Adrian Brown
@adrianbrown.bsky.social
Digital archivist, erstwhile archaeologist, author, hedgehog hotelier, Director of Knowledge & Information at UK Parliament. All views my own.
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Day 12
Autopsy Lemonade
Rancid Hell Spawn – Gas Mask Love EP (1990)
RHS often had some killer tunes buried beneath the massively distorted Casio keyboard, loudhailer vocals and cheap drum machine - this is a favourite
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWQx...
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Day 12
Autopsy Lemonade
Rancid Hell Spawn – Gas Mask Love EP (1990)
RHS often had some killer tunes buried beneath the massively distorted Casio keyboard, loudhailer vocals and cheap drum machine - this is a favourite
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWQx...
RANCID HELL SPAWN - GAS MASK LOVE EP
YouTube video by FORBIDDEN ZONES
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November 12, 2025 at 7:49 AM
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Day 12
Autopsy Lemonade
Rancid Hell Spawn – Gas Mask Love EP (1990)
RHS often had some killer tunes buried beneath the massively distorted Casio keyboard, loudhailer vocals and cheap drum machine - this is a favourite
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWQx...
#MusicChallenge
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Day 12
Autopsy Lemonade
Rancid Hell Spawn – Gas Mask Love EP (1990)
RHS often had some killer tunes buried beneath the massively distorted Casio keyboard, loudhailer vocals and cheap drum machine - this is a favourite
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWQx...
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Day 11
She’s Entitled To
The Bevis Frond – New River Head (1991)
A mega riff, with some of the heaviest sounding wah-wah imaginable and a couple of short but sweet psych guitar wig outs from the world’s most underrated guitar god
youtu.be/esxHVZdGDXU?...
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Day 11
She’s Entitled To
The Bevis Frond – New River Head (1991)
A mega riff, with some of the heaviest sounding wah-wah imaginable and a couple of short but sweet psych guitar wig outs from the world’s most underrated guitar god
youtu.be/esxHVZdGDXU?...
She's Entitled To
YouTube video by The Bevis Frond - Topic
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 7:24 AM
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She’s Entitled To
The Bevis Frond – New River Head (1991)
A mega riff, with some of the heaviest sounding wah-wah imaginable and a couple of short but sweet psych guitar wig outs from the world’s most underrated guitar god
youtu.be/esxHVZdGDXU?...
#MusicChallenge
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Day 11
She’s Entitled To
The Bevis Frond – New River Head (1991)
A mega riff, with some of the heaviest sounding wah-wah imaginable and a couple of short but sweet psych guitar wig outs from the world’s most underrated guitar god
youtu.be/esxHVZdGDXU?...
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Day 10
Enemy
Drunks With Guns – Second Verses (1990)
Like briefly tuning into some dumbly nihilistic radio station from hell (but in a good way)
youtu.be/8gIfMEyj3nw?...
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Day 10
Enemy
Drunks With Guns – Second Verses (1990)
Like briefly tuning into some dumbly nihilistic radio station from hell (but in a good way)
youtu.be/8gIfMEyj3nw?...
DRUNKS WITH GUNS - Enemy
YouTube video by bontecou
youtu.be
November 10, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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Day 10
Enemy
Drunks With Guns – Second Verses (1990)
Like briefly tuning into some dumbly nihilistic radio station from hell (but in a good way)
youtu.be/8gIfMEyj3nw?...
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Day 10
Enemy
Drunks With Guns – Second Verses (1990)
Like briefly tuning into some dumbly nihilistic radio station from hell (but in a good way)
youtu.be/8gIfMEyj3nw?...
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Day 9
Dedicated
The Amps – Pacer (1995)
A Kim Deal side-project, but the off-kilter rhythms and riffs are all still there
youtu.be/iDL-RK308rY?...
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Day 9
Dedicated
The Amps – Pacer (1995)
A Kim Deal side-project, but the off-kilter rhythms and riffs are all still there
youtu.be/iDL-RK308rY?...
Dedicated
YouTube video by The Amps - Topic
youtu.be
November 9, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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Dedicated
The Amps – Pacer (1995)
A Kim Deal side-project, but the off-kilter rhythms and riffs are all still there
youtu.be/iDL-RK308rY?...
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Day 9
Dedicated
The Amps – Pacer (1995)
A Kim Deal side-project, but the off-kilter rhythms and riffs are all still there
youtu.be/iDL-RK308rY?...
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Day 8
Man-Size
PJ Harvey – Rid Of Me (1993)
youtu.be/WuJE40OBt48?...
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Day 8
Man-Size
PJ Harvey – Rid Of Me (1993)
youtu.be/WuJE40OBt48?...
