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Performance Test Engineer open to opportunities. Father, Husband, Dog wrangler. Burgeoning collector of vinyl records. https://www.discogs.com/seller/vinyllegacy/profile

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Very cool, I have the SACD but I hadn't heard of the pink vinyl release

26.02.2026 19:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Totally agree!

26.02.2026 18:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Stanley Turrentine - Comin' Your Way (Blue Note Tone Poet Series) Playing on VPI Scoutmaster turntable, 12-pound acrylic platter glowing blue. Audio Technica AT-VM95ML cartridge.

Cover is black and white photo of stanley in profile, title and musicians in pink italic lettering
Stanley Turrentine - Tenor Saxophone
Tommy Turrentine - Trumpet (Stanley's brother)
Horace Parlan - Piano
George Tucker - Bass
Al Harewood - Drums

Not pictured:
NAD M10v3 streaming integrated amplifier
JBL Paragon wired with Anticables

Stanley Turrentine - Comin' Your Way (Blue Note Tone Poet Series) Playing on VPI Scoutmaster turntable, 12-pound acrylic platter glowing blue. Audio Technica AT-VM95ML cartridge. Cover is black and white photo of stanley in profile, title and musicians in pink italic lettering Stanley Turrentine - Tenor Saxophone Tommy Turrentine - Trumpet (Stanley's brother) Horace Parlan - Piano George Tucker - Bass Al Harewood - Drums Not pictured: NAD M10v3 streaming integrated amplifier JBL Paragon wired with Anticables

Dad had some Turrentine on SACD but the vinyl collection was missing soul-jazz. Warm, bluesy tenor sax, incredible body and texture (you can hear the reed vibrate).

Gorgeous Tone Poet release. Thomasville is a standout track.

#nowplaying #nowspinning #vinyl #vinylcommunity #musicsky #jazzsky

26.02.2026 14:52 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
10 new vinyl LPs added to the collection, mostly jazz with 2 80s thrown in. 

Displayed in front of the JBL Paragon

10 new vinyl LPs added to the collection, mostly jazz with 2 80s thrown in. Displayed in front of the JBL Paragon

The Vinyl Fairy has been busy this year! Playing Soon.

Mostly trying to add Blue Note depth to the Collection but couldn't *not* make room for some 80s dark wave. And that Joy Crookes disc is a banger!

#vinylsky #vinyl #vinylcommunity #musicsk

10.01.2026 05:29 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Classic

08.12.2025 23:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's pretty perfect

08.12.2025 22:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wow, I didn't know this version existed, must sound wonderful

08.12.2025 22:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Originally issued on Amha Records (AELP 90, 1974) in Addis Ababa, Ethio Jazz is Mulatu Astatke’s defining statement, the album that gave an entire genre its name.

2015 Heavenly Sweetness reissue 180g vinyl playing on VPI Scoutmaster turntable, 12-pound acrylic platter glowing white. Audio Technica AT-VM95ML cartridge.

Cover is photo of the musicians on playground equipment, test in English and Ethiopian.

#nowplaying #nowspinning #vinylsky #vinyl #vinylcommunity #musicsky

Originally issued on Amha Records (AELP 90, 1974) in Addis Ababa, Ethio Jazz is Mulatu Astatke’s defining statement, the album that gave an entire genre its name. 2015 Heavenly Sweetness reissue 180g vinyl playing on VPI Scoutmaster turntable, 12-pound acrylic platter glowing white. Audio Technica AT-VM95ML cartridge. Cover is photo of the musicians on playground equipment, test in English and Ethiopian. #nowplaying #nowspinning #vinylsky #vinyl #vinylcommunity #musicsky

Now have this cornerstone record on vinyl, MANY years after @dave225.bsky.social introduced me to Γ‰thiopiques 4.

Introduces Ethiopian scales & rhythms to familiar jazz, making it new, unique, and captivating. Incredible spatial depth here. Nice reissue

#nowspinning #vinylsky #vinyl #jazzsky #jazz

08.12.2025 21:42 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wow, this is great, I'm back to Bsky for a day and discovering so much music!

