Reposted by Paul StephensEric Alper @thatericalper.com · 29/09/2026"Would?" "Them Bones" "Angry Chair" "Rooster" "Down in a Hole" On this day in 1992, Alice in Chains released ‘Dirt,’ a dark, devastating masterpiece that remains one of the greatest rock albums of the era. 1102
Reposted by Paul StephensEric Alper @thatericalper.com · 24/09/2026On this day in 1991, Nirvana released ‘Nevermind.’ Just 46,000 copies were initially shipped in the U.S., but “Smells Like Teen Spirit” lit the fuse. More than 30 million copies later, it remains one of rock’s defining albums. 0139
Reposted by Paul StephensEric Alper @thatericalper.com · 13/09/2026On this day in 1996, the world lost 2Pac at just 25. His fearless words about struggle, resilience and justice helped make him one of hip-hop’s most influential voices, and his legacy still resonates. 054
Reposted by Paul StephensEric Alper @thatericalper.com · 13/09/2026On this day in 1982, Kate Bush released 'The Dreaming,' a fearless, experimental leap filled with theatrical vocals, daring production and ideas that helped redefine what art-pop could sound like. 184
Paul Stephens @paulstephens.bsky.social · 05/09/2026A Country Gentleman [William Kingsman], ‘A Letter to the Right Honourable Sir John Sinclair, Bart. (Author of ‘The History of the Revenue’, and other fugitive Pieces), on the Subject of his Remarks on Mr. Huskisson's Pamphlet’ (London, 1811) #EconomicHistory #Romanticism 010
Paul Stephens @paulstephens.bsky.social · 02/09/2026John Wheatley, 'Remarks on Currency and Commerce' (London, 1803) #EconomicHistory #Romanticism 011
Reposted by Paul StephensAlbum A Day Calendar @albumadaycalendar.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Released: September 1, 1989 Artist: Mötley Crüe Album: Dr. Feelgood Label: Elektra Records www.albumadaycalendar.com 001
Reposted by Paul StephensJake Rudh @jakerudh.bsky.social · 01/09/2026On this day in 1987, REM released their fifth studio album “Document’. 2335
Reposted by Paul StephensGodwin_lives @pamelaclemit.bsky.social · 30/08/2026The Letters of William Godwin, Volume IV (OUP, forthcoming), includes 34 letters to his daughter Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (b. OTD 1797), author of Frankenstein (1818), five more full-length novels, & pioneering editor of P. B. Shelley's poems. Posthumous 19c. miniature by Reginald Easton. 13312
Paul Stephens @paulstephens.bsky.social · 29/08/2026George Woods, 'Observations on the Present Price of Bullion, and Rates of Exchange; Wherein the Objections of Mr. Bosanquet, and Others, to the Report of the Bullion Committee, are Attempted to be Over-Ruled' (London, 1811) #EconomicHistory #Romanticism 000
Paul Stephens @paulstephens.bsky.social · 28/08/2026[Henry] Boase, ‘Remarks on the New Doctrine Concerning the Supposed Depreciation of our Currency’ (London, 1811) “Quid non mortalia pectora cogis, / Auri sacra fames?” Virgil #EconomicHistory #Romanticism 000
Paul Stephens @paulstephens.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Joseph Lomas Towers, 'The Expediency and Practicability of the Resumption of Cash-Payments by the Bank of England; or, Thoughts on the Present Serious State of the Circulating Medium of the Kingdom' (London, 1811) #EconomicHistory #Romanticism 000
Paul Stephens @paulstephens.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Thomas S. Surr, 'Refutation of Certain Misrepresentations Relative to the Nature and Influence of Bank Notes, and of the Stoppage of Issues in Specie, at the Bank of England, upon the Prices of Provisions, as Stated in the Pamphlets of [Boyd and Frend]’ (London, 1801) #EconomicHistory #Romanticism 010
Reposted by Paul StephensAlbum A Day Calendar @albumadaycalendar.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Released: August 27, 1991 Artist: Pearl Jam Album: Ten Label: Epic Records www.albumadaycalendar.com 021
Paul Stephens @paulstephens.bsky.social · 26/08/2026James Anderson, 'A Calm Investigation of the Circumstances that have led to the Present Scarcity of Grain in Britain: Suggesting the Means of Alleviating that Evil, and of Preventing the Recurrence of such a Calamity in the Future (London, 1801) #EconomicHistory #Romanticism 010
Paul Stephens @paulstephens.bsky.social · 25/08/2026William Frend, 'The National Debt in its True Colours, with Plans for its Extinction by Honest Means' (London, 1817). #EconomicHistory #Romanticism 010
Paul Stephens @paulstephens.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Edward Tatham, 'Observations on the Scarcity of Money; and its Effects upon the Public' (Oxford, 1816) #EconomicHistory #Romanticism 021
