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Tony Kinson / Mr Kinski @mrkinski.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Read my review of "No Static At All (A Journey into AOR 1976-1986)" - a new 3 CD compilation from @CherryRedGroup, featuring Boston, Chicago, Foreigner, Pat Benatar, Rainbow, Yes and more... #70s #80s mrkinskimusicshack.com/2026/09/12/n...

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Tony Kinson / Mr Kinski @mrkinski.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Having a Brit-funk session by the pool, #NowPlaying ‘Minefield’. I still don’t understand how I-Level were not massive in the #80s. Sam Jones had a wonderful pop voice, and Joe Dworniak & Duncan Bridgeman appeared on the magical #JohnFoxx album “The Garden” in 1981.

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Tony Kinson / Mr Kinski @mrkinski.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

You can never have too much Pink Floyd. #NowPlaying the new compilation “8-Tracks” on CD - editing and cross-fades by Steven Wilson.

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Tony Kinson / Mr Kinski @mrkinski.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Read my review of "Digging Your Scene – New Pop And All That Jazz 1982-1987" a 4 CD set from Cherry Red, featuring Everything But The Girl, Joe Jackson, The Style Council, Swing Out Sister, The Pale Fountains, The Blow Monkeys & many more.

mrkinskimusicshack.com

Digging Your Scene – New Pop And All That Jazz 1982-1987 review

Digging Your Scene… celebrates an era when jazz inspired many pop acts, from bossa beats to mainstream covers of the classics; from Latin-fuelled club favourites to torch ballads and acid jaz…

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Tony Kinson / Mr Kinski @mrkinski.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

What a joy hearing Dire Straits “Private Investigations” played by @nickyhorne.bsky.social just now on @BoomRadioUK - in it’s entirety, no interruptions, as it should be heard. #80s #80sMusic

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Tony Kinson / Mr Kinski @mrkinski.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

How has it been 14 years since the UK release of this stunning single from Gotye featuring the powerful vocals of Kimbra? It sounds as good today as it did back in 2012 youtu.be/8UVNT4wvIGY?si… #SomebodyThatIUsedToKnow

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Gotye - Somebody That I Used To Know (feat. Kimbra) [Official Music Video]

YouTube video by gotyemusic

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Tony Kinson / Mr Kinski @mrkinski.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

As the night arrives, #NowPlaying @stevenwilsonhq.bsky.social’s “The Overview” in Dolby Atmos. I’m looking forward to hearing the album performed live (accompanied by an Orchestra) at The Royal Albert Hall this autumn. “The blurred photos of ghosts of men Such permanence, we don't comprehend”

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Tony Kinson / Mr Kinski @mrkinski.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

I’ve been after this August 13 1977 edition of Record Mirror for decades, featuring a cooler than cool cover starring my beloved The Stranglers. Finally got a mint condition copy from the USA, and it now hangs proudly in my hall aka my personal art gallery. #70s #70sMusic #TheStranglers

The Stranglers on a 1977 copy of the music magazine Record Mirror.

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Tony Kinson / Mr Kinski @mrkinski.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Read my review of Musik Music Musique 1979 - The Roots of Synth-pop, @cherryredrecords.bsky.social 3 CD set featuring The Buggles, The Human League, Gary Numan, The Cars, Giorgio Moroder & lots of lesser known gems from the best year in music (in my opinion) mrkinskimusicshack.com/2025/12/01/m...

Musik Music Musique 1979 - The Roots of Synth-pop cover-art

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Andi Brooks @ghostlytales.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Guy Pearce is outstanding as Scrooge in the bold 2019 BBC retelling of A Christmas Carol. It cuts to the core of the story. If it leaves a bad taste in the mouth, it has served Dickens' message better than any other adaptation. #AChristmasCarol #Scrooge #ChristmasGhost #GhostStory #charlesdickens

Guy Pearce as Scrooge stands in front of a giant figure of the ghost of Christmas yet to come in a promotional image for the 2019 BBC adaptation of A Christmas Carol.

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Tony Kinson / Mr Kinski @mrkinski.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

See Hugh Cornwell, the voice of Golden Brown, live on tour in November www.hughcornwell.com/live/ #GoldenBrown www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gmxk...

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Tony Kinson / Mr Kinski @mrkinski.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

This is the #DolbyAtmos release I’ve been waiting for the most - @stevenwilsonhq.bsky.social’s 2025 mixes of The Who’s “Who Are You” - ‘Had Enough’ and ‘905’ burst out of my Atmos set-up, like audio lava. The layered vocals on ‘Had Enough’ 💋. 👍 @super-deluxe.bsky.social another quality release.

