THE LONG (AND NOT SO) GOOD FRiDAY

ONE OF MY USUAL RECORD DAYS BUT THiS TiME WiTH A TWiST

ALL THE RECORDS BELONG TO MY PARENTS. 

STARTED 6.02AM FiNISHED 12.33AM

 

BANDS PLAYED 

GREEN iS BANDS i ACTUALLY LiKE

ORANGE iS BANDS i CAN TOLERATE

RED iS BANDS i HOPE i NEVER HEAR AGAiN

BLONDiE

HAZEL O CONNOR 

BRYAN ADAMS

SiMON AND GARFUNKEL

THE CARPENTERS

BONEY M

WET WET WET

  ROXY MUSiC 

THE SHADOWS

ABBA

SLADE

SQUEEZE

THE BEATLES

ELTON JOHN

MADONNA

HOT CHOCOLATE

SMOKiE

WiNGS

MADNESS

DAViD ESSEX

BANANARAMA

PAUL YOUNG

DR HOOK

ALiCE COOPER

          

          

   

FROM A TO Z AND BACK AGAIN

 

STARTED A-Z 6.03AM FiNiSHED 11.24PM (04/01/2026)

BANDS PLAYED

A.C TEMPLE, B-52'S,C AVERAGE,D RiDER,EASY ACTiON,FLOOR

G.W.A.R, H.OiLERS, iMAAD WASiF,J K FLESH, KiLSLUG, L7

MONO, NON, OFF, P ,QUi, RAH BRAS, STEEL POLE BATH TUB

T.S.O.L, U.S MAPLE, VAZ, WHiTE DRUGS, XORDOX, YELLOW , ZU

 

THEN ON 28/02/2026 

STARTED Z-A 6.01AM FiNiSHED 11.49PM 

BANDS PLAYED

ZOLA JESUS, YEAH YEAH YEAHS, XiU XiU, WONK UNiT, ViRGiN PRUNES

UXO, THRONES, SHEEP ON DRUGS, RAMONES, QUADE, PiSSED JEANS

OF CABBAGES AND KiNGS, NEW ORDER, MERZBOW, 

LUMBAR, KiLLiNG JOKE, JULiAN COPE, iCE AGE, 

HENRY BLACKER, GUZZARD, FATSO JETSON, 

ELECTRiC WiZARD, DEERHOOF, 

COME, BOSNiAN RAiNBOWS,ASVA.

 

AND SO NEXT YEAR i'M STAYiNG iN

11/01/25 - JESUS LiZARD + THE NONE -ELECTRiC BALLROOM CAMDEN

31/01/25 - P.i.G - HOPE AND ANCHOR iSLiNGTON

11/04/25 - GEWALT + THE SAFFS + MEGA CiTY FOUR - 

                 THE iNTERNATiONAL LEiCESTER

25/05/25 - JULiE XMAS - EARTH HACKNEY

28/05/25 - CASPAR BROTZMANN - CAFE OTO

31/05/25 - RiTES OF HADDA -ALiCE'S WiCKED TEA PARTY DORSET

17/07/25 - MELViNS + REDD KROSS - EXCHANGE BRiSTOL

07/08/25 - CiRCLE JERKS -REBELLiON BLACKPOOL

08/08/25 - WONK UNiT +MDC + EFFiGiES - REBELLiON

09/08/25 - WONK UNiT +iRViNE WELSH + PETER HOOK AND THE 

                  LiGHT + SLOPPY SECONDS + PiL (BRiEFLY) - REBELLiON

10/08/25 - XRAY VEZ + HR BAD BRAiNS + DOA + TSOL + HELLE +      

                  THE EXPLOiTED + BAD MANNERS - REBELLiON

24/08/25 - SYSTEM OF SLAVES + CHiNA SHOP BULL - 

                  GRiFFSTOCK STROUD

04/09/25 - KROMiUS - STUDiO 7 WiTNEY 

03/10/25 - J DEAD - JERiCHO TAVERN OXFORD

19/10/25 - YOB + CROUCH - EARTH HACKNEY

07/11/25 - SWANS + JESSiCA MOSS - PROJECT HOUSE LEEDS

15/11/25 - ANARCHiSTWOOD + KLANK MONSTER + HANDSUM PETE -

                  FiNNiSH CHURCH ROTHERHiTHE

20/12/25 - MORE HUMAN THAN HUMAN + THE LOWDOWN - 

                  STUDiO 7 WiTNEY   

A YEAR OF JOHN'S (BOOK CLUB 2025)

