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Trimming The Musical Fat Podcast @ttmfpodcast.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

🚨 New episode 🚨 197. Cloud Nine or Cloud Nein? – Trimming George Harrison’s 1987 Album I bought ‘Cloud Nine’ on cassette back in 1988, after first buying the ‘When We Was Fab’ single on good old vinyl 🎵

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Trimming The Musical Fat Podcast @ttmfpodcast.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

🚨 New episode - Trimming Paul McCartney’s ‘Press to Play’ album (1986) 💿 🚨 We’ve just released our longest episode in over 2 years ⏰ And, if I do say so myself, it’s one of our best 💪 It’s certainly one of the most enjoyable I’ve recorded in over 5 years of TTMF🎙️

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Trimming The Musical Fat Podcast @ttmfpodcast.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

195. Upside Without the Excess: Trimming Soundgarden’s ‘Down on the Upside’ (1996) 🚨 New episode 🎙️ Our first (belated) episode of the Summer (we won’t keep you waiting as long next time) ⏰

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Trimming The Musical Fat Podcast @ttmfpodcast.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

🚨 We’re back! New Episode 🚨 It’s been a while! 👋 How are you? Life gets in the way. Travel, work & launching a new podcast (Sheer Pod Attack - A Queen Song-By-Song Podcast), have made me ‘time poor’ these last few months ⏰

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Trimming The Musical Fat Podcast @ttmfpodcast.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Happy Birthday to us 🎉 Trimming The Musical Fat is 5 years old 🎂

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Trimming The Musical Fat Podcast @ttmfpodcast.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

More a recommendation than anything, check out David Gray’s ‘Life in Slow Motion’ 💿 Recently bought the 20th anniversary vinyl reissue 🎶 Still a tremendous, beautiful album 👌 music.apple.com/gb/album/lif...

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Trimming The Musical Fat Podcast @ttmfpodcast.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

🎧 New show - The Beatles’ White Album 💿 💿 This month we celebrate 5 years of TTMF 🎉 Our first ever episode was dedicated to trimming The Beatles’ 1968 self-titled double album aka The White Album ⚪️

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Trimming The Musical Fat Podcast @ttmfpodcast.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

🔥 New Episode - Madonna 🔥 Here’s a short Hidden Prime Cuts show to tide you over until the next album trimming one (The Beatles’ White Album 💿). The song is Madonna’s ‘I’m a Sinner’ 👿 A great track from her 2012 MDNA album 🎧 Definitely worth checking out 👍 🟢 tinyurl.com/46uymvzw

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Trimming The Musical Fat Podcast @ttmfpodcast.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Thoroughly enjoyed giving this purchase from last month a listen today 💥 The 30th anniversary edition of Blur’s ‘The Great Escape’ (1995) 💿 Not a fan of the new artwork, but great sound, coloured vinyl (yellow & turquoise), and includes some excellent B-sides and bonus tracks 🎶 You a fan?

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Trimming The Musical Fat Podcast @ttmfpodcast.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

I was delighted to welcome back Marv Quibell for an in-depth discussion on Prince’s 1981 album - Controversy 🇺🇸 Find out: - Which track Marv had to sing back in the day 🎤 - Our 3 fave tracks👍 - What ‘Jack U Off’ is really about (clue: car trouble) 🚙 🤔 tinyurl.com/skhdsh3b

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191. Prince's 'Controversy' (1981): The Singles 1978 - 1989

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Trimming The Musical Fat Podcast @ttmfpodcast.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

🎙️ New Episode 🎙️ Join me as I dive into one of the most quietly iconic albums of the late ’90s—Dido’s debut album, No Angel 🇬🇧 Whether you’re rediscovering it or hearing it for the first time, this episode offers a heartfelt tribute to one of the 90s’ most enduring albums 🎶 🔴 tinyurl.com/zdcrbfph

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Trimming The Musical Fat Podcast @ttmfpodcast.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Been giving some new purchases a play over the last week 🎶 What’s your favourite of the four? #paulmccartneyandwings #franzferdinand #portishead #jackjohnson

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Trimming The Musical Fat Podcast @ttmfpodcast.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

🎶 New Bruce Springsteen show 🎶 Join us as we talk about the Boss’s album ‘Nebraska’ 💿 The conversation explores the album's stark acoustic style, its storytelling depth, and the contrasting opinions of the three of us 🎙️

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189. Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Nebraska’ Reimagined: The 50-minute Challenge

