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Allisonwonderland
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Cure fan | Music all day | Dogs, beaches, books | English country churchyards when available | Occasional aurora | Made in London and living beneath the big skies of AoNZ’s South Island
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Spotted in the trees at a sculpture trail near Auckland, with a free Johnny Hates Jazz earworm included: #musicsky

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A memorial plaque fixed to a moss-covered boulder in a nature setting. The inscription reads ‘This stone was laid in commemoration of shattered dreams’. It is part of a sculpture trail at Brick Bay, north of Auckland NZ. A close up of a memorial plaque fixed to a moss-covered boulder in a nature setting. The inscription reads ‘This stone was laid in commemoration of shattered dreams’. It is part of a sculpture trail at Brick Bay, north of Auckland NZ.
October 16, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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A little over a year with a record player in the house again & rebuilding my collection pretty much from scratch. Finding my records in the wild rather than online, & stoked to find this good clean copy of Juju at the Birkenhead record fair in Auckland at the weekend.
#nowplaying #vinylcommunity
A copy of a vinyl LP playing on a turntable. The record has the cover propped in the lid of the player. It is Juju, by Siouxsie & The Banshees.
October 14, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Flew to Auckland today. Window seat views of the Rakaia braided river were an absolute treat.
An aerial view of the Rakaia, a braided river flowing through the Canterbury plains of Aotearoa New Zealand. The glacial-blue river threads through irrigated farmland, weaving through sediment to form a braided effect (when not in flood). An aerial view of the Rakaia, a braided river flowing through the Canterbury plains of Aotearoa New Zealand. The glacial-blue river threads through irrigated farmland, weaving through sediment to form a braided effect (when not in flood).
October 8, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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“And so we watch the sun come up from the edge of the deep green sea…”

Partial solar eclipse viewed from the east coast of Aotearoa’s South Island this morning 22/09/25 (seen in the lens flare off to the right of the second photo).

#solareclipse #sunrise
#newzealand #lensflare #thecure
The sun is just peeping over the Pacific Ocean’s horizon. In the foreground of the picture are dark rocks in front of the calm sea, with a band of orange sunrise colour below a narrow strip of low cloud, and above the cloud a clear early morning sky. A partial solar eclipse, a little after sunrise over the Pacific Ocean. The sun is reflecting on the water and the shape is slightly distorted from the excise. The eclipse is best seen in the small lens flare off to the right.
September 21, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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I was really pleased to pick this up recently. A great album, and Blind Vision is such a good nostalgia hit. RIP Stephen Luscombe.

Mange Tout | Blancmange

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A softly-lit photo of a record on a turntable, a copy of 80’s synth duo Blancmange’s album Mange Tout, with the album cover propped up in the lid of the turntable.
September 15, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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Currently reading this - it’s excellent, and prompting much exploration of some music I’m not super-familiar with thanks to the 10 key tracks at the end of each month/chapter. #booksky #musicsky #currentlyreading
A copy of David Helworth’s excellent book 1971 - Never a Dull Moment - Rock’s Golden Year.
August 24, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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It started here, the first LP I knew I wanted. Wish I still had my original copy from my dear Dad who never said no to a record request from me if he could help it. Scored this today - 7 yr old me would’ve been thrilled by the blue vinyl.

Outlandos d’Amour | The Police

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A blue vinyl copy of Outlandos d’Amour by band The Police playing on a turntable with the album cover propped up on display in the turntable lid.
August 23, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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Auckland, 9 years ago (give or take a day). 3+ hours, 4 encores. An incredible night, best show of my life.
#thecure
Robert Smith of The Cure singing into a mic under spotlight. Robert Smith and Reeves Gabriels of The Cure each playing guitar on stage. The Cure band members Robert Smith playing guitar and Simon Gallup playing bass under green stage lighting. The Cure bassist Simon Gallup on stage under red lighting
July 24, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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The RSD picture disc sounds atrocious, so I framed it instead - and decided the b-side looks better.

The Head On The Door | The Cure

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A copy of The Cure record The Head On The Door is playing on a turntable with the album cover propped up behind it. To the side is a framed copy of the picture disc version of the record issued for Record Store Day 2025. The b side is displayed with the track listing pictured in the vinyl disc.
July 16, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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A copy of a-ha’s 1986 album Scoundrel Days is being played on a turntable, with the cover propped up behind.
July 15, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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It’s a cold and grey Sunday and our favourite trails are wet and muddy. We don’t mind.

#dogsofbluesky #borador #fungusamongus
A cheerful looking medium-sized black dog with white toes, on a muddy woodland trail on a cold winters day, running towards the camera. The dog is a border collie/Labrador cross. A cheerful looking medium-sized black dog with white toes, in a woodland stream flanked by tall flaxes on a cold winters day, running towards the camera. The dog is a border collie/Labrador cross. A cheerful looking medium-sized black dog with white toes, on a muddy woodland trail on a cold winters day, running towards the camera. The dog is a border collie/Labrador cross. A close up photo of orangey coloured fungus growing on a fallen log.
July 13, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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Excellent day out hunting through bargain bins.

