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Richard Shaw @richards7370.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Well, that’s wrap! A huge thank you to everyone who took part in #5DebutAlbumsFinal Around 500 voted, fittingly making it one of the best supported polls for some time. The final top three were:- 1) The Stone Roses - S/T 2) Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures 3) The Velvet Underground & Nico - S/T..

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Richard Shaw @richards7370.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Hi folks, for the last time (apart from the year end poll 😉) it’s time to vote, it’s the big one, #5DebutAlbumsFinal We’ve whittled the albums down to a final 100 (see list to follow), a veritable treat to the eardrums each and every one. Your task, pick your top 5 in order of preference, mine are..

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John Carty @johncarty1.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

#5DebutAlbumsFinal My five will come from this bunch (whittled down from 35):

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026

Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia.

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Carlos N @crlsn.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

#WorldAtoZ #MusicChallenge Day 15 - Minnesota The Dandy Warhols - Minnesoter Can just assume they're talking about Minnesota, it doesn't matter because it's a real banger! youtu.be/0LxBGJsZIHQ?...

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The Dandy Warhols - Minnesoter

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Birmingham 81 @birmingham81.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Happy birthday to Barry Andrews of XTC, League of Gentlemen and Shriekback fame. Now playing his solo single Rossmore Road, one of the great London songs ▶️ youtu.be/aEODh7VjaWA Plus its hilarious flip, Win a Night Out With a Well-Known Paranoiac ▶️ youtu.be/PxjCaZOZs0E #WeekendSingles

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John Carty @johncarty1.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

#5DebutAlbumsFinal And so to the last hurrah. @richards7370.bsky.social, it’s been a blast, many many thanks for your time and energy running this colossus over the years. Ok, let’s kick things off with the Buzzcocks. I hate fast cars.

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Sheriff Fatman - AKA Jason @sherifffatman1712.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

1. Stone Roses - S/T 2. Housemartins - London 0 - Hull 4 3. Pet Shop Boys - Please 4. Badly Drawn Boy - Hour of the Bewilderbeast 5. Idles - Brutalism

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Luke Middup @lukemiddup.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

He’s signed, it’s on the website, he’s available for the game this afternoon.

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Skippy Vinyls @skippyvinyls.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

This week's Fall tape is Early Years 77-79. The Step Forward singles on cassette reissued in 2023 by Radiation Records of Rome. I've escaped the office and I'm on my hols, but haven't forgotten #FallFriday "Right, we're gonna go back to 1940, no money, and I live in Berlin" youtu.be/AmqZ_3uUYnI

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chogger5.bsky.social @chogger5.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Any Notts or Burton fans on here just for awareness

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John Carty @johncarty1.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Breaking News! Synchronised skating team get five years in a PC camp for dancing to The Fall. #FallFriday youtu.be/HoKIKtsGLzA?...

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2015 Russian Synchronised Skating Team dance to 'The Joke' by The Fall (new audio)

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Mortlake N. @naikcorb.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

#FallFriday My first ever sighting of Das Gruppe - Grotesque-era song-words printed in Smash Hits, December 1980:

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Andrew (Arfur) Clarke @apcrft.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Just received an email from Tiny Globe Productions: they're shuttering their Bandcamp with immediate effect, which means that link no longer works. 😞 (It also means that it's no longer possible to buy the music 😞 😞 😞 ) youtu.be/vNJ5e3Mh4x8?...

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HOUSE Of ALL | Gaudy Pop Scramble

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Anthony Gregory @anthonygregory.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

“Spine clicked and came out of its box Let the sideshow begin One - the endless pursuit of women Two - the desire to impress them” #FallFriday

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John Carty @johncarty1.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Ah, some new Young Knives anyone? You know you want to. youtube.com/watch?v=8fRO...

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Everything's a PsyOp.

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Public and Commercial Services Union @pcsunion.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Capita is under increasing pressure as PCS prepares to hand in a petition on Monday (24) demanding an end to the civil service pension crisis and for the service to be brought in-house. Read the story >>> www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...

The image comprises the text PCS - stop the civil service pension crisis - sign now.

