Dave Nanian

Owner of Shirt Pocket. Co-Wrote SuperDuper, BRIEF, Track Record. Wrote netTunes, launchTunes. Unredeemed gadget fan. Dog lover. Not that way.

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2024-07-27 21:03:17

OK, down to 1118 toots to go. If you could all stop tooting until tomorrow I might catch up.

2024-07-27 18:22:42

(Gah, I really picked the wrong week to not have enough time to look at Mastodon…only 2911 toots left to read…)

2024-07-21 11:32:46

Hmm. Remove, Cancel…or Cancel?
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2024-07-02 02:41:45

❤️💔
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2024-06-22 00:56:25

Run Lola Run - the great German movie that established Tom Tykver *and* Franka Potente’s careers - is only $5 on iTunes.
It’s hard to believe it’s 25 years old. It was one of my late father’s favorite movies, to my surprise.
And I just found out a friend “loathes” it, so, well, there’s that.

2024-03-12 21:07:39

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@npub17cs…fsmn That gives even less of an idea, because a 1 byte file and a 30GB file are treated the same.

2024-03-12 14:45:05

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@npub17cs…fsmn Thing is…the bar is less useful. The problem is that it's VERY much an estimate, since it's showing how many file system blocks out of the total have been evaulated. But it doesn't show you 50% of "time" or anything. But…will consider!

2024-02-06 02:56:25

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@npub172q…lhd7 @npub1gsk…hkeq @npub1fzp…dkks @npub1anh…lz4h The only way to ensure that software is fully "aligned" with your needs is to write it yourself.
The idea that somehow a collective is going to agree on "their needs" is kind of ridiculous. What if a majority decides on needs that don't align with yours? Is that different than a company doing the same?

2023-08-27 17:23:52

Lush - Spooky
I'm a sucker for loud guitars, melodic playing and harmonies, and Lush has that in spades. Of course, the British press hated them when this came out, because *who the hell knows*.
But it's a defining album of '92, and the best of their all-too-brief career.
A re-release this year and a remastering; I haven't yet compared it to my early copy, but I wanted to send the band a couple of bucks, so...
#nowplaying #vinyl #lush #shoegaze
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2023-08-26 11:06:56

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@npub1c8l…sldj Yeah, I saw that. I'm not sure they compressed the dynamics that much, but I have to pull out my original.

2023-08-24 19:06:23

Ultravox - Ultravox!
Gotta say, I just had never listened to pre-Midge Ure Ultravox. When I listened to the Steve Lillywhite feature (mentioned previously), he indicated he'd produced this LP - and indeed, he did, along with Brian Eno.
The album flopped…as did all the pre-Ure ones…but it's actually quite good. But the single, "Dangerous Rhythms”, is pretty weak, and it loses some steam after…
#nowplaying #vinyl #ultravox #newwave
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2023-08-21 20:50:33

Lyle Mays - Lyle Mays
A few years after “…as falls Wichita…”, Mays released this solo album, which is definitely a continuation of the approach to both composition and playing on that album.
Bill Frisell plays the Metheny role here, and we’ve got Nana Vasconcelos from before.
Quite enjoyable...another good find in the 'bins.
#nowplaying #jazz #vinyl
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2023-08-20 21:10:55

Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense
There's not much to say about the best concert movie ever made. That's inarguable. (Shut up Last Waltz people; quiet down Gimme Shelter fans.)
The soundtrack (which is, of course, great) was remixed a while ago, and the missing tracks (Cities/I Zimbra) were added back...and now it's been given a deluxe, vinyl-only release.
Look, it's great...even if it should be a gatefold. Get it while you can - it's limited.
#nowplaying #talkingheads #rock #newwave #vinyl
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2023-08-20 17:04:29

