Monthly Archives: June 2010

Clunk click

Posted on June 26, 2010 by simon robinson

As if cassettes (remember them?) were not skimpily packaged enough in the first place, here’s a cheapo accessory which necessitated the throwing away of even what little they did have by way of inlays. It comes over as a sort … Continue reading →

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Civil War Almanac

Posted on June 22, 2010 by simon robinson

I wonder if the title inspired Ray Davies? As a kid I had a strange fascination with the American Civil War; did projects on it at school, collected the garishly painted bubble gum cards and saved up pocket money for … Continue reading →

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Vinyl air miles

Posted on June 20, 2010 by simon robinson

One for paper ephemera collectors.  Attention is rightly paid to the environmental costs of shipping goods around the planet (we could of course make drastic inroads into this problem if we all stopped hiving off production to distant places just … Continue reading →

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BJ Krush

Posted on June 20, 2010 by simon robinson

The Golden Guinea label has always been a good source of retro covers, all very much of their time. The label was set up by Pye Records in the UK in 1959 (don’t believe everything you read on wikipedia!) as … Continue reading →

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