Probably from a period of transition using up old supplies. Sounding sweet even with a couple surface scuffs.
04.03.2026 04:49 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Probably from a period of transition using up old supplies. Sounding sweet even with a couple surface scuffs.
04.03.2026 04:49 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Traded some records with a friend today and got a few real nice things. Notably a very nice 1957 Horace Silver LP. 1500 series, probably a 1960-62 repress. Deep grooves. RVG stamp, 9M hand etch & Plastylite “ear” in deadwax. Non matching labels: 63rd St. on one. Pristine cover with 61st St. addy. Probably from a period of transition using up old supplies. Sounding sweet even with a couple surface scuffs.
Traded records with a friend today, got some nice things. Notably a seeet 1957 Horace Silver LP. 1500 series, probably 1960-62 repress. Deep groove. RVG stamp, 9M hand etch & Plastylite “ear” in deadwax. Non matching labels: 63rd St. on one. Pristine cover w/ 61st St. addy. 1of2 #musicsky #jazzsky
04.03.2026 04:49 — 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
They also didn't plan for insurance issues
www.reuters.com/world/middle...
Perhaps it is because of this...
www.reuters.com/world/middle...
Is this bad? It seems bad.
03.03.2026 16:59 — 👍 13960 🔁 4241 💬 564 📌 171
Just a random reminder that over 50 members of Congress collectively own millions of dollars in defense contractor stocks.
They stand to personally profit from wars that enrich these contractors.
Make no mistake, this is legalized corruption.
Watch how they vote this week.
Every now and then I pull out this 1979 Dizzy Gillespie album (which is actually a very solid album despite the cheesy title) and glow in the memory of having Dizzy sign it for me after a 1981 show in Syracuse while I was in college.
Every now and then I pull out this 1979 Dizzy Gillespie album (which is actually a very solid album despite the cheesy title) and glow in the memory of having Dizzy sign it for me after a 1981 show in Syracuse while I was in college. #musicsky #jazzsky #music #jazz
03.03.2026 18:54 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Well, that may be one way to put a damper on war these days: cancelled insurance! https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/ship-insurers-cancel-war-risk-cover-due-iran-conflict-2026-03-02/
Well, that may be one way to put a damper on war these days: cancelled insurance!
www.reuters.com/world/middle...
A lot of folks, myself included, thought Bobby Charles' recorded output stopped with his sought after 1972 album where he is backed by The Band. But the man who wrote "See Ya Later, Alligator" kept recording intermittently and putting out albums on his own eventually in the 90s and beyond.
03.03.2026 17:33 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A lot of folks, myself included, thought Bobby Charles' recorded output stopped with his sought after 197w album where he is backed by The Band. But the man who wrote "See Ya Later, Alligator" kept recording intermittently and putting out albums on his own eventually in the 90s and beyond. Now playing a first time vinyl reissue of his 2004 collection, courtesy of The Last Music Company, "Last Train To Memphis" which is excellent, falling somewhere between late period Solomon Burke, Dan Penn (who is on this) and, yes, The Band. My review is now on eCoustics (dot com). https://www.ecoustics.com/music/bobby-charles-last-train-memphis/
Now playing the excellent first time vinyl reissue of Bobby Charles' 2004 collection "Last Train To Memphis" which falls somewhere between late period Solomon Burke, Dan Penn (who is on this) & The Band. My review is on eCoustics (dot com). 1of2 #musicsky #music
www.ecoustics.com/music/bobby-...
Interesting trivia from the Wiki: apparently the band's LoFi raw edit recording style was intended to sound like Beatles bootlegs. And y'know what? It does!
03.03.2026 05:14 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Monday Evening Energy: Guided By Voices' Bee Thousand (The Director's Cut). 3LP set issued in 2004, no its not "better" than the original 1LP vision but it is certainly a very interesting alternate view of how they got to that LoFi classic. Interesting trivia from the Wiki: apparently the band's LoFi raw edit recording style was intended to sound like Beatles bootlegs. And y'know what? It does!
