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Really amazing what sun and warmth and a little Dead can do for the mental health.

10. Weidorje - Vilna - Weidorje (Cobra, 1978)

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9. Magma - Köhntark - Live (Utopia, 1975)

8. Laurent Thibault - Orée - Mais On Ne Peut Pas Rêver Tout Le Temps (Ballon Noir, 1978)

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7. Asher Gamedze - War (Of Maneuver) - A Semblance: Of Return (Northern Spy, 2026)

6. The Cosmic Tones Research Trio - Sankofa - Live at Public Records (Mississippi, 2026)

5. Masahiro Takahashi - Useless Tree - In Another (Telephone Explosion, 2026)

4. TwoPine - Field Prayer - Everywhere is Home (Aural Canyon, 2026)

3. pinyonpine - a gift of sea glass - bedrock and paradox (Aural Canyon, 2026)

2. G. Jacobina - Cachoeira das Almas - Paisagens (Aural Canyon, 2025)

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1. David Moore - Rush the Creek - Grazing the Bell (RVNG Intl., 2026)

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I’m sure it sounds great! The wording there leaves the strong possibility of a digital step in the process but it is good to see a master was made specifically for vinyl

Well, mostly because it’s mastered from a digital file of the OG tapes, making it basically the CD with less dynamic range and cuts in the jams due to side length. CD really is the best format for a show

Sadly it looks like the killer transition from PITB to El Paso is broken up and there is a flip in TOO. Which is completely brutal...

That’s completely reasonable. Which is your favorite? I have a late 70s and the Rhino Hi-Fi. The latter is my go to…

Buying Dead shows on LP is the dumbest thing you could possibly do and really the province of middle aged noobs who got into vinyl with Covid checks but when it comes up for a third of the retail price and it’s some of your favorite jams from the best year….

Me: Why are my kids going totally apeshit?

Also me: I need to play this Rhino High Fidelity ‘Fun House’ as loud as possible because Dave Alexander’s bass has never sounded as good before.

Didn’t know that stuff. Every show I listen to from their recent tour is awesome so happy to be blissfully ignorant!

Pretty new to Spafford but it seems like they kill it every night? Stoked to see them in Woodstock on Sunday that’s for sure #np

YouTube video by Magma - Topic Kobah (Live 1975) (Remastered)

Gimme dat Zeuhl funk youtu.be/pp8HM_sVWAM?...

Not super deep but I do like the last archival release they did quite a bit!

13. Steve Kimock Band - Long Form, Pt. I (Live) - East Meets West (SKB, 2002)

12. Björn Meyer - Magnétique - Convergence (ECM, 2026)

11. Spafford - Broken Wing - Live at The Basement East, 01-16-26, Nashville, TN (Self, 2026)

10. Personal System 個人システム - In the Midnight Breeze - Transcoastal Night Drive (Constellation Tatsu, 2026)

9. Wet Tuna - Jettison Me - Vast (Three Lobed, 2026)