Joe Theobald, aka DJ Captain Wormhole, Looks at all things vinyl 

THIS week it was all supposed to be straight-forward — ask a bunch of people who are into records what new, interesting and rare stuff they’ve picked up lately. Clean, easy, another week done. Community-sourced consumer advice for the vinyly orientated.

But sometimes writing an irreverent weekly column about records for your local paper just doesn’t go to plan.

It’s the bloody Grammys you see. That damn controversy surrounding Adele’s five Grammys versus Beyoncé’s two Grammys. What a nightmare!

I just feel really betrayed and let down. Poor Queen B, it’s an absolute crime against reason and good taste, it really is. The meagre haul of just two Grammys for Beyoncé compared to Adele’s five has really pulled the rug from beneath my loafers. I’m despondent.

Thank God for the (real) music press though — without them this story might have been brushed under the aforementioned rug (is it the same one?), and I’d still be standing there on that rug, in my loafers, completely unaware of what a travesty it is that Adele got three more Grammys than Beyoncé did.

What a class act Adele is, though. Not only does she manage to secure three more Grammys than Beyoncé, but the crooner from Tottenham then SNAPS one in half to share with Queen B. That’s just really mint, top quality work, Adele. Good on yer, girl.

Also, to make it clear to all the cynics — I can’t stress this enough — I am absolutely not being disingenuous. I really do think it’s an absolute travesty. That Beyoncé only got two Grammys when Adele got five. Really disgraceful.

Does make up the column inches though…