Mr Squirrel: A Collector's Notes

24/11/2024

the nutty fella has moved to a new tree..links to old tree...

The Vinyl Squirrel shares the good, the bad and the ugly from the car boot piles, the charity shop mark downs and the record shop high pricers...esoteric is his middle name... Click to read The Vinyl Squirrel, by Shaun Belcher, a Substack publication. Launched an hour ago.

28/10/2024

Beautiful Ronald Clyne designed cover for Vanguard Stereolab Classical LP. Thanks to Fac1968. Clyne designed for Folkways and his style easily recognised here.
https://www.discogs.com/artist/1814854-Ronald-Clyne

22/10/2024

R**t good

12 track album

18/10/2024

This way lies madness..EVERY issue

Flip-through every RadioShack electronics & computer catalog. These catalogs include vintage electronics, stereos, speakers, CB radios, tube radios, computers, communication equipment, electronic test equipment, gadgets, technology & more!

12/10/2024

07/10/2024

A whole new field to collect..classical cassettes..

06/10/2024

I kind of like the fact I share a nad amplifier and a nina simone record with thurston.....https://www.discogs.com/digs/collecting/vinylogue-thurston-moore/

02/10/2024

Angelique Kudo retakes Remain in Light..

Angelique Kidjo performs "Born Under Punches" from her re-imagination of the Talking Heads album, "Remain In Light" out June 8th produced by Jeff Bhasker. Vi...

30/09/2024

The Austin Sessions is an album by Kris Kristofferson, released on Atlantic Records in 1999. It features stripped-down versions of Kristofferson's most famou...

28/09/2024

Talking of Brel...

13/09/2024

Design note the Faker and Faker tag on Open Book poster deliberate as I using the Faber font which I love..full story here

Esquire magazine tells the story of the famous literary typeface, a story deeply connected with Faber’s history.

12/09/2024

OOps bought another guitar.......

a spanish guitar with case £50

known maker but my research suggests is a 'study' item about 1985 but hand built by the maker felt the soundhole inlay is fretwork not decal :-) one going for $4000 dollars usa but that tad ridiculous for high end seen for £400 here

online the son wrote as below in response to this a similar guitar
http://www.hagstrom.org.uk/Quiles/ricardo_quiles_ballester.htm

I'm sorry not to speak English.
I have received the photos of the guitar that you have. Indeed that guitar was made by my father.
By the photos I believe that it is a walnut guitar, although as the guitar is very old, at that time the walnut was bulk and now it would be plywood.

Greetings.

Vicente Quiles

Manager

Ricardo Quiles Ballaster Valencia still going prob grandsons....nice tone

looks like more expensive guitars in blue handmade cases mine red interior...