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Albert Koch

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Freelance (music) journalist | Author | Vinyl collector | "DJ" | Instagram dropout | Bavaria

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(…) Produced by Frank Zappa. Cover photo by John Williams. Design by Cal Schenkel.

29.01.2026 16:30 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

(…) Tom Fowler (bass), Denny Walley (slide guitar, backing vocals), Terry Bozzio (drums), Chester Thompson (drums), Robert "Frog" Camarena (backing vocals). Recorded May 20 & 21, 1975 at Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, Texas. (…)

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Frank Zappa (lead guitar, lead and backing vocals), Captain Beefheart (harp, lead and backing vocals, shopping bags, soprano sax), George Duke (keyboards, lead and backing vocals), Napoleon Murphy Brock (sax, lead and backing vocals), Bruce Fowler (trombone) (…)

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Zappa / Beefheart / Mothers "Bongo Fury", DiscReet, 1975. #frankzappa #captainbeefheart #bongofury #discreetrecords #vinyl #nowplaying #musicsky #vinylsky #vinylcommunity
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29.01.2026 16:27 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

(…) Original motion picture soundtrack to Michael Mann’s 1981 movie "Thief" featuring James Can, James Belushi, Willie Nelson and others.

29.01.2026 15:01 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Edgar Froese (keyboards, electronics, guitar), Chris Franke (synthesizer, electronics, electronic percussion), Johannes Schmoelling (keyboards, electronics), Klaus KrΓΌger (percussion). Recorded February – November 1980 at Studio Christoph Franke, Berlin. (…)

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Tangerine Dream "Thief – Original Motion Picture Soundrack", Virgin, 1981. #tangerinedream #thief #virginrecords #soundtrack #vinyl #nowplaying #musicsky #vinylsky #vinylcommunity
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29.01.2026 15:00 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

(…) Ric Elsworth (percussion, hand drums, marimba, vibraphone, glockenspiel), Holger Zapf (additional electronics, ancient dabbling, treatments), Marie Merlet (backing vocals), Molly Read (backing vocals). Sleeve design by Vanina Schmitt.

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(…) with Cooper Crain (Cwejman SM-1, Korg MS-20, TR-606, Roland Jupiter-4, Oberheim SEM, Roland JP-8000, Mellotron, Moog Micromoog, TR-707), Rob Frye (saxophone, woodwinds, clarinets, flutes, bass clarinet, electronics), Ben LaMar Gay (cornet) (…)

25.01.2026 16:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

(…) Hohner Clavinet, modular synthesizer, Wasp, Mellotron, backing vocals), Xavi MuΓ±oz (Fender Bass VI, Fender Precision Bass, backing vocals), Timothy Gane (electric guitar, 12-string guitar, Vermona organ, Roland SH5) (…)

25.01.2026 16:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

(…) Joe Watson (Solina Strings, Vox Jaguar, Hohner Symphonic 30N, RMI 368X Electrapiano, Roland System-100M, Korg MS-20, Wurlitzer piano, Fender Rhodes, Yamaha Portatone, EMS Synthi, acoustic piano, Moog Matriarch, Prophet-5 (…)

25.01.2026 16:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Andy Ramsay (drums, EMS synthesizer, Wasp, Roland Jupiter-4, Electro-Harmonix DRM15, Ace Tone, Soundmaster Latin Percussion, Watford Electronics, Vox drum machine, Rainger Snare Trap, TR-606, Boss DR-110), LΓ¦titia Sadier (vocals, keyboards, synthesizer, trombone, guitar) (…)

25.01.2026 16:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Stereolab "Instant Holograms On Metal Film", Warp, 2025. #stereolab #instanthologramsonmetalfilm #warprecords #vinyl #nowplaying #musicsky #vinylsky #vinylcommunity
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25.01.2026 16:28 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Moodymann "Black Mahogani II", Peacefrog, 2004 (2025 reissue). Music by Kenny Dixon Jr. #moodymann #blackmahogani2 #peacefrogrecords #kennydixonjr #nowplaying #musicsky #vinylsky #vinylcommunity

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πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯

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Zakir Hussain (tabla, percussion, voice), Hariprasad Chaurasia (flutes), John McLaughlin (acoustic guitar), Jan Garbarek (tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone). Recorded December 1986 at Rainbow Studio, Oslo, Norway. Produced by Manfred Eicher.

