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As threatened, throughout April - in celebration of Record Store Day - I offer up a daily post related to all things record shop. And if any of it sounds like a Manifesto, consider it good practice for my election campaign next year. Day Eleven of this steaming pile of japery, kinghell boring bullshit and contentious nonsense... 11/04/22 "...tonight Matthew, I'm going to be JUDITH CHALMERS" Back in the days when we booked holidays abroad, the first thing I'd do is google the nearest record shop. The second thing I'd do is calculate my baggage allowance to accommodate for swag....

As threatened, throughout April - in celebration of Record Store Day - I offer up a daily post related to all things record shop. And if any of it sounds like a Manifesto, consider it good practice for my election campaign next year. Day Twelve of this steaming pile of japery, kinghell boring bullshit and contentious nonsense... 12/04/22 '(You Threw Me Out 'Cause)...I Went Digging For Gold And I Came Home With A Handful Of Coal...' - Chris Cornell, Call Me A Dog 1991. Warren Ellis' 2021 book 'Nina Simone's Gum' made a big impression on me, because as well...

As threatened, throughout April - in celebration of Record Store Day - I offer up a daily post related to all things record shop. And if any of it sounds like a Manifesto, consider it good practice for my election campaign next year. Day Thirteen of this steaming pile of japery, kinghell boring bullshit and contentious nonsense.. . 13/04/22 "Yeah, Like, I've Worked With All The Big Names..." Before he was twiddling knobs in a Berlin urinal, Appleblim worked with me in Bristol. Actually, he was already playing top gigs, while I twiddled my ____ in Bristol urinals. Those of...

As threatened, throughout April - in celebration of Record Store Day - I offer up a daily post related to all things record shop. And if any of it sounds like a Manifesto, consider it good practice for my election campaign next year. Day Fourteen of this steaming pile of japery, kinghell boring bullshit and contentious nonsense... 14/04/22 The World Conquering Chart>Range>Back Catalogue> Centipede Tonight I'm going to talk to you about stock control systems. You might want to go and do something else, like watch paint dry, and then come back for the explosively contentious reveal about HMV hard-wiring...

As threatened, throughout April - in celebration of Record Store Day - I offer up a daily post related to all things record shop. And if any of it sounds like a Manifesto, consider it good practice for my election campaign next year. Day Fifteen of this steaming pile of japery, kinghell boring bullshit and contentious nonsense... 15/04/22 The Worm Has Turned And It's Eating It's Own Head With The Big Day only 8 days away I've been thinking (probably way more than I should) about how best to navigate this year's RSD 'event'. In the years (B)efore (C)ovid I...