Charlie Hunter - Everybody Has a Plan Until They Get Punched in the Mouth
Ah, the wisdom of Mike Tyson.
Anyway, Charlie Hunter is kind of amazing. The man plays bass and lead guitar on a custom, 7-string axe, and I just don't understand how.
Here he gets togther with three others (drums, trombone, cornet), live, no overdubs, playing some bluesy tunes, with a solid groove. Very enjoyable (as is typical with his releases).
#nowplaying #vinyl #jazz #blues #CharlieHunter
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2023-08-18 20:28:54

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@npub1qw5…037m It's interesting - despite the fact that it's as "overworked" as Gaucho, and Wendell is used on some tracks, it's got a sweetness to it that counteracts the preciseness and softens it a bit, which has always worked for me.

2023-08-18 20:23:20

Donald Fagen - The Nightfly
When this came out in 1982, I wasn't quite sure what to expect - Fagen without Becker?
But, as we all know now, it was what you'd expect: a significantly jazzier and less cynical version of that music; almost a yearning for Fagen's youth.
Anyway, played beautifully as you'd expect, with great songs. My old Japanese pressing is on the treble-y side, but super quiet.
#nowplaying #vinyl #jazz #rock #donaldfagen #steelydan
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2023-08-18 13:21:25

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@npub1nk6…44wv I've never created a separate SuperDuper account, and announce things here (and also at the blog),

2023-08-17 23:16:11

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@npub1em6…ym7f Oh, I thought that was a single buttock. Those are weird.

2023-08-17 23:14:21

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@npub1em6…ym7f You're building Jennifer Connelly?
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2023-08-17 16:09:59

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@npub19x6…k6ly Finally!

2023-08-17 00:29:00

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@npub1jjq…ksgt Yup. And it's not because they're built on "star performances" (and I don't mean to dismiss the voice work).
The style reminds me of the episodes of Love Death and Robots called "The Witness” from Season 1, and Season 3's Jibaro...both by Alberto Mielgo (which look rotoscoped and are not - they're kind of incredible).

2023-08-17 00:17:14

I don't have any particular affinity for any “superhero”, nor any comic line.
I *do* have an affinity for good movies, however.
And here's the thing - both of the Spider-Verse movies are really good…and a lot of that is that they have the freedom of their source material because they're beautifully animated.
The “live" movies can't do that. When they go "big" they look stupid, digital, goofy, blue-light whatever.
But these can be *expressive*. It's different. And better.

2023-08-15 18:08:10

Caroline Rose - The Art of Forgetting
No Superstar, this: it's a breakup album, both with their partner, dealing with the death of a grandmother… it's the artier side of The Beth's “Expert in a Dying Field” - less playful, but equally sad.
Rose plays almost everything here, and self-produces.
(This is the "audiophile version" of the record - 45RPM, dual LPs, clear vinyl, lenticular coverl. Needed flattening…but good otherwise.)
#nowplaying #pop #vinyl #carolinerose
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2023-08-15 15:32:03

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@npub1tr8…w0wq I do always clean in a Degritter on receipt and put in a MoFi-style inner sleeve (from Vinyl Storage Solutions). I haven't generally found the need to scrub.

2023-08-15 15:15:59

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@npub1tr8…w0wq @npub15fq…j8f3 I'm less concerned with VTA (not that mine is 'wrong’) as much as I am with azimuth, overhang and proper anti-skate. Obviously "correct" tracking weight for the cartridge/arm combo is important too.
For “bad distortion”…that smells like bad setup. You may want to take one of those to a local high-end store and see what happens on one of their upper-region tables.
I don't know how you clean your LPs, but you might find something like a Humminguru a worthwhile investment.

2023-08-15 15:05:51

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@npub1tr8…w0wq @npub15fq…j8f3 Sounds like you've been very unlucky (assuming your turntable/tonearm/cartridge are properly set up, which can be rough).

2023-08-15 14:59:47

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@npub1hag…npjk Buy me the Bill Evans house so I can verify your claim.

2023-08-15 14:53:24

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@npub15fq…j8f3 @npub1tr8…w0wq Yes, that's generally what I mean too.

