Birmingham 81
@birmingham81.bsky.social
Music, architecture, photography, design etc. Sharing my concert photos taken in Birmingham in 81/82 (hence the name). Plus other stuff I've hoarded
Out of this world - L’Auditorium de Lyon, designed by Charles Delfante and opened in 1975. One of my #BrutalLyon pics taken in 2017
November 25, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Out of this world - L’Auditorium de Lyon, designed by Charles Delfante and opened in 1975. One of my #BrutalLyon pics taken in 2017
I was going to say Super Fly, but apparently they were released the same week, which is quite something
November 24, 2025 at 10:17 PM
I was going to say Super Fly, but apparently they were released the same week, which is quite something
RIP Jimmy Cliff. Soundtracks don’t come any better than this
🇯🇲🔊▶️ open.spotify.com/album/4oxdKc...
🇯🇲🔊▶️ open.spotify.com/album/4oxdKc...
November 24, 2025 at 6:32 PM
RIP Jimmy Cliff. Soundtracks don’t come any better than this
🇯🇲🔊▶️ open.spotify.com/album/4oxdKc...
🇯🇲🔊▶️ open.spotify.com/album/4oxdKc...
The very cool Austrian Postal Savings Bank in Vienna, designed by Otto Wagner and built in 1904-1906. Photo taken in 2018
November 24, 2025 at 7:23 AM
The very cool Austrian Postal Savings Bank in Vienna, designed by Otto Wagner and built in 1904-1906. Photo taken in 2018
#WeekendSingles starring Liaisons Dangereuses, Boots for Dancing, The Fall, Dead Beats, Earcom 3 (Noh Mercy, Stupid Babies, From Chorley, DAF, The Middle Class), The Action, The Relations and The Gist
November 23, 2025 at 8:52 AM
#WeekendSingles starring Liaisons Dangereuses, Boots for Dancing, The Fall, Dead Beats, Earcom 3 (Noh Mercy, Stupid Babies, From Chorley, DAF, The Middle Class), The Action, The Relations and The Gist
Patti Smith's copy of Rimbaud's Complete Works, which was on show at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The same Picasso portrait of Arthur also graced the cover of Rip Rig & Panic's I Am Cold
November 23, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Patti Smith's copy of Rimbaud's Complete Works, which was on show at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The same Picasso portrait of Arthur also graced the cover of Rip Rig & Panic's I Am Cold
#WeekendSingles by Primal Scream, Girls at our Best, Definition of Sound, The Members, Elvis Costello, The Charlatans, Mighty Mighty, Squeeze, Drinking Electricity, David Bowie, Belle and Sebastian, and Prefab Sprout
November 22, 2025 at 9:14 AM
#WeekendSingles by Primal Scream, Girls at our Best, Definition of Sound, The Members, Elvis Costello, The Charlatans, Mighty Mighty, Squeeze, Drinking Electricity, David Bowie, Belle and Sebastian, and Prefab Sprout
Happy 75th birthday to Tina Weymouth. Love this photo of her and Grandmaster Flash, taken by Laura Levine in 1981. Spotted at MAC's fab Golden Age of Hip Hop exhibition in Marseille several years ago
November 22, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Happy 75th birthday to Tina Weymouth. Love this photo of her and Grandmaster Flash, taken by Laura Levine in 1981. Spotted at MAC's fab Golden Age of Hip Hop exhibition in Marseille several years ago
Happy 40th birthday to Psychocandy by The Jesus and Mary Chain, which was released on this day in 1985
November 18, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Happy 40th birthday to Psychocandy by The Jesus and Mary Chain, which was released on this day in 1985
Here's a Spotify playlist based on these two very different Cosmic Vibe compilations bought from Jazzman Gerald's stall in Camden market in the 1990s. Lots of astral jazz plus esoteric library and soundtrack tunes from the 60s and 70s
🚀🎧▶️ open.spotify.com/playlist/6oa...
🚀🎧▶️ open.spotify.com/playlist/6oa...
November 17, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Here's a Spotify playlist based on these two very different Cosmic Vibe compilations bought from Jazzman Gerald's stall in Camden market in the 1990s. Lots of astral jazz plus esoteric library and soundtrack tunes from the 60s and 70s
🚀🎧▶️ open.spotify.com/playlist/6oa...
🚀🎧▶️ open.spotify.com/playlist/6oa...
