jamieanderson1968
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Funny, this days challenge started with this song/album
May 2022 Vinyl Spin Challenge - A Crash Course for the Ravers
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Funny, this days challenge started with this song/album
Turbo
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Hey there J - nice to see you throw your hat back in the challenge!
Turbo
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Day 3 - Prettiest Star
All because of what you are / The prettiest star
Marc Bolan played guitar on the original recording in 1970.
Play something with a ‘special guest’ or a 'collab' as the kids call it these days
Stevie Nicks "Bella Donna" (1981 Modern Records; 2020 club remaster)
Tom Petty is featured on Stop Draggin' My Heart Around.
All because of what you are / The prettiest star
Marc Bolan played guitar on the original recording in 1970.
Play something with a ‘special guest’ or a 'collab' as the kids call it these days
Stevie Nicks "Bella Donna" (1981 Modern Records; 2020 club remaster)
Tom Petty is featured on Stop Draggin' My Heart Around.
Hemotep
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Day 3 - Prettiest Star
All because of what you are / The prettiest star
Marc Bolan played guitar on the original recording in 1970.
Play something with a ‘special guest’ or a 'collab' as the kids call it these days
Santana - Splendiferous
Too many special guests to list so I included a picture below. I'm a little disappointed this wasn't just a 3LP set that included all the songs from the CD/streaming version, but it's an excellent selection. Another RSD release from this year that sounds incredible.
All because of what you are / The prettiest star
Marc Bolan played guitar on the original recording in 1970.
Play something with a ‘special guest’ or a 'collab' as the kids call it these days
Santana - Splendiferous
Too many special guests to list so I included a picture below. I'm a little disappointed this wasn't just a 3LP set that included all the songs from the CD/streaming version, but it's an excellent selection. Another RSD release from this year that sounds incredible.
imtheocean
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Day 3 - Prettiest Star
All because of what you are / The prettiest star
Marc Bolan played guitar on the original recording in 1970.
Play something with a ‘special guest’ or a 'collab' as the kids call it these days
I never would have had "Thundercat is releasing an album that includes Kenny Loggins and Michael McDonald" on my 2017 bingo card.
Thundercat ~ Drunk
All because of what you are / The prettiest star
Marc Bolan played guitar on the original recording in 1970.
Play something with a ‘special guest’ or a 'collab' as the kids call it these days
I never would have had "Thundercat is releasing an album that includes Kenny Loggins and Michael McDonald" on my 2017 bingo card.
Thundercat ~ Drunk
Wicked Dreamer
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Day 3: Prettiest Star
FKA twigs - MAGDALENE
Future appears on “holy terrain”, the first collab on an FKA twigs record as far as I know.
FKA twigs - MAGDALENE
Future appears on “holy terrain”, the first collab on an FKA twigs record as far as I know.
jamieanderson1968
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Day 3 - Prettiest Star
Johnny Thunders - So Alone (BoomBoom edition)
So many guests on this album but my favourite is London Boys with Steve Jones and Paul Cook.
Johnny Thunders - So Alone (BoomBoom edition)
So many guests on this album but my favourite is London Boys with Steve Jones and Paul Cook.
TrainFan73
Frothy
Day 3
Prettiest Star
How about a full album collab?
Taj Mahal & Ry Cooder - Get On Board: The Songs of Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
Prettiest Star
How about a full album collab?
Taj Mahal & Ry Cooder - Get On Board: The Songs of Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
tvham
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Day 3 - Prettiest Star
All because of what you are / The prettiest star
Marc Bolan played guitar on the original recording in 1970.
Play something with a ‘special guest’ or a 'collab' as the kids call it these days
Chvrches- Screen Violence
The Godfather of goth Robert Smith joined Chvrches on the track "How Not to Drown", one of my favorite songs of 2021. Fun fact - they didn't meet during the recording process but did finally meet to perform the track live at the NME Awards.
All because of what you are / The prettiest star
Marc Bolan played guitar on the original recording in 1970.
Play something with a ‘special guest’ or a 'collab' as the kids call it these days
Chvrches- Screen Violence
The Godfather of goth Robert Smith joined Chvrches on the track "How Not to Drown", one of my favorite songs of 2021. Fun fact - they didn't meet during the recording process but did finally meet to perform the track live at the NME Awards.
Day 2 - Suffragette City
Don’t lean on me man / cos you can’t afford the ticket
Play a record that was very expensive or you got cheap and is now stupid pricy
I'm positive I've used this record and told this story in other challenges, but hey, one more time for the new kids.
On a January Saturday morning while planning a brewery crawl with our friends, I reserved a copy of this at Barnes & Noble because the location matched the area in which we were going to be crawling.
Flash forward to our place several hours later; we gave this a focused, buzzed listen. My wife had never really given a full Bowie album a listen before, so that added into the experience. We all barely chatted during that first listen, the record was so captivating. Needless to say, we loved it, and it really moved her. The next morning with coffee she requested another spin. Then Monday morning hit, and we learned of Bowie's passing. Holy shit he planned that whole thing.
Of course the value of this pressing shot right up, but it matters not...I have such a connection with this, the music and item itself...it's hard to put a value on that.
Don’t lean on me man / cos you can’t afford the ticket
Play a record that was very expensive or you got cheap and is now stupid pricy
I'm positive I've used this record and told this story in other challenges, but hey, one more time for the new kids.
