Jon Savage
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Bought OTD in 1970: my favourite Who album by miles. Fast funny sharp and on occasion, very psychedelic. Big hitters about (Armenia, Mary Anne, Odorono, Miles) but special appreciation for Our Love Was (those guitar parts) and Relax, proper vortex psych
January 4, 2026 at 12:21 PM
Bought OTD in 1970: my favourite Who album by miles. Fast funny sharp and on occasion, very psychedelic. Big hitters about (Armenia, Mary Anne, Odorono, Miles) but special appreciation for Our Love Was (those guitar parts) and Relax, proper vortex psych
This is fantastic: the Droids, French Synth group, playing their classic Do You Have The Force on RAI TV in 1978. We included this track on the Caroline True Do You Have The Force comp www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiYf...
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January 2, 2026 at 11:42 AM
This is fantastic: the Droids, French Synth group, playing their classic Do You Have The Force on RAI TV in 1978. We included this track on the Caroline True Do You Have The Force comp www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiYf...
Bought OTD in 1969; the second Pye album, still folky but edging towards inventive backings and droning psychedelia - Sunny Goodge Street, Jersey Thursday. Special mention for Sunny Day Reflection Song - with lyrics about the media’s spell and Shaun Phillips’ transcendent 12 string
December 27, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Bought OTD in 1969; the second Pye album, still folky but edging towards inventive backings and droning psychedelia - Sunny Goodge Street, Jersey Thursday. Special mention for Sunny Day Reflection Song - with lyrics about the media’s spell and Shaun Phillips’ transcendent 12 string
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Buzzcocks and The Worst's gig at the Roundhouse reviewed by Jon Savage in Sounds 24th, December 1977. Pic by Kevin Cummins.
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December 24, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Buzzcocks and The Worst's gig at the Roundhouse reviewed by Jon Savage in Sounds 24th, December 1977. Pic by Kevin Cummins.
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Bought OTD in 1970: ground breaking systems/ minimal/ trance classic. One side is up and bubbly, the other A psychotropic drone. The vortex awaits - dive in
December 22, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Bought OTD in 1970: ground breaking systems/ minimal/ trance classic. One side is up and bubbly, the other A psychotropic drone. The vortex awaits - dive in
Bought OTD in 1968: their best and most psychedelic (the two may be connected). Sunshine is the ur-rock riff but Strange Brew and the menacing We’re Going Weong are its equal. Heavy psych on Brave Ulysses
(Early wah wah) and the ecstatic Dance The Night Away. The rest
is blues and novelties
.
(Early wah wah) and the ecstatic Dance The Night Away. The rest
is blues and novelties
.
December 21, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Bought OTD in 1968: their best and most psychedelic (the two may be connected). Sunshine is the ur-rock riff but Strange Brew and the menacing We’re Going Weong are its equal. Heavy psych on Brave Ulysses
(Early wah wah) and the ecstatic Dance The Night Away. The rest
is blues and novelties
.
(Early wah wah) and the ecstatic Dance The Night Away. The rest
is blues and novelties
.
Bought OTD in 1972: this was a total game changer - a very effective piece of popcult activism and a great listen. It opened up a whole swathe of 60s US pop that Brits had hardly heard and the sleeve notes offered the word Punk as a way out of early 70s stasis: ‘the relentless middle-finger drive’
December 19, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Bought OTD in 1972: this was a total game changer - a very effective piece of popcult activism and a great listen. It opened up a whole swathe of 60s US pop that Brits had hardly heard and the sleeve notes offered the word Punk as a way out of early 70s stasis: ‘the relentless middle-finger drive’
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Penetration article by Jon Savage and Pic by Rik Walton in Sounds 17th, December 1977.
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December 17, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Penetration article by Jon Savage and Pic by Rik Walton in Sounds 17th, December 1977.
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Sunset at Llanfairfechan pond
December 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Sunset at Llanfairfechan pond
Bought OTD in 1972: great non-Pepper 1967 round up. Classic singles obvs but great lesser known songs like Baby You’re A Rich Man and Flying. MMT is an acid reflux classic and I Am The Walrus a wonderful damn-you-England hallucination. Wish they’d included It’s All Too Much, tho
December 16, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Bought OTD in 1972: great non-Pepper 1967 round up. Classic singles obvs but great lesser known songs like Baby You’re A Rich Man and Flying. MMT is an acid reflux classic and I Am The Walrus a wonderful damn-you-England hallucination. Wish they’d included It’s All Too Much, tho
Bought OTD in 1972: the outer limits of SF psych - blues based songs from the ex Oxford Circle transformed by sharp lyrics and the most hallucinogenic guitar. Consistent throughout with ambient drone ending - The Lemonaide Kid
December 14, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Bought OTD in 1972: the outer limits of SF psych - blues based songs from the ex Oxford Circle transformed by sharp lyrics and the most hallucinogenic guitar. Consistent throughout with ambient drone ending - The Lemonaide Kid
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Live At The Vortex album reviewed by Jon Savage in Sounds 10th, December 1977.
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December 10, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Live At The Vortex album reviewed by Jon Savage in Sounds 10th, December 1977.