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Trimming The Musical Fat Podcast @ttmfpodcast.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Isn’t it a wonderful feeling revisiting an album you’ve not listened to in an absolute age. For me, that was yesterday when listening to The Beatles’ absolutely classic The White Album 👍 Why was I listening? Because we’re revisiting the album for the shows upcoming 5th anniversary 🎂

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Trimming The Musical Fat Podcast @ttmfpodcast.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Sunday Recording - Bruce Springsteen Wonderful catch-up today with Renee James & Davie Melon as we dived into Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska album 💿 Hoping the episode will be out on Friday (9th) 🗓️ Here’s Davie talking about the album 🎙️

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Trimming The Musical Fat Podcast @ttmfpodcast.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

🎅 New REM Episode - ‘Fretless’ 🎅 Join us as we dive into a musical hidden gem 💎 In this episode, we explore one of the lesser-known tracks from Athens' finest, R.E.M., and their great 1991 track - 'Fretless'. 🟢 tinyurl.com/3w5nhtmp ⚪️ tinyurl.com/2rwwdarn 🔴 tinyurl.com/3c3hyzca

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Trimming The Musical Fat Podcast @ttmfpodcast.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

🚨 Christmas 2025 Episode 🎅 It’s Christmas at Trimming The Musical Fat, and Stephen is joined by a festive trio of guests for a sleigh ride through the very best (and very worst) Christmas songs of the last six decades. 🟢 Spotify: tinyurl.com/mpfeyefs 🔴 YouTube: tinyurl.com/bdfkkver

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Trimming The Musical Fat Podcast @ttmfpodcast.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

70s Christmas Songs 🎶 🤶 Well, the overwhelming favourite Christmas song from the seventies in our Xmas show was John Lennon’s ‘Happy Xmas (War is Over) 🧑‍🎄 What’s your fave seventies festive tune? 🤔 PS - I’m still editing the show!!! ⏰ youtu.be/yN4Uu0OlmTg?...

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HAPPY XMAS (WAR IS OVER). (Ultimate Mix, 2020) John & Yoko Plastic Ono Band + Harlem Community Choir

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Trimming The Musical Fat Podcast @ttmfpodcast.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

We caught up at the weekend to share our favourite Christmas song from each decade (episode out shortly) 🗓️ Darlene Love was the clean sweep winner of the sixties with this absolute classic - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) 🧹 🏆 What’s your fave sixties festive tune? 🤔 youtu.be/vf4ZXBzbAio?...

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Darlene Love - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) (Official Music Video)

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Trimming The Musical Fat Podcast @ttmfpodcast.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

🌎 New Episode - Prince’s ‘Around The World In A Day’ 👑 🌎 Join us again on our royal adventure as we dive into Prince's seventh album, "Around the World in a Day." 🌏

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Trimming The Musical Fat Podcast @ttmfpodcast.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Pink Floyd’s ‘Wish You Here’ at 50 The ‘Wish You Were Here’ album in Dolby Atmos 💿 Now that’s a Friday treat I wasn’t expecting 🎶 What’s your favourite track from it? 🤔

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Trimming The Musical Fat Podcast @ttmfpodcast.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

🚀👽 New Episode Alert! 🎬 “In Space, No One Can Hear Your Ranking” – Trimming The Movie Fat dives deep into the Alien franchise, ranking all 9 films from chest-bursting classics to the ones that should’ve stayed in cryosleep.

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Trimming The Musical Fat Podcast @ttmfpodcast.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

We’re back to talk about another great album from the nineties 🎶 We’ve recently picked albums by US bands Pearl Jam & Eagles. Here’s another! The #1 US album by Stone Temple Pilots - ‘Purple’ (1994) 💿 What’s your favourite track from it? 🟢 Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/7Ezg...

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185. 90 from the 90s: Stone Temple Pilots’ ‘Purple’ (1994)

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Trimming The Musical Fat Podcast @ttmfpodcast.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Queen 👑 It’s definitely a Queen listening day 🎧 Any fans of The Game (1980) out there?

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Trimming The Musical Fat Podcast @ttmfpodcast.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

‼️ New 90 From The 90s Episode ‼️ In this episode, we dive into the Eagles' iconic 1994 album, "Hell Freezes Over." 💿 Join us as we explore the band's legendary reunion after a 14-year hiatus, featuring a mix of new studio tracks and captivating live performances. 🔴 youtu.be/DUtRhI7pEXg?...

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184. 90 From The 90s: Eagles’ ‘Hell Freezes Over’ (1994)

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Trimming The Musical Fat Podcast @ttmfpodcast.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

🎙️ New Movie Fat Episode 🎙️ 🦇 Trimming The Movie Fat is back with a Gotham-sized rewatch! “Bat to the Future: The Batman (2022) Rewatch” Is it top, middle, or lower tier Batman? Tune in to find out! 🔗 Listen now and join the debate 🔴 youtu.be/jU5v4UWbq7Y?...