On a January Saturday morning while planning a brewery crawl with our friends, I reserved a copy of this at Barnes & Noble because the location matched the area in which we were going to be crawling.
Flash forward to our place several hours later; we gave this a focused, buzzed listen. My wife had never really given a full Bowie album a listen before, so that added into the experience. We all barely chatted during that first listen, the record was so captivating. Needless to say, we loved it, and it really moved her. The next morning with coffee she requested another spin. Then Monday morning hit, and we learned of Bowie's passing. Holy shit he planned that whole thing.
Of course the value of this pressing shot right up, but it matters not...I have such a connection with this, the music and item itself...it's hard to put a value on that.
jamieanderson1968
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That is always such a good story.
avecigrec
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Day 1 - Lazarus
Look up here, I’m in heaven
Bill Withers – +'Justments
Bill Withers, airplane builder.
Also, he took eight years between his penultimate and final album before retiring from the music business entirely, and on his own terms.
Look up here, I’m in heaven
Bill Withers – +'Justments
Bill Withers, airplane builder.
Also, he took eight years between his penultimate and final album before retiring from the music business entirely, and on his own terms.
avecigrec
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Day 2 - Suffragette City
Don’t lean on me man / cos you can’t afford the ticket
Kid Koala – 12 Bit Blues
My wife paid a wild amount of money to get this used copy on a slow boat from Australia for me because I wouldn't do it for myself.
Don’t lean on me man / cos you can’t afford the ticket
Kid Koala – 12 Bit Blues
My wife paid a wild amount of money to get this used copy on a slow boat from Australia for me because I wouldn't do it for myself.
Day 2 - Suffragette City
About 8 years ago, a friend from high school got a hold of me on Facebook Messenger - as friends from high school one has no real contact with tend to do. I have Facebook, but only post what I play...and that's pretty much it. She asked me if I wanted some records she found, I asked for a picture thinking all would be crap, when she sent it I saw a few I wanted (Jaws OST being one I remember)...but this one was intriging. I didn't know it...but I could tell it wasn't the usual thrift store crap.
Turned out to be a Country/Folk/Singer Songwriter Midwest Private Press that really isn't too bad...and very listenable.
It's not off the charts as some Private Presses can get, but it was a good find for the price of shipping the records to me.
Spencer / Miller – Face To Face
Wonder Y Records – none, 1974
Cut at Nashville Record Productions
About 8 years ago, a friend from high school got a hold of me on Facebook Messenger - as friends from high school one has no real contact with tend to do. I have Facebook, but only post what I play...and that's pretty much it. She asked me if I wanted some records she found, I asked for a picture thinking all would be crap, when she sent it I saw a few I wanted (Jaws OST being one I remember)...but this one was intriging. I didn't know it...but I could tell it wasn't the usual thrift store crap.
Turned out to be a Country/Folk/Singer Songwriter Midwest Private Press that really isn't too bad...and very listenable.
It's not off the charts as some Private Presses can get, but it was a good find for the price of shipping the records to me.
Spencer / Miller – Face To Face
Wonder Y Records – none, 1974
Cut at Nashville Record Productions
Potato-Socks
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Day 4 - Bombers
Amerie - Because I Love It
Amerie was dropped from the Columbia label just as this album was released. Consequently, it had an incredibly limited release in the US, and failed to chart on the Billboard 200. It's a tough album to find; this CD is from Japan. Despite all that, it's a great album!
(ps: I few months ago I was told it was OK to post CDs; I hope that's still true because this album is only available on CD)
Amerie - Because I Love It
Amerie was dropped from the Columbia label just as this album was released. Consequently, it had an incredibly limited release in the US, and failed to chart on the Billboard 200. It's a tough album to find; this CD is from Japan. Despite all that, it's a great album!
(ps: I few months ago I was told it was OK to post CDs; I hope that's still true because this album is only available on CD)
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jamieanderson1968
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@Potato-Socks cds are very much allowed. It’s all about the music
Day 3 - Prettiest Star
Robert Palmer helped out with some percussion duties on this album...Chris Frantz went on to play drums on Palmers album "Clues".
Talking Heads – Remain In Light
Sire – 8122708021, 1980/2013
Cut by Kevin Gray at AcousTech Mastering
Pressed at Optimal (From the US RTI plates)
Robert Palmer helped out with some percussion duties on this album...Chris Frantz went on to play drums on Palmers album "Clues".
Talking Heads – Remain In Light
Sire – 8122708021, 1980/2013
Cut by Kevin Gray at AcousTech Mastering
Pressed at Optimal (From the US RTI plates)
jamieanderson1968
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I swear between 76 and 79 it is hard to find a major label record that Robert Palmer or Phil Collins is not on.Day 3 - Prettiest Star
Robert Palmer helped out with some percussion duties on this album...Chris Frantz went on to play drums on Palmers album "Clues".
Talking Heads – Remain In Light
Sire – 8122708021, 1980/2013
Cut by Kevin Gray at AcousTech Mastering
Pressed at Optimal (From the US RTI plates)
Thanks, I hate to be the guy telling 'my stories' over and over...but since it's a Bowie themed month it seemed like I had to.
I almost played Welch/Rawlings - All The Good Times because that record certainly shot up in value after I bought it.