PJ Harvey - Man-Size
YouTube video by PJHarveyVEVO
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November 8, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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Day 8
Man-Size
PJ Harvey – Rid Of Me (1993)
youtu.be/WuJE40OBt48?...
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Day 8
Man-Size
PJ Harvey – Rid Of Me (1993)
youtu.be/WuJE40OBt48?...
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Day 7
Kitchen
The Lemonheads – It’s A Shame About Ray (1992)
I could have picked half a dozen tracks from this absolute belter of an album
youtu.be/q2OUdYsqGj4?...
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Day 7
Kitchen
The Lemonheads – It’s A Shame About Ray (1992)
I could have picked half a dozen tracks from this absolute belter of an album
youtu.be/q2OUdYsqGj4?...
The Lemonheads - Kitchen (Remastered)
YouTube video by firerecords
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November 7, 2025 at 7:21 AM
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Day 7
Kitchen
The Lemonheads – It’s A Shame About Ray (1992)
I could have picked half a dozen tracks from this absolute belter of an album
youtu.be/q2OUdYsqGj4?...
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Day 7
Kitchen
The Lemonheads – It’s A Shame About Ray (1992)
I could have picked half a dozen tracks from this absolute belter of an album
youtu.be/q2OUdYsqGj4?...
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Day 6
Much Better Mr Buckles
Guided By Voices – Do The Collapse (1999)
My only pick from 1999, this is GBV in imperial form
youtu.be/onFVseN5LXs?...
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Day 6
Much Better Mr Buckles
Guided By Voices – Do The Collapse (1999)
My only pick from 1999, this is GBV in imperial form
youtu.be/onFVseN5LXs?...
Much Better Mr. Buckles
YouTube video by Guided by Voices - Topic
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November 6, 2025 at 7:51 AM
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Day 6
Much Better Mr Buckles
Guided By Voices – Do The Collapse (1999)
My only pick from 1999, this is GBV in imperial form
youtu.be/onFVseN5LXs?...
#MusicChallenge
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Day 6
Much Better Mr Buckles
Guided By Voices – Do The Collapse (1999)
My only pick from 1999, this is GBV in imperial form
youtu.be/onFVseN5LXs?...
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Day 5
New Dawn Fades
Moby – Feeling So Real B-side (1994)
Used to great effect in ‘Heat’, it’s probably sacrilege to say I prefer it to the original…
youtu.be/J1z3DAr_rpQ?...
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Day 5
New Dawn Fades
Moby – Feeling So Real B-side (1994)
Used to great effect in ‘Heat’, it’s probably sacrilege to say I prefer it to the original…
youtu.be/J1z3DAr_rpQ?...
New Dawn Fades
YouTube video by Moby - Topic
youtu.be
November 5, 2025 at 7:21 AM
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New Dawn Fades
Moby – Feeling So Real B-side (1994)
Used to great effect in ‘Heat’, it’s probably sacrilege to say I prefer it to the original…
youtu.be/J1z3DAr_rpQ?...
#MusicChallenge
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Day 5
New Dawn Fades
Moby – Feeling So Real B-side (1994)
Used to great effect in ‘Heat’, it’s probably sacrilege to say I prefer it to the original…
youtu.be/J1z3DAr_rpQ?...
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Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching
November 3, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching
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Day 4
Radio Friendly Unit Shifter
Nirvana – In Utero (1993)
One of my favourites from the Nirvana album which for me has best stood the test of time
youtu.be/H96MEx73tDc?...
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Day 4
Radio Friendly Unit Shifter
Nirvana – In Utero (1993)
One of my favourites from the Nirvana album which for me has best stood the test of time
youtu.be/H96MEx73tDc?...
Nirvana - Radio Friendly Unit Shifter (Live And Loud, Seattle / 1993)
YouTube video by NirvanaVEVO
youtu.be
November 4, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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Day 4
Radio Friendly Unit Shifter
Nirvana – In Utero (1993)
One of my favourites from the Nirvana album which for me has best stood the test of time
youtu.be/H96MEx73tDc?...
#MusicChallenge
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Day 4
Radio Friendly Unit Shifter
Nirvana – In Utero (1993)
One of my favourites from the Nirvana album which for me has best stood the test of time
youtu.be/H96MEx73tDc?...
#90sTop30
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Day 3
Someone Always Gets There First
Bennet – Super Natural (1996)
An earworm of a single from a somewhat underrated band
youtu.be/peFsPbhPvP8?...
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Day 3
Someone Always Gets There First
Bennet – Super Natural (1996)
An earworm of a single from a somewhat underrated band
youtu.be/peFsPbhPvP8?...
Someone Always Gets There First
YouTube video by Bennet - Topic
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November 3, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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Day 3
Someone Always Gets There First
Bennet – Super Natural (1996)
An earworm of a single from a somewhat underrated band
youtu.be/peFsPbhPvP8?...
