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Sometimes cleaning can help a bit. Also worth testing each one as sometimes it's not very audible. Very annoying though, it's disappointing to still see some new releases being sold in PVC sleeves

Those poly lined inners can be problematic themselves - I've often found records stuck to those 60s/early 70s inners, when they haven't been taken out to play for years.
Often mentioned in dealer descriptions as "Bag rash". Sometimes audible sometimes not, just like the PVC off-gassing

Randomly there was a yellow/orange Wartburg estate resting/rusting away in our school grounds, think it was for a "car maintenance club" or similar, they used to take it apart and put it back together, but think that had stopped by the time I started

The accuracy of the amber colour on album covers from Impulse! Records is strikingly inconsistent. Makes you wonder what other details they were overlooking when releasing jazz recordings. It has added an air of unease to my listening.

Messaged you!

Is this still available? I'm interested...

Re: Chuck Mangione - He also composed/arranged the National Gallery "Musical Interpretations of Paul Klee" LP that I expect a fair few people here have as most copies seem to have ended up as cut-outs in Europe
www.discogs.com/master/50449...

I think there's a few tracks like that on comps, also those TotP style soundalike LPs sometimes have a track or two that are a bit unusual - I guess the need to get them out quickly meant they had to guess a bit as to what would be big hits

YouTube video by Chicago - Topic Street Player (2003 Remaster)

"25 or 6 to 4" is another good one. And you'll know this, even if only from the sample
youtu.be/TeQy-YxGPP4?...

I discovered I owned a copy of this recently - don't remember buying it at all!

Lower the spin speed so the washing comes out wetter and get it on the line quickly when it finishes (or tumble dry)

YouTube video by KingMob1000000 The Shangaans - Taboo

This is one of my favourites - have it on 45, I had the LP but it was the only good track really (shame because great cover)
youtu.be/tH7o1pMRefI?...

The Cyril X Diaz is a different tune though, it's not the Margarita Lecuona composition

YouTube video by Wicker Bill Jose Cuervo , Shelly West , 1983

youtu.be/kH38p6GGlac?...

Pretty mind-boggling that those first four LPs are all recorded within two and a half years

YouTube video by DJ Pete Pop The Champs - Tequila Twist (Challenge) 1961

Just saw it was National Tequila Day in the US 🍸
youtu.be/JLnxOvId5Ig?...

Chunky gatefolds and fancy sleeves definitely become less appealing over time as the collection grows!

YouTube video by Reggae & Blues owen gray - on the beach (muzik city)

RIP Owen Gray
Here's one of my favourites of his. Mine's just the boring UK press not this lovely Muzik City label though youtu.be/WzHChbeB2LY?...

Reposting this great clip in remembrance of foundation legend Owen Gray who died yesterday aged 86.

RIP Owen 🙏

Josh White - Empty Bed Blues View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1962 Vinyl release of "Empty Bed Blues" on Discogs.

Oh and the Pye Golden Guinea record is Josh White "Empty Bed Blues"
www.discogs.com/release/6573...

Μίκης Θεοδωράκης - Οδυσσέας Ελύτης - Το Άξιον Εστί Explore songs, recommendations, and other album details for Το Άξιον Εστί by Μίκης Θεοδωράκης - Οδυσσέας Ελύτης. Compare different versions and buy them all on Discogs.

The Greek album is this Mikis Theodorakis one if anyone was curious: www.discogs.com/master/25675...

YouTube video by mleroy Hung Over - Martini's (1967) (HD Quality)

youtu.be/sK272yI-glY?...

comic book panel, Bungle is trying on a new pair of trousers

this still bothers me a great deal.

The Bill Evans Trio - Moon Beams View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1963 Vinyl release of "Moon Beams" on Discogs.

The Bill Evans is this UK version I think: www.discogs.com/release/9719...
US originals go for more...
So a bit pricey but not outrageously so (except no doubt not looked after well on the chazza shelves, and might not be mint)

What?! I refuse to believe that he existed until @robpalk.bsky.social started talking about him on Twitter

The Roy Jay conspiracy is just a distraction to stop us looking into the completely made-up Mr Pastry

Barbie Gaye was 14 when she sang (and arranged, retitled and basically rewrote!) My Boy Lollipop

DEF II - Wikipedia

DEF II ran from 88 to 94 Wikipedia tells me, not sure exactly when The Invaders was on, but it was on for a while, quite a lot of episodes I remember! (And I remember being disappointed with no proper ending 😠)
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/DEF_II

It could hide the seller I guess, nice to see how many copies are out there etc even if you can't buy them