November Challenge Thread: All-Stars Edition!

November 29
Today, play a record that you have owned multiple copies of, bonus meaningless points if it is in different formats.

The Black Crowes - Three Snakes And One Charm




An OG version on 14 sides spread across 7 of your finest 7" records in their own pic sleeves and a double LP version when they finally reissued the vinyl in 2015. Also have a CD version and a cassette version but turkey is telling me y'all will take my word for it. Can't miss out on those meaningless points.

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The original 7 x 7" vinyl release had some extras...

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Nee Lewman said:
November 29

@Skalap chose Vol. 46:
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Sissoko, Segal, Parisien, Peirani - Les Égarés

When @Skalap brought us our second release from No Format (@Colonel_Angus had introduced us way back on Vol. 21), he also talked to the label about getting a discount which led a few of us to join their subscription service. I ordered the vinyl of this album but joined the sub for CDs (it’s a long story). Anyhow, so I own this in both formats.

Today, play a record that you have owned multiple copies of, bonus meaningless points if it is in different formats.

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Learn more about the record here:
Skalap

Thread 'Needles & Grooves AotM /// Vol. 46 – April 2023 /// Sissoko Segal Parisien Peirani - Les Égarés'

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Les Egarés is more than a record. It’s play space, a locus of musical life, a poetic asylum inhabited by two twosomes who for years have excelled in the art of crossfertilising sounds and transcending genres. They are Ballaké Sissoko (kora) and Vincent Segal (cello) on the one hand and Vincent Peirani (accordion) and Émile Parisien (sax) on the other.

In the case of these magicians, 2 + 2 no longer makes 4, it makes 1. Because what they concoct is most definitely a unity of spirit, a single and...​
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November 28 - Today, play a record you are thankful is in your collection.

Aesop Rock "Spirit World Field Guide" (2020 Rhymesayers Entertainment)
So looking back at the PIFsgiving extravaganza from last year, it helped me grow an Aesop Rock collection. I had just picked-up his recently released ITS and realized that although I listened to his work on and off, I really needed to dig-in more seriously. In came @Dead C and @avecigrec, adding 3 Aesop Rock records in my collection in one fell swoop. Really thankful for that. This place is mostly awesome. I've since added 3 more Aesop Rock records. And I enjoy them all so much that I will likely eventually fill out the holes.

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November 28 - Today, play a record you are thankful is in your collection.

Alright, this might be a stupid pick but I was inordinately excited to pick this up today for Black Friday Record Store Day given how much my kids and I watched this movie when they were little. And you've got the Flaming Lips, Wilco, Ween and Motorhead. Plus the goofy goober song.

Various Artists ~ Music From The Spongebob Squarepants Movie

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November 29 - Today, play a record that you have owned multiple copies of, bonus meaningless points if it is in different formats.

New Order "Power Corruption and Lies" (1983 Factory Canada)
This may be the album I've owned the most copies of over the years, all formats included. It's right up there anyway. I currently have two, this original Canadian pressing (my favorite sounding version of all those I've had) and the 2020 deluxe edition box (not so great sounding and to be sold). This is the 2nd copy of the Canadian pressing I've owned - I upgraded it to get a cleaner copy a few years ago. I've also owned this on CD and cassette. Without counting the three 12" singles I have that were released concurrently with the album (Blue Monday, Murder and Thieves Like Us).

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November 29 - Today, play a record that you have owned multiple copies of, bonus meaningless points if it is in different formats.

I've got the CD of this somewhere. Plus I just got an extra copy of this today that I posted up over on the PIF thread, so take a look over there if you are interested!

Jenny Lewis & The Watson Twins ~ Rabbit Fur Coat

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23. On November 23rd, 1970, A&M and Island Records released Tea for the Tillerman, the 4th, and most well-known, album by Steven Demetre Georgiou, better known as Cat Stevens, and now known as Yusef, Yusef Islam, or Yusef Islam/Cat Stevens.
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The Highwomen – The Highwomen
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For "My Name Can't Be Mama"
 
November 24

Your prompt today is to play an album that represents your musical heritage.

Joni Mitchell – Ladies Of The Canyon
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Growing up, my mom would sing me songs when she tucked me into bed. Most were kid's songs, one was "Blowin' in the Wind," but the one I loved the most, and still have vivid memories of, was "The Circle Game."
 
November 30

@Dirtbag Auntie went a little crazy when she brought us the multi-album vol. 54 which included this banger:
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Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings - It’s a Holiday Soul Party!

Play a seasonal record. (No it does not have to be Christmas or Late Fall/Winter)
Read about all her picks here:
Dirtbag Auntie

Thread 'Needles and Grooves AotM///Vol 54-December 2023///Return of (insert here)'

Hiya!

I cannot believe I am doing this again but this will likely be the last time I do this.

This month will bring at least a new genre to our list, if not more fun stuff.

Let’s lay down a couple of housekeeping items:
1- be cool. People like what they like etc.
2- I cannot remember his handle (I’m still in bed typing on my phone with the covers on) but my brah, bro, broseph, brooooo does not know what I’ve picked. But if you want to hassle him about it, who am I to stop you? @I’m Just Ken

Oh! Maybe I’ll do a vinyl copy giveaway but there will be a donation up for grabs for...
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Day 26: Play an album that connected you in some way to something from your past that had been long forgotten or given less attention.

Arrested Development - 3 Years, 5 Months And 2 Days In The Life Of...
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This and Boys II Men’s Cooleyhighharmony were the first two CDs I ever owned after getting my first CD Player, a Craig Boombox that could play CD and Cassette Tapes for Christmas in 1992.
 
Day 28: Play a record you are thankful is in your collection.

Dinosaur* - You're Living All Over Me
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One of the few albums that I’ve collected that is both something I love and actually legitimately collectable. This is a copy of Dinosaur Jr. second LP that was released just prior to them changing the band’s name from “Dinosaur” to “Dinosaur Jr.”
 
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