Paul Stephens @paulstephens.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Magens Dorrien Magens, 'An Inquiry into the Real Difference between Actual Money, Consisting of Gold and Silver, and Paper Money of Various Descriptions. Also, an Examination into the Constitutions of Banks; and the ... Characters of Bank and Exchequer' (London, 1804) #EconomicHistory #Romanticism 010
Reposted by Paul StephensR.E.M. @remhq.bsky.social · 24/08/2025Happy Anniversary Chronic Town, released on August 24, 1982. 844161
Reposted by Paul StephensEric Alper @thatericalper.com · 23/08/202632 years ago today, Jeff Buckley released his debut and only studio album, 'Grace,' a timeless record whose beauty, emotion and atmosphere continue to move listeners more than three decades later. 064
Paul Stephens @paulstephens.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Benjamin Smart, 'A Letter Addressed to The Honorable the House of Commons, on the Necessity of an Immediate Attention to the State of the British Coinage; in which a New, Prompt, and Efficacious Remedy for its Defects is Proposed' (London, 1811) #EconomicHistory #Romanticism 000
Paul Stephens @paulstephens.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Robert Mushet, ‘An Enquiry into the Effects Produced on the National Currency and Rates of Exchange, by the Bank Restriction Bill; Explaining the ... Price of Bullion; with Plans for Maintaining the National Coins in a State of Uniformity and Perfection’ (London, 1810) #EconomicHistory #Romanticism 010
Reposted by Paul StephensJake Rudh @jakerudh.bsky.social · 22/08/2026On this day in 1994, Portishead released their debut studio album “Dummy” featuring singles “Numb" “Sour Times" and “Glory Box" 2714
Paul Stephens @paulstephens.bsky.social · 22/08/2026John Hill, ‘An Inquiry into the Causes of the Present High Price of Gold Bullion in England, and its Connection with the State of Foreign Exchanges; with Observations on the Report of the Bullion Committee’ (London, 1810) #EconomicHistory #Romanticism 010
Paul Stephens @paulstephens.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Simon Cock, ‘An Examination of the Report of the Bullion Committee: Shewing that the Present High Price of Bullion, together with the Scarcity of Gold Coin, and also the Low Rate of the Foreign Exchanges, are not Attributable to the Issue of Bank Paper…' (London, 1810) #EconomicHistory #Romanticism 020
Reposted by Paul StephensWorking Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 21/08/2026#OtD 21 Aug 1791 the Haitian revolution began as 100,000 enslaved people rose up and eventually overthrew both slavery and French rule, creating the world's first Black republic shop.workingclasshistory.com/products/a-h... 515976
Paul Stephens @paulstephens.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Joseph Bradney, ‘Reflections on the Report of the Bullion Committee; in a Letter Addressed to a Member of Parliament. To which are Subjoined, some Strictures on Country Banks’ (London, 1810) #EconomicHistory #Romanticism 010
Paul Stephens @paulstephens.bsky.social · 21/08/2026William Major, 'Theory of Money and Exchanges; and the Causes of its Present Depreciation Indisputably Pointed Out; with Some Thoughts on the Progress and Termination of the Sinking Fund: Illustrated in a Series of Familiar Dialogues' (London, 1812) #EconomicHistory #Romanticism 000
Paul Stephens @paulstephens.bsky.social · 20/08/2026William Blake, ‘Observations on the Principles which Regulate the Course of Exchange; and on the Present Depreciated State of the Currency’ (London, 1810) #EconomicHistory #Romanticism 000
Paul Stephens @paulstephens.bsky.social · 20/08/2026[Jasper Atkinson], 'Considerations on the Propriety of the Bank of England Resuming its Payments in Specie at the Period Prescribed by the Act 37th, George III' (London, 1802) #EconomicHistory #Romanticism 000
Paul Stephens @paulstephens.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Coutts Trotter, ‘The Principles of Currency and Exchanges Applied to the Report from the Select Committee of the House of Commons, Appointed to Inquire into the High Price of Gold Bullion, &c. &c.' (London, 1810) #EconomicHistory #Romanticism 000
Paul Stephens @paulstephens.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Walter Boyd, 'A Letter to the Right Honourable William Pitt, on the Influence of the Stoppage of Issues in Specie at the Bank of England; on the Prices of Provisions, and other Commodities' (London, 1801) #EconomicHistory #Romanticism 000
Reposted by Paul StephensStereogum @stereogum.com · 19/08/2026Sneaker Pimps’ debut album ‘Becoming X’ was released 30 years ago today. 💿 The UK trip-hop group’s only album with vocalist Kelli Ali, it spawned the hits “6 Underground” and “Spin Spin Sugar.” 0459
