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geoffbailie.bsky.social @geoffbailie.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

The “Post a pic of the venue where you saw your first concert and the band or artist.” made me realise: I’ve been going to gigs for 40 years! It prompted me to write this: open.substack.com/pub/onenotet...

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I Love Gigs: 40th Anniversary Edition

“Going to concerts in my favourite thing” said a friend this week.

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ralphmclean.bsky.social @ralphmclean.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

It’s the penultimate part of my #VanMorrison80 countdown tonight (Mon 18/08) from 8pm. It’s numbers 40 to 21 tonight all chosen once again by you. 20 to number 1 will follow next Monday, the week before his 80th birthday on the 31st. Spread the word friends!

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geoffbailie.bsky.social @geoffbailie.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

So I’ve looked at the cover of Please Please Me … now I’m looking at some covers (versions). See what I did there? open.substack.com/pub/onenotet...

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Please Please Me Covered - Playlist

First of all, a huge thank you to everyone who read, or at least clicked into my article about The Beatles Please Please Me album cover.

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geoffbailie.bsky.social @geoffbailie.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

Inspired by the discussion about “what Beatle books do you think still need to be written” at the recent @stevenc63.bsky.social / Pete Doggett event, I decided to put this together about the first album cover. Let me know what you think / comment / correct etc. open.substack.com/pub/onenotet...

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Beatles Album Covers 1: Please, Please Me - Looking Up At Greatness

When The Beatles released their debut album Please Please Me in March 1963, it wasn’t just the music that caught people’s attention—it was the image on the sleeve.

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geoffbailie.bsky.social @geoffbailie.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

After the far fetched imaginings of the John & Paul book (I’ll admit … I gave up halfway thru) @stuartmaconie.bsky.social ‘s With A Little Help… is a wonderful read. It truly tells the story in a fresh way. Each chapter has a unique approach so you never quite know what or who is coming next. 👏👏👏

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geoffbailie.bsky.social @geoffbailie.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

Day 4 of #mayvinylchallenge is: WEIRD OR FUNNY ALBUM COVER DESIGN. His 3rd self titled album, this side of the Atlantic seemed to call it Peter Gabriel 3 but across the pond they called it Melt. The effect was achieved by talking Polaroids and then pouring various chemicals on to them…

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geoffbailie.bsky.social @geoffbailie.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

Next up: Ribbons of Rust - really enjoying this one by @satbshow.bsky.social Robert Rodriguez and Jerry Hammack!

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geoffbailie.bsky.social @geoffbailie.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

A quick AI colourisation for the wedding anniversary pic. Only a few months after John passed away.

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geoffbailie.bsky.social @geoffbailie.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

I’ve never seen Pink Floyd at Pompeii on a big screen before. Visually and sonically amazing. Also incredible how filthy, beaten up and basic their equipment set up was, to produce such an amazing sound! @stevenc63.bsky.social

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Jeremy Dylan @jeremydylan.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Finally it comes the time to saddle back up and announce that @myfavoritealbumpod.bsky.social returns this Wednesday, with the venerable @stevenc63.bsky.social joining me for a fabs-adjacent deep dive.

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geoffbailie.bsky.social @geoffbailie.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

OK so I’ve been told I need to embrace BlueSky… so who do I need to be following?

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