Andrew Long
@closetotheedge.bsky.social
#ProgRock, #Jazz, #MusicCollector, retired from the #Railway. #HAE patient. Amateur #Theology, Christian (Liberal/Progressive) Average #Bass player #RailwayFamily #NGauge #ModelRailway. You bin influenced? andylong.bandcamp.com redoverred.bandcamp.com
#NowPlaying: King Crimson: 6 September 1969 at the Chesterfield Jazz Club: Disc 4 from the Epitaph box set.
December 1, 2025 at 3:50 PM
#NowPlaying: King Crimson: 6 September 1969 at the Chesterfield Jazz Club: Disc 4 from the Epitaph box set.
#NowPlaying: John Lees Barclay James Harvest: Relativity: 2025. I was talking to my friend on the phone on Friday about this album and I told him that I had put it on a list of ones I was going to buy after Christmas. Then yesterday it arrived in the post, he bought it for me! First play....
November 30, 2025 at 4:29 PM
#NowPlaying: John Lees Barclay James Harvest: Relativity: 2025. I was talking to my friend on the phone on Friday about this album and I told him that I had put it on a list of ones I was going to buy after Christmas. Then yesterday it arrived in the post, he bought it for me! First play....
#NowPlaying: Jean-Michel Jarre: Hong Kong: 1994.
November 30, 2025 at 7:11 AM
#NowPlaying: Jean-Michel Jarre: Hong Kong: 1994.
#NowPlaying: John McLaughlin: Mediterranean Concerto. 1990. A fortunate find in a charity shop some years ago, an excellent work
November 29, 2025 at 11:00 AM
#NowPlaying: John McLaughlin: Mediterranean Concerto. 1990. A fortunate find in a charity shop some years ago, an excellent work
#NowPlaying: Renaissance: Scheherazade and Other Stories: 1975. It's an epic album from a band that I simply haven't paid enough attention to over the decades.
November 29, 2025 at 8:59 AM
#NowPlaying: Renaissance: Scheherazade and Other Stories: 1975. It's an epic album from a band that I simply haven't paid enough attention to over the decades.
#NowPlaying: Brian Eno and Harold Budd: The Pearl: 1984. A beautifully chilled way to start a Saturday morning.
November 29, 2025 at 8:09 AM
#NowPlaying: Brian Eno and Harold Budd: The Pearl: 1984. A beautifully chilled way to start a Saturday morning.
#NowPlaying: @jahwobble.bsky.social and Deep Space: Five Beat: One of three CDs I bought at the recent Newport gig, giving them all another spin this weekend.
November 28, 2025 at 5:01 PM
#NowPlaying: @jahwobble.bsky.social and Deep Space: Five Beat: One of three CDs I bought at the recent Newport gig, giving them all another spin this weekend.
#NowPlaying: Deep Purple: Who Do We Think We Are: 1973. Last one from MkII until the reunion in 84. I'm listening to the 2000 remaster with a few bonuses
November 28, 2025 at 2:58 PM
#NowPlaying: Deep Purple: Who Do We Think We Are: 1973. Last one from MkII until the reunion in 84. I'm listening to the 2000 remaster with a few bonuses
#NowPlaying: British Sea Power: Sea of Brass: 2015. a 2015 release by British Sea Power, featuring a selection of songs from earlier releases re-recorded by the group alongside brass bands. First time I've heard this one.
November 28, 2025 at 9:27 AM
#NowPlaying: British Sea Power: Sea of Brass: 2015. a 2015 release by British Sea Power, featuring a selection of songs from earlier releases re-recorded by the group alongside brass bands. First time I've heard this one.
#NowPlaying: Soft Machine: Seven: 1973. My cd comes in this Original Albums set, which is is great value
November 28, 2025 at 7:39 AM
#NowPlaying: Soft Machine: Seven: 1973. My cd comes in this Original Albums set, which is is great value
#NowPlaying: Jose White: Violin Concerto. From the Black Composers box set, which I occasionally rattle on about.
November 28, 2025 at 7:04 AM
#NowPlaying: Jose White: Violin Concerto. From the Black Composers box set, which I occasionally rattle on about.
#NowPlaying: the Best of Deep Purple: 1987 Telstar compilation.