Paul Stephens @paulstephens.bsky.social · 19/08/2026[Henry Goodwyn], 'Short Account of a Plan for the New Silver Coinage, for Improving the Currency of the Kingdom, and Introducing the Decimal Principle into all Money Transactions' (London, 1816) #EconomicHistory #Romanticism 010
Paul Stephens @paulstephens.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Charles Arnott, 'A Letter to the Proprietors of the Bank of England, on the Division of the Surplus Profits of that Corporation' (London, 1818) #EconomicHistory #Romanticism 000
Paul Stephens @paulstephens.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Thomas Attwood, 'A Letter to the Right Honourable Nicholas Vansittart, on the Creation of Money, and on its Action Upon National Prosperity' (Birmingham, 1817) #EconomicHistory #Romanticism 000
Paul Stephens @paulstephens.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Earl of Rosse [Lawrence Parsons], 'Observations on the Present State of the Currency of England' (London, 1811) #EconomicHistory #Romanticism 000
Paul Stephens @paulstephens.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Earl of Lauderdale [James Maitland], 'Further Considerations on the State of the Currency; in which the Means of Restoring our Circulation to a Salutary State are Fully Explained, and the Injuries Sustained by the Public Treasury [...] Minutely Detailed' (London, 1813) #EconomicHistory #Romanticism 000
Paul Stephens @paulstephens.bsky.social · 17/08/2026William Spence, 'Britain Independent of Commerce; or, Proofs, Deduced from an Investigation into the True Causes of the Wealth of Nations, that our Riches, Prosperity, and Power, are Derived from Sources Inherent in Ourselves [...]' (London, 1807) #EconomicHistory #Romanticism 000
Paul Stephens @paulstephens.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Edward Thornton, 'Observations on the Report of the Committee of the House of Commons, Appointed to Inquire into the High Price of Gold Bullion &c. &c., Together with Some Remarks on the Work of Francis Blake [...]' (London, 1811) #EconomicHistory #Romanticism 001
Reposted by Paul StephensAlbum A Day Calendar @albumadaycalendar.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Released: August 17, 1959 Artist: Miles Davis Album: Kind of Blue Label: Columbia Records www.albumadaycalendar.com 021
Paul Stephens @paulstephens.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Davies Giddy, 'A Plain Statement of the Bullion Question, in a Letter to a Friend' (London, 1811) #EconomicHistory #Romanticism 000
Reposted by Paul StephensGodwin_lives @pamelaclemit.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Volume IV of the OUP edition of William Godwin’s letters, now at press, includes an extensive description of his 1816 visit to Abbotsford, together with four letters to Sir Walter Scott (b. OTD 1771), all written in 1824, the same year that Edwin Landseer painted this portrait of Scott at home. 1196
Paul Stephens @paulstephens.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Charles [Jenkinson], Earl of Liverpool, 'A Treatise on the Coins of the Realm; in a Letter to the King' (Oxford, 1805) #EconomicHistory #Romanticism 010
Paul Stephens @paulstephens.bsky.social · 15/08/2026John Ramsay McCulloch, 'An Essay on a Reduction of the Interest of the National Debt, [...] Establishing the Justice of that Measure on the Surest Principles of Political Economy' (London, 1816) #EconomicHistory #Romanticism 120
Paul Stephens @paulstephens.bsky.social · 14/08/2026James Mill, 'Commerce Defended. An Answer to the Arguments by which Mr. Spence, Mr. Cobbett, and Others, have attempted to Prove that Commerce is not a source of National Wealth' (London, 1808) #EconomicHistory #Romanticism 000
Paul Stephens @paulstephens.bsky.social · 11/08/2026William Cobbett, 'Paper Against Gold and Glory Against Prosperity. Or, An Account of the Rise, Progress, Extent, and Present State of the Funds and of the Paper-Money of Great Britain; and also of the Situation of that Country as to its Debt [...]' (London, 1815). #EconomicHistory #Romanticism 030
Paul Stephens @paulstephens.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Nicholas Vansittart, 'An Inquiry into the State of the Finances of Great Britain; in Answer to Mr. Morgan's Facts' (London, 1796) #EconomicHistory #Romanticism 010
Paul Stephens @paulstephens.bsky.social · 10/08/2026George Rose, 'A Brief Examination into the Increase of the Revenue, Commerce, and Navigation, of Great Britain, during the Administration of the Rt. Hon. William Pitt; with Allusions to some of the Principal Events which Occurred in that Period [...]' (London, 1806) #EconomicHistory #Romanticism 010
Paul Stephens @paulstephens.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Henry Thornton, 'An Enquiry into the Nature and Effects of the Paper Credit of Great Britain' (London, 1802) #EconomicHistory #Romanticism 031
