August 2020 Challenge Thread - The Dog Days of Vinyl Playing

[waruv]

1. Look at the stack in front and see Rhiannon Giddens (see @Matt M ), but it's sealed. Can't be bothered to open the shrink wrap
2. Look at the wall, but it's blocked by other things-to-be-moved
3. Look at the shelf, see a record sitting out, single sleeve, ready to be played
4. Play the record.

Always a good choice from one of Minnesota's finest.

Dessa - Chime

 

[TrainFan73]

Day 10

lazy

not only is it the front record in my flipbin, it is a club record (Magnolia’s pick for June). Although, I had already preordered it from my shop and swapped for Leann Womack.


Phoebe Bridgers - Punisher

 

[Selaws]

August 10 - National Lazy Day - Play whatever you want, or don't. Just don't expend any effort on it.

Bill Evans - Conception (Riverside, 1975 Compilation Pressing)

Can't get lazier than playing a record I had set up anyway.

 

[ranbalam]

August 10 - National Lazy Day - Play whatever you want, or don't. Just don't expend any effort on it

This was still on my turntable from yesterday.

 

[D Jilla]

Day 10 - National lazy day

Fresh PIF from @Ponman2003 here! Can’t be bothered to clean it, right on the table it goes (okay, okay, it was clearly clean/well cared for ).

 

[Piratenovelist]

Day 9 Catch up

The day Jerry Garcia passed

Love Is Dead ~ CHVRCHES

I don't have many sad albums, but this one lyrically is dark for me. Wrestling with so many dark themes that i had to pick it.

 

[gaporter]

DAY 10
LAZY
Green Day - International Superhits!
Just using a picture from earlier today. In keeping with the laziness theme, this is a good record to put on if you're feeling lazy. Why? Because each side is about 30 minutes long. So you won't need to worry about having to get up and flip the thing for a while, making it the perfect lazy day record. (Also "Longview" is kinda about being lazy.)

 

[4080]

August 10 - National Lazy Day - Play whatever you want, or don't. Just don't expend any effort on it.



Beastie Boys "Check Your Head"

Just arrived today too lazy to take a better picture...

 

[Piratenovelist]

Day 10 LAZY

Underworld - Tonight Alive (Signed by Corey Taylor.... yes THAT Corey Taylor)

To say this album means a lot to me is like saying air is good to breathe. I was so nervous on how this was going to sound when compared to other records since my new pre-amp is in. This is a desert island record most definitely!

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[Wicked Dreamer]

Day 10: National Lazy Day

Harry Styles - Fine Line



I put way too much effort into taking a good photo than I should’ve.

 

[gafacaode]

August 10 - National Lazy Day - Play whatever you want, or don't. Just don't expend any effort on it.

So lazy, I'm not even going to play it.

 

[BjorgenFjorgen]

Day 9: Sad

Sandro Perri - In Another Life

Maybe more melancholy than sad, but it's what I want to hear right now.

"Let me into this impossible dream
And know how not to know just what that means
Except to think of all that might be seen
In another life"

 

[MadLucas]

DAY 10 - LAZY



The mail came and it brought the new Guided By Voices. This was a no-brainer choice.

 

[BjorgenFjorgen]

Day 10: Lazy

Elliott Smith - Either/Or

 

[wmeugene]

Day 7: The Hold Steady - Almost Killed Me (catch up - yes, on my own damn thread)

The best parties are those that get kicked off with a positive jam.

 

[Bluecloud777]

August 10 - National Lazy Day - Play whatever you want, or don't. Just don't expend any effort on it.

I was too lazy yesterday to post. We're in the middle of a real dog days heat wave in Germany, so I just pick out a record of my Kallax without looking what it is.

It's Steven A. Clark "Where neon goes to die" on shiny yellow vinyl. Nice album.

 

[Bluecloud777]

August 11 - A certain someone's birthday - Play an album you received as a gift.

This is an album I've received as a gift from a friend a long time ago (before I actually was collecting vinyl).

Talk Talk "the very best of. Natural History"

 

[TrainFan73]

Day 10 LAZY

Underworld - Tonight Alive (Signed by Corey Taylor.... yes THAT Corey Taylor)

To say this album means a lot to me is like saying air is good to breathe. I was so nervous on how this was going to sound when compared to other records since my new pre-amp is in. This is a desert island record most definitely!

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Ooohhh... new gear? What’d you get?

 

[Poly-Rythmo]

Day 11 - gift

Neneh Cherry - Blank Project

First of all, happy birthday @wmeugene! Secondly, I've barely received a record as a gift as I think my family knows I'm a bit particular. But this is one I got, in rather odd circumstances. Six years ago or so, I got a parcel from Amazon containing two copies of the 33 1/3 on J Dilla's Donuts - the only issue was I never ordered them! After a bit of detective work I figured out who it was meant to be for and sent him an email. Quite by chance he turned out to be the founder of the Smalltown Supersound label in Oslo. Without telling me, he brought me a tote bag full of CDs and a few records from his label when I went to deliver the books. This was his most recent release and I really dig it. Produced by Kieran Hebden (who stars on the other, more jazzy vinyl I got from him as well as Steve Reid and Mats Gustafsson). Vinyl karma.

 

[Selaws]

Day 11 - gift

Neneh Cherry - Blank Project

First of all, happy birthday @wmeugene! Secondly, I've barely received a record as a gift as I think my family knows I'm a bit particular. But this is one I got, in rather odd circumstances. Six years ago or so, I got a parcel from Amazon containing two copies of the 33 1/3 on J Dilla's Donuts. After a bit of detective work I figured out who it was meant to be for and sent him an email. Quite by chance he turned out to be the founder of the Smalltown Supersound label in Oslo. Without telling me, he brought me a tote bag full of CDs and a few records from his label when I went to deliver the books. This was his most recent release and I really dig it. Produced by Kieran Hebden (who stars on the other, more jazzy vinyl I got from him as well as Steve Reid and Mats Gustafsson). Vinyl karma.

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Oh man, I love this story. Independent record shop owners really are a different breed, its almost allways about passion for music over making money. Love it!