THE HOTEL NEW HAMPSHiRE - JOHN iRViNG

DELUSiONS OF GENDER - CORDELiA FiNE

ELEPHANTS ON ACiD - ALEX BOESE

THE MOON iS DOWN - JOHN STEiNBECK 

DO ANDROiDS DREAM OF ELECTRiC SHEEP - PHiLiP K DiCK

MY FATHERS TEARS AND OTHER STORiES - JOHN UPDiKE

12 RULES FOR LiFE - JORDAN  PETERSON 

A CORNUCOPiA OF DUNDERHEADS - JOHN KENNEDY TOOLE JR

CONUNDRUM - JAN MORRiS

CLOSER - DENNiS COOPER

HOW TO BE A WOMAN - CAiTLiN MORAN 

SO YOU'VE BEEN PUBLiCLY SHAMED - JON RONSON

THE COiNCiDENCE AUTHORiTY - JOHN iRONMONGER

FRiSK - DENNiS COOPER

LOLiTA - VLADiMiR NABOKOV 

FALCONER - JOHN CHEEVER

TRY - DENNiS COOPER

TERRORiST - JOHN UPDIKE

DON'T LOOK NOW AND OTHER STORiES - DAPHNE DU MAURiER

THE BOY iN THE STRiPED PYJAMAS - JOHN BOYNE

PERiL iN THE COTWOLDS - REBECCA TOPE

THE DEBT TO PLEASURE - JOHN LANCHESTER 

SCAR TiSSUE - ANTHONY KiEDiS 

CAPE FEAR - JOHN D MACDONALD

THE NEON BiBLE - JOHN KENNEDY TOOLE 

THE MiDWiCH CUCKOOS - JOHN WYNDHAM 

GUiDE - DENNiS COOPER

PERiOD - DENNiS COOPER

i AM NO LONGER MYSELF WiTHOUT YOU - JONATHAN RUTHERFORD

COCAiNE NiGHTS - J G BALLARD

DANiEL MARTiN - JOHN FOWLES

THE MARRiAGE PLOT - JEFFREY EUGENiDES

BANGiNG THE MONKEY - TOD ASHLEY 

KiLL YOUR FRiENDS - JOHN NiVEN 

THE GREEN MiLE - STEPHEN KiNG

KiLL 'EM ALL - JOHN NiVEN

THE FAULT iN OUR STARS - JOHN GREEN 

THE MUSiC OF CHANCE - PAUL AUSTER

LiARMOUTH - JOHN WATERS

EVERYTHiNG i NEVER TOLD YOU- CELESTE NG

THE SEA - JOHN BANViLLE

MARGRAVE OF THE MARSHES - JOHN PEEL

THE BOOK OF DUST 3 - PHiLiP PULLMAN 

THE DARK - JOHN MCGAHERN

TRYiNG TO SAVE PiGGY SNEED - JOHN iRViNG

ADULTS - EMMA JANE UNSWORTH

FREEDOM - JONATHAN FRANZEN

BiRCHWOOD - JOHN BANViLLE

 

i'LL GiVE YOU 20 HOURS!!!!

 i TREATED MYSELF TO A NEW STEREO AND THE SPEAKERS SAY THEY REQUiRE A RUNNiNG iN PERiOD OF ABOUT TWENTY HOURS AT MEDiUM VOLUME. 

SO THAT iS WHAT THEY WiLL GET.....

 FiRST RECORD WENT ON AT 5.44AM

LAST ALBUM FiNiSHED AT 1.45AM

BANDS PLAYED..PRiMUS,RESiDENTS,FEVER RAY,PJ HARVEY AND JOHN PARiSH,GLENN BRANCA,SHELLAC,ONEiDA,EVERLOVELY LiGHTNiNGHEART,EFTERKLANG,PiXiES,J MASCiS,HELLA,ROKY ERiCKSON,THE POGUES,THE FALL,SEAWHORES,GRiM TOWER,HiGH ON FiRE,WHiTE SHiT,MiNiSTRY,MADE OUT OF BABiES,THE GOD MACHiNE,BAD RELiGiON,NOFX. 