04.12.2025 16:09 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I agree that is a fantastic one. Mine is the High Res digital

04.12.2025 15:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

New to me, I'm going to stream it right now, thanks!

04.12.2025 15:53 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Goes right along with my listen this week, I'll have to look for that

04.12.2025 15:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Very nice! Have always loved Sade but mine is all on CD, sadly

04.12.2025 15:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Ruth Brown's 'Rock & Roll' playing on VPI Scoutmaster 12-pound acrylic platter glowing pink. Audio Technica AT-VM95ML cartridge. MFSL Pressing #407 of 2000. #nowplaying #nowspinning

MoFi's Flawless restoration of recordings from the 40s and 50s, bridging the gap between jump blues, R&B, and the emerging sound of rock & roll.

Cover is large color blocks, white on top, brown on bottom, with 'ruth brown' lower cased in red, white, and pink letters on the brown background. Album title and a small profile photo of Brown at top left, top banner MOBILE FIDELITY SOUND LAB, white letters on pink

Ruth Brown's 'Rock & Roll' playing on VPI Scoutmaster 12-pound acrylic platter glowing pink. Audio Technica AT-VM95ML cartridge. MFSL Pressing #407 of 2000. #nowplaying #nowspinning MoFi's Flawless restoration of recordings from the 40s and 50s, bridging the gap between jump blues, R&B, and the emerging sound of rock & roll. Cover is large color blocks, white on top, brown on bottom, with 'ruth brown' lower cased in red, white, and pink letters on the brown background. Album title and a small profile photo of Brown at top left, top banner MOBILE FIDELITY SOUND LAB, white letters on pink

Back to Vinyl with this stunning release for my birthday! Brown's best known for live energy but the SOUND on this is relevatory, an audiophile restoration of an icon.

Perfect press by MFSL and RTI, the new centerpiece of my R&B section.

#vinylsky #vinyl #vinylcommunity #jazz #rnbsky #jazzsky

04.12.2025 15:46 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Todd Rundgren - Dust In The Wind (Lyrics Below) (HQ)
YouTube video by Toddzilla Todd Rundgren - Dust In The Wind (Lyrics Below) (HQ)

m.youtube.com/watch?v=nibI...

30.10.2025 01:07 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Middle Of The Road compilation from Warner/Reprise loss leader series. 

Cover is title rendered as a yellow road sign 

77th Selection from Dad's Collection

Middle Of The Road compilation from Warner/Reprise loss leader series. Cover is title rendered as a yellow road sign 77th Selection from Dad's Collection

Middle Of The Road compilation from Warner/Reprise loss leader series. 

Cover is title rendered as a yellow road sign, folding it out renewals the photo of the sign under a dark sky that fills the back cover. 

VPI Scoutmaster turntable, glowing white

Middle Of The Road compilation from Warner/Reprise loss leader series. Cover is title rendered as a yellow road sign, folding it out renewals the photo of the sign under a dark sky that fills the back cover. VPI Scoutmaster turntable, glowing white

Todd Rundgren from the inside sleeve

SPECIALLY PRICED 2-RECORD SET

Continuing the orgy of self-reflection is the most mispro-nounced, misspelled and mis-understood artist on the block, Bearsville Records' Todd Rund-gren. This song, besides being on Todd's double album, Something/Anything?, hails from "Baby Needs a Pair of Snakeskin Boots," a "pop operetta" which occupies Side 4. Whereas Herr Rundgren sings and plays all the parts on Sides 3, 2 and 1 (the latter of which contains his hit single "I Saw the Light"), Todd lets some of his friends come in and play with him on Side 4. "My original idea for this side," he says, "was a series of songs with sing-along choruses. All the songs were performed live and there were no over-dubs. The people that showed up were the people who sang and played, meaning that anyone who happened to be in the studio or in the neighborhood and didn't have anything better to do came in to play. Every-body, including me, learned the songs immediately prior to re-cording them, so most of it is spontaneous to a degree. Any-way, I decided it would scan better if I drafted it into a sort of operetta, that kind of thing being very popular nowadays."