2023-08-15 11:27:36

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@npub15fq…j8f3 @npub1tr8…w0wq I consider *mild* noise to be like a continuity error in a movie - if it's bothering you it's really that the movie/music/whatever isn't working.
But if the film breaks during projecting? Bad. :-)

2023-08-15 11:25:19

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@npub15fq…j8f3 @npub1tr8…w0wq It's hard for me to quantify what your "bad" issues are, since clearly different things bother people...differently.
I recognize that there is no way for vinyl to ever be as "quiet" as digital - barring bitrot, or hardware issues, digital is going to be what it is.
But I think the occasional tik or pop is inevitable, given the medium. But there's a difference between that and a “bad" defect...and given visual QC could detect them, there are too many of those.

2023-08-15 02:59:03

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@npub1tr8…w0wq @npub15fq…j8f3 50% is a very high percentage, for sure. I'm not seeing anything even close to that.

2023-08-14 23:20:44

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@npub15fq…j8f3 (Since I'm on my high horse here, I also think that if you're making a "color" album that sounds even remotely worse than a black one, don't. Either fix whatever's causing the sound problems, or press a color that works!)

2023-08-14 23:19:32

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@npub15fq…j8f3 I've *generally* had pretty good luck. But there are definitely some plants - and I have no idea where these were pressed - that are doing bad work.
From what I've read, it's *hard* to press a 180g record (let along a 200g), and some plants clearly just can't do it. But in that case - hey - do a 150! A 140! Non-fill (etc) is way worse than any minor benefit of the additional weight. I have lots of "light" records that sound great.

2023-08-14 23:16:49

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@npub1nqs…4rr3 Yup. I never begrudge bands that end up landing licensing deals or hits. Everyone's gotta eat, and the music business is rough for artists...

2023-08-14 23:13:59

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@npub1nqs…4rr3 Hey, what's good is that they had some hits, so they could afford to make some more interesting songs.

2023-08-14 23:13:06

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One thing to note for vinyl fans - the represses of the Cake albums that were released semi-recently are sadly bad pressings (at least, the copies I bought are).
They're rife with non-fills, poorly centered, etc. Sad, but there you go.

2023-08-14 22:53:35

Cake - Prolonging the Magic
After the Pulp video, and Yard Act, I was trying to think of another semi-recent band that made use of sprechgesang, and Cake came to mind.
Cake never really got any respect from critics - they were always slotted in as the "smirking, wise-ass college band". But, I mean, you could kind of say that about Yard Act, too...and Pulp.
Not to say Cake is as good as those bands, but I do enjoy their "shtick".
#nowplaying #cake #vinyl #sprechgesang #rock
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2023-08-14 20:41:52

Pat Metheny - 80/81
What a great double album. Everyone's in great form, especially DeJohnette who is all over this thing, playing up a storm. Great sound, too, in typical ECM style.
Metheny was 26 when he did this (followed by "As falls..."). Lots of info available here:
https://musicaficionado.blog/2017/09/19/8081-by-pat-metheny/
#nowplaying #vinyl #Jazz #patmetheny #ecm
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2023-08-14 19:43:02

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@npub1adn…cxgy Yup!

2023-08-14 19:42:40

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Just by chance, looks like the Hives posted a "What's in my bag?" today!
https://youtu.be/ZiHGzFxh_VM?si=Xc_tuahTcmM_1hof

2023-08-14 19:12:16

Slowdive - 5ep
Looking forward to the new Slowdive album by going through some lesser-played L(E)Ps here.
5ep is more electronic/processed Slowdive, collecting some B-sides, etc, post-Souvlaki. As is always the case with EPs, it's short and sweet.
#nowplaying #vinyl #shoegaze #slowdive
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2023-08-14 18:51:16

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@npub1hag…npjk Almost made the same mistake - it's actually "Raveonettes". There is a "Ravonettes" but it's not the right one. :-)

