The March Record Spin Challenge - The Grammy Award for Album of the Year Challenge

Day 3

Taylor Swift - Folklore
Taylor Swift took a sharp turn into the indie sphere and win her 3rd AOTY, play another album where an artist successfully changed genres

Madonna - Ray of Light

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Madonna's leap into the downtempo/trip-hop world. A high water mark for her career.

This is a great pick for today!!
 
Day 4
  • Judy Garland – Judy at Carnegie Hall
    • Judy was the first female artist to win AOTY, play an album by a female artist you love

Bette Smith - Jetlagger



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  • Billie Eilish – WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?
    • At 18 Billie became the youngest artist to win AOTY, play an album by another young artist
The Runaways - Live In Japan



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Day 3

Taylor Swift took a sharp turn into the indie sphere and win her 3rd AOTY, play another album where an artist successfully changed genres

Jarvis Cocker trying his hand at French pop. For the most part successfully IMO

Jarvis Cocker - Tip Top: Chansons d'Ennui

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Day 3
Bob Newhart – The Button Down Mind of Bob Newhart
Play another comedy album

Teen Titans Go! To The Movies OMPS


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This is the closest thing I’ve got. The kids are obsessed with this soundtrack. It’s the first time I had heard of Lil Yachty. This song features Michael Bolton:

 
Day 2

Play an album with more songs to dance to with your SO.


This is the album we dance to the most...since her name is Michelle.

The Beatles – Rubber Soul
Capitol Records – T 2442, 1965

Mono

Pressed at RCA, Hollywood

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Play another album that celebrates the music of the past.

"The musical palette ranges from big-band arrangements and percussive, jazz, orchestral pieces, strings and other period instruments to imitate Herrmann's style for Citizen Kane."

The release itself imitates the big-band box set releases of the 1940s.

Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross – Mank: Original Musical Score
The Null Corporation/Nullco. Records – Set N-13, 2020/2023

3LP set (5 sides)

Cut by Chris Bellman
Pressed at RTI

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Day 3

Play another comedy album

Bob & Doug McKenzie ‎– The Adventures Of Bob & Doug McKenzie In Strange Brew

Mercury ‎– 814 104-1 M-1, 1983

Cut by Howie Weinberg at Masterdisk
Pressed at Hauppauge Record Manufacturing Ltd.

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Play another album where an artist successfully changed genres

Beastie Boys – Some Old Bullshit

Grand Royal – GR 003, 1994/2020

#RSD20 - limited to 8000

Cut by Andy VanDette
Pressed at Pallas

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Day 4

Play an album by a female artist you love.

Mitski – Bury Me At Make Out Creek
Dead Oceans – DOC122, 2014/2016

Cut at Salt Mastering

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Play an album by another young artist.

Fiona Apple – Tidal
Epic/Clean Slate – 88985420001, 1996/2017

2x45RPM

Pressed at GZ/MRP

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