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Paul Simpson @paulsimpson.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The classic @weare1of100.bsky.social Paul Simpson Rev Spirit tee returns just in time for the Glasgow screening of the @grantmcphee.bsky.social Revolutionary Spirit documentary on Sept 27th. See you there. Links to both in comments. x

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Paul Simpson @paulsimpson.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Fab few days at Paul McGeechan's studio in Glasgow, recording my first vocals in a decade, for the forthcoming Wild Swans album. x @lnfg.bsky.social

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Paul Simpson @paulsimpson.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

BOOM! 4 years ago (after a 40-year gap) Rev Spirit went to number one on the indie singles chart. WTAF!

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Paul Simpson @paulsimpson.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Friends since the early 70's, Happy Birthday, Will, old chum. @willsergeant.com

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Paul Simpson @paulsimpson.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Wow! @burningshed.com mailed it, but @needlemythology.bsky.social absolutely nailed it. The vinyl and CD's of 1984's Love Crowns and Crucifies by Care look & sound absolutely beautiful. x

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Paul Simpson @paulsimpson.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

13.03.2026 - from Love Crowns & Crucifies the complete recordings by Care (Ian Broudie & Paul Simpson). burningshed.com/store/needle...

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Paul Simpson @paulsimpson.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

The blue variant that never happened. x

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Paul Simpson @paulsimpson.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

STOP PRESS The Wild Swans - Bringing Home The Ashes (1988) Release Date: 3rd April 2026. 750-numbered copies on 180g 'Crystal Clear' vinyl. Music On Vinyl records. x

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Paul Simpson @paulsimpson.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

SPACE FLOWER RELEASE DAY I am a Gemini, twins co-existing in one body. Sometimes they fight. One of me is appalled by the high-fructose Wild Swans on purple vinyl, the other f*cking loves it. Analyse This. x

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Paul Simpson @paulsimpson.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

Lovely catching up with my pal Richie of 1 of 100 in Cathcart today. Lovely man with the coolest shop in Glasgow. x

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Paul Simpson @paulsimpson.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Off our heads on PG tips and custard creams. Care (Ian Broudie and Paul Simpson), the summer-1983 demos. 500-copies only. x @needlemythology.bsky.social Link: burningshed.com/needlemythol...

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Paul Simpson @paulsimpson.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

2nd anniversary of the publication of Revolutionary Spirit - a Post Punk Exorcism. Whoop Whoop. x

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Paul Simpson @paulsimpson.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Between 1996 and 2006, in a respite from The Wild Swans, I made four albums, two EPs, and a compilation under the name Skyray. Weirdo. x Bandcamp Friday Downloads: skyray.bandcamp.com

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Paul Simpson @paulsimpson.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Today is Bandcamp Friday, when independent 80's musicians turned corporate rock-whores turned independent musicians again, manage to recoup a little of their recording costs. I invite you to explore the fantastical world of my wilderness years project - Skyray (1996-2006). X skyray.bandcamp.com

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Paul Simpson @paulsimpson.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Virtual doggy treats for Bramley! x

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Paul Simpson @paulsimpson.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

A very sincere thank you to everyone who bought The Dream Diaries limited-edition vinyl over the weekend (and for those that simply reposted). Your albums should be with you in the coming days. Thank you also for the Bandcamp Friday downloads. You keep me alive. x

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Paul Simpson @paulsimpson.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Not that I bore a grudge or anything... x

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Paul Simpson @paulsimpson.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Pre-orders for my 2005 somnambulation 'The Dream Diaries' go live tomorrow (Aug 8th) at 6pm. 140-copies ONLY! Posted into your mitts post-haste. As complete stranger - W. Sergeant of Lancashire commented - 'Don't Sleep On This'. x Link for tomorrow - av8recordsltd.co.uk/store/

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Paul Simpson @paulsimpson.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

What? This? Oh, just Robert Fripp holding a copy of my memoir at 10:30 this morning. No biggie. x

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Paul Simpson @paulsimpson.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Attention all Shipping! First time on vinyl for my hallucinatory spoken-word (and music) album of 2005. 140-copies only! Pre-sale next Friday -8th August at 6pm from the wonderful AV8 Records Ltd. X @av8records.bsky.social av8recordsltd.co.uk

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Paul Simpson @paulsimpson.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

My old pal - Will Sergeant, & I return to Sea Power's mighty Krankenhaus festival in Cumbria next month where we will be in joint hallucinatory conversation with the magus - John Doran. Cor! Smashing. x @willsergeant.com @jahduran.bsky.social @seapowerband.bsky.social

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Paul Simpson @paulsimpson.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

The 42-year old master tapes have been located, baked, and digitised. Singles, b-sides, versions, and a couple lost songs I have no memory of ever singing. Mastering at Abbey Road for Autumn double-vinyl & cd release. x

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Paul Simpson @paulsimpson.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Between 1996 and 2006 - in a respite from The Wild Swans - I made music under the name Skyray. DOWNLOADS: skyray.bandcamp.com

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Paul Simpson @paulsimpson.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Happy Birthday to my lifelong pal - Les Pattinson. Friends since the age of 5. x

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Paul Simpson @paulsimpson.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Spent a lovely morning at RTE Dublin chatting with Mark Healy (also of the band Skanger) on That Show About Music. The episode will be broadcast this coming Saturday morning (22nd March) between 10am-12 and will be available on the RTE 2XM player. x

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Paul Simpson @paulsimpson.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Happy Birthday to my ex-bandmate and friend of 47 years - the genius artist Ged Quinn. x

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Paul Simpson @paulsimpson.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Bill Drummond on 'Revolutionary Spirit' by The Wild Swans. x www.penkilnburn.com/home/a-local...

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Paul Simpson @paulsimpson.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

All fur coat and no knickers at the Dublin Olympia for the Brian Jonestown Massacre last night. x

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Paul Simpson @paulsimpson.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Friends reunited. Ricky Maymi and I at Dublin's Olympia Theatre earlier today. Last time I walked this stage was 27 (count em') years ago, when I was supporting Echo and the Bunnymen on their Evergreen comeback tour. Really looking forward to the BJM show tonight. x

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Paul Simpson @paulsimpson.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Liverpool 1978. The first ever photograph of The Teardrop Explodes. Mick Finkler was 18, I was 19, and Julian was 20.

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Paul Simpson @paulsimpson.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Walked passed this window display thinking it a cool outfit, only to walk back that way 5-minutes later to find they'd ruined it by adding a pair of jeans. x

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Paul Simpson @paulsimpson.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Our Brutalist pad in boho 'Baggotonia- Dublin - 'a hotbed of sexual adventure, literary feuds and malicious gossip'. x

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Paul Simpson @paulsimpson.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

Mojo Magazine - December 2022 wherein I ask Lawrence a question about the meeting the devil. x

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Paul Simpson @paulsimpson.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

Sadly not. I made it a few years ago, photographed it then repurposed it for a record sleeve.

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