2023-08-14 18:35:07

Hank Mobley - A Caddy for Daddy
Mobley gets together with Lee Morgan, Curtis Fuller, McCoy Tyner, Bob Cranshaw and Billy Higgins - in Rudy van Gelder's living room studio - and kicks things off with a near-R&B track, A Caddy for Daddy.
Followed up by four other more bop tracks, including the amusingly named Shorter composition "Venus Di Mildew".
The Blue Note stable was full of great players, and it's fun to see them switch roles from sideman to leader and back...
#Nowplaying #vinyl #jazz
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2023-08-14 18:03:46

The Hives - The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons
Has it really been almost 30 years since the first Hives album?
I listen to these guys, and the Raveonettes, and start to think - maybe Scandanavia does garage rock better than we do at this point?
#nowplaying #vinyl #rock #garagepunk #thehives
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2023-08-14 13:29:19

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@npub1pu0…c4d4 Yeah - the colorist did a great job capturing a semi-Technicolor look.

2023-08-14 13:25:12

Somehow I'd never seen the video for Pulp's This is Hardcore, and they obviously had a great time doing a throwback neo-noir, but also kind of a 50s technicolor Douglas Sirk movie?
https://youtu.be/qUMqXWaF4Ac?si=VO2DQFaw3ZUqHdG7
(It's kind of amazing what you can do with a clearly limited budget with a strong sense of style and direction.)

2023-08-14 02:54:25

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@npub1s0q…ut2n By paying more attention than THX did, I guess! 😉
(Also not the first time I've seen Strange Days...plus, while disturbing, it's a movie...with a hopeful ending.)

2023-08-14 02:29:50

Alas, THX's quality assurance guarantee does not extend to its own URL.
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2023-08-14 00:38:59

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And for more Louise LeCavalier combined with a music reference - Frank Zappa's last public performance was his Yellow Shark concert, and La La La Human Steps (featuring Louise, of course) choreographed and performed during G-Spot Tornado, with Frank conducting:
https://youtu.be/CmKK6RLGp1k?si=zfh4Rh30YDbnyPy9

2023-08-14 00:26:12

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@npub1vu3…fyyf Never really understood why it wasn't more popular on release.

2023-08-13 23:55:09

In the middle of Strange Days (I had the LaserDisc and bought the DVD back in 1999 - kind of lucky, since it's impossible to find now)...and had forgotten that La La La Human Steps' Louise LeCavalier is in it.
Which made me remember that she dances with David Bowie in the Fame '90 video:
https://youtu.be/_Up1s8z7jH8?si=o9C3KxQcFwF_EWw2
And, for more La La La Human Steps, here's a beautiful bit of Amelia featuring Mistaya Hemingway:
https://youtu.be/mcJF_EdYeLc?si=OvbSonQ0T01VoSSW

2023-08-13 21:29:20

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@npub1594…cah9 Well...sometimes it's just "when I'm busy I don't want to have to get up at the end of the side". If I'm less busy, I use the Brinkmann.
The Beogram is rather good overall, especially with jazz, but can have an issue with sibilance on some recordings - those always go on the Brinkmann.
If I'm really focusing on the music, it also goes on the Brinkmann... but they are both good sounding turntables.

2023-08-13 20:38:15

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@npub1x54…knd9 Sometimes it's hard to distinguish between "suffering for your art" and "making art about your suffering".

