May 2019 Vinyl Challenge Jr.

[LeeVing]

Day 19: Parental Influence.

My dad had an old cassette of The Who's Tommy. Didn't really feel like listening to Tommy, so this one gets a spin....he liked it, too.

The Who ‎– Who's Next
Polydor ‎– 2480 056, 1971/1981

From the German Phases box set (someone must have broken up a box set - I bought this one by itself)

Pressed at PRS Hannover

 

[LeeVing]

Day 20: "Twenty Years Ago"

Track title on side 2...

Magazine ‎– Play.
I.R.S. Records ‎– SP 70015, 1981

Pressed at Columbia, Terre Haute

 

[LeeVing]

Day 21: Legal Drinking Age.


This one turns 21 in September.

Mar1lyn Man5on ‎– Mechanical Animals
Nothing Records ‎– 0600753385647, 1998/2012

Pressed at GZ

 

[ranbalam]

I just discovered this, I will jump in!
Also, I'd like to work up the one for June if that's cool with you all.

 

[LeeVing]

I just discovered this, I will jump in!
Also, I'd like to work up the one for June if that's cool with you all.

Sounds good to me...I quite enjoy these threads as it gets me to play stuff I haven't touched in years.

 

[LeeVing]

Day 22: May

May was always the last month of school for me...so I played this album a lot towards the end of the month...at least the title track.

Alice Cooper ‎– School's Out
Warner Bros. Records ‎– BS 2623, 1972

Pressed at Columbia, Santa Maria

 

[LeeVing]

Day 23: Interludes.

I count 5 tracks on this album that are under 2 minutes - my criteria for "interlude".

Korn ‎– Issues
Epic/Immortal Records ‎– E2 63710, 1999

Cut by Andrew Garver

 

[cul8er]

May 23rd: Interludes. A record that contains 2 or more interludes

This is a live recording. There are a couple interludes where one of the band members introduce the members and talk a bit.

Juju ‎– Live At The East 1973

 

[LeeVing]

Day 24: Road Trippin'

U2 ‎– The Joshua Tree
Island Records ‎– 90581-1, 1987

DMM cut at Masterdisk
Pressed at Specialty

 

[cul8er]

May 24th: National Road Trip Day. Post a record with jams you listen to on road trips.

Hot Chip - In Our Heads

Real upbeat to keep me awake. With songs titled 'Motion Sickness' 'Look at Where We Are' and 'Ends of the Earth' the album really describe a road trip!

 

[LeeVing]

Day 24: Summer

The Monkees ‎– Good Times!
Rhino Records ‎– R1 553592, 2016

Cut by Ryan Smith at Sterling
Pressed at Record Industry

 

[ranbalam]

Jumping in today, I should be able to ride the tail end of this out.

Day 27 - Songs that honor fallen soldiers

Minutemen - Three Way Tie (for last)

 

[ranbalam]

Day 28 - Back To Work

Grateful Dead - Workingman's Dead

Definitely one of my best sounding records...

 

[gafacaode]

Damnit, just found this thread....
Hopefully there will be a June challenge

 

[ranbalam]

Damnit, just found this thread....
Hopefully there will be a June challenge

There will be, I'm working it up this week! I'll post it Friday.

 

[ranbalam]

Day 29 - Favorite of 2019

Durand Jones and the Indications - American Love Call

I've spun this so much already...
Honorable mentions to Andrew Bird and Strand of Oaks, they make up my top 3 of 2019 so far.

 

[Selaws]

Oh man I somehow didnt spot this thread! I will jump in and contribute in a couple of days, assuming a June version will be set up?

 

[ranbalam]

Oh man I somehow didnt spot this thread! I will jump in and contribute in a couple of days, assuming a June version will be set up?

Yep, I just finished the topics for June, I'll post it tomorrow!

 

[LeeVing]

I'm gonna get back to this thread and pick up where I left off...after I eat some lunch.

 

[LeeVing]

Day 26: Beach Day.

Cheating a bit, as this record will never be opened and listened to by me...I don't want to even touch it, so I'm posting up an old pic.

Emerson, Lake & Palmer ‎– Love Beach
Atlantic ‎– SD 19211, 1978