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Zakir Hussain / Hariprasad Chaurasia / John McLaughlin / Jan Garbarek "Making Music", ECM, 1987 (2025 reissue). #zakirhussain #hariprasadchaurasia #johnmclaughlin #jangarbarek #makingmusic #ecmrecords #vinyl #nowplaying #musicsky #vinylsky #vinylcommunity #jazzsky
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Sahib Shihab (alto sax, baritone sax, flute), Allan Botschinsky (flugelhorn), Ole Molin (guitar), Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (bass), Alex Riel (drums), Bjarne Rostvold (snare). Produced by Anders Stefansen. Photography By Jan Persson. Cover design by Nina Aae.

23.01.2026 18:05 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sahib Shihab "Sahib’s Jazz Party", Debut Records, 1964 (2025 reissue on ORG Music). #sahibshihab #sahibsjazzparty #vinyl #nowplaying #musicsky #vinylsky #vinylcommunity
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23.01.2026 18:04 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Sahib Shihab (alto sax, baritone sax, flute), Allan Botschinsky (flugelhorn), Ole Molin (guitar), Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (bass), Alex Riel (drums), Bjarne Rostvold (snare). Produced by Anders Stefansen. Photography By Jan Persson. Cover design by Nina Aae.

23.01.2026 18:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Marc Bolan (acoustic and electric guitars, lead vocals, chord organ, bass), Mickey Finn (Moroccan clay drums, backing vocals, tabla, finger cymbals, bass) with Tony Visconti (piano). Produced by Tony Visconti. Photography by Pete Sanders.

23.01.2026 16:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tyrannosaurus Rex "A Beard Of Stars", Regal Zonophone, 1970 (2014 reissue on A&M). #tyrannosaurusrex #trex #abeardofstars #marcbolan #vinyl #nowplaying #musicsky #vinylsky #vinylcommunity
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23.01.2026 16:06 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

About 120. Regular albums, live albums, compilations and some 12 and 7 inches. It’s the band with the most records in my collection.

23.01.2026 14:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Andy Hackett (guitar, backing vocals), Brix Smith (voice sample), Martin Bramah (guitar), Craig Scanlon (guitar), Damon Gough aka Badly Drawn Boy (guitar), Basil Nagle (voice). Cover photography by Tommy Crooks. Produced by Mark E. Smith.

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Mark E. Smith (vocals, keyboards, guitar), Julia Nagle (keyboards, guitar, programming, vocals), Steve Hanley (bass guitar), Simon Wolstencroft (drums), Karl Burns (drums), Tommy Crooks (guitar, voice) with (…)

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Hey #fallfriday The Fall "Levitate", Artful, 1997. #thefall #levitate #artfulrecords #markesmith #vinyl #nowplaying #musicsky #vinylsky #vinylcommunity
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(…) Hal Blaine (drums), The Blossoms (backing vocals), B. J. Baker Singers (backing vocals), Les Taylor (orchestration). Produced by Billy Strange.

22.01.2026 16:29 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Nancy Sinatra (vocals), Sid Sharp (strings), Roy Caton (trumpet), Jim Horn (flute), Don Randi (piano), Red Rhodes (pedal steel guitar), Al Casey (guitar), Jerry McGee (guitar), Chuck Berghofer (double bass), Carol Kaye (bass guitar), Jerry Scheff (bass guitar) (...)

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Nancy Sinatra "Boots", Reprise, 1969 (2025 reissue on Light In The Attic).#nancysinatra #boots #repriserecords #lightintheatticrecords #vinyl #nowplaying #musicsky #vinylsky #vinylcommunity
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22.01.2026 16:27 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

(…) Recorded 14 May – 31 August 1970 at Trident Studio, London, England. Produced by Tony Visconti.

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