2023-08-13 20:33:56

The Dandy Warhols - The Black Album
Originally thought to be "lost" (whatever that really means), this was the Dandy's *demo* (that was rejected by the label). Well, reject it no more - they put it out later, on their web site, and it was recently repressed without the 2nd disc (Come On Feel..., available separately).
Some of these tracks were re-recorded on the 1st album. But it's fun to hear things here semi-low-fi.
#nowplaying #vinyl #lowfi #rock #TheDandyWarhols
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2023-08-13 20:06:52

Julien Baker - Turn Out the Lights
For her second album, Baker went to a real studio and opened up her sound a little. The songs are beautiful but dark, dark, dark...with a little candle in the distance.
I know she's in a better place now--and IMO the most important part of boygenius--but here you just want to hand her a puppy. Maybe two puppies.
#nowplaying #vinyl #julienbaker
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2023-08-13 19:57:54

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@npub1na9…nagt You're really going to like this, then... :-)

2023-08-13 18:54:17

Black Coffee with Peggy Lee
Since I've already time-traveled to '59, '53 is just a skip and a hop away.
Given how "smooth" and elegant the vocal delivery and accompaniment is, this is a pretty sad album. We're not talking Sinatra's In the Wee Small Hours, exactly, but these "woman loves a bad man" tracks do make it clear it's a concept record.
Anyway - no shock, given its fame, that it's a great listen.
#nowplaying #jazz #peggylee #vinyl
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2023-08-13 18:38:50

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@npub1enj…dly4 That's not an atypical reaction to a new Destroyer album.

2023-08-13 18:19:09

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@npub1em6…ym7f Damn it. How do they make it to the concert on time?
Or do they all just stay in the venue until Dan happens to show up?
I think I can guess.
(Cancel Operation Traitor McDEAD. For now.)

2023-08-13 18:09:27

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@npub14vk…pvt7 It is - a classic 1972 Beogram 4000 with a linear-tracking tonearm.
The LP is super fun. Nice different spin on songs I'm super familiar with.

2023-08-13 17:58:40

The Dave Brubeck Quartet - Time Outtakes
Everyone, of course, has heard Time Out, one of the most famous and popular albums ever. They recently turned up additional tapes from those sessions, and here they are...and it's great to hear quite different (and equally great) versions of these classic tunes, plus a few extras.
Well worth your time. And money. Don't forget money.
#nowplaying #jazz #davebrubeck #vinyl
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2023-08-13 17:39:23

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@npub1em6…ym7f You make a good point.
(She's onto us. Postpone mission until watches can be acquired.)

2023-08-13 17:36:07

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@npub1em6…ym7f Don't worry: no one is going to murder you.
(Gather the team. High priority. Invade workshop at 15:30. Synchronize watches...now.)

2023-08-13 17:22:30

Destroyer - Labyrinthitis
You never know what to expect with a Destroyer album, save for quality: Dan Bejar is obviously, talented, restless (and missed from the New Pornographers).
This one starts out with an almost Cocteau Twins sounding track (without the vocals, of course), and continues along in an 80s vein, with some almost New Order tracks mixed in.
(Semi-amusingly, the black strips on this pressing confused the Beogram's optical disc detection...)
#nowplaying #vinyl #destroyer #pop
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2023-08-13 16:30:59

Wayne Shorter - Adam's Apple
A murderer's row of players here - Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Reginald Workman and Joe Chambers - recordeding a bunch of great Shorter originals by who else but Rudy van Gelder.
What's not to like? (Answer: nothing.)
#nowplaying #jazz #bluenote #wayneshorter
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2023-08-13 16:12:51

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@npub14rc…0nej It is good! Just wanted to set expectations, given the Blue Note label. :-)

2023-08-13 15:54:50

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(By the way, that's Chuck Rainey on bass - who you may recognize from the work he did with Steely Dan.)

2023-08-13 15:50:20

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@npub1drc…s7v5 Works here, too, but it's not https, and it may fail for people who have set things up to require that.

2023-08-13 15:44:37

Donald Byrd - Places and Spaces
Blue Note label or not, this is definitely not a jazz album: it's pure funk/soul. Given the occasional strings and the general groove, it's edging right up to disco (but in that case, on the jazzier side).
#nowplaying #vinyl #disco #jazz #funk #soul #bluenote
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2023-08-12 23:21:01

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@npub1hag…npjk I think I mentioned that. I have more than one B&O, the Rega, and this Brinkmann. (I moved the Brinkmann here from a different room, swapping it with the Rega.)

