recent vinyl acquisitions the thread

[sal paradise]

Graham Nash/David Crosby - nice secondhand find, but not a patch If I Could Only Remember My Name

Nice, timely find. It’s a solid 50/50 album and you know instantly who wrote each song. But yeah the Crosby tunes are stronger on his solo debut.

Both great listens though.

Yes, I think I was hoping they would be doing something a bit more unusual with their harmonies and vocal arrangements on this one.

Let’s be honest, these guys were recording & releasing virtually anything to fulfill quotas & keep the cheques in the post. Those coke habits didn’t pay for themselves.

Don Henley might have been worse for this, and a bit more late 70s/early 80s though. The music was pure dirge.

[blacktiger]

Spiritualized - Ladies and Gentlemen… (VMP version)

[sal paradise]

Went to Rough Trade to pickup the new Rick Rubin book & found some unexpected surprises:

Alvvays - Blue Rev (signed)
Belle & Sebastian - late developers (/500)
Sister John’s new album with 75% off. It’s not a brilliant album, but it’s worth £5.

I’ve been loving the new belle & Sebastian album

[sal paradise]

Picked up a copy of an American pressing of Beggars Banquet for fun.

A/B testing it with the 2004 (digitally) remastered press I have, it’s true that those original versions have something special about them. Apart from lots of surface noise, I can’t really tell the two apart.

[sal paradise]

I braved RSD today even though there weren’t any must-buys. Certainly the last time I’m going to bother at rough trade. Over 3 hours queuing in the cold.

I picked up more bits for friends. A few for me:

Yumi Zouma - what’s the story morning glory
Dodie - hot mess ep
Ernest Ranglin - below the Bassline

I had the ranglin on import a few years back, but sold it because people were paying silly money & I could just as easily buy a cd. There was something that popped on the vinyl vs cd, so hoping this press has the same aliveness.

Yumi Zouma has a bobble in it that causes some skipping at the start of the first track. Bloody annoying. Will have to wait & see if there’s stock left after the weekend & exchange.

[sal paradise]

I know this isn’t vinyl, but a nice little thing from Nayad.

Their 1st ep recorded on a used cassette. They put their new ep on side b for me as well (or side a, it seems)

[welshywelsh]

Sigur Rós - Kveikur RSD double LP.

Also listened to the test pressing of my band's album which came through last week. Bit of a life goal achieved there.

[UlricvonCatalyst]

Sister John’s new album with 75% off. It’s not a brilliant album, but it’s worth £5.

I've played with a couple of them - don't be surprised if your review gets quoted on future publicity materials.

[daemon]

Finally scored a 2LP green/orange splatter copy of The Kinks "Villiage Green" at a reasonable price. Sounds as fantastic as it looks.

[Redstar30]

I bought several records over the past year that I haven’t even opened due work, kids, etc.

The Causey Way - With Loving and Open Arms
Placebo - Without You I’m Nothing
Open Hand - Honey
Hum - Inlet
Hum - Downward is Heavenward
Spirit box - Enteral Blue
Starflyer 59 - Young in My Head
Starflyer 59 - Miami
Morellas Forest 1988 - Tales
Loathe - I Let It In and It Took Everything
Helium - Pat’s Trick
Ned’s Atomic Dustbin - God Fodder
General Public - All the Rage
Greet Death - New Hell
Information Society - Information Society
Weezer - Pinkerton
Curve - Doppelgänger
Peaches - Teaches of Peaches
Pulp - Different Class
T Rex - The Slider
Janet Jackson - Control
The Smashing Pumpkins - Live at Kawasaki
The Daysleepers - Creation
Choir Boy - Gathering Swans
The Dead Milkman - Beelzebubba
New Order - Brotherhood

[sal paradise]

Sister John’s new album with 75% off. It’s not a brilliant album, but it’s worth £5.

I've played with a couple of them - don't be surprised if your review gets quoted on future publicity materials.

Sal Paradise won’t be touring in Scotland anytime soon then

There’s a couple of bangers on that album. When they do a good song it’s a great song.

[Nudger]

Finally scored a 2LP green/orange splatter copy of The Kinks "Villiage Green" at a reasonable price. Sounds as fantastic as it looks.

Classic!
Got an orig copy, played to death but still sounds great.

[hulakatt]

Inside Llewyn Davis Soundtrack and a few Sharon Jones LP's this week.

[daemon]

Finally scored a 2LP green/orange splatter copy of The Kinks "Villiage Green" at a reasonable price. Sounds as fantastic as it looks.

Classic!
Got an orig copy, played to death but still sounds great.

Yea, took me a while to find The Kinks, beyond their smattering of hits over the years, but they are the rare band that puts out quality stuff over decades. Village Green in particular is just a masterpiece.

[daemon]

Inside Llewyn Davis Soundtrack and a few Sharon Jones LP's this week.

Sharon is (was) amazing, and that movie is a real hidden gem in the Coen's oeuvre. One of these days I need to track down that soundtrack.