Johnnie Johnstone
@johnniejohnstone.bsky.social
Teacher, husband, dad. Writes: Record Collector, Shindig, Through The Crack In The Wall: The Secret History of Josef K (Jawbone Press), The Clientele (J-Card Press)
Laurie Spiegel.
H/t to Daniel Salt via FB.
H/t to Daniel Salt via FB.
November 27, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Laurie Spiegel.
H/t to Daniel Salt via FB.
H/t to Daniel Salt via FB.
Timebomb #143
More time has passed since the release of NGD, than elapsed between that and Hitler’s invasion of Poland in 1939.
More time has passed since the release of NGD, than elapsed between that and Hitler’s invasion of Poland in 1939.
November 27, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Timebomb #143
More time has passed since the release of NGD, than elapsed between that and Hitler’s invasion of Poland in 1939.
More time has passed since the release of NGD, than elapsed between that and Hitler’s invasion of Poland in 1939.
The 3-1 win over Ajax in 2001 wasn’t Martin O’Neill’s first European game as Celtic coach, but it was his first statement win. After that, we knew we could compete with anyone. So, there’s a beautiful symmetry in this result (3-1 in Holland), one that likely marks his last game as interim manager.
November 27, 2025 at 7:55 PM
The 3-1 win over Ajax in 2001 wasn’t Martin O’Neill’s first European game as Celtic coach, but it was his first statement win. After that, we knew we could compete with anyone. So, there’s a beautiful symmetry in this result (3-1 in Holland), one that likely marks his last game as interim manager.
Decided to work my way through Traffic’s back catalogue. It’s funny - haven’t listened to older music for a while. If I’d been nineteen in 1967, I’d have loved them - great musicianship/songs - but to me it just sounds really dated now. And I suddenly feel the same about almost all pre-80s music.
November 27, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Decided to work my way through Traffic’s back catalogue. It’s funny - haven’t listened to older music for a while. If I’d been nineteen in 1967, I’d have loved them - great musicianship/songs - but to me it just sounds really dated now. And I suddenly feel the same about almost all pre-80s music.
Marsha Hunt and Peter Cushing on the set of Dracula AD 1972.
November 27, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Marsha Hunt and Peter Cushing on the set of Dracula AD 1972.
Just Got Lucky.
Jinky doin’ the Boxer Beat.
Jinky doin’ the Boxer Beat.
November 27, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Just Got Lucky.
Jinky doin’ the Boxer Beat.
Jinky doin’ the Boxer Beat.
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Reggae legend Jimmy Cliff has died - Jamaica Observer
International reggae icon Jimmy Cliff has died, his family announced Monday. In a post to his official social media pages, his wife Latifa Chambers said Cliff passed away after a battle with pneumonia...
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November 24, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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A fine looking trio.
November 23, 2025 at 9:31 PM
A fine looking trio.
Andrei Tarkovsky with his father, the poet Arseny Tarkovsky, 1934.
November 23, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Andrei Tarkovsky with his father, the poet Arseny Tarkovsky, 1934.
Halifax Town v Luton Town, FA Cup, February 18 1933.
Hatters won 2-0. A few colds were caught.
Hatters won 2-0. A few colds were caught.
November 23, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Halifax Town v Luton Town, FA Cup, February 18 1933.
Hatters won 2-0. A few colds were caught.
Hatters won 2-0. A few colds were caught.
Although that Pulp LP is mostly brilliant too.
2/2
5. Desert Window - Lucy Gooch
4. Nested In Tangles - Hannah Frances
3. The Road To The Sea - Louis Philippe & The Night Mail
2. Michelangelo Dying - Cate Le Bon
1. Heavy Metal - Cameron Winter
(December 2024, but missed out last year, so…)
5. Desert Window - Lucy Gooch
4. Nested In Tangles - Hannah Frances
3. The Road To The Sea - Louis Philippe & The Night Mail
2. Michelangelo Dying - Cate Le Bon
1. Heavy Metal - Cameron Winter
(December 2024, but missed out last year, so…)
November 23, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Although that Pulp LP is mostly brilliant too.
The slightly sinister world of Pelican Originals.
November 23, 2025 at 8:51 AM
The slightly sinister world of Pelican Originals.
Judee Sill died in virtual solitude 46 years ago today, November 23 1979. Her songs have the power to make us feel we are never alone. She was a complete one-off.
November 23, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Judee Sill died in virtual solitude 46 years ago today, November 23 1979. Her songs have the power to make us feel we are never alone. She was a complete one-off.
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Images of the Troubles.
Akihiko Okamura.
Akihiko Okamura.
November 22, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Images of the Troubles.
Akihiko Okamura.
Akihiko Okamura.
