Going to throw this on the table today to celebrate it’s safe arrival! Happy new year my friend!I got my second Secret Santa package from @Ghost a week after the first.
In the letter that came with the first, Ghost said the second record was in my wantlist, one of his favorite records of all time, and perfect for winter evenings.
That Christmas evening I got to appreciate the first package, I checked Ghost's Discogs collection and concluded there was only one record in my wantlist and Ghost's collection that I thought felt had a winter evening vibe: Pink Moon by Nick Drake. So I was delighted to see it in the mail yesterday.
Thanks again!
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I thought I was done but maybe there’s more seriously impressed by the wrapped package, I’ll open this one in a bit!Randomly showed up with an Amazon gift message thing inside so I think this might be from Santa
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Oh shit!!I thought I was done but maybe there’s more seriously impressed by the wrapped package, I’ll open this one in a bit!
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WOO I am so happy everything finally arrived I've been stressing about it since I sent them out so it's good to see everything made it in one piece! Apologies it didn't quite make it there by Christmas but once USPS got a hold of it all I could really do is sit there and watch it sit at the same facility for weeks on end lol. But hey better late than neverOh shit!!
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this is so cool thank you @gaporter
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I had never heard Laura Stevenson before but I’ve heard of her plenty. Spinning this one first and it’s really good!!
the Jonathan Richman album is also colored along with the LS record
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Another package came from 4AD
“I must have preordered something from them”
but wait there’s more!!
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thank you so much I’ve never heard this album. I have listened to their album from last year (or this year? I can’t remember) it’s pretty good. Excited to give this one a listen
A+ Secret Santa would recommended!
That was completely unexpected when I opened it from the sleeve which was awesomeWOO I am so happy everything finally arrived I've been stressing about it since I sent them out so it's good to see everything made it in one piece! Apologies it didn't quite make it there by Christmas but once USPS got a hold of it all I could really do is sit there and watch it sit at the same facility for weeks on end lol. But hey better late than never
I hope you enjoy Laura Stevenson - that was a bit of serendipity in that I was planning to order it as one of your gifts already and when I went to order it from her Bandcamp, I saw they had put up the last remaining copies of the swirl they'd found for sale! That got me hyped because it's one of my favorite color variants I own and so to be able to get that specific pressing for you was too good an opportunity to pass up. Caribou and US Girls were me taking a stab in the dark at what you might like, I later realized after ordering both of their respective albums from 2020 were on your year-end list so that made me a feel a bit better in my choices haha. And when I saw the Richman had recently been reissued, I felt it'd be a nice thing to send your way, I wanted at least one thing on your wantlist to be included so hopefully my choice in that department was a good one!
Anyways - my rambling aside - I hope this brought you some belated holiday cheer and hopefully these records continue to bring cheer in the years to come!! Secret Santa was certainly a bit chaotic this year but the good feels are all worth it in the end ~~~
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Lovely record! Been meaning to pick this one up along with Nils Frahams "Empty"! Great gift!@cbl you nailed it! Thoroughly thrilled with this. Thank you so much!! Dreamy times ahead, indeed
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Listened last night, can confirm it is a perfect winter evening record. I had my eye on Pink Moon for some time but never got around to making the purchase, it's a long overdue addition to the collection.Going to throw this on the table today to celebrate it’s safe arrival! Happy new year my friend!
@cbl you nailed it! Thoroughly thrilled with this. Thank you so much!! Dreamy times ahead, indeed
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I'm so excited to see what this is!@rightasra1n hey bud...the last portion of your gift just arrived overseas...I’m sending out to ya tomorrow
How’s that black flower btw?
I have them all actually (well the 10” intermediate state is on its way) and really have a hard time choosing between them all...ghost radio is pretty good and so is Abyssinia afterlife, but artifacts is a banger tooI'm so excited to see what this is!
Black Flower is so great! I'm already putting my friends onto it, and I'll be exploring the rest of their catalog soon! Have you explored their other albums? Where do I go next?
Sounds like I should start at the beginning lol. Was there a particular reason you chose Future Flora over the others?I have them all actually (well the 10” intermediate state is on its way) and really have a hard time choosing between them all...ghost radio is pretty good and so is Abyssinia afterlife, but artifacts is a banger too
look on Bandcamp to see what you can find in terms of availability...some are getting hard to find unless on cogs
I found some a seller on cogs who had 2 of them which saved some money
Figured I got it last secret Santa..might as well regive the gift of future floraSounds like I should start at the beginning lol. Was there a particular reason you chose Future Flora over the others?
It's my duty as Santa and my pleasure as @panino!