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Record Store Day – beware the corporate take-over

Posted on April 21, 2013 by writewyattuk

I’LL start with an admission. I tend to buy quite a bit of my back-catalogue from charity shops these days. Then there’s a few I borrow from the library, my young, free and single era replaced by an almost-middle-aged, economical … Continue reading →

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Rambling on … after all these years

Posted on January 16, 2013 by writewyattuk

My Dad was only on the railways for eight years, but that 1953/61 spell as loco cleaner then fireman meant so much to him, and despite his following three decades as a postman, he never lost his love for steam. … Continue reading →

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Will the last one out please switch off the turntable?

Posted on January 15, 2013 by writewyattuk

So, another high-profile retailer is in administration, possibly on its way out to pasture after all those years on the high street. HMV. And this time it’s one that formed an important part of my past. It takes me back to … Continue reading →

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Remembering England’s Evelyn

Posted on November 11, 2012 by writewyattuk

IT’S difficult to know where to start when it comes to a suitable Remembrance weekend tribute to all those who died in military service protecting our freedom. But I’ve chosen a distinguished England international footballer and schoolteacher who grew up … Continue reading →

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True Deceivers – Hell Or High Water

Posted on October 17, 2012 by writewyattuk

FIVE years on from their last release, Lies We Have Told, there’s been a lot going on for the True Deceivers, the band’s usual array of back-to-back live shows and festivals rocked by the premature passing of fiddle player Mark … Continue reading →

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“There’s a storm coming up!”

Posted on October 16, 2012 by writewyattuk

As I’m writing this, the wind’s howling, the rain’s swirling, leaves are taking flight and making paths treacherous, and the homemade wooden contraption in the front-room chimney breast – designed to avoid sudden downfalls on the hearth – is clunking … Continue reading →

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Deluxe editions – the bane of a record collector’s life

Posted on May 2, 2012 by writewyattuk

I’m trying my best to streamline my music collection at present. Honest. But in this day and age of ‘listen and rip’, it’s not getting any easier for those of us wanting a little more than a computer file to … Continue reading →

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Riding along on the crest of a wheeze

Posted on April 19, 2012 by writewyattuk

Cycling has always been a passion for me, and coming from a background where there were no drivers in our household ’til the dawn of the ’80s, the bicycle was always king in our manor. I might not know my … Continue reading →

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Growing up is hard to do – re-defining the National Trust’s top 50

Posted on April 18, 2012 by writewyattuk

This is a specially revised 2017 version of the third post published on this website, originally shared with the wider world on April 18th, 2012, adapted to mark the fifth anniversary of writewyattuk.com. Time flies, eh.   Being smug is … Continue reading →

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