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Tony Kinson / Mr Kinski @mrkinski.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

My review of a new 4 CD compilation from @cherryredrecords.bsky.social, "Burn It Up - The Rise Of British Dance Music 1986-1991" "Enjoy this trip and it is a trip" mrkinskimusicshack.com/2025/10/11/b... #house #electro #techno

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Tony Kinson / Mr Kinski @mrkinski.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

On #BandcampFriday, a new re-jigged and remodelled Halloween album from Gavin Castleton is released, with musical tributes to Jaws, The Shining, Midsommar, Halloween, Scanners, Twin Peaks, Atlanta and more Buy Deep Cuts from

gavincastleton.bandcamp.com

Deep Cuts, by Gavin Castleton

12 track album

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Tony Kinson / Mr Kinski @mrkinski.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Cherry Red @cherryredrecords.bsky.social reissue the Yes album “Fly From Here – Return Trip” in a variety of formats - Blu-ray including #Dolby Atmos mix / CD and vinyl - including an instrumental mix of the 'Fly From Here' suite mrkinskimusicshack.com/2025/09/29/n... #TrevorHorn @burningshed.com

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Burning Shed @burningshed.com · 24/09/2025

RIP Danny Thompson He played on so many fantastic albums and will be sorely missed.

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Tony Kinson / Mr Kinski @mrkinski.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

RIP Danny Thompson. If you are a fan of #70s / #80s music, you would have heard some of his wonderful bass playing, one of my favourites being @davidsylvian.bsky.social’s ‘The Ink In The Well’ from “Brilliant Trees”.

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Tony Kinson / Mr Kinski @mrkinski.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

RIP #StephenLuscombe - one half of the original line-up of Blancmange, who had a string of infectious hits in the early to mid #80s.

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Tony Kinson / Mr Kinski @mrkinski.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

RIP Rick Davies of Supertramp, who has died aged 81. What a catalogue of music, from prog to perfect pop… www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #70s #80s #70sMusic #80sMusic

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Tony Kinson / Mr Kinski @mrkinski.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

Finally available on streaming - this song hits so hard every time I play it. #DavidBowie #Underworld #BringMeTheDiscoKing “I don’t know about you, I don’t know about you” #MusicSky #Qobuz

David Bowie - Bring me the Disco King (Loner Mix)

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Tony Kinson / Mr Kinski @mrkinski.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

A lovely #vinyl haul from The Other Record Store in #Rye - Airwaves New Day (1978) plus #Skids Masquerade & Charade (1979), #TheDickies Banana Splits yellow vinyl (1979), Klark Kent (#ThePolice’s Stewart Copeland) Don’t Care green vinyl (1978) and #KateBush Army Dreamers (1980) #70sMusic #80sMusic

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Tony Kinson / Mr Kinski @mrkinski.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

#NowPlaying Midlake “The Ghouls”on Qobuz - looking forward to the new album later this year. It’s a banger! #Alternative #NewMusic #MusicSky

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Tony Kinson / Mr Kinski @mrkinski.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Read my review of the 2025 remaster of White Willow’s progressive rock classic, “Terminal Twilight” mrkinskimusicshack.com/2025/08/25/w... #Prog #NewRelease #dystopian #MusicSky #JacobHolmLupo - with a guest appearance from @timbowness.bsky.social

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Tony Kinson / Mr Kinski @mrkinski.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

Happy 46th birthday to The Stranglers “Duchess” single from 1979, still one of my favourite singles from the era. “And the Rodneys are queuing up God forbid” #70s #70sMusic #70sSingles #TheStranglers #NewWave #MusicSky

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Tony Kinson / Mr Kinski @mrkinski.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Happy birthday to David Bowie’s “Ashes To Ashes”, released 45 years ago in August 1980 youtu.be/HyMm4rJemtI?... #MusicSky #80sMusic #80sSingles

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David Bowie - Ashes To Ashes (Official Video)

YouTube video by David Bowie

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Tony Kinson / Mr Kinski @mrkinski.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

Spending the morning rediscovering the synthpop of “New York, London, Paris, Munich” by M, from 1979. There was so much more to Robin Scott’s M beyond the massive hit ‘Pop Muzik’. #70sMusic #80sMusic #MusicSky

M “New York, London, Paris, Munich” artwork

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Tony Kinson / Mr Kinski @mrkinski.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Bye spotify - your pitifully low payments to artists and your CEO’s dubious AI weapons funding are the final straw. I’m giving my money to qobuz instead. Hi-res & better royalties, what’s not to love. Four alternatives to Spotify: www.theguardian.com/music/2025/j...

theguardian.com

Four alternatives to Spotify: swapping is easier than you think

Artists and listeners are leaving the platform after its CEO invested in defence technology. Here are your options – along with how to keep your playlists