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62. Bat to the Future: The Batman (2022) Rewatch

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Trimming The Musical Fat Podcast @ttmfpodcast.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

Proud Dad alert 🚨 The band Luke plays drums in just released their first single - ‘They Won’t Look Now’ by Retroskeptic 🎵 🥁 music.apple.com/gb/album/the... Give it a listen! 🎧

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THEY WON'T LOOK NOW - Single by Retroskeptic on Apple Music

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Trimming The Musical Fat Podcast @ttmfpodcast.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

🎧 New Episode – Hidden Prime Cuts: Blur’s St. Louis (1996) 🎧 Britpop wasn’t just about the chart-toppers — sometimes the real treasures were tucked away on B-sides. In our latest Trimming The Musical Fat episode, Stephen and Davie shine a spotlight on Blur’s overlooked track “St. Louis.”

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183. Hidden Prime Cuts: Blur’s St Louis (1996)

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Trimming The Musical Fat Podcast @ttmfpodcast.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Here’s Siskel & Ebert reviewing Star Wars: A New Hope back in the day…

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Trimming The Musical Fat Podcast @ttmfpodcast.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

🚨 New Prince Episode 🚨 Have you been patiently waiting for the next episode in our Prince side-series? I mean, the previous one only came out…over a year ago! 😮 Wow! Well, it’s back. And we jump to 1988 and the Lovesexy album 💿 What do you think of it? 🎧 🟢 open.spotify.com/episode/4AD1...

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182. Prince’s ‘Lovesexy’ (1988): The Singles 1978 - 1989

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Trimming The Musical Fat Podcast @ttmfpodcast.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

Here’s our first 90 from the 90s show in over a year! We go back to my favourite decade for music to pick one of my favourite albums of all time - Pearl Jam’s ‘Ten’ 🇺🇸 What’s your favourite track from it? 🗣️ 🔴 youtu.be/_RbKCeByYA0?...

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180. 90 from the 90s: Pearl Jam’s ‘Ten’ (1991)

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Trimming The Musical Fat Podcast @ttmfpodcast.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

It’s been a while since we’ve released a HPC show 🕰️ So, it’s back with a vengeance today as I recommend a song from 1991 - Roxette’s ‘Come Back (Before You Leave) 🇸🇪 This was the b-side to their number one US single ‘Joyride’. Give it a listen 👂 🟢 open.spotify.com/episode/0Ux4...

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181. Hidden Prime Cuts: Roxette’s Come Back (Before You Leave) (1991)

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Trimming The Musical Fat Podcast @ttmfpodcast.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

🚨 New episode 🚨 Not so long ago, in a galaxy not so far away, #TTMF podcast host Stephen Nicholson and friend Paul Melon, got together to rewatch and critique the original Star Wars trilogy - A New Hope (1977), The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Return of the Jedi (1983). 🔴 youtu.be/b7J2peTfymU?...

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61. The Force Is Strong With This Rewatch - Star Wars 1977 to 1983

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Trimming The Musical Fat Podcast @ttmfpodcast.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

Queen’s A Night at the Opera turns 50 🥳 💿 The classic album that features Bohemian Rhapsody, Love of my Life, and You’re My Best Friend 🎶 Brilliant album, though not my favourite by the band. Had to buy the 50th anniversary edition. Clear vinyl & gold lettering 🟡 Best track on it is?

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Trimming The Musical Fat Podcast @ttmfpodcast.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Got my tickets for Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere tonight 🎦 🍿 And, with good timing, the just released Nebraska ‘82 vinyl + blu-ray boxset arrived at dinner time. Will enjoy diving into that over the weekend 📺 🔊 An impressive package 📦 #brucespringsteen #Nebraska #nebraska82

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Trimming The Musical Fat Podcast @ttmfpodcast.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

🚨 New Episode 🚨 Did you know that Get a Grip (1993) is Aerosmith’s biggest selling album with over 20M sales? Bryan & I certainly didn’t as we sat down to create the under 50-minute Supercut of it ✂️ Link to show below ⬇️ 🟢 spotify.link/uHwmid0rGXb What’s your favourite track from it? 🤔

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179. Get a Snip - Trimming Aerosmith’s ‘Get a Grip’ Album (1993)

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Trimming The Musical Fat Podcast @ttmfpodcast.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Here’s Mel Gibson being interviewed for Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) 🎬 What’s your favourite of the 4 LW movies?

