Jones...

"Little Jack Horner sitting on the corner
With no shoes and clothes
This aint funny, but he took his money
And sniffed it up his nose"

So now you all agree with me! Catch up!

I on the other hand had a great time at a DIY record fair at Power Lunches - bought 3 LPs and 8 7" singles mainly by bands recommended to me by the stall owner.

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Has something against Spotify...

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Mod Supreme, Demon Headmaster

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Has something against Spotify...

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Alas, not actually Gryff Rhys Jones...

"Little Jack Horner sitting on the corner
With no shoes and clothes
This aint funny, but he took his money
And sniffed it up his nose"