Needles & Grooves

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JUST ANSWER THE QUESTION FUNNY MAN

TBH, it's probably this white label promo copy of Meat Loaf's Bat Out Of Hell,
It's my favorite pick up because it encompasses what I love most about this hobby: it was a random records store find, it's kinda unique, and It's a super fun record to blast out of my stereo. What more could you ask for?

Linn Radikal. Because -

What is yours?

I think mine's probably the OG 1982 first Japanese pressing of Purple Rain on purple vinyl I picked up a couple months ago. Aside from being probably one of the "coolest" records in my collection I think it also might be the best pressing of that album that currently exists.

@Mather with the Prince is the Drug OBI?

@Santa Diaper Baby yessir that's the one. With the poster and Japanese lyrics insert as well.

That's the copy I have and it's great. Also you mean 1984

You are correct, I do mean 1984.

Mão Morta – Müller No Hotel Hessischer Hof because it was finally back in Portugal after 4 years, because I didn't knew there was a reissue on vinyl, because the man who sold the record to me is the one behind the label who reissued it, because it's a fantastic album, because it's limited to 100 copies.

The Beginning Stages of the Polyphonic Spree OG.

The recent stereo/mono 2xLP reissue of John Coltrane - My Favorite Things on Atlantic. The last of my top50 all-time that I was missing on physical.

I woke up to 20 alerts and I knew I must have commented on a Mather status.

I thought for sure @Mather ‘s favorite vinyl purchase would be some sort of fur-lined bespoke bodysuit.

Rosalia’s -Motomori keeps making it to my tt constantly. But I grabbed the Animal Crossing soundtrack from Japan and seeing my daughter’s face when she saw/heard it was pricelessly full of joy.

Every. Single. One.

It's why I've bought too many!

I think it's a tie between the following Honky Tonk Heroes (despite falling off the VMP wagon for it) - because it's one of my all time favorite albums and it sounds fantastic, Jimi Hendrix - People, Hell and Angels - because it was surprisingly hard to get and completed my run of estate approved studio albums (now on to non estate approved albums and continued live forever releases), con...

and Makaya McCraven - In These Times - because while its probably not my favorite album of the year (although for sure in the top ten) it is my favorite jazz release i picked up this year (including Blue Train Tone Poets) and because it got me to really dive in deep into his catalog which is really cool given the way he went about the album.... it's like a russian nesting doll that album.

oh yeah, @nolalady reminded me of an honorable mention... Sesame Street - Sesame Country. my first record for new kid and hopefully the first step in a life long appreciation of music for her...