Musicians on "Dust" include Mark Klingman, organ; John Simon, drums; Randy Brecker, trumpet; Mike Brecker, tenor sax; Barry Rogers, trombone; Rick Derringer, guitar, and John Siegler, bass.

Todd Rundgren from the inside sleeve SPECIALLY PRICED 2-RECORD SET Continuing the orgy of self-reflection is the most mispro-nounced, misspelled and mis-understood artist on the block, Bearsville Records' Todd Rund-gren. This song, besides being on Todd's double album, Something/Anything?, hails from "Baby Needs a Pair of Snakeskin Boots," a "pop operetta" which occupies Side 4. Whereas Herr Rundgren sings and plays all the parts on Sides 3, 2 and 1 (the latter of which contains his hit single "I Saw the Light"), Todd lets some of his friends come in and play with him on Side 4. "My original idea for this side," he says, "was a series of songs with sing-along choruses. All the songs were performed live and there were no over-dubs. The people that showed up were the people who sang and played, meaning that anyone who happened to be in the studio or in the neighborhood and didn't have anything better to do came in to play. Every-body, including me, learned the songs immediately prior to re-cording them, so most of it is spontaneous to a degree. Any-way, I decided it would scan better if I drafted it into a sort of operetta, that kind of thing being very popular nowadays." Musicians on "Dust" include Mark Klingman, organ; John Simon, drums; Randy Brecker, trumpet; Mike Brecker, tenor sax; Barry Rogers, trombone; Rick Derringer, guitar, and John Siegler, bass.

Mr Rundgren is #77. I know his production(see Skylarking) more than his songs, cool to hear his Dust In The Wind here.

Live, minimally practiced, no overdubs? Respect. I appreciate that rawness. This has been a fun series for me

#nowplaying #nowspinning #vinylsky #vinyl #vinylcommunity #musicsky

29.10.2025 21:03 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Siouxsie & The Banshees - Juju LP

Siouxsie & The Banshees - Juju LP

Finally getting around to putting up the Halloween decorations and I can't think of many better albums to listen to while doing it. #vinyl #nowspinning

29.10.2025 20:43 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Best thing about Hackers!

22.10.2025 21:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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PSYCHEDELIC FURS (1980) πŸ”₯ A classic #5DebutAlbums8084 #nowplaying #musicsky #vinyl #nowspinning #musicchallenge

22.10.2025 21:25 β€” πŸ‘ 50    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Alma-Ville
YouTube video by Vince Guaraldi - Topic Alma-Ville

www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9ft...

22.10.2025 19:54 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Selection from Dad's Collection

Schlagers! from the Warner Bros/Reprise 'Loss Leader' series
Playing on VPI Scoutmaster turntable, 12-pound acrylic platter glowing yellow. Audio Technica AT-VM95ML cartridge.

Cover is SCHLAGERS! with the letters illustrated as a monolithic rocky cliff face (Peaking on the A)

Dr. Demento (Barry Hansen) compiled the songs and wrote the liner notes

Selection from Dad's Collection Schlagers! from the Warner Bros/Reprise 'Loss Leader' series Playing on VPI Scoutmaster turntable, 12-pound acrylic platter glowing yellow. Audio Technica AT-VM95ML cartridge. Cover is SCHLAGERS! with the letters illustrated as a monolithic rocky cliff face (Peaking on the A) Dr. Demento (Barry Hansen) compiled the songs and wrote the liner notes

Album cover back, illustration of a ship steaming toward a rocky shore, all black on yellow. Artists names across the bottom

Miriam Makeba✩ Rod McKuen✩ Joni Mitchell The Neon Philharmonic ✩ Randy Newman ✩ Peter, Paul & Mary The Mike Post Coalition The San Sebastian Strings ✩ Frank Sinatra The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band Mason Williams ✩ Glenn Yarbrough The Vogues

Album cover back, illustration of a ship steaming toward a rocky shore, all black on yellow. Artists names across the bottom Miriam Makeba✩ Rod McKuen✩ Joni Mitchell The Neon Philharmonic ✩ Randy Newman ✩ Peter, Paul & Mary The Mike Post Coalition The San Sebastian Strings ✩ Frank Sinatra The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band Mason Williams ✩ Glenn Yarbrough The Vogues

Text from inner sleeve, test bios written by Doctor Demento! 

