No Buy Vinyl January Challenge!!!

[Kris]

Record 23: Flying Lotus - Cosmogramma
Added 18 months ago.
I won this at one of those VMP events at high end audio dealers. I hope I can make it through the whole thing. It’s kinda maddening.

 

[TCell]

No Buy 2021 Record #19:

Bill Evans Trio - Portrait in Jazz (Newbury Exclusive)

Ordered October 2, 2020
Sealed until today!

I’m thankful for this challenge as it’s forcing me to enjoy the sealed 10/10 jazz albums I have just sitting in a crate.

 

[TCell]

No Buy 2021 Record #20:

Ali Farka Touré - Ali Farka Touré (aka The Red Album) (VMP Exclusive)

Ordered July 26, 2020
Arrived October 19, 2020
Sealed until today!

Some amazing guitar playing on this.

 

[TCell]

No Buy 2021 Record #21:

Tom Waits - Small Change (Indie Store Exclusive)

Purchased July 2018 (SMH)
Sealed until today!

Forgot I even had this. Great Tom Waits album, featuring Shelly Manne on drums!

 

[Kris]

Record 24: Prince - 1999
Added over 5 years ago
Technically it’s my wife’s record. I cleaned it and played it for the first time today. I love Prince, but this got filed and forgotten.

 

[TCell]

No Buy 2021 Record #22:

U2 - War

Purchased June 2017
Sealed until today!

Used to have my mom’s copy. Bought this reissue as an upgrade during a VMP Garage Sale (remember when they did those?) and then never played it. Sigh...remedied that today.

 

[Kris]

Record 25: Neil Young “Harvest”
Why did I need a second copy?Added in December

 

[Kris]

Record 26: Garbage - Garbage
Added 2.5 years ago
When I saw how much this was going for at the time, I decided to not play it. Dumb, I know.

 

[TCell]

No Buy 2021 Record #23:

Robert Shaw & The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus - Carl Orff: Carmina Burana

Purchased July 2020
Sealed until today!

What a way to start the day!

 

[TCell]

No Buy 2021 Record #24:

John Coltrane Quartet - Ballads

Ordered August 2020
Delivered October 2020
Sealed until today!

Coltrane at his most accessible. A great late night album, that I’m listening to early on a Sunday morning.

 

[Kris]

Record 27 - Taylor Swift “Folklore”
Added in December

 

[TCell]

No Buy 2021 Record #25:

Duke Ellington & His Orchestra - Masterpieces by Ellington

Ordered July 2020
Sealed until today!

Did I really shelve this before playing it? Whoops.

 

[Dirtbag Auntie]

I’ll tally up points this weekend and update Teefer’s score from last time. I can’t wait to see how this all turns out! Everyone should get their charity ready because even if you spin 1, something will go to your local charity!

 

[I’m Just Ken]

I’ll tally up points this weekend and update Teefer’s score from last time. I can’t wait to see how this all turns out! Everyone should get their charity ready because even if you spin 1, something will go to your local charity!

It’s going to be epic

 

[teefer]

I took me a few days, but I listened to this recent purchase:

No Buy 2021 #8: Sade - This Far (sealed): Part #1

 

[teefer]

No Buy 2021 #8: Sade - This Far (sealed): Part #2

 

[Kris]

Record 28 - Robyn Hitchcock “I Often Dream of Trains”
Added 7 months ago

 

[TCell]

No Buy 2021 Record #26:

Ahmad Jamal Trio - The Awakening

Ordered October 2018
Sealed until today!

Shelved and forgotten no longer!

 

[Kris]

Record 29 - Roy Orbison “All Time Greatest Hits”
Added 2.5 years ago

 

[TCell]

No Buy 2021 Record #27:

Miles Davis Quintet - E.S.P.

Ordered July 2020
Sealed until today!

Best jazz combo of all time and I let it sit for 6 months.