Love And Dancing | The League Unlimited Orchestra

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A picture of some newly washed vinyl records on a drying rack. A copy of The League Unlimited Orchestra’s album Love and Dancing spinning on a turntable with the album cover propped up behind.
July 12, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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Came home and said to my son “mate, you gotta get one of these!”
Human lead keyboardist Nick Banks wearing a dark suit and tie, standing on stand and holding a white keytar.
July 10, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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And a photo of Phil in Christchurch last year just because.
A photo of Human League singer Phil Oakey on stage in Christchurch, NZ. He is wearing a white suit, under red stage lighting, singing into a hand held mic while looking at the camera.
July 10, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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Bit of a rubbish day at work. Glass of wine with this gem to wind down with. (Things came right btw).

#nowplaying #vinylcommunity #musicsky
A low-lit and close up photo of a record - Nick Drake album Pink Moon on the turntable with the album cover propped up behind. To the left is a heart leaf philodendron houseplant and lamplight is reflected in the glass behind the turntable.
July 10, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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Home, played, enjoyed 🖤

3LP version to come and a frame for this treasure. Still pinching myself.

#nowplaying #thecure #moalw
#vinylcommunity
A low-lit and tightly-framed photo of a black vinyl record being played on a turntable. The record is Mixes of a Lost World by The Cure and the inner and outer sleeves are propped up on display, with the outer sleeve having been signed by Robert Smith.
June 20, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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So this is where the signed #MOALW copy was hidden, in with the Saxon LPs, at Penny Lane Records, Christchurch NZ. @thecure.com
A photo of a bin at a record store, with dividers showing the names of different metal bands, including Slayer, Sepultura, Scorpions and Saxon.
June 20, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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OMG. I couldn’t get to any of the 3 stores in NZ which had hidden copies of the signed #MOALW album but 2 treasured friends tried on my behalf - and one was successful this evening and now I have the Christchurch NZ copy!!!!
A selfie photo, with the persons face concealed with a smiley sticker. They are holding a copy of the new Cure LP Mixes of a Lost World, signed by Robert Smith.
June 18, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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A gig with a difference (well, different for me). Fully enjoyed a recent concert by the NZ Army Band ~ they were fantastic. #NZArmyBand #BrassBand
June 16, 2025 at 5:44 AM
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I know everyone’s racing for the new mixes today. But this is me for the evening 🖤

#vinylcommunity #nowspinning
A softly-lit photo of The Cure album Disintegration being played on a turntable with the outer and inner sleeves displayed.
June 13, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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So it seems I was lucky to see a rare Red Arc with Green Diffuse #RAGDA Aurora last night. 1st picture taken at 7.11pm, 2nd at 7.16pm & 3rd at 7.17pm 1/6/25 The bright arcs were very visible, moving quickly across the sky from west to east. Never seen it like this before. #AuroraAustralis #NZ
RAGDA Aurora seen from the South Island New Zealand. A low band of green aurora, with red above and a second bright yellow/green band above. RAGDA Aurora seen from the South Island New Zealand. A low band of green aurora, with red above and a second bright yellow/green band above. RAGDA Aurora seen from the South Island New Zealand. A low band of green aurora, with red above and a second bright yellow/green patch above.
June 2, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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Dog walking some local trails today, and it’s basket fungus season.

#fungus #FungusAmongUs
A group of white basket fungus (Ileodictyon cibarium), which feature a pale, latticed fruiting body that resembles a delicate, spherical cage resting on damp twigs and moss. Each fungus is approximately the size of a tennis ball A single white basket fungus (Ileodictyon cibarium) - a pale, latticed fruiting body about the size of a tennis ball, that resembles a delicate, spherical cage resting on damp twigs and moss.
June 1, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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A magical evening spent leaning in our driveway gate out in the cold watching the sky. #AuroraAustralis #SouthernLights from #Aotearoa New Zealand’s South Island ✨
A view of Aurora. The sky is lit up in shades of yellowy green, with beams of light reaching up into shades of pink. There is a scattering of stars in the sky, to the right of the image clouds are encroaching. To the left of the frame the silhouette of some trees with the colours of the sky behind them. The aurora was visible to the human eye, but the colours of the picture are enhanced by the camera sensors. A view of Aurora. The sky is lit up in shades of yellowy green, with beams of light reaching up into shades of pink. There is a scattering of stars in the sky, to the right of the image clouds are encroaching, and the silhouette of some trees are stark against the red of the sky behind them. The aurora was visible to the human eye, but the colours of the picture are enhanced by the camera sensors.
June 1, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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June 1, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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It’s going to be a late night. Freshly snapped leaning out my bedroom window just now…. #auroraAustralis
Pink and green gentle aurora with a few faint beams and some stars, with the silhouette of a tree to the left of the picture.
June 1, 2025 at 7:06 AM