2023-08-12 21:28:49

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@npub1aax…lmaf That explains the papal flair on the holy sash.

2023-08-12 21:27:28

Yard Act - The Overload
I have two copies of this - this is the deluxe version with their live NPR desk concert added.
As I mentioned before - these guys are a little Gang of Four (with less singing - figure Anthrax without the chorus), a little Ian Dury, a little Fall, and a little like their contemporaries Dry Cleaning: savagely biting lyrics set to grooves.
#nowplaying #vinyl #yardact #gangoffour #drycleaning #TheFall
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2023-08-12 21:16:56

I think the question isn't really whether the pope shits in the woods, but rather has the pope ever had the motive, means and opportunity to do so.

2023-08-12 21:09:21

Fana Hues - flora + fana
A delightful surprise, selected as one of my "free albums" with my VMP subscription. Best slotted into R&B, but with some funk & trip-hoppy beats in there on some tracks.
#nowplaying #vinyl #randb #funk
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2023-08-12 20:08:11

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@npub1hag…npjk Plus, Audioquest would have an audiophile grade SCSI cable that made music on SCSI drives play with more defined imaging.

2023-08-12 19:48:32

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@npub17d7…h6sl Huh - never heard of them, but I'm looking forward to giving this a spin!

2023-08-12 19:46:41

Ali Farka Touré with Ry Cooder - Talking Timbuktu
A Grammy-winner for a reason, this wasn't available on vinyl for a long time. And it's a really beautiful recording of the Malian desert blues player, with Cooder playing along with a few known players (eg Jim Keltner) and a whole lot of African masters.
Anyway, no doubt you've heard it. And if by some chance you haven't...you really should.
#nowplaying #vinyl #AliFarkaTouré #blues #african #Mali
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2023-08-12 14:49:36

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Re-playing Melt after listening to a Produce Like a Pro podcast with Lillywhite - most of this was constructed in the studio...and they took a break mid way through to generate more material.
When they did, Steve produced the first Psychedelic Furs album. And maybe XTC's Black Sea (hence Dave Gregory on Melt).
#nowplaying #vinyl #petergabriel
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2023-08-12 01:03:40

Winding down at Birds of Paradise.
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2023-08-11 16:28:14

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@npub1c8l…sldj I think he would have been better off having Joe Vitale help out... he's missed on here.

2023-08-11 16:22:47

Joe Walsh - The Confessor
Still washing the taste of The Long Run out of my mouth. But we're well into Joe Walsh's "not enough good material for an album" period. Which isn't to say there aren't some good songs (eg The Confessor is great), but there's a lot of filler (eg 15 Years, I Broke My Leg) which disappoints, especially in comparison.
Tons of studio musicians on this (Marotta/Porcaro/Keltner), so the extensive use drum machines is surprising.
#nowplaying #vinyl #rock #joewalsh
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2023-08-11 14:35:35

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@npub1rze…4zea Now there are two of us! :-)

2023-08-10 20:18:12

Gaadge - Somewhere Down Below
Pittsburgh-based (along with feeble little horse) Indie semi-shoegaze band...but not really. Their melodic sense, and perhaps their laid-back vocal style, sometimes reminds me of a band they sound nothing like - the Lemonheads.
They're confident players across a bunch of styles...they've supposedly been around for 10 years, but this is the first time in a real studio.
And they're good! Happy to have found them.
#nowplaying #vinyl #indie #shoegaze #pop
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2023-08-10 19:51:52

Robin Lane - Heart Connection EP
1981's Robin Lane and the Chartbusters was one of those hidden gems that felt like it was going to break out...and didn't. When Things Go Wrong charted, briefly, and was the 11th video to be played on MTV:
https://youtu.be/9pTHbZKhjXY?si=8Tvov80HNlVMRVlf
This 1984 EP was the last thing they recorded before the 2001 reunion, distributed locally. Found it recently in a used bin, which is nice, since I'd never heard it.
#nowplaying #vinyl #RobinLane
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2023-08-10 19:42:53

