Glenn Evans
@vinylsol.bsky.social
Punk/rock/blues musician, New Zealand, England, now Australia. Currently drummer/singer/songwriter in Emmerson Blue. Love music, books, Hammer films and Mrs Vinylsol. Find my music through www.glennevansmusic.com
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Glenn Evans
@vinylsol.bsky.social
· Nov 26
Emmerson Blue - That Highway
YouTube video by Glenn Evans
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Here's the video for 'That Highway', from our current LP.
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When someone you've known for ages smiles broadly, holds out their hand and greets you with "Hello my friend!" .... it probably means they've forgotten your name.
January 19, 2026 at 2:28 AM
When someone you've known for ages smiles broadly, holds out their hand and greets you with "Hello my friend!" .... it probably means they've forgotten your name.
Some things never change. When you have to go to work for a living you don't get much free time because you have to go and work for a living then, when you're retired, you don't get much free time because you have to go to medical appointments.
January 19, 2026 at 2:09 AM
Some things never change. When you have to go to work for a living you don't get much free time because you have to go and work for a living then, when you're retired, you don't get much free time because you have to go to medical appointments.
Australian 1980s pop quartet David, Michael, Darryl and Andrew - known by the suggestive moniker of Indecent Obsession, seen here on their 'Spoken Words' album cavorting in the surf in their nifty swimwear. Behave yourself, girls, there's plenty to go around. A 1989 album, autographed by the band.
January 19, 2026 at 12:52 AM
Australian 1980s pop quartet David, Michael, Darryl and Andrew - known by the suggestive moniker of Indecent Obsession, seen here on their 'Spoken Words' album cavorting in the surf in their nifty swimwear. Behave yourself, girls, there's plenty to go around. A 1989 album, autographed by the band.
In the 1960s Sergio Leone's so-called 'spaghetti' westerns revitalised the genre and an integral part of their success was the music. This is Hugo Montenegro's take on the 'Hang 'Em High' theme - plus other films of the era.
January 19, 2026 at 12:51 AM
In the 1960s Sergio Leone's so-called 'spaghetti' westerns revitalised the genre and an integral part of their success was the music. This is Hugo Montenegro's take on the 'Hang 'Em High' theme - plus other films of the era.
There have been many great sopranos down through the years; Nilsson, Callas, Flagstad, Te Kanawa, de los Angeles - but the two finest of them all were surely the Milanese Nightingale, Bianca Castafiore and the New York Nightingale, Florence Foster Jenkins.
January 18, 2026 at 8:55 PM
There have been many great sopranos down through the years; Nilsson, Callas, Flagstad, Te Kanawa, de los Angeles - but the two finest of them all were surely the Milanese Nightingale, Bianca Castafiore and the New York Nightingale, Florence Foster Jenkins.
1-0 up at the break, thanks to Armiento's sweetly struck free kick. Sydney down to ten men for the second half.
January 18, 2026 at 7:14 AM
1-0 up at the break, thanks to Armiento's sweetly struck free kick. Sydney down to ten men for the second half.
(Ramblin') Jack Elliott & Derroll Adams - 'Roll On Buddy'. This rare 1963 Topic album is a reissue of the 1957 10inch release, with the addition of two new tracks.
January 17, 2026 at 9:42 PM
(Ramblin') Jack Elliott & Derroll Adams - 'Roll On Buddy'. This rare 1963 Topic album is a reissue of the 1957 10inch release, with the addition of two new tracks.
"Ronnie Biggs was doing time, till he done a bunk...
Now he says he's seen the light..and he's sold his soul for punk"
Now he says he's seen the light..and he's sold his soul for punk"
January 17, 2026 at 9:41 PM
"Ronnie Biggs was doing time, till he done a bunk...
Now he says he's seen the light..and he's sold his soul for punk"
Now he says he's seen the light..and he's sold his soul for punk"
"God save the Queen.....the fascist regime...
They made you a moron.....potential H-bomb"
Australian issue of the 1977 Pistols classic.
