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𝕸𝖆𝖙𝖙 𝕾𝖙𝖆𝖓𝖍𝖔𝖕𝖊

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Guitarist. Coffee wraith. #Hookland resident. #Fortean. He/Him. Probably ADHD. Yorkshire by marriage.

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𝕸𝖆𝖙𝖙 𝕾𝖙𝖆𝖓𝖍𝖔𝖕𝖊 @mattstanhope7.bsky.social · Jan 9

I have an emotional support Eagle Transporter, what of it

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𝕸𝖆𝖙𝖙 𝕾𝖙𝖆𝖓𝖍𝖔𝖕𝖊 @mattstanhope7.bsky.social · 1m

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𝕸𝖆𝖙𝖙 𝕾𝖙𝖆𝖓𝖍𝖔𝖕𝖊 @mattstanhope7.bsky.social · 1h

I think I see this as the “proper” cover, probably for the same reason!

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𝕸𝖆𝖙𝖙 𝕾𝖙𝖆𝖓𝖍𝖔𝖕𝖊 @mattstanhope7.bsky.social · 5d

Although, sinister AND hilarious you say? Piece of cake for The Birthday Party.

For me, this is a note perfect encapsulation of being an awkward teenage 80s goth. “Obsessive, deadpan and moribund…” 😆🖤

Figure of Fun

YouTube video by The Birthday Party - Topic

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𝕸𝖆𝖙𝖙 𝕾𝖙𝖆𝖓𝖍𝖔𝖕𝖊 @mattstanhope7.bsky.social · 5d

Few artists manage to be sinister and hilarious simultaneously, but Type O Negative pulled it off effortlessly (chortle)

Type O Negative - Black No. 1 (Little Miss Scare -All) [HD Remaster] [OFFICIAL VIDEO]

YouTube video by Roadrunner Records

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𝕸𝖆𝖙𝖙 𝕾𝖙𝖆𝖓𝖍𝖔𝖕𝖊 @mattstanhope7.bsky.social · 2h

I’m well behind with #salemseptember but as I move into the final part of the book I decided to treat myself to this gorgeous 1982 edition, which I love. It smells appropriately ancient

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Ediewings @ediewings.bsky.social · 2d

I love how this is an official road sign in Glenelg, Scotland. Photo taken 6 years ago in our last holiday before COVID.

#funnysigns #glenelg #mars

Photo of a road sign in Glenelg, Scotland with a stone wall and greenery behind. Sign says "Glenelg (Earth) twinned with Glenelg (Mars) 😂

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𝕸𝖆𝖙𝖙 𝕾𝖙𝖆𝖓𝖍𝖔𝖕𝖊 @mattstanhope7.bsky.social · 12h

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Night all!

𝕸𝖆𝖙𝖙 𝕾𝖙𝖆𝖓𝖍𝖔𝖕𝖊 @mattstanhope7.bsky.social · 13h

You’re not alone in that choice!

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Edvard Munch @edvardmunch.bsky.social · 3d

The Voice / Summer night 1896
https://botfrens.com/collections/90/contents/25193

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𝕸𝖆𝖙𝖙 𝕾𝖙𝖆𝖓𝖍𝖔𝖕𝖊 @mattstanhope7.bsky.social · 16h

Next week on Bake Off…chip week. The bakers tell Paul Hollywood to do one and go down the chippie instead #gbbo

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𝕸𝖆𝖙𝖙 𝕾𝖙𝖆𝖓𝖍𝖔𝖕𝖊 @mattstanhope7.bsky.social · 17h

I have Junkyard by The Birthday Party somewhere…isn’t the first Bauhaus album 4AD too?? Possibly a couple of singles as well

𝕸𝖆𝖙𝖙 𝕾𝖙𝖆𝖓𝖍𝖔𝖕𝖊 @mattstanhope7.bsky.social · 17h

There’s something oddly satisfying about having anything on 4AD vinyl I always think.

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𝕸𝖆𝖙𝖙 𝕾𝖙𝖆𝖓𝖍𝖔𝖕𝖊 @mattstanhope7.bsky.social · 17h

OMFG

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𝕸𝖆𝖙𝖙 𝕾𝖙𝖆𝖓𝖍𝖔𝖕𝖊 @mattstanhope7.bsky.social · 18h

I just need the vinyl now…

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𝕸𝖆𝖙𝖙 𝕾𝖙𝖆𝖓𝖍𝖔𝖕𝖊 @mattstanhope7.bsky.social · 19h

Apologies, I meant Hearsay Please rather than Hazel. (The two tracks are listed the wrong way round throughout.)

𝕸𝖆𝖙𝖙 𝕾𝖙𝖆𝖓𝖍𝖔𝖕𝖊 @mattstanhope7.bsky.social · 20h

There is less of a consensus than with some artists, but Treasure seems to be very popular.

𝕸𝖆𝖙𝖙 𝕾𝖙𝖆𝖓𝖍𝖔𝖕𝖊 @mattstanhope7.bsky.social · 21h

Which album is your favourite, Roger?

𝕸𝖆𝖙𝖙 𝕾𝖙𝖆𝖓𝖍𝖔𝖕𝖊 @mattstanhope7.bsky.social · 21h

I was very late to the party, Heaven Or Las Vegas was my first!

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𝕸𝖆𝖙𝖙 𝕾𝖙𝖆𝖓𝖍𝖔𝖕𝖊 @mattstanhope7.bsky.social · 22h

Also, I don’t mean that a Siouxsie comparison is underselling Garlands as such; I just meant that Garlands is strong in its own right, that it’s not the work of mere copyists. Certainly it sounds more like post punk listening to it these days, no bad thing in my book

𝕸𝖆𝖙𝖙 𝕾𝖙𝖆𝖓𝖍𝖔𝖕𝖊 @mattstanhope7.bsky.social · 22h

I was listening to Treasure yesterday, another great album.

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"Frightening" Dan McDaid @danmcdaid.bsky.social · 1d

Autumn, mate

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𝕸𝖆𝖙𝖙 𝕾𝖙𝖆𝖓𝖍𝖔𝖕𝖊 @mattstanhope7.bsky.social · 1d

A word to the wise - if you’re looking for a cd copy, look for CAD211CD. That way you get 2 extra tracks plus another 4 from a Peel session. “Dear Heart” and “Hazel” in particular are both essential. The reissues don’t have this.

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𝕸𝖆𝖙𝖙 𝕾𝖙𝖆𝖓𝖍𝖔𝖕𝖊 @mattstanhope7.bsky.social · 1d

As it shades into Autumn, I always find myself digging out Garlands by Cocteau Twins. Unlike the lush later albums, this first effort is basically Siouxsie with electronic beats, although that undersells it considerably. It’s a fabulous album its own right.

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𝕸𝖆𝖙𝖙 𝕾𝖙𝖆𝖓𝖍𝖔𝖕𝖊 @mattstanhope7.bsky.social · 1d

Wow! That would probably do it.

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hookland.bsky.social @hookland.bsky.social · 1d

No wraith way, no corpse lane is ever less than ghost-crowded. Yet just as roads to market or the races are thronged on certain days, as we approach Allhallowtide they become congested by spirits. From distant villages to the boneyard gates and lychgate termini a rush of spectres walk. – #CLNolan

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