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Andrew O.
@andyorley.bsky.social
I've been hanging with the hollow men who never got the groove..HUFC following, record collecting, Greyhound dad and ex gadabout. #Fridayvinyl.- every Friday, I have a few beers, play LP's and post pictures of them. Dreary Moron.
As usual, the last word on #Fridayvinyl belongs to #TheIncredibleJimmySmith and he's joining in the best of party with the first LP I ever owned of his, 66's "Greatest Hits". It's been great fun this week, 'til next time, stay safe, stay loose and stay lovely. Peace.x #VinylCommunity #Vinylsky #Jazz
January 16, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Let's start winding down this #Fridayvinyl 'best of' special with The Hillbilly Shakespeare and a 2020 greatest containing songs that should be in everyone's library in one form or another. #HankWilliams #VinylCommunity #Vinylsky'
January 16, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Love it Rob. Btw, while I've got you, thanks for finally pushing me to watch Deadwood. Just binged series 1 in two days (Insomnia sometimes reaps rewards) outstanding TV.
January 16, 2026 at 8:38 PM
So, yeah, best ofs. Beloved of the casual dipper/70's mum and dads..true..but also a gateway to greatness. No Bostic, no 'Trane. He even schooled Bird FFS. Here's a comp that I picked up for 10p. Tenflippingpence! #Fridayvinyl #VinylCommunity #Vinylsky #EarlBostic #Jazz
January 16, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Next up on this #Fridayvinyl best of spesh is a #DustySpringfield comp first released on good ol' K-Tel in '81. Everything you want or need is here from the erstwhile Ms O'Brien, and it's all killer. #VinylCommunity #Vinylsky
January 16, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Word.
January 16, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Continuing my #Fridayvinyl best of collection with an LP that I've somehow got 3 copies of. #EarthWindAndFire ' s "The Best Of Vol.1." Released just a week before the Dan's greatest in Nov '78 (obvs with an eye on the Xmas market) it's absolute gold. #VinylCommunity #Vinylsky
January 16, 2026 at 6:44 PM
#Fridayvinyl time. Greatest hits/best of's can get a sniffy reception in certain quarters but sometimes you just want to hear the bangers. This week, I'm going with that thought and a few of the best "best of's" beginning with this essential collection from '78. #SteelyDan #VinylCommunity #Vinylsky
January 16, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Time for a bit of il maestro. #VinylCommunity #Vinylsky #Vinyl #EnnioMorricone
January 10, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Well, that was exactly what I needed at exactly the right time. Everything In Its Right Place Indeed.
January 10, 2026 at 10:10 PM
#Nowplaying With thanks to @greyhoundfanatic.bsky.social who selected R5 in my collection. #Vinylcommunity #Vinylsky #Radiohead
January 10, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Thank you. Richard is in there but he's way beyond R5...your pick is coming up but in the meantime, enjoy my beautiful boy, Mack.x
January 10, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Nobody wants to play? Fair enough, I did a discogs shake instead and it came up with the goods.. #VinylCommunity #Vinylsky #Vinyl #TheShins
January 10, 2026 at 8:50 PM
In the mood for some randomness. I'm at your whim Bluesky, give me a letter and number and I'll play the corresponding record in my library next. My collection is in alphabetical but first name order i.e. Paul McCartney is under P, not M.. sorry if that upsets. #VinylCommunity #Vinylsky #Vinyl
January 10, 2026 at 8:27 PM
A thoroughly enjoyable day watching the cup but 'er indoors has now wrestled the remote and banished me to my fortress of solitude. Everyone's a winner as it's a rare Saturday night with the wax. Only one way to go... #VinylCommunity #Vinylsky #BeeGees
January 10, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Carnival Of Light then, what a sack of shite, you did the right thing.
January 9, 2026 at 10:10 PM
A new year, but the same ol' #FridayVinyl closing spot for #TheIncredibleJimmySmith
After a week of pot noodles in a hotel room, it's nice to get some "Home Cookin'". It's good to be back, 'til next week, stay safe, stay loose and stay lovely. Peace.x
#VinylCommunity #Vinylsky #Jazz
January 9, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Driving back from my aforementioned stint in Cumbria, #CaroleKing's "Home Again" cropped up on the wireless and it hit the sweet spot. It also made me realise I haven't spun "Tapestry" for an absolute age so here's that oversight rectified. #FridayVinyl #VinylCommunity #Vinylsky
January 9, 2026 at 8:49 PM
I've just spent a week working nights in Carlisle/Gretna where the temp dropped to -10 and ones mind drifted to sunnier climes. As we're still miles away from Spring, music is a vehicle that can get us there. Here's #RamseyLewis with his take on the new sound. #Fridayvinyl #VinylCommunity #Vinylsky
January 9, 2026 at 8:15 PM
However, it's the law that it must be mentioned that this should have replaced the wishy washy Beatles cover.

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Who Can I Be Now? (2016 Remaster)
YouTube video by David Bowie - Topic
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January 9, 2026 at 7:58 PM
I'll continue the #Bowie memoriam with my favourite LP of his. Passed down by my sisters, the Y.A. single was the very first 7" I ever owned (second actually, Baccara's "Yes Sir, I Can Boogie" doesn't carry the same cache, although it remains a solid banger.) #Fridayvinyl #VinylCommunity #Vinylsky
January 9, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Nail on the head.💗 Re: ICGEA, It's one of my favourite DB tracks, although I found it the most difficult to listen to in the years after he left us. This lovely cover helped. I go back to it every now and then, late at night, and the tears are always accompanied by smiles.
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FEWtrio I Can't Give Everything Away (David Bowie)
YouTube video by FEWtrio
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January 9, 2026 at 6:47 PM
I was blogging at the time he left us and used it to express an immediate response. I've just re-read it for the first time since. A tad naif, but I stand by it. (Decent playlist I hastily knocked up too).
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‘You’ll lose me though I’m always really free..’
Nobody’s Listening. For David.   I was scared of David Bowie when i was a kid. He always seemed otherworldly. Images he had carefully constructed then destructed over and over again were…
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January 9, 2026 at 6:35 PM
10 years. That cold January news hit me very hard indeed and, such was the upset, it took an absolute age to go back to his music. I loved this on first listen (the day before he passed) and it was cathartic when I returned to it some months later. #Fridayvinyl #Bowie #VinylCommunity #Vinylsky
January 9, 2026 at 6:34 PM
That very track...what a song.

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THEE MIDNITERS - MAKING ENDS MEET
YouTube video by superrick2
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January 9, 2026 at 5:37 PM