Monday Evening Energy: Guided By Voices' Bee Thousand (The Director's Cut). 3LP set issued in 2004, no its not "better" than the original 1LP vision but it is certainly a very interesting alternate view of how they got to that LoFi classic. Cont'd #musicsky #vinylsky #vinyl #gbv
03.03.2026 05:14 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0This is the back cover. The front cover is more timely and poignant in some ways but I know if I post that I'll have issues with the algorithms which already squashes my posts. Was amazed to have found this in the bargyn bin at Amoeba.
02.03.2026 20:44 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Was reminded by author friend Pat Thomas that today is the the birthday of Elaine Brown, the only woman to have been Chairman of the Black Panther Party during their 1970s heyday. Last year I found this copy of her 1970 singer-songwriter album so it felt like a good time to play it. This is the back cover. The front cover is more timely and poignant in some ways but I know if I post that I'll have issues with the algorithms which already squashes my posts. Was amazed to have found this in the bargyn bin at Amoeba.
Was reminded by author friend Pat Thomas that today is the the birthday of Elaine Brown, the only woman to have been Chairman of the Black Panther Party during their 1970s heyday. Last year I found this, her 1970 singer-songwriter album so it felt like a good time to play it. Cont'd #musicsky #music
02.03.2026 20:43 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
My listening reports on two excellent reissue/restorations as part of Chess Records' 75th Anniversary celebration is now on Analog Planet. There I explore two core blues albums which happen to be very rare and collectible in their original form, the debut LPs by Howlin' Wolf and Muddy Waters. Both were collections of single releases from the early 1950s and sound pretty remarkable. https://www.analogplanet.com/content/chess-records%E2%80%99-75th-anniversary-series-180g-lps-kicks-pair-indisputable-blues-gems-howlin%E2%80%99
My listening reports on 2 excellent reissues as part of Chess Records' 75th Anniversary celebration is now on Analog Planet: the debut LPs by Howlin' Wolf & Muddy Waters, both collections of early '50s single releases. #musicsky #blues #bluessky #music #vinyl
www.analogplanet.com/content/ches...
Screamin' into Monday with Howlin' Wolf's wonderful new reissue of his debut LP 'Moanin' In The Moonlight.' Very hard to find originals. My listening report on this & the equally fine restoration also rare 'Best Of Muddy Waters' is on Analog Planet (dot com) celebrating Chess Records 75th Anniversary.
Screamin' into Monday w/ Howlin' Wolf's wonderful reissue of his debut LP 'Moanin' In The Moonlight.' Hard to find originals. My listening report on this & the equally fine, also rare 'Best Of Muddy Waters' is on Analog Planet (dot com) celebrating Chess Records 75th Anniversary. #musicsky #music
02.03.2026 17:17 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Yesterday I found a "sealed" UK OG that had been opened by a customer so Grooves gave me a hearty discount I couldn't resist. Lovely stuff. Sorta like Kaleidoscope in slow motion...
02.03.2026 16:28 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
One off Mediterranean-influenced post-psych meditations by former members of The Action & Mighty Baby, fueled by Island Records' Chris Blackwell.
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A year ago at a swap meet, a fellow crate digger reached across boxes of 2-for-5 bargyns to hand me "The Habibiyya" saying "you need this." Vinyl was clean (US press) but cover water damaged. I liked it. One off Mediterranean-influenced post-psych meditations by former members of The Action & Mighty Baby, fueled by Island Records' Chris Blackwell. Yesterday I found a "sealed" UK OG that had been opened by a customer so Grooves gave me a hearty discount I couldn't resist. Lovely stuff. Sorta like Kaleidoscope in slow motion...
