Vinyl Me Please Classics

[mitchwagz]

SRV seems like a pretty weird pick for Classics, to me. It'd probably be the furthest into the 80s to date and sits a lot better into Blues Rock than Blues.

I’m assuming it’s someone he was influenced by. His albums all have great pressings as is and are pretty available if I’m not mistaken. Maybe Lightnin’ Hopkins? His Lightnin’ Strikes album might be a good choice since it’s on Verve and VMP has a working relationship already.

 

[Selaws]

I’m assuming it’s someone he was influenced by. His albums all have great pressings as is and are pretty available if I’m not mistaken. Maybe Lightnin’ Hopkins? His Lightnin’ Strikes album might be a good choice since it’s on Verve and VMP has a working relationship already.

I would so be in for some Lightnin' Hopkins!!!!

 

[RowBearToe]

I've been asking VMP for years to press Luther Allison - Bad News is Coming so I'll throw that one out there again.

 

[Turbo]

I've been asking VMP for years to press Luther Allison - Bad News is Coming so I'll throw that one out there again.

That record needs a repress badly. It's so good.

 

[TCell]

Next Clue from Storf:

<begin quote>
...we're gonna go old school and give you guys an incomprehensible number clue!

Classics: 10: 4, 21
RHH: 6: 6
<end quote>

 

[oldschoolkirby]

Finally giving Otis a spin - sounds absolutely amazing!

 

[ohcalebbeck]

Gave my Otis a second spin after cleaning. The skips on Amen are gone thankfully but now I am getting a subtle clicking on the last song on side A (Happy song). Anyone else have this issue? It is really bugging me. I would really like a perfect copy of this release.

 

[Skeletonframes]

I threw this is in the reddit thread, but here's my go at some wild conjecture:

Albert King has 10 letter in his name
He was born in April, which is the 4th month.
He died on the 21st day of December.

Not sure how that works for Rap & Hip Hop, but if the artist is still alive it explains why there's no third number for that one.

The mono version of Born Under a Bad Sign looks to only have 2 official releases, both going for a good chunk of change.

And it looks like the last press of Jammed Together by Albert King was in 1990. So, long enough ago for VMP to be interested in doing one. Though, I don't know how any of them sound, so not sure if there already is a definitive repress of it.

 

[jamieanderson1968]

Could be on to something there. I figure the number sequences have to mean the same thing, so the last number being death date make sense since RHH only has 6: 6

 

[gregathon]

I threw this is in the reddit thread, but here's my go at some wild conjecture:

Albert King has 10 letter in his name
He was born in April, which is the 4th month.
He died on the 21st day of December.

Not sure how that works for Rap & Hip Hop, but if the artist is still alive it explains why there's no third number for that one.

The mono version of Born Under a Bad Sign looks to only have 2 official releases, both going for a good chunk of change.

And it looks like the last press of Jammed Together by Albert King was in 1990. So, long enough ago for VMP to be interested in doing one. Though, I don't know how any of them sound, so not sure if there already is a definitive repress of it.

Nice - way better than my rabbit hole last night with trying to connect the number of guitarists or lineup changes of John Mayall and the Bluebreakers.

zachgalifianakisdoingmath.gif

 

[mitchwagz]

Albert King’s Jammed Together is a good guess. Can’t see them doing BUABS though. I thought we weren’t getting a Stax album for a bit though. I could definitely just be imagining that though.

 

[mitchwagz]

If we are thinking Albert King and Stax is in play then I would love to see an audiophile reissue of Live Wire/Blues Power. I know others here have wanted that to be a classics too.

I also forgot, but Albert King had that live album with SRV so that could be why Storf was listening to him too.

 

[VMPKJ]

If we are thinking Albert King and Stax is in play then I would love to see an audiophile reissue of Live Wire/Blues Power. I know others here have wanted that to be a classics too.

I also forgot, but Albert King had that live album with SRV so that could be why Storf was listening to him too.

Would love that SRV and Albert album.

Bad sign too, but was implied they probably wouldn't do that in the forum last year.

 

[Chris V]

Would love that SRV and Albert album.

Bad sign too, but was implied they probably wouldn't do that in the forum last year.

Is it possible the Stevie & Albert album would be #4 for Stevie and #21 for Albert? Not sure when it was recorded.

I forgot the other numbers. Not sure whether or not this makes any sense.

 

[RHANDMJ]

Albert King Live Wire\Blues Power is a wickedly good record. Hope it is that.

 

[scotthilk]

I’m stoked for all of the guesses so far!

 

[CrazyDiamond84]

I threw this is in the reddit thread, but here's my go at some wild conjecture:

Albert King has 10 letter in his name
He was born in April, which is the 4th month.
He died on the 21st day of December.

Not sure how that works for Rap & Hip Hop, but if the artist is still alive it explains why there's no third number for that one.

The mono version of Born Under a Bad Sign looks to only have 2 official releases, both going for a good chunk of change.

And it looks like the last press of Jammed Together by Albert King was in 1990. So, long enough ago for VMP to be interested in doing one. Though, I don't know how any of them sound, so not sure if there already is a definitive repress of it.

Well Storf was my vinyl secret santa a couple years ago, and Jammed Together was one of the albums he got me. There was a note I remember mentioning these are albums or artists he'd like to use for future Classics.

 

[wmeugene]

It's Jammed Together.

10 letters for Albert King
Track 4 has 21 letters in it.

 

[Skeletonframes]

Nice. I hope this is correct.

Now, to just figure out the R&HH according to these clues

 

[RowBearToe]

It's Jammed Together.

10 letters for Albert King
Track 4 has 21 letters in it.

But usually the number clues mean the same thing for both Classics and RHH and there isn't a second number for RHH, so I don't think that could be it unless track 6 does't have a title on the RHH album?