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The Nightingales @nightingalesuk.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

KING ROCKER - NOW AVAILABLE TO STREAM King Rocker, the film by Stewart Lee and director Michael Cumming about Robert Lloyd and The Nightingales, is now available to watch across a range of platforms, including YouTube (for a limited time only), Prime Video and Apple TV. filmhub.com/t/xwpg-8h3j/...

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King Rocker (2020) - Filmhub

Stewart Lee and Michael Cumming explore punk outsider Robert Lloyd, frontman of The Prefects and The Nightingales, in King Rocker, an anti-rockumentary linking his life to Birmingham’s forgotten King ...

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Assistant @assistant.bandcamp.com · 07/08/2026

Buy everything on Precious Recordings of London!

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BobsterKeaton @superdrogidge.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

#5DebutAlbumsSF4 #NowPlaying #CDCOLLECTION THE MONKS BLACK MONK TIME Oh, How To Do Now (Beat Club, 1966) youtu.be/Bic0lgcEjY4?...

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Richard Shaw @richards7370.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Hi folks, thanks to everyone who took the time to vote in #5DebutAlbumsSF3 At the top, a comprehensive victory for Joy Division with Unknown Pleasures, congrats to them. We’ll be seeing them in the final in a few weeks time, alongside the remainder of the top 25, see full results chart attached.

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Leviathan Wilde @leviathanwilde.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Please take a minute to sign and share 🙏👍😊

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Richard Shaw @richards7370.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Hi folks, hope everyone is well, it’s time for #5DebutAlbumsSF3 this being the 3rd of 4 semi finals to ultimately determine the best debut album. Please see attached list of 100 albums, your challenge is to select your top 5 in order of preference. This one is tough, but I’m going with these five..

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Emma @dtate0007.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

#FallFriday #SongBuilding Day 31: Dome The Fall - The Man Whose Head Expanded youtu.be/yyEGtxTY85M?...

The Fall - The Man Whose Head Expanded 7 inch single.

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Young Knives @young-knives.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

We made a video with some kids. The whole budget was blown in fangs/teeth and Caiprino’s Pizza for afterwards. Watch the full thing here: youtu.be/LNYuxp99RkI

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Fozzy @fozzy102no.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Not seen if this has already been posted but looks like we used two XI’s today, including Flint and Roos. No mention of anyone else other than the goal scorers. www.barrowafc.com/post/behind-...

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Behind Closed Doors Fixture vs Notts County (A)

Barrow were narrowly beaten 2-1 by Notts County in a behind-closed-doors friendly at Meadow Lane on Tuesday afternoon, with Innes Cameron on target for the Bluebirds.

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Richard Shaw @richards7370.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Hi folks, please find to follow the list of 100 albums making up the 3rd semi final of our debut albums competition. Voting commences Friday 14th August, your challenge will be to determine your top 5 in order of preference. In the meantime please use #5DebutAlbumsSF3 to recommend your favourites.

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Richard Shaw @richards7370.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Hi folks, hope everyone is well, it’s time for the 2nd semi final in our debut albums competition, let’s play #5DebutAlbumsSF2 Your task (should you choose to accept it) is to pick your top 5 albums in order from the 100 album list that follows in this thread. For my part, I’m going with these…

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Richard Shaw @richards7370.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Hi folks, thanks to everyone who took part in #5DebutAlbumsSF1 the number of participants increased for this one. At the top it’s congratulations to The Velvets who take the win by some distance. Please see attached the result charts where the top 25 albums progress to the final. SF2 details later..

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Keith Knight @keithjknight.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Hi Rich. Going with: 1 Pavement - Slanted and Enchanted 2 Pixies - Surfer Rosa 3 Can - Monster Movie 4 Dexy’s Midnight Runners - Searching For The Young Soul Rebels 5 Portishead - Dummy

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keithb63.bsky.social @keithb63.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Hello Rich 5 pts NMTB - Sex Pistols 4 Lost Souls - Doves 3 ABTU - The Orb 2 WLTDO - Lambrini Girls 1 WPSIA,TWIN - Arctic Monkeys

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BlueAstronaut🖤 @blueastronaut.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Random acts of senseless beauty #319

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