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London-based author of 'James Connolly: Socialist, Nationalist and Internationalist' (Merlin Press, 2022). PCS trade union rep. Music and vinyl records. https://www.centralbooks.com/james-connolly-socialist-nationalist-and-internationalist.html
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#Nowspinning U.F.O by Jim Sullivan Perhaps best known because of Sullivan's mysterious disappearance in New Mexico and, paradoxically, for its obscurity. Worth listening to for the music - late 60s West Coast folk, backed by the Wrecking Crew. #nowplaying #vinyl #vinylsky #VinylCommunity

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#Nowspinning The Magnolia Electric Co. by Songs: Ohia #nowplaying #vinyl #VinylCommunity #vinylsky

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#Nowspinning Let it Bleed by the Rolling Stones #nowplaying #vinyl #VinylCommunity #vinylsky

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#Nowspinning Murmur by R.E.M. #nowplaying #vinyl #VinylCommunity #vinylsky

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#Nowspinning Horse Stories by Dirty Three #nowplaying #vinyl #VinylCommunity #vinylsky

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On this day, 12 May, in 1916, James Connolly was executed by the British for his role as a leader of the Easter Rising. #OTD

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#Nowspinning Broken English by Marianne Faithful #nowplaying #vinyl #vinylsky #VinylCommunity

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Begin by the Millenium is a fantastic record.

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#Nowspinning Hums of the Lovin' Spoonful Summer in the City and Coconut Grove are stone cold classics. Top album. #vinyl #vinylsky #VinylCommunity #nowplaying

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Francis Sheehy Skeffington, a pacifist, was murdered by the British forces on 26th April 1916 after being apprehended whilst trying to stop looting during the Easter Uprising. He and Thomas Dickson and Patrick McIntyre, both non-combatant journalists, were executed by firing squad. 1/2

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#Nowspinning Innervisions by Stevie Wonder #nowplaying #vinyl #vinylsky #VinylCommunity

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#Nowspinning a nice 1971 reissue of this classic, found in an antique shop. 'Nancy & Lee' by Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazelwood #Nowplaying #vinyl #vinylsky #VinylCommunity

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At the Royal Albert Hall to see Father John Misty tonight. On 1 November 1913, James Connolly shared this stage with George Lansbury, Sylvia Pankhurst, George Bernard Shaw, Charlotte Despard and others to demand the release of Jim Larkin, imprisoned during the Dublin Lockout. #skystorians

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Got a Danish ambient electronic jazz record in the post the other day from an unknown sender. You're out there somewhere. And I'll find you. And thank you. #vinylsky #vinyl #VinylCommunity #vinylbaron

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#Nowspinning this double LP collection of Buddy Holly - Legend. By the time of his death at just 22, Holly made and recorded seminal music, influencing pretty much anyone who subsequently mattered, from the Beatles to Dylan and far beyond. #vinyl #VinylCommunity #vinylsky #nowplaying

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#Nowspinning Nice first UK press of Sunflower (1970) by the Beach Boys Along with Smile (obviously) and Friends, this is one of my favourite post-Pet Sounds Beach Boys LP. Slip On Through by Dennis Wilson and This Whole World by Brian are just great. #nowplaying #vinyl #vinylcommunity #vinylsky

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#Nowspinning The Pious Bird of Good Omen, a 1969 collection of tracks by Peter Green-era Fleetwood Mac #nowplaying #vinyl #VinylCommunity #vinylsky

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#Nowspinning Over Tage by Svaneborg Kardyb Ambient electronic jazz from Denmark, with gorgeous wurlitzer, synth, piano and percussion tones. Highly recommended. Beautiful cover too. #nowplaying #vinyl #vinylsky #VinylCommunity

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#Nowspinning Ants from Up There by Black Country, New Road #nowplaying #vinyl #VinylCommunity #vinylsky

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Let me go on… Like I blister in the sun. #Nowspinning Violent Femmes 1983 self-titled debut album #nowplaying #vinyl #VinylCommunity #vinylsky

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Just buy that god damn record. #vinylcommunity #vinyl #vinylrecords

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Going to see My Bloody Valentine in November (!) Time to give these a spin. Which is your favourite? #vinyl #vinylsky #VinylCommunity #mybloodyvalentine

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#Nowspinning Comes a Time by Neil Young, a quiet gem of an album in a catalogue crowded with classics. Stunning harmony vocals from Nicolette Larson too. #nowplaying #VinylCommunity #vinyl #vinylsky

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#Nowspinning m b v by My Bloody Valentine. Released in 2013 it was, with a delay of 22 years, the successor to Loveless. Worth the wait? I think so. #nowplaying #vinyl #VinylCommunity #vinylsky

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'I am on a lonely road and I am traveling' #Nowspinning Blue by Joni Mitchell #nowplaying #vinyl #VinylCommunity

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#Nowspinning So Tonight That I Might See by Mazzy Star Recently been listening a lot to Rain Parade. Tonight it's this unnervingly beautiful dream pop, powered by the musical partnership between former Rain Parade frontman David Roback and the excellent Hope Sandoval. #VinylCommunity #nowplaying

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Next up, Da Capo by Love (1966) Often overshadowed by its successor Forever Changes, side 1 is almost as great - any album even close to the shadow of such a masterpiece is going to be brilliant. Side 2's side-long jam Revelation divides opinion... #nowplaying #vinyl #nowspinning #VinylCommunity

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Tonight I'm spinning a reissue of the self-titled debut album by abrasive 60s Los Angeles garage rockers The Seeds. #nowplaying #vinyl #nowspinning #VinylCommunity

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Some late evening listening. Can't believe it's been almost a decade since I bought this. Hoping for another Newsom album! #Nowspinning #nowplaying #VinylCommunity #vinylsky #vinyl

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Sometimes nothing can beat a bit of Neil #Nowspinning #nowplaying #vinyl #VinylCommunity

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#Nowspinning a early red pressing of Nazz Nazz, the 2nd album by... Nazz. Probably now best known for Todd Rundgren's pre-solo involvement, or the track "Open My Eyes", included on Lenny Kaye's "Nuggets". This is their second album, and last with Rundgren. #VinylCommunity #nowplaying

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#Nowspinning Emergency Third Rail Power Trip by Rain Parade. Released in 1983, this jangly resurrection of 60s psych/beat/garage was both 17 years outdated and almost a decade ahead of its time, anticipating the 60s revivalism of Stone Roses, Ride etc across the 90s #VinylCommunity #nowplaying

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Found a first 1968 UK mono pressing of Friends by the Beach Boys in Cardiff today. Had been listening to this album in the car all morning. Walked into the record shop and there it was looking at me. Lovely and underrated little gem in the Beach Boys' catalogue. #Nowspinning ##VinylCommunity

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#Nowspinning The Bonzo Dog Band, in 'The Doughnut in Granny's Greenhouse' (1968), asking the age-old question: Can Blue Men Sing the Whites? #Nowplaying #VinylCommunity

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