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I love Brother Ali, but the 2018 reissue already sounds great for half the price, so your point still stands.

15-Oct On this date in 2006, Patti Smith closes down the celebrated Manhattan music club CBGB, playing the last show at the venue. The club closes after an extended dispute between club owner Hilly Kristal and the Bowery Residents Committee. Rock fans try to preserve the building as a historical...

I googled something about bass banjo and it took me to some forum where the Primus album was mentioned, and sure enough, he's credited to the bass banjo for it on Wikipedia.

14-Oct On this day in 2018, Steppenwolf play their final show, a concert in Baxter Springs, Kansas. It was not announced that this was their last performance until November 22nd, 2019, when band leader John Kay made it official. Besides Kay, none of the musicians who appeared that day were...

This has been a lot of fun digging around for what I have with these obscure instruments!

If anyone's looking for a crumhorn, look into a more popular album Richard Thompson was a part of.

13-Oct Woodwind Instruments. Expert: Play an album that features either a crumhorn or a shawm. = 78 Points Richard Thompson - Rumor and Sigh Phil Pickett is credited to playing the Shawm AND Crumhorn on here

12-Oct Bass Instruments. Expert: Play an album that features either a bass banjo, a tololoche, or a gutbucket. = 69 Points Primus - Tales From The Punchbowl Les coming through with the Bass Banjo on this one.

Oh man, I didn't even think to look at what's on all the King Gizzard albums! Either way I've got some good bass banjo and crumhorns lined up after work.

I got 1 the other day like this, but the record was also in a record mailer inside it so all was well!

11-Oct On this day in 1975, Neil Sedaka's comeback continued with his second number one hit of the year, "Bad Blood". In the span of just eight months, he also wrote two other chart topping hits, his own "Laughter In The Rain" and The Captain And Tennille's "Love Will Keep Us Together". To date...

This is when the investigation should have started...

Yeah I have a couple for tomorrow, but I'm sure they'll be picked before I can catch up on spins Monday.

10-Oct On this day in 1960. A silly novelty song called "Mr. Custer" by Larry Verne was the top tune on Billboard's Hot 100. The record told a story about a US cavalry trooper who tries to talk his way out of fighting the Sioux Indians at Little Big Horn in 1876. The song reached #9 on the R&B...

9-Oct On this day in 2002, John Lennon's killer, Mark David Chapman was denied parole for a second time on October 9th, the same day that Lennon would have turned 62. The state parole board issued a statement that said releasing Chapman after twenty-two years in prison would "deprecate the...

8-Oct On this day in 2018, Taylor Swift goes public with her politics and endorses two Tennessee Democrats, urging her 112 million Instagram followers to vote causing a spike in voter registrations. Expert: Play an album by a musician from a Red state who Republicans tried to cancel for not...

7-Oct On this day in 2000, Phish go on hiatus for 815 days, until New Year's Eve 2002 when they play at Madison Square Garden Expert: Play a live show recorded on New Year's Eve. =31.5 Points Aerosmith - Classics Live! II All but 2 of these songs were recorded live @ The Orpheum Theatre in...

Almost! Still don't have their first 2, and The Eternal. This is an original on blue vinyl, so curious to hear how it sounds. It was the first album I ever heard from them back in high school.

Some recent grabs!

6-Oct Brass Wind Instruments. Expert: Play an album with flugelhorn or euphonium. = 25.5 Points Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over The Sea Some good flugelhornin' going on here