To carry on a theme started by Mr Hepworth, this is further proof (not that any was needed) that Johnny Cash's career was not all moody poses and being "authentic".

Personally I can't decide whether this is the worst thing he ever did or an act of crazed genius:

The current thread about b-sides set me to ponder upon another missed relic of the vinyl age - the messages sometimes scratched upon the vinyl near the centre of the disc, on the smooth area between the grooves and the label.

The Smiths were particularly keen on this - examples include "Alf Ramsey's Revenge" on the 7" of "Shoplifters..." and "The impotence of Ernest" on "William It Was Really Nothing". Inevitably there's a website documenting this:

http://www.geocities.com/costelt/Lyrics/etching.htm

There was never anything significant about these messages - but I always looked out for them.

Can anyone remember any other notable etchers?

What is it with Paul Weller's hair?

And is this the picture he takes to the hairdresser?

http://www.movieforum.com/movies/titles/labyrinth/images/jareth.jpg

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7311581.stm

Bobby Fischer, madman, anti-semite and chess genius is dead at the age of 64:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7195840.stm

and ever since I heard the news a certain Prefab Sprout lyric has planted itself in my brain ("When bobby fischer's plane touches the ground he'll take those russian boys and play them out of town").

Where else do the worlds of music and chess collide? Apart from the eponymous musical, the only song I can think of is "Your Move" by Yes. Any others?

I'm not sure which is the more surprising - Keef's presence, or the juxtaposition with Christopher Timothy (and apparently Pat Routledge, not pictured). What do you think they had to say to each other? "I once had my hand up a cow's arse" "Was that where you'd hid your stash?"

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/sussex/7065262.stm