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@npub1hzl…k8l6 Gah, no kidding. I'd rather listen to ILBTs, and that song is terrible. :-)

2023-08-10 18:36:32

Joe Walsh - There Goes the Neighborhood
You listen to "...But Seriously, Folks" and this album, which bracket The Long Run, and you can't help but think: maybe the Eagles should have let Walsh put more songs on Eagles albums, instead of just two (Life in the Fast Lane and In the City).
I know a lot of Walsh stuff since "...But Seriously Folks" has been kindaof goofy and as such probably not Eagle-y. But at least it's fun to listen to. Mostly.
#nowplaying #vinyl #rock #joewalsh
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2023-08-10 11:52:39

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@npub1ptd…l7nj Heh, I was wondering if someone was going to notice that.
Glad you're enjoying the posts!

2023-08-09 22:34:51

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@npub1efd…zam2 I hope you enjoy it!

2023-08-09 22:11:53

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A Girl Called Eddy - A Girl Called Eddy
Not much to add to my previous notes, other than you should listen to it.
#nowplaying #vinyl #agirlcallededdy
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2023-08-09 21:43:10

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(And for a real bit of trivia, the Rockit video was shot by Roger Deakins. Yes, that Roger Deakins.)

2023-08-09 21:22:08

10cc - How dare you!
The very definition of humorous and quirky art-pop.
(This was the last album released by the original lineup; Godley & Creme went on to release some solo records, but are mostly remembered for their music videos, including the famous/funny/innovative Herbie Hancock "Rockit" - https://youtu.be/GHhD4PD75zY?si=rLFdpDi65s-UUAya .)
#nowplaying #video #10cc #artpop
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2023-08-09 20:46:56

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@npub1qw5…037m https://youtu.be/4KP9PNSUME4?si=SUaB9X5_mCkR7HCv

2023-08-09 20:25:22

Eagles - The Long Run
Two bands, two monster albums - Hotel California and Rumors. Each took 3 years to follow-up, at great expense.
One result - this uninspired collection of not great songs (with a few good ones in there, including Walsh's In The City - from The Warriors) that are, well, dull. The other - the brilliant Tusk.
I know which one I'd rather listen to. And yet, here I am listening to this, and I can't tell you why.
#nowplaying #vinyl #eagles
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2023-08-09 20:17:53

Cocteau Twins - Tiny Dynamite & Echoes in a Shallow Bay
There were few bands I collected EPs of, but Cocteau Twins were one. Always worthwhile, these were an interesting midpoint between the more intense early material and the more melodic to come.
#nowplaying #vinyl #dreampop #cocteautwins
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2023-08-09 00:17:30

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@npub1x54…knd9 @npub1qw5…037m Probably want to work Kim and Kelly Deal in there somewhere.

2023-08-08 23:20:03

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@npub17pe…vcm6 OK, for you: six.

2023-08-08 23:14:54

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@npub1qw5…037m @npub1x54…knd9 Whoa.

2023-08-08 23:13:08

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@npub19pd…cfvy Indeed - an oldie but a goodie.

2023-08-08 21:49:41

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@npub1qw5…037m @npub1x54…knd9 For a minute there I thought you meant Kay Hanley and Kristin Hersh were stepsisters and I'm like....whhhhaaaaatttt??!?!?

2023-08-08 21:37:03

Sonny Rollins - On Impulse!
It's easy enough to read about this album, since it's quite well known, and very enjoyable.
But this mastering & pressing - which is part of the Acoustic Sounds Impulse series - is really fantastic, and the recording itself reflects a lot of the advances that had been made since the 50s, and of course it's Rudy van Gelder, because who else.
#nowplaying #jazz #rudyvangelder #sonnyrollins
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