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Trimming The Musical Fat Podcast @ttmfpodcast.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

We’re not too old for this s*** Join us as we revisit the legendary buddy-cop action series ‘Lethal Weapon’, starring Mel Gibson & Danny Glover 🔫 What’s our favourite? Which one did we agree upon that it shouldn’t exist? 🟢 open.spotify.com/episode/7Gv1... What’s your favourite of the four? 🤔

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Trimming The Musical Fat Podcast @ttmfpodcast.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Still enjoying spinning ‘Now Yearbook ‘76’ 🎵 Here’s one of the best tracks from it - 10cc’s ‘I’m Mandy Fly Me’. Facts: - Reached #6 on the UK charts 📉 - It was inspired by a real airline advertisement ✈️ - From their album ‘How Dare You!’ 💿 youtu.be/3HzJ5Rg908k?...

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10cc - I'm Mandy Fly Me

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Trimming The Musical Fat Podcast @ttmfpodcast.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Happy Monday! Checked out our U2 Atomic Bomb show yet? 💣 open.spotify.com/episode/0Ss7... Listen to the tracks Ross, Bryan Borthwick & I picked for the Supercut ✂️ open.spotify.com/playlist/4S5...

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Trimming The Musical Fat Podcast @ttmfpodcast.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

Bryan & I will be taking our scissors to Aerosmith’s 1993 album ‘Get A Grip’ on Tuesday night ✂️ The band’s biggest selling album and home to some very well known tracks like ‘Cryin’’, Livin’ On The Edge’, and ‘Crazy’ 🎸 🇺🇸 Here’s the latter 💿 What a brilliant video 📺 youtu.be/NMNgbISmF4I?...

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Aerosmith - Crazy (Official Music Video)

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Trimming The Musical Fat Podcast @ttmfpodcast.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

Join us as we take apart U2’s bomb 💣 2004’s #howtodismantleanatomicbomb to create the under 50-minute TTMF Supercut 💿 ✂️ We critique the album, its 2024 remaster, the ‘shadow album’ & recall seeing the band live on the Vertigo Tour in 2005 🎤 🎸 🥁 🟢 Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0Ss7...

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178. U2’s Bomb: Defused, Rewired, Rebuilt (2004/2024)

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Trimming The Musical Fat Podcast @ttmfpodcast.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

The people who select the songs for the ‘Now Yearbook’ vinyls deserve a pay rise. Always excellent 👌 💿 💿 💿 The latest, 1976, is a cracker 🎉 Great to hear tunes like 10cc’s ‘I’m Mandy Fly Me, Eric Carmen’s ‘All By Myself’, and Tina Charles’s ‘I Love to Love’ for the first time in ages 🎶 🔈 🔈

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Trimming The Musical Fat Podcast @ttmfpodcast.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Great news that Radiohead are touring again before the end of the year. Let the ticket buying process begin on Friday 🗓️ Here’s a beautiful version of their song ‘No Surprises’ 🎶

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Trimming The Musical Fat Podcast @ttmfpodcast.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

What’s your thoughts on U2’s How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb? 💣 Our new music pod is out this week and dedicated to creating an under 50-minute cut of it including songs from the shadow album 💿 Here’s The Edge talking about the reissue last year 🎙️

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Trimming The Musical Fat Podcast @ttmfpodcast.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

AC/DC were VERY loud and VERY brilliant last night in Edinburgh 💪 🤟 Loved it 🥳 Highway to Hell 👿 ⬇️

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Trimming The Musical Fat Podcast @ttmfpodcast.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Well, this was a surprise 😮 The Beatles just released a new mix of 1995’s Free As A Bird 🦅 This was done using the same technology that was used on Now & Then. And guess what? It’s great! You can actually hear John Lennon properly on the verses now 👂 youtu.be/VatsaeJLesI?...

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Free As A Bird (2025 Mix)

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Trimming The Musical Fat Podcast @ttmfpodcast.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Had to be bought. The soundtrack to one of the greatest movies of all time - Jaws 🦈 Newly released in translucent Blue & Red Splatter Viny 💦 🩸 What’s your favourite scene from the movie? 🎦 #jaws #johnwilliams #soundtrack #vinyl

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Trimming The Musical Fat Podcast @ttmfpodcast.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Forgotten how good an album this is - Coldplay’s Viva La Vida 💿 Picked it up on 140g Clear EcoRecord Vinyl 🎶 Seen the band on their tour for this (Jay Z supporting). One of the best concerts I’ve ever been to 💪 What’s your favourite track from it? 🤔

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