They made you a moron.....potential H-bomb"
Australian issue of the 1977 Pistols classic.
January 17, 2026 at 9:41 PM
"God save the Queen.....the fascist regime...
They made you a moron.....potential H-bomb"
Australian issue of the 1977 Pistols classic.
They made you a moron.....potential H-bomb"
Australian issue of the 1977 Pistols classic.
Je t'aime moi non plus...or, from Sounds Nice, 'Love At First Sight'. Tim Mycroft and Paul Buckmaster, from their superb 1960s instrumental album. The B-side, "Love You Too", is one of the finest Hammond instrumentals of the decade.
January 17, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Je t'aime moi non plus...or, from Sounds Nice, 'Love At First Sight'. Tim Mycroft and Paul Buckmaster, from their superb 1960s instrumental album. The B-side, "Love You Too", is one of the finest Hammond instrumentals of the decade.
"I got no reason, it's all too much...you'll always find us...OUT TO LUNCH!"
Australian Wizard label issue of the Pistols "Pretty Vacant"
Australian Wizard label issue of the Pistols "Pretty Vacant"
January 17, 2026 at 9:38 PM
"I got no reason, it's all too much...you'll always find us...OUT TO LUNCH!"
Australian Wizard label issue of the Pistols "Pretty Vacant"
Australian Wizard label issue of the Pistols "Pretty Vacant"
"Walk talk, walk straight and look the world right in the eye"
You may be surprised to learn that Val Doonican once appeared on the Old Grey Whistle Test - he did a harmonica duet, 'Stone Fox Chase' (the Whistle Test theme), with Charlie McCoy. Street cred, Val!
You may be surprised to learn that Val Doonican once appeared on the Old Grey Whistle Test - he did a harmonica duet, 'Stone Fox Chase' (the Whistle Test theme), with Charlie McCoy. Street cred, Val!
January 17, 2026 at 9:36 PM
"Walk talk, walk straight and look the world right in the eye"
You may be surprised to learn that Val Doonican once appeared on the Old Grey Whistle Test - he did a harmonica duet, 'Stone Fox Chase' (the Whistle Test theme), with Charlie McCoy. Street cred, Val!
You may be surprised to learn that Val Doonican once appeared on the Old Grey Whistle Test - he did a harmonica duet, 'Stone Fox Chase' (the Whistle Test theme), with Charlie McCoy. Street cred, Val!
My mum, her Zephyr, and my sister.
January 17, 2026 at 9:28 PM
My mum, her Zephyr, and my sister.
Batman and Superman were only two of the myriad of superheroes created by the burgeoning American comic industry in the 1940s and 1950s.
January 17, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Batman and Superman were only two of the myriad of superheroes created by the burgeoning American comic industry in the 1940s and 1950s.
On this day in 1871, independent German states combined to form the new Germany under the rule of Kaiser Wilhelm I. This had serious consequences 43 years later when the English and French, who had a long tradition of killing each other, were forced into an unnatural alliance to defeat them.
January 17, 2026 at 9:23 PM
On this day in 1871, independent German states combined to form the new Germany under the rule of Kaiser Wilhelm I. This had serious consequences 43 years later when the English and French, who had a long tradition of killing each other, were forced into an unnatural alliance to defeat them.
Sarah Lawson, star of tonight's movie, "Night Of The Big Heat". But her finest moment was her confrontation with Mocata (Charles Gray) in Hammer's superb adaptation of Dennis Wheatley's "The Devil Rides Out".
January 17, 2026 at 9:42 AM
Sarah Lawson, star of tonight's movie, "Night Of The Big Heat". But her finest moment was her confrontation with Mocata (Charles Gray) in Hammer's superb adaptation of Dennis Wheatley's "The Devil Rides Out".
Tonight's movie, "Night Of The Big Heat".
