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Enda Guinan
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Does digital things in the third sector. Host of Let There Be Music. Expect plenty of #NowListening.

‘Joy is an act of resistance’ -Toi Derricotte, The Undertaker’s Daughter (2011)

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Galwegian in London.

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Captured a Christmas tree. The earliest we’ve ever done it. Bring it on!
A bundled Christmas tree lies on a wooden floor in a modern living room. The tree is wrapped in loose netting and positioned near a glass balustrade. Sunlight comes through large windows at the far end of the room, silhouetting furniture including a tall mesh swivel chair and two armchairs. The scene feels quiet and slightly backlit.
November 26, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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I have broken another seal and voluntarily listened to a Christmas song today.

#NowListening #Vinyl
A close-up of a lilac-label 7-inch single by Say She She titled Purple Snowflakes on Karma Chief Records. The label features a smiling heart character in a woolly hat and gloves. The record centre hole is visible and the black vinyl surrounds the label.
November 25, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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Possibly my favourite Beatles cover.

Chicago's Ramsey Lewis transforms John's sparse Julia into this floaty, soaring, funky thing. In fact, Lewis did an entire album of tracks only from the White Album.

This and lots more groovy Beatles covers in the latest show: youtu.be/m6KVxgsYFWE

#Beatles
November 23, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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My love has got no money, he's got his strong beliefs
My love has got no money, he's got his strong beliefs

Want more and more, people just want more and more
Freedom and love, what he's looking for

Freed from desire, mind and senses purified
Freed from desire, mind and senses purified
The Pope holds a microphone as if singing at a crowded public event, while clergy and photographers gather closely around him. The scene has a playful feel that has made it a popular meme.
November 23, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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Show us the last four albums you listened to.

(That Rosalía album is HUGE.)

#Last4Albums
Rosalía – LUX Rosalía wearing a white form fitting outfit and a white veil, posed in profile against a clear blue sky. Minimal black text spells “LUX” in the corners. Turnstile – Never Enough Soft sky blue cover featuring faint pastel rainbow arcs with no visible text, creating a calm washed out effect. Pet Shop Boys – Disco 5 Black background with tall multicoloured vertical bars forming an audio waveform look. White geometric text reads “Pet Shop Boys Disco 5”. NOW Yearbook 92 Metallic chrome style logo reading “NOW Yearbook 92” on a green to turquoise gradient background with starburst highlights on the lettering.
November 22, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Beatle George done for nicking Chiffons song. Chiffons record cover of Beatle George song. One of the more arch episodes in music history.

This and 18 more covers in new show Golden Slumbers: The Songs of Harrison, Lennon, McCartney & Starr.

youtu.be/m6KVxgsYFWE

#Beatles
November 22, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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The Cool Candys and their stupendous Swedish version of 'Fotograf'. (One for @foreigncovers.bsky.social ?)

Full show now on YouTube and Mixcloud.

🖥️ youtu.be/m6KVxgsYFWE
🎧 mixcloud.com/Enda_Guinan/let-there-be-music-with-enda-guinan-beatles-covers-golden-slumbers-171125/

#BeatlesCovers #Beatles
November 20, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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♫ Top 5 artists of the Last.week: Pet Shop Boys (42) The Cinematic Orchestra (17) 1,000 UK Artists (12) Geese (11) Air (10). #myweekcounted 276 Scrobbles with Lastfm #music via @lastfm.blue
Pet Shop Boys The Cinematic Orchestra 1,000 UK Artists Geese Air
November 20, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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It's very difficult to find covers of Ringo tunes, but I have found the @charityclassics.bsky.social -tastic Cool Candys and their stupendous version of 'Fotograf'.

Full 1-hour show (no ads) on YouTube and Mixcloud.

youtu.be/m6KVxgsYFWE
www.mixcloud.com/Enda_Guinan/...

#Beatles
November 19, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Show us the last four albums you listened to

#Last4Albums

(Mild fascination with Wings/McCartney right now. Just what the hell is ‘Jet’ about? Exuberant madness!)
Paul McCartney – All the Best! Black and white photo of Paul McCartney leaning on a bass guitar, with his name in red lettering at the top and small colourful illustrations of his song titles scattered across the cover. Geese - Getting Killed A bright, surreal photo of a person silhouetted against strong sunlight, aiming a hybrid object that combines a revolver with a trumpet bell, set against a clear blue sky. Trojan Records – Love Is All I Bring Illustrated portrait of a Black woman with tall, sculpted hair and gold jewellery, set on a patterned orange background with the title curved beneath her and the Trojan logo in the top right. Pet Shop Boys – PopArt: The Hits Minimalist white cover with the word PopArt in large type, each half styled with different graphic patterns, and the text “Pet Shop Boys The Hits” in small print in the corner.
November 15, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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Meanwhile in the UK…

I think something is afoot.
November 14, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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Him?
Three young women stand talking in the concourse of a train station. One holds a small tray and looks to her right, while the others face her. Digital departure boards hang above them and station barriers and signage are visible in the background. The large pink animal costume that had been in the original photo is no longer present.
November 14, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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♫ Top 5 artists of the Last.week: ROSALÍA (26) Wings (22) Enya (14) She & Him (13) Augustus Pablo (12). #myweekcounted 257 Scrobbles with Lastfm #music via @lastfm.blue
ROSALÍA Wings Enya She & Him Augustus Pablo
November 13, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Remember buying this with my pocket money back in '84. Such a thrilling record - even now.

(Coincidentally, just dug it out last week!)
Close-up of a hand holding a black 7-inch vinyl record. The beige Warner Bros. label reads “Chaka Khan” and “I Feel For You,” with production credits and the Warner logo visible. The record is slightly tilted over a light indoor background.
November 10, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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A sign one should slow up on the vinyl acquisition and assign more effort in enjoying the music. Not sure how many times I’ve said to myself ‘I must buy Scott 4’ and then realise that I already have Scott 4.

#vinyl
November 9, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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Parody of breathless tabloid headline using the Zohran-style type, asking if it is ‘curtains for Zoosha’
November 8, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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A studio shot of four band members standing side by side, dressed in smart and glamorous outfits. Two men in suits stand on the left and two women in evening gowns stand on the right, all smiling and looking off camera. The background is a warm, softly lit gradient. Text at the top reads “ABBA The Singles: The First Ten Years” in large blue and gold lettering.
November 8, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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If you see this, post an album cover with a motor vehicle on it.
A foggy, rural scene with four people posing around a parked vintage motorcycle. Two sit on the bike in leather jackets, one person leans close behind the rider, and another crouches in front with a thoughtful expression. Bare winter trees and a wire fence sit in the background. The album title “Steve McQueen” and band name “Prefab Sprout” appear at the top in pink text.
November 8, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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And a happy 20th birthday to this mesmerising Kate Bush album.

#Aerial
Doctored image. Kamala Harris stands on a city pavement holding up a vinyl copy of Kate Bush’s album Aerial, smiling as if she has just bought it. She carries more records and a torn paper bag in her other hand. People and police cars are visible in the background. The scene has a humorous, meme-like feel because this record purchase seems unlikely.
November 7, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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♫ Top 5 artists of the Last.week: Rufus Wainwright (33) Belinda Carlisle (26) Kacey Musgraves (19) The Shadows (15) Martha Wainwright (13). #myweekcounted 306 Scrobbles with Lastfm #music via @lastfm.blue
Rufus Wainwright Belinda Carlisle Kacey Musgraves The Shadows Martha Wainwright
November 6, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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And here it is…!
November 3, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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There’s a stamp for IR£1.68 on the back of this 7” from Salmons Department Store in Ballinasloe, Co Galway (which is still there). That’s about €6.80/£6/$7.90 in today’s monies. Videotheque (Dollar) and Hi Fidelity (Kids from Fame) followed soon after… #Vinyl
A worn red and black A&M Records paper sleeve holds a 7-inch vinyl single. The centre label reads Happy Talk by Captain Sensible. Handwritten notes in pen say Enda Guinan reached No 1 in the charts 1982. The sleeve is creased and torn at the edges.
November 3, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Spoke too soon. Now, what do do with these weird prints…
Two glossy yellow art prints from the Now Yearbook 1991 music release, stacked slightly on top of each other. The artwork shows the bold Now Yearbook 1991 logo with a bright yellow background and white border. Handwritten edition numbers appear in the bottom corner, reading 451/500 and 452/500.
October 31, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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♫ Top 5 artists of the Last.week: Say She She (52) Ramsey Lewis (25) Saint Etienne (17) Abbey Lincoln (10) Dorothy Ashby (10). #myweekcounted 279 Scrobbles with Lastfm #music via @lastfm.blue
Say She She Ramsey Lewis Saint Etienne Abbey Lincoln Dorothy Ashby
October 30, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Including the superb first-time-on-vinyl 2021 reissue of Scritti Politti's 1999 masterpiece, Anomie & Bonhomie, on double vinyl. Worth it for the luxurious packaging alone. A snip at £16.95!
Vinyl reissue of Anomie & Bonhomie by Scritti Politti, shown with its white sleeve featuring a red, white, and blue bottle cap design, matching inner sleeves and two black records laid out against a bold red and blue background.
October 25, 2025 at 12:31 PM