"Vince Guaraldi is most familiar to you as the writer-performer of the now-jazz-standard "Cast Your Fate to the Wind," and has, at various stages in his career, played with Woody Herman, Cal Tjader, June Christy, and the Lighthouse All-Stars.
At present living off the fat of the land in beautiful Mill Valley, California, Vince likes to build model cars and listen to records and collaborate on albums with jazz biggie Shorty Rogers."

Text from inner sleeve, test bios written by Doctor Demento! "Vince Guaraldi is most familiar to you as the writer-performer of the now-jazz-standard "Cast Your Fate to the Wind," and has, at various stages in his career, played with Woody Herman, Cal Tjader, June Christy, and the Lighthouse All-Stars. At present living off the fat of the land in beautiful Mill Valley, California, Vince likes to build model cars and listen to records and collaborate on albums with jazz biggie Shorty Rogers."

VINCE! #76 comes from another wacky WB comp. Some good tracks on this. I can't imagine a time before Guaraldi was known for Peanuts, but here it is!

Great sound for a comp, recorded loud! (I can play this at min)

#nowplaying #nowspinning #vinylsky #vinyl #vinylcommunity #jazz #jazzsky #musicsky

22.10.2025 19:50 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Coming into Los Angeles (Remastered)
YouTube video by Arlo Guthrie - Topic Coming into Los Angeles (Remastered)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1yA...

Selection from Dad's Collection #76

12.10.2025 01:23 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Warner Reprise Loss Leader Series: The Big Ball (1970), cover is a photo of a big ball (red)
Playing on VPI Scoutmaster turntable, 12-pound acrylic platter glowing red. Audio Technica AT-VM95ML cartridge.

Warner Reprise Loss Leader Series: The Big Ball (1970), cover is a photo of a big ball (red) Playing on VPI Scoutmaster turntable, 12-pound acrylic platter glowing red. Audio Technica AT-VM95ML cartridge.

Irreverent text, typical of this series
Coming in to Los Angeles (By Arlo Guthrie. Time 3:08) From Running Down the Road, Reprise album 6346, coproduced by Lenny Waronker and Van Dyke Parks

Arlo Guthrie, celebrated star of stage, screen, radio, and the cover of Newsweek, noted tall-tale scenarist, and the young musician who proved for once and all that white men can indeed talk the blues, certainly needs no fluffy introduction, especially considering that you no doubt saw the film, bought the album, and watched him on Johnny Carson and all.

Since the monumental Alice's Restaurant, there have been three Arlo albums: Arlo, Running Down the Road, and Washington County.

Irreverent text, typical of this series Coming in to Los Angeles (By Arlo Guthrie. Time 3:08) From Running Down the Road, Reprise album 6346, coproduced by Lenny Waronker and Van Dyke Parks Arlo Guthrie, celebrated star of stage, screen, radio, and the cover of Newsweek, noted tall-tale scenarist, and the young musician who proved for once and all that white men can indeed talk the blues, certainly needs no fluffy introduction, especially considering that you no doubt saw the film, bought the album, and watched him on Johnny Carson and all. Since the monumental Alice's Restaurant, there have been three Arlo albums: Arlo, Running Down the Road, and Washington County.

In 1970, WB was trying to appeal to the anti-establishment kids (what happened to them??)

Some crazy, trippy, tracks on here, a lot I've never heard of!

