Historical music archive
Random Notes: Raymond Jones’s journal
Random Notes is a dated journal, not a single essay. Browse nine documented entries from July 2002 to May 2003 and read the original archived writing.
Static entries: 2002–2003 · WordPress continuation documented from 2007 · Document index
Independently compiled by the current site operator on 28 September 2026 from the earlier music website. This is not a republication of the original text or an endorsement of today’s product by the artists or their estates.
A sequence of dated entries
The surviving page is arranged in reverse chronological order. Its nine date labels run from Late July 2002 to Mid May 2003; the labels sometimes identify only a part of the month. They are retained as written rather than converted into invented exact dates.
[1]How to use this index
The subject descriptions below identify passages in the archived journal. They do not restate its arguments, update its opinions or speak in the author’s voice. The original capture contains the full entries in their period context. Christmas Blue is already discussed in the December 2002 entry, so a later digital-catalog date should not be treated as the song’s first appearance.
[1]The later WordPress journal
A post dated 15 February 2007 announced the new home for Random Notes on WordPress. A July 2008 capture shows the continuation discussing music-file backups and listening alongside broader personal commentary. The five individually captured post addresses below are retained as bibliographic references. Several depend on missing embedded media or contain only a short shared link, so they are not recreated as empty standalone pages.
[2][7]Nine journal entries
Author context: Raymond Jones’s earlier UEG Music site. Entry labels are original; topic descriptions are editorial.
| Original date label | Topics in the document | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Mid May 2003 | Media representation, bereavement and family memory | [1] |
| Mid March 2003 | Television work, a commercial and cancelled DMX appearances | [1] |
| Late February 2003 | Travel, performance contacts and sustaining independent work | [1] |
| Late January 2003 | Listening to Billie Holiday and reflecting on recorded performance | [1] |
| Early Dec 2002 | Christmas Blue, distribution and recording-business concerns | [1] |
| Late October 2002 | News events, uncertainty and public life | [1] |
| Late September 2002 | Listening notes on Peter Gabriel and 4 Hero | [1] |
| Mid August 2002 | Creative hesitation and returning to unfinished music | [1] |
| Late July 2002 | The opening journal entry and listening to Dori Caymmi | [1] |
Later journal references
These are document references to the original archive, not locally republished WordPress posts. Their publication dates differ from the capture dates.
| Publication date | Archived title or description | Original address | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 March 2009 | a smart guy speaks | /blog/?p=223 | [3] |
| 15 March 2009 | another smart person | /blog/?p=224 | [4] |
| 16 March 2009 | because its monday | /blog/?p=225 | [5] |
| 30 March 2009 | Candorville 3/24/09: Steeling the Spotlight, part 2 | /blog/?p=228 | [6] |
| 15 February 2007 | Announcement of the new journal home | /blog/?p=3 | [7] |
Sources & original documents
- Random Notes, 27 July 2003
The journal contains entries labelled July 2002 through May 2003; these are distinct from the capture date.
- Random Notes blog, 24 July 2008 capture
The later journal homepage; not the same page as the static 2002–2003 journal.
- a smart guy speaks — 14 March 2009
WordPress publication date is visible in the capture. Embedded media and comments are not reproduced.
- another smart person — 15 March 2009
WordPress publication date is visible in the capture. Embedded media and comments are not reproduced.
- because its monday — 16 March 2009
WordPress publication date is visible in the capture. Embedded media and comments are not reproduced.
- Candorville 3/24/09: Steeling the Spotlight, part 2 — 30 March 2009
WordPress publication date is visible in the capture. Embedded media and comments are not reproduced.
- Announcement of the new journal home — 15 February 2007
WordPress publication date is visible in the capture. Embedded media and comments are not reproduced.