marcus austin
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Analyst and freelance Journalist specialising in Cloud technologies, IT Director at PressArea/PRShots. 'Doing the web' since 1994 @marcusa.bsky.social
London and Horsham, W.Sussex
Joined July 2008
Had to laugh at this Guardian headline "News Corp is warning Donald Trump that AI is cannibalizing the content of his books, including The Art of the Deal." Trump didn't even write it, it was written for him by journalist Tony Schwartz.
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John Peel's copy of Marc Bolan's "Hard on Love LP" test pressing went for £3,200 - They were friends for a long time until Bolan ghosted Peel when he got famous.
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John Peel's copy of The Damned's "Damned, Damned, Damned" mis-pressed LP that had a pic of Eddie and the Hot Rods on the back, went for £3,300
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John Peel's copy of The Clash's London Calling LP on white label went for £4,000.
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John Peel's copy of The Rolling Stones "Get your Yah-Yah's out" acetate on the Apple label that went for £4,000 - It has the original album spelling, it's now "Get yer ya-yas out!"
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Other notable sales for the day were John Peel's copy of Joy Division's "Ideal for Living" EP, with a letter from Rob Gretton that went for £5,500.
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John Lennon - signed copy of Unfinished Music matches the U2 £10,000 high bid and brings the total for the John Peel auction to £243,230
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U2 have gone and smashed it with a £10,000 bid for three U2 12 inchers - Out of control/Stories for Boys/Boy/Girl - Auction now hit over £150,000 in sales.
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The Smiths stuff is doing well - White label "Still ill" on 7" goes for £2,400 and "Hand in glove" goes for £1,400.
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More predictably the Clash London Calling White label goes for £4,000
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Blimey the Weddoes White Label test pressing of George Best just went for £2,400
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Getting extreme FOMO while watching the Omega Auctions John Peel Record Collection auction.
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Looking forward to Mên An Tol's live session on Lamacq this afternoon. To celebrate, I've added more live stuff from their Lower Third and Brighton Alternative Great Escape gigs to my YouTube channel.
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RT @gherkinrowsell: BBC closes its UEFA Women’s EURO 2025 final coverage with Wolf Alice’s Bloom Baby Bloom, as England’s Lionesses bring i….
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RT @govauctionnews: Tom Lehrer has left us, aged 97. An incredible talent who, in 2023, put all his songs and recordings into the public do….
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Out tonight dodging the rain to see a Hidden Herd showcase at the Hope & Ruin, Brighton featuring four bands Comforts, Mulimba, Winter Gardens, Fukushima Dolphin
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The latest Private Eye cover. Government tackles water crisis. It's poo little poo late!
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The Jeanines "All the same" and "What's lost" at The Prince Albert Brighton
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Headlining were Lightheaded a New Jersey 4-piece who are also channeling the spirit of C86. I am now a fan. Definitely a night of sparkly indie-pop.
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Second on the bill was New York 3-piece Jeanines, who bash out some lovely harmonies, in the spirit of C86 and with no song lasting more than two minutes. Love this band, they're the reason I bought a ticket for tonight.
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