I'll pick Arlo's _Coming into Los Angeles_ for #76

#nowplaying #nowspinning #vinylsky #vinyl #vinylcommunity #musicsky

12.10.2025 01:22 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Such a great album, this is one I only have on SACD

10.10.2025 03:21 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Lorraine Ellison - Stay with me
YouTube video by Richard Hierweg Lorraine Ellison - Stay with me

www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TOa...

10.10.2025 02:18 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
THE 1969 WARNER-REPRISE RECORD SHOW Playing on VPI Scoutmaster turntable, 12-pound acrylic platter glowing magenta to coordinate with the album cover's nutsy Peter Max-esque psychedelic chorus line illustration. Audio Technica AT-VM95ML cartridge.

Selection from Dad's Collection #75! Cinnamon Girl is the only song I remember dad playing from this one, sadly missing now.

THE 1969 WARNER-REPRISE RECORD SHOW Playing on VPI Scoutmaster turntable, 12-pound acrylic platter glowing magenta to coordinate with the album cover's nutsy Peter Max-esque psychedelic chorus line illustration. Audio Technica AT-VM95ML cartridge. Selection from Dad's Collection #75! Cinnamon Girl is the only song I remember dad playing from this one, sadly missing now.

Typically ironic Loss Leaders bio of Lorraine Ellison

Typically ironic Loss Leaders bio of Lorraine Ellison

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#75 is a CRAZY weird mix of music, wow

Would've chosen Cinnamon Girl but... No disc 1, only a mis-shelved "After the Gold Rush", which I have no sleeve for πŸ˜₯

Nice sound, loud-mastered vinyl. Lorraine is phenomenal(!), that's soul! Why haven't I heard her?

#nowplaying #nowspinning #vinylsky #vinyl

10.10.2025 01:31 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
Vinyl copy of the Deltron 3030 album spinning on an Audio Technica turntable.

Vinyl copy of the Deltron 3030 album spinning on an Audio Technica turntable.

#vinyl #nowspinning

25 years of we’ve always been back

08.10.2025 23:25 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Warner Bros "Loss Leaders" compilations
Front row: The 1969 Warner/Reprise Record Show, The Big Ball, Schlagers!
Back row: Middle of the Road, Burbank, Limo

Warner Bros "Loss Leaders" compilations Front row: The 1969 Warner/Reprise Record Show, The Big Ball, Schlagers! Back row: Middle of the Road, Burbank, Limo

These were on steady rotation when I was a kid.

Over the next week I'll be playing a track from each of these to be the Selection From Dad's Collection numbers 75 to 80!

#vinylsky #vinyl #vinylcommunity #musicsky

08.10.2025 22:58 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Giorgio Moroder - Cat People (Putting Out Fire) Listen to Cat People (Putting Out Fire) on your streaming service

tidal.com/browse/track...

08.10.2025 01:18 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
7-inch for the David Bowie (lyrics and vocals) theme song Cat People(Putting out Fire) playing on Playing on VPI Scoutmaster turntable, 12-pound acrylic platter glowing red. Audio Technica AT-VM95ML cartridge. 
Cover is suspended over the turntable, all black with a vignetted closeup of Natassja Kinski's eyes from a scene in the film. Text in white with 'cat people' in a script font underlined in blood red.

7-inch for the David Bowie (lyrics and vocals) theme song Cat People(Putting out Fire) playing on Playing on VPI Scoutmaster turntable, 12-pound acrylic platter glowing red. Audio Technica AT-VM95ML cartridge. Cover is suspended over the turntable, all black with a vignetted closeup of Natassja Kinski's eyes from a scene in the film. Text in white with 'cat people' in a script font underlined in blood red.

7-inch for October 7

I love Bowie's vocals on the soundtrack more than on the Let's Dance version. And the film was so hot for a teenager in the 80s, not sure it still stands up today πŸ˜†

Nice sounding 45rpm, dynamic and loud!

#nowplaying #nowspinning #vinylsky #vinyl #vinylcommunity #musicsky

07.10.2025 16:12 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0