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Rob
@covers.bsky.social
Mostly music and books here. Partial to a charity shop and an old newspaper cutting. Formerly @100Covers on Twitter, author of a couple of books and used to sometimes write for the Independent.
Honestly, the Eastern Daily Press just gets better and better.

www.edp24.co.uk/news/2580299...
Pigeons on the pill? City Hall exploring contraceptives to curb market flock
Norwich City Council continues to ramp up its battle against a large pigeon flock at Norwich Market, agreeing to explore feeding them contraceptive…
www.edp24.co.uk
January 29, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Honestly, the Eastern Daily Press just gets better and better.

www.edp24.co.uk/news/2580299...
Pigeons on the pill? City Hall exploring contraceptives to curb market flock
Norwich City Council continues to ramp up its battle against a large pigeon flock at Norwich Market, agreeing to explore feeding them contraceptive…
www.edp24.co.uk
January 29, 2026 at 10:55 PM
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For Elvis Costello deep-divers, his cover of Mr Moon, recorded with Clover in 2018.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6j4T...
Clover Mr Moon with Elvis Costello
YouTube video by Alex Call
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October 4, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Been after the 12” of this for… oh, about 45 years. Finally got around to tracking it down. Looks unplayed too 😃 #ElvisCostello #RadarRrecords
January 16, 2026 at 5:32 PM
A new year playlist. Comprising entirely very old songs 😄
open.spotify.com/playlist/5oB...
Bright Sky Tomorrow
open.spotify.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Some great Clash singles for sale here!

www.ebay.co.uk/usr/richpick...
January 4, 2026 at 3:45 PM
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Ed Sullivan, a very young Scott Walker, and Liberace, 1950s.
August 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Morning. Here are some Elvis Costello 12 inch singles for #weekendsingles #MusicSky #VinylSky
January 4, 2026 at 11:02 AM
A 16yo Scott Walker, on US TV in 1959. Ten years later, he’d make the iconic LP Scott 4. youtu.be/vcpY-qmLjsM?...
Scott Walker: Paper Doll (live on CBS, 1959)
YouTube video by Bufo
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January 4, 2026 at 10:16 AM
Scott Walker and his mum.
December 27, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Is this the voice of God?
December 27, 2025 at 3:35 PM
When Bob Dylan met Tom Waits (and Popeye).

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Tom Waits Backstage with Bob Dylan (Family Guy Clip)
YouTube video by Tom Waits
youtu.be
December 26, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Getting ready for tonight’s BBC Ghost Story for Christmas with this little-read Dickens classic
December 24, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Vintage Byrds, with Gram Parsons, from 1968. Wonderful record and a country classic.
December 22, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Norwich cathedral, yesterday
December 21, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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December 18, 2025 at 5:47 PM
December 18, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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NEW post: “If you appreciate folk, country, Americana, piano ballads, or just great story telling, there is much to discover on Jimmy Webb’s dozen or so albums.”

@covers.bsky.social selects 10 best songs sung by #JimmyWebb

www.toppermost.co.uk/webb-jimmy/
December 3, 2025 at 11:08 AM
@delonsblues.bsky.social btw I see those two mid-70s Walkers LPs getting a reissue. I like the coloured vinyl but I’m happy enough with my originals I think! www.musiconvinyl.com/products/the...
The Walker Brothers - No Regrets (Orange/Yellow Marble Vinyl)
The 50th anniversary edition of The Walker Brothers - No Regrets is available on limited edition vinyl. Get this Americana/Pop classic from Music On Vinyl.
www.musiconvinyl.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Charity shop prices for vinyl getting a bit ridiculous, I’d argue.
December 16, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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NEW post: “In the late 60s Jimmy Webb virtually defined American popular songwriting with hits such as MacArthur Park, By The Time I Get To Phoenix, Galveston, Wichita Lineman…”

@covers.bsky.social selects 10 best songs sung by #JimmyWebb

www.toppermost.co.uk/webb-jimmy/
December 3, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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I love this review of Till the Band Comes In, Scott Walker’s fifth solo album, November 1970. “A kept cowboy…” 😄
December 7, 2025 at 4:04 PM