Old fave. Back in the day.
youtu.be/M9WatofgdlY?...
youtu.be/M9WatofgdlY?...
November 22, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Old fave. Back in the day.
youtu.be/M9WatofgdlY?...
youtu.be/M9WatofgdlY?...
My son is sixteen. Today I asked him to identify five albums he really loves. These are the five he picked:
Grace - Jeff Buckley
Heavy Metal - Cameron Winter
Songs of Leonard Cohen
Young Gifted & Black - Aretha Franklin
Getting Killed - Geese
He’s definitely doing better than I was at his age.
Grace - Jeff Buckley
Heavy Metal - Cameron Winter
Songs of Leonard Cohen
Young Gifted & Black - Aretha Franklin
Getting Killed - Geese
He’s definitely doing better than I was at his age.
November 22, 2025 at 7:53 PM
My son is sixteen. Today I asked him to identify five albums he really loves. These are the five he picked:
Grace - Jeff Buckley
Heavy Metal - Cameron Winter
Songs of Leonard Cohen
Young Gifted & Black - Aretha Franklin
Getting Killed - Geese
He’s definitely doing better than I was at his age.
Grace - Jeff Buckley
Heavy Metal - Cameron Winter
Songs of Leonard Cohen
Young Gifted & Black - Aretha Franklin
Getting Killed - Geese
He’s definitely doing better than I was at his age.
Reposted by Johnnie Johnstone
Albums released just in the eight weeks before Christmas 1968:
Astral Weeks
HEAD
'The White Album'
Electric Ladyland
The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society
Oliver! OST
Wee Tam And The Big Huge
The Marble Index
This Is My Country
Beggars Banquet
Wichita Lineman
The New Possibility
Astral Weeks
HEAD
'The White Album'
Electric Ladyland
The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society
Oliver! OST
Wee Tam And The Big Huge
The Marble Index
This Is My Country
Beggars Banquet
Wichita Lineman
The New Possibility
November 21, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Albums released just in the eight weeks before Christmas 1968:
Astral Weeks
HEAD
'The White Album'
Electric Ladyland
The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society
Oliver! OST
Wee Tam And The Big Huge
The Marble Index
This Is My Country
Beggars Banquet
Wichita Lineman
The New Possibility
Astral Weeks
HEAD
'The White Album'
Electric Ladyland
The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society
Oliver! OST
Wee Tam And The Big Huge
The Marble Index
This Is My Country
Beggars Banquet
Wichita Lineman
The New Possibility
Winter filter.
November 21, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Winter filter.
Shadows of children swinging, Munich 1963.
Jon Naar.
Jon Naar.
November 20, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Shadows of children swinging, Munich 1963.
Jon Naar.
Jon Naar.
My 10 Favourite Albums of 2025 (1/2)
10. Strawberries- Robert Forster
9. Liminal - Brian Eno & Beatie Wolf
8. Thinking, Dreaming, Scheming - Lightheaded
7. Orangutang - Sexual Objects
6. Winter Sun - Stuart Moxham
10. Strawberries- Robert Forster
9. Liminal - Brian Eno & Beatie Wolf
8. Thinking, Dreaming, Scheming - Lightheaded
7. Orangutang - Sexual Objects
6. Winter Sun - Stuart Moxham
November 20, 2025 at 7:10 PM
My 10 Favourite Albums of 2025 (1/2)
10. Strawberries- Robert Forster
9. Liminal - Brian Eno & Beatie Wolf
8. Thinking, Dreaming, Scheming - Lightheaded
7. Orangutang - Sexual Objects
6. Winter Sun - Stuart Moxham
10. Strawberries- Robert Forster
9. Liminal - Brian Eno & Beatie Wolf
8. Thinking, Dreaming, Scheming - Lightheaded
7. Orangutang - Sexual Objects
6. Winter Sun - Stuart Moxham
Le Corbusier designed home, Weißenhofsiedlung, Stuttgart 1927.
November 20, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Le Corbusier designed home, Weißenhofsiedlung, Stuttgart 1927.
One of the greatest singles ever made. It has it all - sweeping strings, tragic sentiment (‘Little girl, please don’t wait for me…wait patiently for love’) and glorious refrain (‘I’m just a fool…’). An album track until Tony Blackburn hammered it on Radio 1, taking it to the top of the charts. Gold.
November 19, 2025 at 10:23 PM
One of the greatest singles ever made. It has it all - sweeping strings, tragic sentiment (‘Little girl, please don’t wait for me…wait patiently for love’) and glorious refrain (‘I’m just a fool…’). An album track until Tony Blackburn hammered it on Radio 1, taking it to the top of the charts. Gold.
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The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford
November 19, 2025 at 12:12 PM
The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford
