Ian of Dorzet
@grittygroblet.bsky.social
Lazy. Likes vinyl records, 70s& 80s scifi, history, art, food, beer (and making up for it in the gym...) etc. etc. Dislikes the News, history is bad enough.
A coincidence, currently reading this version... Great stories.
November 29, 2025 at 9:51 AM
A coincidence, currently reading this version... Great stories.
November 16, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Today's #SpaceRockSunday (well here anyway). Hawkwind and Doremi Fasol Latido. Their 3rd album, recorded, as so many iconic albums were, at Rockfield Studios and released in November 1972. It's still quite capable of whisking you away...
#Hawkwind
#Vinyl
#VinylSky #ClassicRock
#VinylCommunity
#Hawkwind
#Vinyl
#VinylSky #ClassicRock
#VinylCommunity
November 2, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Today's #SpaceRockSunday (well here anyway). Hawkwind and Doremi Fasol Latido. Their 3rd album, recorded, as so many iconic albums were, at Rockfield Studios and released in November 1972. It's still quite capable of whisking you away...
#Hawkwind
#Vinyl
#VinylSky #ClassicRock
#VinylCommunity
#Hawkwind
#Vinyl
#VinylSky #ClassicRock
#VinylCommunity
Well, it's Jim Steinman's birthday today, so...
#NowPlaying
#Meatloaf
#BatOutOfHell
#JimSteinman
#VinylSky
#VinylCommunity
#NowPlaying
#Meatloaf
#BatOutOfHell
#JimSteinman
#VinylSky
#VinylCommunity
November 1, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Well, it's Jim Steinman's birthday today, so...
#NowPlaying
#Meatloaf
#BatOutOfHell
#JimSteinman
#VinylSky
#VinylCommunity
#NowPlaying
#Meatloaf
#BatOutOfHell
#JimSteinman
#VinylSky
#VinylCommunity
And also this history of one of the lesser known wartime units of the RAF, 100 Group. This unit tried to counter the radar and communications of the very effective German defence, which was causing horrific casualties to the bomber units.
October 25, 2025 at 1:38 PM
And also this history of one of the lesser known wartime units of the RAF, 100 Group. This unit tried to counter the radar and communications of the very effective German defence, which was causing horrific casualties to the bomber units.
Today's haul included, for the nerd (🤓 me), some aviation at a good price and for the more sensitive a beautifully illustrated 1st edition (1916) of the Water Babies and a faded but nevertheless lovely 1st edition of The House at Pooh Corner (1928)
#books
#vintagebooks
#classics
#booksky
#books
#vintagebooks
#classics
#booksky
October 25, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Today's haul included, for the nerd (🤓 me), some aviation at a good price and for the more sensitive a beautifully illustrated 1st edition (1916) of the Water Babies and a faded but nevertheless lovely 1st edition of The House at Pooh Corner (1928)
#books
#vintagebooks
#classics
#booksky
#books
#vintagebooks
#classics
#booksky
Today's #vintage #paperback finds: another Chris Foss-illustrated cover for AE van Vogt's Moonbeast (1975) and Slaughterhouse 5 by Kurt Vonnegut. A very early 1972 copy.
October 18, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Today's #vintage #paperback finds: another Chris Foss-illustrated cover for AE van Vogt's Moonbeast (1975) and Slaughterhouse 5 by Kurt Vonnegut. A very early 1972 copy.
*Public Service Announcement*
This deodorant will get the police called to you at Stuttgart Airport. Tbh I thought it was quite a nice deodorant and not worthy of police intervention.
This deodorant will get the police called to you at Stuttgart Airport. Tbh I thought it was quite a nice deodorant and not worthy of police intervention.
October 15, 2025 at 5:42 PM
*Public Service Announcement*
This deodorant will get the police called to you at Stuttgart Airport. Tbh I thought it was quite a nice deodorant and not worthy of police intervention.
This deodorant will get the police called to you at Stuttgart Airport. Tbh I thought it was quite a nice deodorant and not worthy of police intervention.
Just home from the gym. Late night/long day, I guess, but if it wasn't for that place I'd be climbing the bloody walls.
Space and time to decompress as well as essential for fitness at my age.
#over60fitness
#gymsky
#fitnesssky
#armandcoreday
Space and time to decompress as well as essential for fitness at my age.
#over60fitness
#gymsky
#fitnesssky
#armandcoreday
September 25, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Just home from the gym. Late night/long day, I guess, but if it wasn't for that place I'd be climbing the bloody walls.
Space and time to decompress as well as essential for fitness at my age.
#over60fitness
#gymsky
#fitnesssky
#armandcoreday
Space and time to decompress as well as essential for fitness at my age.
#over60fitness
#gymsky
#fitnesssky
#armandcoreday
Time for a boogie? It's #StatusQuoSunday here...
Hello! - Released September 1973 on Vertigo
#Vinyl
#VinylSky
#VinylCommunity
#MusicSky
#StatusQuo
#Boogie
Hello! - Released September 1973 on Vertigo
#Vinyl
#VinylSky
#VinylCommunity
#MusicSky
#StatusQuo
#Boogie
September 21, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Time for a boogie? It's #StatusQuoSunday here...
Hello! - Released September 1973 on Vertigo
#Vinyl
#VinylSky
#VinylCommunity
#MusicSky
#StatusQuo
#Boogie
Hello! - Released September 1973 on Vertigo
#Vinyl
#VinylSky
#VinylCommunity
#MusicSky
#StatusQuo
#Boogie
Yesterday's happy charity shop find was this lovely boxset of James Herbert novels. His books always gave me a scare! I read The Spear and The Fog in my teens but not the others...
#horror
#JamesHerbert
#horror
#JamesHerbert
September 21, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Yesterday's happy charity shop find was this lovely boxset of James Herbert novels. His books always gave me a scare! I read The Spear and The Fog in my teens but not the others...
#horror
#JamesHerbert
#horror
#JamesHerbert
A late good morning! #NowPlaying Amorphis - Silent Waters. Finnish progressive metal, their 8th studio album released in 2007. Another record not played in too long a time, i need more of this.
#VinylSky
#Vinyl
#VinylCommunity
#Metal
#MetalSky
#ProgressiveMetal
#Amorphis
#VinylSky
#Vinyl
#VinylCommunity
#Metal
#MetalSky
#ProgressiveMetal
#Amorphis
September 20, 2025 at 10:00 AM
A late good morning! #NowPlaying Amorphis - Silent Waters. Finnish progressive metal, their 8th studio album released in 2007. Another record not played in too long a time, i need more of this.
#VinylSky
#Vinyl
#VinylCommunity
#Metal
#MetalSky
#ProgressiveMetal
#Amorphis
#VinylSky
#Vinyl
#VinylCommunity
#Metal
#MetalSky
#ProgressiveMetal
#Amorphis
Today's 2 #sci-fi charity shop finds, Zelazny's four novellas in Four for Tomorrow from 1967 and a lovely copy of Smith's The Galaxy Primes of 1975. Another #ChrisFoss cover there...
#sciencefiction
#60ssciencefiction
#70ssciencefiction
#sciencefiction
#60ssciencefiction
#70ssciencefiction
September 10, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Today's 2 #sci-fi charity shop finds, Zelazny's four novellas in Four for Tomorrow from 1967 and a lovely copy of Smith's The Galaxy Primes of 1975. Another #ChrisFoss cover there...
#sciencefiction
#60ssciencefiction
#70ssciencefiction
#sciencefiction
#60ssciencefiction
#70ssciencefiction
September 6, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Next up - a record with possibly the oddest* cover that I own... Riot's Narita. No idea on the inspiration other than Narita airport in Japan obviously. Original 1979 release on Capitol, it's great American rock.
*daftest
#VinylSky
#VinylCommunity
#NowPlaying
#MetalSky
#Riot
#Narita
*daftest
#VinylSky
#VinylCommunity
#NowPlaying
#MetalSky
#Riot
#Narita
September 6, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Next up - a record with possibly the oddest* cover that I own... Riot's Narita. No idea on the inspiration other than Narita airport in Japan obviously. Original 1979 release on Capitol, it's great American rock.
*daftest
#VinylSky
#VinylCommunity
#NowPlaying
#MetalSky
#Riot
#Narita
*daftest
#VinylSky
#VinylCommunity
#NowPlaying
#MetalSky
#Riot
#Narita
So the #turntable is on 😃 today it's Shinedown - Amaryllis, I think my favourite of their albums. From the soaring title track, the angry Bully and the heartwarming I'll Follow You (❤️) it's great stuff! Released in 2012 on Atlantic.
#NowPlaying
#VinylSky
#MetalSky
#VinylCommunity
#Shinedown
#NowPlaying
#VinylSky
#MetalSky
#VinylCommunity
#Shinedown
September 6, 2025 at 9:57 AM
So the #turntable is on 😃 today it's Shinedown - Amaryllis, I think my favourite of their albums. From the soaring title track, the angry Bully and the heartwarming I'll Follow You (❤️) it's great stuff! Released in 2012 on Atlantic.
#NowPlaying
#VinylSky
#MetalSky
#VinylCommunity
#Shinedown
#NowPlaying
#VinylSky
#MetalSky
#VinylCommunity
#Shinedown
Today's Tesco charity book find was a 1979 copy of Battlestar Galactica in lovely condition. Jump in your Starhound fighter and go blast a Cylon!
#sciencefiction
#oldpaperbacks
#charityshop
#BattlestarGalactica
#sciencefiction
#oldpaperbacks
#charityshop
#BattlestarGalactica
September 1, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Today's Tesco charity book find was a 1979 copy of Battlestar Galactica in lovely condition. Jump in your Starhound fighter and go blast a Cylon!
#sciencefiction
#oldpaperbacks
#charityshop
#BattlestarGalactica
#sciencefiction
#oldpaperbacks
#charityshop
#BattlestarGalactica
This morning is remembering the original Iron Maiden and the late Paul Di'anno. And that Derek Riggs cover...
Released in April 1980 by EMI
#vinyl
#VinylSky
#VinylCommunity
#IronMaiden
#NowPlaying
Released in April 1980 by EMI
#vinyl
#VinylSky
#VinylCommunity
#IronMaiden
#NowPlaying
August 31, 2025 at 10:12 AM
This morning is remembering the original Iron Maiden and the late Paul Di'anno. And that Derek Riggs cover...
Released in April 1980 by EMI
#vinyl
#VinylSky
#VinylCommunity
#IronMaiden
#NowPlaying
Released in April 1980 by EMI
#vinyl
#VinylSky
#VinylCommunity
#IronMaiden
#NowPlaying
Next up is the awesome 2020 Nuclear Blast reissue of Clayman. Some tracks were re-recorded for this 20th anniversary edition, including Pinball Map and Only for the Weak, my favourites on this album. This got a mixed reception but I like them...
#VinylSky
#MetalSky
#InFlames
#Clayman
#VinylSunday
#VinylSky
#MetalSky
#InFlames
#Clayman
#VinylSunday
August 10, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Next up is the awesome 2020 Nuclear Blast reissue of Clayman. Some tracks were re-recorded for this 20th anniversary edition, including Pinball Map and Only for the Weak, my favourites on this album. This got a mixed reception but I like them...
#VinylSky
#MetalSky
#InFlames
#Clayman
#VinylSunday
#VinylSky
#MetalSky
#InFlames
#Clayman
#VinylSunday
As the world is very much doing this, it's appropriate that my favourite #metal is by the awesome In Flames. So this #VinylSunday starts with Siren Charms, the vinyl nearly as heavy as the music. Originally released in 2014, this is the 10th Anniversary edition on Nuclear Blast.
#VinylSky
#MetalSky
#VinylSky
#MetalSky
August 10, 2025 at 9:39 AM
As the world is very much doing this, it's appropriate that my favourite #metal is by the awesome In Flames. So this #VinylSunday starts with Siren Charms, the vinyl nearly as heavy as the music. Originally released in 2014, this is the 10th Anniversary edition on Nuclear Blast.
#VinylSky
#MetalSky
#VinylSky
#MetalSky
It's #SaxonSunday ! One of the first LPs I ever bought way back when (1981!), it has the classics "Motorcycle Man", "747 (Strangers in the Night)" and "Suzie Hold On"... ah memories!
#NowPlaying
#VinylSky
#Vinyl
#Saxon
#WheelsOfSteel
#NowPlaying
#VinylSky
#Vinyl
#Saxon
#WheelsOfSteel
July 20, 2025 at 11:09 AM
It's #SaxonSunday ! One of the first LPs I ever bought way back when (1981!), it has the classics "Motorcycle Man", "747 (Strangers in the Night)" and "Suzie Hold On"... ah memories!
#NowPlaying
#VinylSky
#Vinyl
#Saxon
#WheelsOfSteel
#NowPlaying
#VinylSky
#Vinyl
#Saxon
#WheelsOfSteel