John Whalvin

Three at the Stage Door

Dead Freights hosted a hometown gig last night at The Stage Door in Southampton, a small cabaret venue with a max capacity of 150 standing, an intimate affair attended by a large number of family and friends of all bands present. And why not, its great to play occasionally for those who support you. First…

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Schubert Dipped for 33 Years

Schubert Dip is the debut album by British rock band EMF, released on Parlophone Records on 7 May 1991.It f eatures the worldwide hit single “Unbelievable” which reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100. The name of the album is a pun on the name of the popular sweet sherbet dip and the 19th-century composer Franz Schubert. – Wikipedia Above is the unofficial bit ripped from Wikipedia, for…

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Bristol Record Grab

Took a somewhat unexpected trip to Bristol today, never a bad thing. So how do you make the most of a trip like that? Buy records of course! I wasn’t on my own so just visited a couple of shops that happened to be on the route we were walking. I was passing Astro Vinyl,…

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Coke Bottle Vinyl? 

So I have lots of emails coming in saying ‘Coke Bottle Vinyl’ as a special version of a record being released, I have heard it occasionally but not paid attention that much as there are so many variations, red, blue, splatter, gold, limited Silver, Orange and Coke Bottle? And im quite partial to good old…

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Airhead – Another find

Ok, this vinyl is not that hard to track down but a 1991 vinyl release is still 33 years of wear and tear you hope is not visible to your eyes and ears when you click buy. This time its ‘Congratulations’ by Jefferson Airhead, later to become Airhead, the previous name chosen as a parody…

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Puressence – SOLD OUT!

Legendary, Mancunian rock group Puressence are performing a huge hometown show at the Albert Hall on Saturday 29th June 2024, their first live date in over 11 years! I cannot remember exactly when or how I discovered this band, it is a distant memory, so I know I have been a fan for a long time. It…

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