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Tony Kinson / Mr Kinski @mrkinski.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Thanks to Shane at @charltonathletic.bsky.social’s club shop, who true to his word, emailed me when The Woolwich retro #cafc top was back in stock (I missed the limited release earlier this year as unwell in hospital). So happy to have this iconic top at last! #90s #90sFootball

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Tony Kinson / Mr Kinski @mrkinski.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Happy birthday #KateBush. I’ve got 2005’s stunning “Aerial” on my playlist for tonight. #MusicSky

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Tony Kinson / Mr Kinski @mrkinski.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Pre-internet, this was my music bible. I bought updated copies of this book many times (from 1977 onwards). The last version I bought was this 2004 singles / albums amalgamated edition. #GuinnessWorldRecords #BritishHitSingles #70s #80s #70sSingles #80sSingles #MusicSky

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Tony Kinson / Mr Kinski @mrkinski.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

Come on #Lionesses! #England #Euros2025 - let’s hope we get this won in 90 minutes, to keep our stress levels down!

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Tony Kinson / Mr Kinski @mrkinski.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

I adore ABC’s “Lexicon Of Love” but I love their 4th album “Alphabet City” just as much and the album’s ‘King Without A Crown’ is my most played ABC song. “Oh but I guess the sun stopped shining On the day you went away” #80s #80sMusic #80sAlbums #80sSingles #MusicSky

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Tony Kinson / Mr Kinski @mrkinski.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

#RIPOzzyOsbourne - Black Sabbath were the fore-runners of heavy metal / hard rock. And damn, the music was so dark and powerful. #70s #80s #HeavyMetal #MusicSky

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Tony Kinson / Mr Kinski @mrkinski.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Happy 48th birthday (how can that be?) to #TheStranglers “Something Better Change” / “Straighten Out” single, released on this day in 1977. My UK and Japanese copies pictured. “Straighten Out” is one of my favourite Stranglers songs. #70s #70sSingles #70sMusic #NewWave #Punk #Seventies #MusicSky

The Stranglers “Something better change” / “Straighten Out” UK 7” single

The Stranglers “Something better change” / “Straighten Out” Japanese 7” single

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Tony Kinson / Mr Kinski @mrkinski.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

The title track of “Brothers In Arms” in #DolbyAtmos is so powerful. Listening to the blu-ray from @super-deluxe.bsky.social. #80s #80sMusic #80sAlbums #DireStraits

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Tony Kinson / Mr Kinski @mrkinski.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

Having a Simple Minds deep-dive. #NowPlaying this twitchy beauty from 1980, ‘Thirty Frames A Second’. The extended version of ‘The American’ is up next. “What do you know about this world, anyway?” #80s #80sMusic #MusicSky

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Tony Kinson / Mr Kinski @mrkinski.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

Siouxsie and the Banshees (“Ju Ju”obviously) on my headphones whilst I dive into the long-awaited Budgie autobiography on Kindle. #70s #80s #PostPunk #TheAbscence #MusicSky

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Tony Kinson / Mr Kinski @mrkinski.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

#NowPlaying - what a song and what a band - Siouxsie and the Banshees - ‘Hong Kong Garden”, the BBC John Peel session version, the first time many of us heard this song. #PostPunk #70s #70sMusic #70sSingles #MusicSky

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Tony Kinson / Mr Kinski @mrkinski.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Starting tonight on BBC2 at 9pm, a new TV series set in Sheffield, Mix Tape, featuring some great #80s music, including #TheComsatAngels. #MixTape #80sMusic

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Tony Kinson / Mr Kinski @mrkinski.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

Watching #LiveAid40 on the BBC & it’s noticeable how many stars are sadly no longer with us, incl Rick Parfitt, David Bowie, Freddie Mercury, Paula Yates, Matthew Seligman (Thomas Dolby bassist), Garry Roberts (Boomtown Rats), George Michael and Ultravox’s Chris Cross. #LiveAid #80s

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Tony Kinson / Mr Kinski @mrkinski.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

#NowPlaying a new wave classic - “Dancing The Night Away” by The Motors, a track I first heard on Nicky Horne’s Capital Radio show in the late #70s. “So you want to believe Everything that you read” #70sMusic #70sSingles

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Tony Kinson / Mr Kinski @mrkinski.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

In the mood for this tonight, blaring from my speakers. #NowPlaying The Stranglers - The UA Singles 1977-1982 🐀 “Committed for insanity and crimes against the soul The worst crime that I ever did, was play some rock ‘n roll” #TheStranglers #70sSingles #80sSingles #Newwave #MusicSky #70s #80s

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Tony Kinson / Mr Kinski @mrkinski.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Happy 43rd birthday to The Stranglers ‘Strange Little Girl’ single - watch the Top of the Pops performance from 1982) youtu.be/k3CAuhVxVW8?... #80sMusic #80s #MusicSky

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The Stranglers - Strange Little Girl (TOTP 1982)

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