Suitable for the sea, Sardinian sandwich shops and soccer stands of Sheffield.
Henri Lloyd RWR is one of Mr Strzelecki’s signature pieces in the late 60s, and over the years has become an iconic piece of jacketry.
This version was updated in part by Best Company designer Olmes Carretti, comes in bright blue and green so to be seen...
Shaun Leckenby's design work for this blog's cult favourite OneTrueSaxon. It's perhaps not as iconic as Ewen Brown's art (which I once posted about once upon a time here ) for said brand, however there's some cool bits and pieces here...
On a recent drinking trip to the Midlands, my Nottingham based (but Stockport born) mate was trying to paint a picture of what Notts most famous record store was like. I didn't believe him. I put it down to the fact we'd had one or three, and he was exaggerating...
Fast forward, from Friday night to Saturday afternoon, and he certainly was not. Never seen anything like it. Floor to ceiling of untidily stacked boxes and bags of records. Half the shop unstoppable, a wall of vinyl. On the floor snapped pieces of unloved LPs.
There's hardly any space to shop, COVID rules need not apply. One chap tried to find a bargain in the unsorted bags, as he dug he dislodged and was buried under unknown tunes.
That's Rob's Records, apparently. Come for the vinyl, stay because you've been crushed to death...
And I loved it.
Plenty to flick through and bargain prices. Between us we left with Beautiful South, The Farm, Paris Angels, The Smiths, Bryan Ferry, Inspiral Carpets, Roxy Music, Simple Minds and Erasure. A Wonderland indeed.
Can't wait to go back.
HL's iconic jacket at a ridiculous bargain price. Mind you, was listed as a 'car jacket' which sounds like something Alan Partridge would buy/sell...
The NW5 public houses visited in July for the CC meet. And unlike previous Hartlepool/Sunderland etc pub guides they weren't all rough as fuck - all were welcoming, friendly and serving superb ale...
Suitable for the sea, Sardinian sandwich shops and soccer stands of Sheffield. Henri Lloyd RWR is one of Mr Strzelecki’s signature pieces i...