November 27, 2025 at 10:48 AM
#NowPlaying: the Best of Deep Purple: 1987 Telstar compilation.
#NowPlaying: Tchaikovsky: Romeo And Juliet: Orchestra/conductor unknown. Budget classical box set
November 27, 2025 at 10:27 AM
#NowPlaying: Tchaikovsky: Romeo And Juliet: Orchestra/conductor unknown. Budget classical box set
#NowPlaying: Neil Young: Harvest: 1972. Some epic material on this one.
November 27, 2025 at 9:30 AM
#NowPlaying: Neil Young: Harvest: 1972. Some epic material on this one.
#NowPlaying: Pink Floyd: Live At The Brighton Dome 1972. I bought this a month or two ago, it's interesting for its embryonic versions of DSOTM material, sound quality not great.
November 27, 2025 at 7:44 AM
#NowPlaying: Pink Floyd: Live At The Brighton Dome 1972. I bought this a month or two ago, it's interesting for its embryonic versions of DSOTM material, sound quality not great.
#NowPlaying: Curved Air: Retrospective: Compilation released 2010
November 26, 2025 at 9:13 AM
#NowPlaying: Curved Air: Retrospective: Compilation released 2010
“You’ll be visited by three spirits.” AAARRRGGGHHH
November 26, 2025 at 8:55 AM
“You’ll be visited by three spirits.” AAARRRGGGHHH
#NowPlaying: Violent Femmes: Add It Up: 1981-1993 compilation album. I was a fan of their first couple of albums at the time, it's been a long time until this revisit. Might be a while before it happens again...
November 26, 2025 at 8:03 AM
#NowPlaying: Violent Femmes: Add It Up: 1981-1993 compilation album. I was a fan of their first couple of albums at the time, it's been a long time until this revisit. Might be a while before it happens again...
#NowPlaying: Allan Holdsworth: Sand: 1987.
November 26, 2025 at 7:30 AM
#NowPlaying: Allan Holdsworth: Sand: 1987.
#NowPlaying: Can: Agilok & Blubbo. Soundtrack from a 1969 film, the band were called The Inner Space at the time. Never heard this before, streaming on Youtube, I didn't;t even know it existed until recently, much the same as the one I'll be playing tomorrow. #CanAthon.
November 25, 2025 at 3:40 PM
#NowPlaying: Can: Agilok & Blubbo. Soundtrack from a 1969 film, the band were called The Inner Space at the time. Never heard this before, streaming on Youtube, I didn't;t even know it existed until recently, much the same as the one I'll be playing tomorrow. #CanAthon.
#NowPlaying: David Bowie: Low: 1977. First from the Berlin era, lots of Krautrock influence to be heard here, and of course it became a hugely influential album in its own right
November 25, 2025 at 2:07 PM
#NowPlaying: David Bowie: Low: 1977. First from the Berlin era, lots of Krautrock influence to be heard here, and of course it became a hugely influential album in its own right
#NowPlaying: Pat Metheney: New York November 1979. Unofficial release recorded for broadcast on WLIR-FM and WRVR-FM
November 25, 2025 at 9:05 AM
#NowPlaying: Pat Metheney: New York November 1979. Unofficial release recorded for broadcast on WLIR-FM and WRVR-FM
#NowPlaying: The Beatles: Revolver: 1966.
November 25, 2025 at 8:19 AM
#NowPlaying: The Beatles: Revolver: 1966.
#NowPlaying: Can: Prehistoric Future: Released in 1985 this is a recording of their first ever performance in 1968. I don't own a copy but I found it on YouTube. It's an improvised jam and the recording quality is not great, but even so it's worth a listen.
November 24, 2025 at 3:44 PM
#NowPlaying: Can: Prehistoric Future: Released in 1985 this is a recording of their first ever performance in 1968. I don't own a copy but I found it on YouTube. It's an improvised jam and the recording quality is not great, but even so it's worth a listen.
#NowPlaying: Can: The Singles: 2017 compilation: This is the last CD in my #Canathon, but there are a couple of soundtracks that I don't have and I'm going to chase them down on the choob later.
November 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM
#NowPlaying: Can: The Singles: 2017 compilation: This is the last CD in my #Canathon, but there are a couple of soundtracks that I don't have and I'm going to chase them down on the choob later.