It's all kicking off in the garden
November 17, 2025 at 8:21 AM
It's all kicking off in the garden
And here are a real Pearly King and Queen, photographed at this year's Sweeps Festival in Rochester
November 16, 2025 at 6:14 PM
And here are a real Pearly King and Queen, photographed at this year's Sweeps Festival in Rochester
And the winners are the lovely @theleaflibrary.bsky.social, who correctly spotted that they're the Pearly Queen and King outfits worn by The White Stripes on the cover of Icky Thump 👏👏
November 16, 2025 at 6:09 PM
And the winners are the lovely @theleaflibrary.bsky.social, who correctly spotted that they're the Pearly Queen and King outfits worn by The White Stripes on the cover of Icky Thump 👏👏
Sunday quiz - question 3 (and the easiest so far). These outfits appear on which album cover? Photographed at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, OH on Friday
November 16, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Sunday quiz - question 3 (and the easiest so far). These outfits appear on which album cover? Photographed at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, OH on Friday
Here's an advert from the NME for the Be Stiff 1978 tour by train
November 16, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Here's an advert from the NME for the Be Stiff 1978 tour by train
Self-designated, so doesn't really count
November 16, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Self-designated, so doesn't really count
On this day in 1978, I went to see Stiff Records' Be Stiff tour at Oxford Poly, featuring Wreckless Eric, Lene Lovich, Jona Lewie, Rachel Sweet, Mickey Jupp and The Records. I was probably the only person there who was younger than Rachel Sweet
November 16, 2025 at 3:59 PM
On this day in 1978, I went to see Stiff Records' Be Stiff tour at Oxford Poly, featuring Wreckless Eric, Lene Lovich, Jona Lewie, Rachel Sweet, Mickey Jupp and The Records. I was probably the only person there who was younger than Rachel Sweet
And the winner is @diseasedcheese.bsky.social, who correctly spotted that it's the jacket worn by Bruce Springsteen on the cover of Born To Run 👏👏
November 16, 2025 at 1:17 PM
And the winner is @diseasedcheese.bsky.social, who correctly spotted that it's the jacket worn by Bruce Springsteen on the cover of Born To Run 👏👏
Sunday quiz - question 2. This leather jacket appears on which famous LP cover? Photographed at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, OH on Friday
November 16, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Sunday quiz - question 2. This leather jacket appears on which famous LP cover? Photographed at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, OH on Friday
And the winner is @lovemusicglasgow.bsky.social, who correctly spotted that the reel-to-reel features on the cover of The Basement Tapes by Bob Dylan and The Band 👏👏
November 16, 2025 at 12:10 PM
And the winner is @lovemusicglasgow.bsky.social, who correctly spotted that the reel-to-reel features on the cover of The Basement Tapes by Bob Dylan and The Band 👏👏
Sunday quiz - question 1. This reel-to-reel tape recorder appears on which LP cover? Photographed at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, OH on Friday
November 16, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Sunday quiz - question 1. This reel-to-reel tape recorder appears on which LP cover? Photographed at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, OH on Friday
#WeekendSingles by Micachu, Robert Wyatt, Patrik Fitzgerald, Altered Images, B-52’s, Ted Chippington, Change, Nusrat Fateh Ali khan, The Residents, Blah Blah Blah, The June Brides, The Donkeys
November 16, 2025 at 10:03 AM
#WeekendSingles by Micachu, Robert Wyatt, Patrik Fitzgerald, Altered Images, B-52’s, Ted Chippington, Change, Nusrat Fateh Ali khan, The Residents, Blah Blah Blah, The June Brides, The Donkeys
The Ameritrust Tower in Cleveland, Ohio. Designed by Marcel Breuer and Hamilton Smith. Completed in 1971, photographed yesterday
November 16, 2025 at 9:50 AM
The Ameritrust Tower in Cleveland, Ohio. Designed by Marcel Breuer and Hamilton Smith. Completed in 1971, photographed yesterday
New Order released Movement on this day in 1981. Peter Saville's beautiful cover was based on Fortunato Depero's Futurismo design from 1932
November 13, 2025 at 10:56 PM
New Order released Movement on this day in 1981. Peter Saville's beautiful cover was based on Fortunato Depero's Futurismo design from 1932
My signed ticket from the show. It was postponed a week from the 6th to the 13th of November, which was handy as The Fall played in Birmingham on the original date (THREAD)
November 13, 2025 at 10:28 PM
My signed ticket from the show. It was postponed a week from the 6th to the 13th of November, which was handy as The Fall played in Birmingham on the original date (THREAD)