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Bought OTD in 1970: the Dead at their most whacked out and hermetic. St Stephen, Rosemary, What’s Become of the Baby - love it. Special mention for Mountains of the Moon, the perfect end-of-the-night song. Fantastic cover by Rick Griffin
December 8, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Bought OTD in 1970: the Dead at their most whacked out and hermetic. St Stephen, Rosemary, What’s Become of the Baby - love it. Special mention for Mountains of the Moon, the perfect end-of-the-night song. Fantastic cover by Rick Griffin
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Singles reviewed by Jon Savage in Sounds 3rd, December 1977 including Talking Heads, Alternative TV and Slade.
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December 3, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Singles reviewed by Jon Savage in Sounds 3rd, December 1977 including Talking Heads, Alternative TV and Slade.
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OTD 48 years ago Jane Suck and I wrote the post punk electronica manifesto New Musick in Sounds. I’m still very proud of this: we caught something in our fevered queer brains. Note the very early (the first?) use of the term post punk. Articles included Kraftwerk, Eno, Devo, TG, the Residents, Ubu
November 26, 2025 at 11:55 AM
OTD 48 years ago Jane Suck and I wrote the post punk electronica manifesto New Musick in Sounds. I’m still very proud of this: we caught something in our fevered queer brains. Note the very early (the first?) use of the term post punk. Articles included Kraftwerk, Eno, Devo, TG, the Residents, Ubu
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The Ramones album 'Rocket To Russia' reviewed by Jon Savage in Sounds 26th, November 1977.
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November 26, 2025 at 11:28 AM
The Ramones album 'Rocket To Russia' reviewed by Jon Savage in Sounds 26th, November 1977.
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26th, November 1977 an article on New Musick by Jane Suck, Jon Savage and Hal Synthetic. Part 1 the Brian Eno interview. "Think it rather as 'texture', Sublimity."
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November 26, 2025 at 11:31 AM
26th, November 1977 an article on New Musick by Jane Suck, Jon Savage and Hal Synthetic. Part 1 the Brian Eno interview. "Think it rather as 'texture', Sublimity."
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Sounds Front Cover 26th, November 1977 featuring Ralf Hutter and Florian Schneider of Kraftwerk in the New Musick feature.
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November 26, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Sounds Front Cover 26th, November 1977 featuring Ralf Hutter and Florian Schneider of Kraftwerk in the New Musick feature.
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New Musick Part 2 by Sandy Robertson, Jon Savage and Hal Synthetic in Sounds 26th, November 1977 including Throbbing Gristle, The Residents and Kraftwerk
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November 26, 2025 at 11:35 AM
New Musick Part 2 by Sandy Robertson, Jon Savage and Hal Synthetic in Sounds 26th, November 1977 including Throbbing Gristle, The Residents and Kraftwerk
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CTR on Bandcamp Daily - Thanks to @jonsavage.bsky.social & Erick Bradshaw for the piece - it's just great !" CTR doesn't just fill in the gaps in your record collection" LOVE it .
HERE: daily.bandcamp.com/label-profil...
HERE: daily.bandcamp.com/label-profil...
Caroline True Obsesses Over Compilations So You Don’t Have To
They don’t just fill in the gaps in your record collection, but find treasures you never knew existed.
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November 21, 2025 at 1:07 PM
CTR on Bandcamp Daily - Thanks to @jonsavage.bsky.social & Erick Bradshaw for the piece - it's just great !" CTR doesn't just fill in the gaps in your record collection" LOVE it .
HERE: daily.bandcamp.com/label-profil...
HERE: daily.bandcamp.com/label-profil...
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I wrote up the great CTR.
Thanks to @jonsavage.bsky.social for fielding some questions.
Thanks to @jonsavage.bsky.social for fielding some questions.
Where to start with Caroline True Records (CTR), your one-stop shop for meticulously researched compilations and obscure archival releases.
Caroline True Obsesses Over Compilations So You Don’t Have To
They don’t just fill in the gaps in your record collection, but find treasures you never knew existed.
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November 20, 2025 at 5:43 PM
I wrote up the great CTR.
Thanks to @jonsavage.bsky.social for fielding some questions.
Thanks to @jonsavage.bsky.social for fielding some questions.
OTD in 1976 I want to see the Sex Pistols for the first time. Notre Dame Hall, just off Leicester Square, being filmed for LWT. A media event - felt Warholian with the lights cameras and people wearing weird clothes acting out. I am at left back with the beret, moving in. Photo by Jonh Ingham
November 15, 2025 at 11:41 AM
OTD in 1976 I want to see the Sex Pistols for the first time. Notre Dame Hall, just off Leicester Square, being filmed for LWT. A media event - felt Warholian with the lights cameras and people wearing weird clothes acting out. I am at left back with the beret, moving in. Photo by Jonh Ingham
Going through some old photos, found this portrait photo by the Kate Simon in the Sounds office Long Acre late 1977
November 12, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Going through some old photos, found this portrait photo by the Kate Simon in the Sounds office Long Acre late 1977
Bought OTD in 1969: still my favourite Neil Young album (amid stiff competition). It’s lush LA pop, it’s psychedelic (those layered guitars and heart beats), it’s got Jack Nitzsche arrangements- and to cap it all, The Loner. Wrongly written off, it’s just fantastic in this original version
November 10, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Bought OTD in 1969: still my favourite Neil Young album (amid stiff competition). It’s lush LA pop, it’s psychedelic (those layered guitars and heart beats), it’s got Jack Nitzsche arrangements- and to cap it all, The Loner. Wrongly written off, it’s just fantastic in this original version