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Every Record Tells A Story, a music blog written by Steve Carr. I have written for Classic Rock, The Guardian and Record Collector Magazine. Appearances on BBC4 documentary & Radio 4. Every Record Tells A Story is my blog
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Listen Here: Over Fifty Of The Best Beatles Cover Versions. Part 1
You can listen to all the music mentioned in this post by clicking the Mixcloud player above, or (if that isn’t working) you can click on this link and the Mixcloud player will open in a new tab. According to… Read More ›
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Listen Now: Nevermind The Grunge, It’s The Nineties! An Alternative Nineties Rock Mix
Damon Albarn: “If punk was about getting rid of hippies, then I’m about getting rid of grunge. It’s the same sort of feeling: people should smarten up, be a little bit more energetic. They’re walking around like hippies again –… Read More ›
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Listen Here: When Dinosaurs Walked the Earth: Dad Rock in the 1970s
Every Record Tells A Story presents: A Blog You Can Listen To… You can listen to all the music mentioned in this post via the Mixcloud player above, or if that isn’t working click on this link and the Mixcloud… Read More ›
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I’ll Be Alright Without You: An Appreciation.
Journey. Known in the UK almost exclusively for “Don’t Stop Believin’” – a song about a girl and a boy from a place – South Detroit – that weirdly doesn’t exist. A song recorded in 1981 that didn’t make the… Read More ›
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Lockdown Playlists: #1: A Doris Troy Special
As we enter the fifth week of confinement in the Great Coronavirus Lockdown of 2020, social pressures come to bear. Neighbourhood net curtains twitch suspiciously should anyone leave their house. Such is the fear instilled by those Moral Guardians lurking… Read More ›
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Your Guide To Selling Vinyl On eBay, and More About The Discogs Median Price Myth
Part 3 of a real-life test to see whether you can make decent money from selling vinyl. (Here’s part 1) Ah, eBay. Perhaps only Sergio Aguero, as he scored with 93:20 on the clock to win Manchester City’s first league… Read More ›
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The Discogs “Median Price” Myth
Are records really worth the “Median price” on the world’s biggest record selling platform: Discogs? Based purely on the stories they tell, most record collectors sit firmly in the world’s five or so leading experts in the field. We all… Read More ›
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Five Music Books To Self-Isolate Yourself With…
You have stocked up, having flung a greedy arm against the nose of a grasping pensioner at the supermarket to get that final roll of toilet paper. You have enough tinned carrots and potatoes to last several months despite never… Read More ›
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Warped record? Here’s how to get it fixed!
Picture the scene. You find a rare record you really like, which is inexplicably low-priced and as yet undiscovered. And then you find out why. It’s warped. One of the most difficult problems in the record collecting world to fix…. Read More ›
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Hard Times To Good Times: How Nile Rodgers and Chic Won Their Stripes
In 2020, we appreciate musical legends like Luther Vandross, Nile Rodgers and Roberta Flack. The internet, along with time and perspective, has allowed us to recognise and understand the impact of so many artists that might, at some points in… Read More ›