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Day 3
Someone Always Gets There First
Bennet – Super Natural (1996)
An earworm of a single from a somewhat underrated band
youtu.be/peFsPbhPvP8?...
Would help if I used the right hashtag... #5debutalbums1014
Another one up for consideration for my #5debutalbums0014 list - angry garage rock, with Bloodsports and Nothing being the real standout tracks
November 2, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Would help if I used the right hashtag... #5debutalbums1014
One of the more psychedelic candidates for my #5debutalbums1014 - excellent all through although I'm not sure they've ever surpassed the glorious opening track
November 2, 2025 at 5:32 PM
One of the more psychedelic candidates for my #5debutalbums1014 - excellent all through although I'm not sure they've ever surpassed the glorious opening track
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Day 2
Skin Grip
Pitchshifter – Industrial (1991)
Some peak early industrial metal - love the way the riff gradually builds here
youtu.be/l8EW6ZmrU-0?...
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Day 2
Skin Grip
Pitchshifter – Industrial (1991)
Some peak early industrial metal - love the way the riff gradually builds here
youtu.be/l8EW6ZmrU-0?...
Skin Grip (Remastered)
YouTube video by Pitchshifter - Topic
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November 2, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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Day 2
Skin Grip
Pitchshifter – Industrial (1991)
Some peak early industrial metal - love the way the riff gradually builds here
youtu.be/l8EW6ZmrU-0?...
#MusicChallenge
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Day 2
Skin Grip
Pitchshifter – Industrial (1991)
Some peak early industrial metal - love the way the riff gradually builds here
youtu.be/l8EW6ZmrU-0?...
Another one up for consideration for my #5debutalbums0014 list - angry garage rock, with Bloodsports and Nothing being the real standout tracks
November 1, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Another one up for consideration for my #5debutalbums0014 list - angry garage rock, with Bloodsports and Nothing being the real standout tracks
#90sTop30
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Day 1
How Do
Sneaker Pimps – Becoming X (1996)
I first heard this as incidental music on ‘This Life’ and phoned the BBC, who put me onto the production company, to find out who it was - life before Shazam…
youtu.be/7dZvlzNxbEo?...
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How Do
Sneaker Pimps – Becoming X (1996)
I first heard this as incidental music on ‘This Life’ and phoned the BBC, who put me onto the production company, to find out who it was - life before Shazam…
youtu.be/7dZvlzNxbEo?...
How Do
YouTube video by Sneaker Pimps - Topic
youtu.be
November 1, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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How Do
Sneaker Pimps – Becoming X (1996)
I first heard this as incidental music on ‘This Life’ and phoned the BBC, who put me onto the production company, to find out who it was - life before Shazam…
youtu.be/7dZvlzNxbEo?...
#MusicChallenge
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Day 1
How Do
Sneaker Pimps – Becoming X (1996)
I first heard this as incidental music on ‘This Life’ and phoned the BBC, who put me onto the production company, to find out who it was - life before Shazam…
youtu.be/7dZvlzNxbEo?...
The new GBV album out today nicely fills the gap between #80sTop30 and #90sTop30 music challenges
open.spotify.com/album/57oBee...
open.spotify.com/album/57oBee...
Thick Rich And Delicious
open.spotify.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:57 PM
The new GBV album out today nicely fills the gap between #80sTop30 and #90sTop30 music challenges
open.spotify.com/album/57oBee...
open.spotify.com/album/57oBee...
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You might think a Rowntree's Easter catalogue could have nothing to do with #Halloween, but that's because you haven't seen the two-sided chocolate twin face egg of 1932. A bargain at 1 shilling.
October 31, 2025 at 10:46 AM
You might think a Rowntree's Easter catalogue could have nothing to do with #Halloween, but that's because you haven't seen the two-sided chocolate twin face egg of 1932. A bargain at 1 shilling.
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🧵I've posted them before, but here's my thread of horror/kids' TV double-bill cinema posters. Happy Halloween...
#halloween #cinema #graphicdesign #poster
#halloween #cinema #graphicdesign #poster
October 31, 2025 at 9:39 AM
🧵I've posted them before, but here's my thread of horror/kids' TV double-bill cinema posters. Happy Halloween...
#halloween #cinema #graphicdesign #poster
#halloween #cinema #graphicdesign #poster
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Day 30
Isla De Encanta
Pixies – Come On Pilgrim (1987)
As always huge thanks to @tansleyjames.bsky.social for a great challenge
I will never tire of that scream - here’s a live version of them in their absolute, unmatcheable pomp
youtu.be/aqCFR1Jnkuc?...
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Isla De Encanta
Pixies – Come On Pilgrim (1987)
As always huge thanks to @tansleyjames.bsky.social for a great challenge
I will never tire of that scream - here’s a live version of them in their absolute, unmatcheable pomp
youtu.be/aqCFR1Jnkuc?...