 

 

 

 

PLAYiNG 27 ALBUMS iN A DAY... AGAiN (3RD TiME)

  

HAViNG ENJOYED MYSELF SO MUCH THE LAST 2 TiMES

 i AM AT iT AGAiN

THiRD AND FiNAL TiME AND THEN i AM REARRANGING SOME OF MY SHELVES AND WiLL HAVE 28 SHELVES NEXT TiME. 

 THE TWiST THiS TiME iS TO PLAY THE RECORD i AM LEAST FAMiLiAR WiTH FROM EACH SHELF

 USUAL RULES OF NO PHONES, BOOKS, SCREENS, DiSTRACTiONS

JUST MUSiC,FOOD,EXERCiSE AND CAT.

 

BANDS PLAYED

END RESULT

ENON

DRUNK TANK

GRONG GRONG

B.A.L.L

MX80 SOUND

NEGATiVLAND

DEEP WOUND

THE 5,6,7,8'S

BLACK PHOEBE 

GUMBALL

SHRiNEBUiLDER

BOXER REBELLiON

BEAT HAPPENiNG

GONE

DANZiG

WESLEY WiLLiS

VENTURE BROS

SLY AND THE FAMiLY DRONE

MELViNS

ROBERT PLANT

JEFFERSON AiRPLANE

KLAUS SCHULZE

THE SiSTERS OF MERCY

ATELECiNE

NiNE iNCH NAiLS

ROYAL TRUX

 

 STARTED AT 6.04AM

FiNiSHED AT 01.13AM 

 

 

 

 

 

ANOTHER DAY PLAYiNG 27 RECORDS BACK TO BACK

 AFTER HAViNG SO MUCH FUN LAST WEEKEND i AM DOiNG iT AGAiN

THiS TiME CHOOSiNG NOTHiNG BUT HiTS BiTCH. 

STiLL ONLY CHOOSING WHAT TO PLAY WHiLST B SiDE OF PREViOUS RECORD iS PLAYiNG

BUT THiS TiME i AM GOiNG STRAiGHT FOR MY OBViOUS MOST PLAYED TO DEATH RECORD ON EACH SHELF.  

USUAL RULES, NO PHONES,NO SCREENS,NO BOOKS, NO DiSTRACTiONS 

STARTED AT 6.03AM-FiNiSHED AT 11.39PM

RECORDS PLAYED

BiG BLACK-RACER X

HAMMERHEAD-iNTO THE VORTEX

LOWERCASE-KiLL THE LiGHTS

NOMEANSNO-WHY DO THEY CALL ME MR HAPPY?

JESUS LiZARED-GOAT

THE RESiDENTS-NOT AVAiLABLE

MELT BANANA-FETCH

WiTCH-S/T

BRUTUS-BURST

MARK LANEGAN-BUBBLEGUM

TAD-8 WAY SANTA

JULiE CHRiSTMAS-THE BAD WiFE

HARVEY MiLK-SPECiAL WiSHES

WiPERS-iS THiS REAL?

DWARVES-ARE YOUNG AND GOOD LOOKiNG

NOFX-PUNK iN DRUBLIC

LiARS-SiSTERWORLD

FOETUS-NAiL

HEY COLOSSUS-RADiO STATiC HiGH

BiG BUSiNESS-HERE COME THE WATERWORKS

BEATLES-WiTH THE BEATLES

RUSH-MOViNG PiCTURES

DAViD BOWiE-HUNKY DORY

THE SLiTS-CUT

PiL-METAL BOX

DiAMANDA GALAS-YOUMUST BE CERTAiN OF THE DEViL

FiREWATER-iNTERNATIONAL ORANGE
 

BONUS RECORD AS i FiNiSHED SO EARLY SO i PLAYED THiS TiLL MiDNiGHT