A remote Scottish island suffers a heat wave in the middle of winter, Cushing and Lee are both on hand, Terence Fisher's directing and there's aliens. What's not to like? A companion piece to Planet's "Island Of Terror"
A remote Scottish island suffers a heat wave in the middle of winter, Cushing and Lee are both on hand, Terence Fisher's directing and there's aliens. What's not to like? A companion piece to Planet's "Island Of Terror"
January 17, 2026 at 9:27 AM
Tonight's movie, "Night Of The Big Heat".
A remote Scottish island suffers a heat wave in the middle of winter, Cushing and Lee are both on hand, Terence Fisher's directing and there's aliens. What's not to like? A companion piece to Planet's "Island Of Terror"
A remote Scottish island suffers a heat wave in the middle of winter, Cushing and Lee are both on hand, Terence Fisher's directing and there's aliens. What's not to like? A companion piece to Planet's "Island Of Terror"
So who's old enough to remember hearing this classic on the children's request session on Sunday morning radio? Bert Reisfeld's popular children's tale told by Robert Dann, with music by Greta Holm. 'I am a little fire engine, Flick is my name....they won't let me put out fires, isn't that a shame?'
January 16, 2026 at 10:57 PM
So who's old enough to remember hearing this classic on the children's request session on Sunday morning radio? Bert Reisfeld's popular children's tale told by Robert Dann, with music by Greta Holm. 'I am a little fire engine, Flick is my name....they won't let me put out fires, isn't that a shame?'
Chalk up another victory for the Philips Records art department. Frank Folken's EP of Gershwin's 'Rhapsody In Blue' features the common - for the fifties and sixties - image of a nubile girl. Is this relevant? Well she is sitting on a piano. And her bikini is blue...
January 16, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Chalk up another victory for the Philips Records art department. Frank Folken's EP of Gershwin's 'Rhapsody In Blue' features the common - for the fifties and sixties - image of a nubile girl. Is this relevant? Well she is sitting on a piano. And her bikini is blue...
Gordon Jenkins' 'Stolen Hours' - another classy World Record Club sleeve shot.
January 16, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Gordon Jenkins' 'Stolen Hours' - another classy World Record Club sleeve shot.
It isn't surprising that David Bowie has been reissued and compiled many times over the years; no sooner had Ziggy taken off than Decca began reissuing the 1960s material and in the 1970s RCA began their compilations with 'Changesonebowie'.
January 16, 2026 at 10:55 PM
It isn't surprising that David Bowie has been reissued and compiled many times over the years; no sooner had Ziggy taken off than Decca began reissuing the 1960s material and in the 1970s RCA began their compilations with 'Changesonebowie'.
Leo Chauliac's easy listening jazz/pop piano style is not for everyone but I love the sleeve: the shadowing and colours and the band on the cover which, presumably, is created from clay
January 16, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Leo Chauliac's easy listening jazz/pop piano style is not for everyone but I love the sleeve: the shadowing and colours and the band on the cover which, presumably, is created from clay
Another fabulous sixties sleeve; Paul Weston's "Floatin' Like A Feather" - this is the mono LMC version, from 1962.
January 16, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Another fabulous sixties sleeve; Paul Weston's "Floatin' Like A Feather" - this is the mono LMC version, from 1962.
Helen Reddy - easy listening, girl-next-door type, right? Wrong. From 1972, this is her finest moment, the B-side, self-penned 'Summer Of '71' in which she sings about getting stoned on mescaline with her friends.
January 16, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Helen Reddy - easy listening, girl-next-door type, right? Wrong. From 1972, this is her finest moment, the B-side, self-penned 'Summer Of '71' in which she sings about getting stoned on mescaline with her friends.
A 1968 classic all the way from Upper Hutt. This reached number 2 in the New Zealand charts and was kept off the top by a song apparently called "Hey Jude" which I believe was by some obscure English band.
January 16, 2026 at 10:48 PM
A 1968 classic all the way from Upper Hutt. This reached number 2 in the New Zealand charts and was kept off the top by a song apparently called "Hey Jude" which I believe was by some obscure English band.