Pixies - Isla de Encanta (live 1990 RARE)
YouTube video by einzack
youtu.be
October 30, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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Day 30
Isla De Encanta
Pixies – Come On Pilgrim (1987)
As always huge thanks to @tansleyjames.bsky.social for a great challenge
I will never tire of that scream - here’s a live version of them in their absolute, unmatcheable pomp
youtu.be/aqCFR1Jnkuc?...
#MusicChallenge
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Day 30
Isla De Encanta
Pixies – Come On Pilgrim (1987)
As always huge thanks to @tansleyjames.bsky.social for a great challenge
I will never tire of that scream - here’s a live version of them in their absolute, unmatcheable pomp
youtu.be/aqCFR1Jnkuc?...
#80sTop30
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Day 29
Chief Barrel Belly
Guided By Voices – Self-Inflicted Aerial Nostalgia (1989)
My entry point to the Pollard-verse, with a riff that goes everywhere unexpected
youtu.be/_aaGezOh7Bk?...
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Day 29
Chief Barrel Belly
Guided By Voices – Self-Inflicted Aerial Nostalgia (1989)
My entry point to the Pollard-verse, with a riff that goes everywhere unexpected
youtu.be/_aaGezOh7Bk?...
Chief Barrel Belly
YouTube video by Guided by Voices - Topic
youtu.be
October 29, 2025 at 7:41 AM
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Day 29
Chief Barrel Belly
Guided By Voices – Self-Inflicted Aerial Nostalgia (1989)
My entry point to the Pollard-verse, with a riff that goes everywhere unexpected
youtu.be/_aaGezOh7Bk?...
#MusicChallenge
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Day 29
Chief Barrel Belly
Guided By Voices – Self-Inflicted Aerial Nostalgia (1989)
My entry point to the Pollard-verse, with a riff that goes everywhere unexpected
youtu.be/_aaGezOh7Bk?...
Another contender for #5debutalbums1014 from the band that later gave rise to, amongst others, The Tubs and Ex-Void - hooky, fuzzed out punk/jangle/shoegaze noise or, as one review put it “the sound of five people going mental in a room in South Wales”
October 28, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Another contender for #5debutalbums1014 from the band that later gave rise to, amongst others, The Tubs and Ex-Void - hooky, fuzzed out punk/jangle/shoegaze noise or, as one review put it “the sound of five people going mental in a room in South Wales”
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Day 28
Shit For Brains
Bastards – Exploding Man EP (1989)
Simply one of my favourite riffs of all time.
youtu.be/Zqqs_YgqZK4?...
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Day 28
Shit For Brains
Bastards – Exploding Man EP (1989)
Simply one of my favourite riffs of all time.
youtu.be/Zqqs_YgqZK4?...
BASTARDS - Shit For Brains
YouTube video by NorthernFly1
youtu.be
October 28, 2025 at 7:32 AM
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Day 28
Shit For Brains
Bastards – Exploding Man EP (1989)
Simply one of my favourite riffs of all time.
youtu.be/Zqqs_YgqZK4?...
#MusicChallenge
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Day 28
Shit For Brains
Bastards – Exploding Man EP (1989)
Simply one of my favourite riffs of all time.
youtu.be/Zqqs_YgqZK4?...
First up for my #5debutalbums1014 shortlist is from Kvelertak - I'm by no means a metalhead but this is an absolute blast from start to finish - hard not to see it making my final 5
October 27, 2025 at 7:20 PM
First up for my #5debutalbums1014 shortlist is from Kvelertak - I'm by no means a metalhead but this is an absolute blast from start to finish - hard not to see it making my final 5
#80sTop30
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Day 27
Give It Up
Talk Talk – The Colour Of Spring (1986)
‘Talk Talk’ was one of the first singles I ever bought, but this for me is their finest album
youtu.be/ASNM9PExla0?...
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Day 27
Give It Up
Talk Talk – The Colour Of Spring (1986)
‘Talk Talk’ was one of the first singles I ever bought, but this for me is their finest album
youtu.be/ASNM9PExla0?...
Talk Talk - Give It Up
YouTube video by Delia Sciascia
youtu.be
October 27, 2025 at 7:44 AM
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Day 27
Give It Up
Talk Talk – The Colour Of Spring (1986)
‘Talk Talk’ was one of the first singles I ever bought, but this for me is their finest album
youtu.be/ASNM9PExla0?...
#MusicChallenge
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Day 27
Give It Up
Talk Talk – The Colour Of Spring (1986)
‘Talk Talk’ was one of the first singles I ever bought, but this for me is their finest album
youtu.be/ASNM9PExla0?...