July '22 N&G Vinyl Spin Challenge - Ball So Hard, M*****f***ers Want To Fine Me

[gafacaode]

Day 31: All Star Game

Play an album from an artist that is an all star of your music collection

I thought of going with Bowie or Prince but, then I realized I hadn't played any TH and that's not admissable.

Talking Heads - Remain in Light



Wow, I can't believe I finished the challenge this month!


Thanks for hosting @wmeugene !

 

[Hhabelt]

Day 30: San Antonio Spurs

Play an album from an artist from Texas (and yes, please make it a different city than Day 26 and 27) or an artist who has spurred you on in your musical journey.

Gary Clark Jr. - The Story of Sonny Boy Slim

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Day 31: All Star Game

Play an album from an artist that is an all star of your music collection.

Miles in Tokyo

 

[ranbalam]

Day 31: All Star Game

Play an album from an artist that is an all star of your music collection

Hard to out-all-star The Stones.

 

[ranbalam]

Thanks @wmeugene !
I liked the set-up. I think I stuck to cities for all the days...
Nice job, cheers!

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

Day 22: Los Angeles Clippers

Play an album EP that features a reference to water.

Pavement - Watery, Domestic

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Also a from Stockton, CA.

 

[gafacaode]

Also a from Stockton, CA.

I wasn't sure (and was too lazy to look at a map) if that was Southern California!

 

[LeSamourai]

I wasn't sure (and was too lazy to look at a map) if that was Southern California!

Exactly where the border between Northern and Southern California would be is actually a big debate that no two Californians seem to agree on.

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

Day 31: All Star Game

Play an album from an artist that is an all star of your music collection


The Beach Boys are one of my favorite bands all time and a decent chunk of my collection is dedicated them.


Sadly, one of the NBA greats and a 12x NBA All-Star passed away today, rest easy Bill

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

@wmeugene this month was excellent. I enjoyed this month a great deal!

The NBA theme was a slam dunk!

@Lee Newman is leading us through August. Look forward to seeing everyone then!

 

[avecigrec]

Day 27: Houston Rockets

Play an album from an artist from Texas (a different city than Day 26) or an album with a space reference.

Lyle Lovett - Pontiac
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I had to get some Texas Country in here so I went with one of my favorites, Houston Native Lyle Lovett.

I also included my 1995 Hakeem Olajuwon Starting Lineup figure. Those mid-90s Rockets were fantastic, I wonder what woulda happened had MJ never retired and The Bulls had played The Rockets in the Finals.

I just scored a copy of this at the Hornby Island Free Store this weekend. Very stoked!

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

I just scored a copy of this at the Hornby Island Free Store this weekend. Very stoked!

That’s fantastic. TBH, I didn’t pay much more for my copy. I got Pontiac and Lovett’s Self-Titled debut from an eBay sale for like $6 combined. It was only like 4 or 5 years ago too.

 

[avecigrec]

Day 27: Houston Rockets
Play an album from an artist from Texas (a different city than Day 26)

Tobe Nwigwe – Fouriginals


Representing southside Houston.

 

[avecigrec]

Day 28: Memphis Grizzlies
Play an album from an artist from Memphis

Koko Taylor – From The Heart Of A Woman

 

[avecigrec]

Day 29: New Orleans Pelicans
Play an album from an artist from New Orleans

Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah – Ancestral Recall

 

[avecigrec]

Day 30: San Antonio Spurs
Play an album from an artist from Texas (and yes, please make it a different city than Day 26 and 27)

The Mars Volta – Landscape Tantrums (Unfinished Original Recordings Of De-Loused In The Comatorium)


While I'd originally intended to represent San Antonio here, I really wanted to listen to this so will be representing El Paso instead!

 

[avecigrec]

Day 31: All Star Game
Play an album from an artist that is an all star of your music collection

Sun-Ra & His Astro Infinity Arkestra – My Brother The Wind Vol. 1


Surprising absolutely no one with my all-star pick here - at 80 releases including Sun Ra and dozens more covering and inspired by he is more than threefold ahead of Prince and Shabaka Hutchings in raw numbers. Plus this just arrived last week and I've been looking forward to giving it a spin!

 

[avecigrec]

Thanks for the wicked fun month @wmeugene! I'm not a big basketball guy but am familiar enough to have enjoyed the sporting contributions from those who are and I definitely enjoyed the geographic trip I took.

 

[gcowgill]

To echo everyone else, thanks for setting this up, wmeugene! I had never done this type of thing before, and it was a lot of fun and even a bit educational.

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

Just a heads up, to anybody looking but The August challenge thread just got started for anyone looking

https://www.needlesandgrooves.com/threads/august-22-n-g-vinyl-spin-challenge-thread-its-thrilling-and-all-about-the-songs.2132/page-2#post-612851