A year ago at a swap meet, a fellow crate digger reached across boxes of 2-for-5 bargyns to hand me "The Habibiyya" saying "you need this." Vinyl was clean (US press) but cover water damaged. I liked it. Cont'd
#musicsky #music #vinyl #vinylcommunity
Sunday Night Surf - Despite the clean cut cover, this third Challengers album is surprisingly enjoyable. I mean, any band that can pull off a surf version of Hava Nagila has to have some sort of chutzpah. Flea market find this morning for about 3bux in fairly pristine condition. Even the stereo mix is interesting (plays with the reverb)... plus: back cover drawings by future psych poster legend Rick Griffin!
Sunday Night Surf - Despite the clean cut cover, this 3rd Challengers album is surprisingly enjoyable. Any band that can pull off a surf version of Hava Nagila has some sort of chutzpah. Flea market find this morning for about 3$ in fairly pristine condition. #musicsky #music #surf #surfvinyl
02.03.2026 06:15 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Last fall I traded for a well loved but very enjoyable copy of this semi-rare and under-appreciated 1957 Art Blakey jammer, "Drum Suite." This morning, my most significant score at the local flea market is this near mint upgrade for about 3bux. Sounds great!
Last fall I traded for a well loved but very enjoyable copy of this semi-rare and under-appreciated 1957 Art Blakey jammer, "Drum Suite." This morning, my most significant score at the local flea market is this near mint upgrade for about 3bux. Sounds great! #musicsky #jazzsky #vinylsky #vinyl
01.03.2026 23:08 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
A PSA from Thomas Massie:
01.03.2026 15:47 — 👍 30347 🔁 9059 💬 627 📌 341Consider it like Yes' Going For The One compared to Close To The Edge or Relayer...
01.03.2026 02:21 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Revisiting Nektar's underappreciated 1974 circus concept album "Down To Earth" before digging into a new 4CD expanded reissue. if Nektar's side-long epics like Recycled & Remember The Future were too much for you, this features shorter song structures but is no less good. Consider it like Yes' Going For The One compared to Close To The Edge or Relayer. And yes, this is an original UK pressing.
Revisiting Nektar's 1974 circus concept LP "Down To Earth" (original UK pressing) before digging into a new 4CD expanded reissue. If Nektar's side-long epics Recycled & Remember The Future were too much for you, this features shorter song structures but is no less good. 1of2 #musicsky #music
01.03.2026 02:21 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
And it's all utterly terrible and unlistrnable mostly large off key group sing-alongs, old-timey tunes, like an especially bad Mitch Miller record.
But the covers are pure 50s kitsch, an odd moment in time...
But the covers can be quite fascinating and fun so I've collected a bunch of them over the years including "music to break a lease"
I've Long had these lower two here but yesterday I found a additional album of MORE lease breaking music…
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Thus a series of purpose oriented records started emerging from most every label… Music for dining, scaring neighbors, cocktails, clearing parties, dancing, dating, doing housework, writing, typing, thinking etc. Some were quite ridiculous and often musically rather bland.
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Music For Doing - in the 1950s long before I was born, as long playing records became a cultural phenomenon record companies, sought ways to further ingrain them into peoples daily lives. Thus a series of purpose oriented records started emerging from most every label… Music for dining, scaring neighbors, cocktails, clearing parties, dancing, dating, doing housework, writing, typing, thinking etc. Some were quite ridiculous and often musically rather bland. But the covers can be quite fascinating and fun so I've collected a bunch of them over the years including "music to break a lease" I've Long had these lower two here but yesterday I found a additional album of MORE lease breaking music… And it's all utterly terrible and unlistrnable mostly large off key group sing-alongs, old-timey tunes, like an especially bad Mitch Miller record. But the covers are pure 50s kitsch, an odd moment in time...
Music For Doing - in the 1950s long before I was born, as long playing records became a cultural phenomenon record companies, sought ways to further ingrain them into peoples daily lives. Cont'd.
#musicsky #music #vinyl
Amaryllis Rising: And then there were four flowers...
#Amaryllis Rising: And then there were four #flowers...
28.02.2026 15:38 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Check out this guitar solo... from 1957... sounds like a 12-string electric!
youtu.be/ptyy1bCGG7A?...