DIG
Dig
1993 UK pressing

One of the most listened to albums in my collection.
I went through about 4 CD copies of this in my youth, and I found the record in a dusty box on Vancouver Island with no price tag on it.
I ended up paying 20 bucks for it.
People STILL offer me ridiculous money for this on Discogs, and I’m shocked to see what their worth now.
This is still good for 2-3 spins a month for me.
“Believe” is STILL the jam.
A signature #90s anthem, baby!
#vinyl #vinylrecords #90smusic

FURGUSON
The Leap Year
2013 Spain pressing

What a great find!
$10 from a clearance bin, the hype sticker promises that their indie-noise/electronic identity finds a melancholy kind of darkness here.
SOLD.

It’s really fun. There’s some definite Japandroids/Refused type vibes here, but there are serious hooks & melodies.
“Heat” is a killer tune, and the albums electronic flourishes are subtle and very complementary.
REALLY dig this.
I assume they are now defunct?
#vinyl #vinylrecords #noiserock

BECK
Sea Change
2016 Europe 2xLP reissue

A beautiful, heartbreaking work of art.
Beck’s breakup/divorce album; his Blood On The Tracks if you will.
Not only is it HIS unquestioned masterpiece, its Nigel Godrich’s as well.
His work on the Radiohead albums made him famous (for good reason), but as a producer, this is also HIS master stroke.
An amazing pressing of this.
It sounds so good, that you wonder where other mastering & pressing efforts are going wrong.
#vinyl #vinylrecords #2000s #beck

Your friendly neighborhood Vinyl Ape is feeling very loved this morning.
Received a wonderful belated birthday present this morning from a wonderful person.
Do ALL apes look sexy as fuck in leather?
Or is it just me?
The latter, probably.
#thevinylape #vinyl #vinylrecords #happybirthday #leather

ELBOW
Newborn
2001 UK 12” single

A nice breakfast this morning; some apple pancakes & Elbow.

I love Elbow, & it started way back when I got a promo CD single of this while working at the HMV in Harvard Square in Cambridge, Ma back in the early Oughts.
I was immediately taken by this song,& particularly Guy Garvey’s voice.
The 2nd of the three songs here, Lucky With Disease, is also wonderful.
BTW, don’t compare your apple pancakes to mine. Yours are shit. 😂
#vinyl #vinylrecords #elbow #2000s

DINOSAUR JR.
Farm
2009 U.S. 2xLP pressing

A little ear bleeding country for my last spin of the night, & my absolute favourite of the Dino reunion records.

This also happens to be one of my three or so favorite album covers of all time. I don’t know how you can look at it, &NOT want to get as high as an elephant’s balls.
I want to get a 2nd copy of this JUST for the cover, so I can stretch the gatefold out into its complete image, & have it framed.
It’s just so beautiful.
#vinyl #vinylrecords

#NowSpinning ‘Programme Music - More Themes from the Josef Weinberger Library 1965-1980’, released this year on Buried Treasure Records. It’s a lovely collection of diverse production library music from several library stalwarts.
#Vinyl #VinylRecords #VinylCollection #NowPlaying #VinylAddict

@jess I'm probably telling you something you already know... but have you tried Discogs? Easy to add items to your collection via scanning barcodes on the app.

It works for me.

https://www.discogs.com/

#vinyl #vinylrecords #music #collecting

Picked this up as well. Benny Golson 1963 #NZ pressing. #vinyl is mint condition. Cover in pretty good shape as well. $10 NZ dollars. #nowspinning #NowPlaying #NowListening #Vinyl #VinylRecords #vinylcollection @vinylrecords

Been back to #Aotearoa #newzealand this week for work and see family. Always stop by Real Groovy Records. Continuing my obsession with #jazz picked up these second hand but may as well be new. Both are excellent. The Stanley Turrentine features Ron Carter and George Benson #nowspinning #NowPlaying #NowListening #Vinyl #VinylRecords #vinylcollection @vinylrecords

THE CHURCH
Priest = Aura
2021 Europe 2xLP pressing

Today is your friendly neighborhood Vinyl Ape’s birthday, and THIS is a gift to myself.

This was one of many tapes I acquired as a kid as part of those Columbia House/BMG 16 tapes for a penny clubs.
I robbed both of those companies blind, using MULTIPLE mailing addresses, & never spending more than the penny I taped to the order form. 😂
This album is so freaking good, & my absolute favorite by The Church.
#vinyl #vinylrecords #90s #90smusic

Modern Jazz Quartet - "Fontessa" (1956)

Nabbed a stereo copy of this today at the thrift store.

#NowPlaying #MJQ #ModernJazzQuartet #MiltJackson #JohnLewis #PercyHeath #ConnieKay #jazz #vinyl #vinylrecords @vinylrecords

https://youtu.be/15w4qVJpeag?si=T20hb2MOAY4w2FCB

Herbie Mann - "Memphis Underground" (1969)

#HerbieMann #NowPlaying #SonnySharrock #RoyAyers #LarryCoryell #vinyl #jazz #AtlanticRecords #vinylrecords @vinylrecords

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdhlnovZOOW3oOEMkPq-qA1a_Nq_9QQvv&si=d8s9G-DixdZtWKLK

Milt Jackson Quintet featuring Ray Brown - "That's the Way It Is: Recorded "Live' at Shelley's Manne-Hole" (1969)

#NowPlaying #MiltJackson #RayBrown #MJQ #jazz #vinyl #vinylrecords @vinylrecords

https://youtu.be/87fpfOE6-ks?si=S7DfMaeD-GbWSqV5

On a bit of a downer today, so lifting the spirits by #NowSpinning ‘Pink Floyds’ ‘The Wall’. 🤷🏻‍♂️🤪
Anyway, the three consecutive tracks of ‘Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)’, ‘Mother’ and ‘Goodbye Blue Sky’ are particular favourites.
#Vinyl #VinylRecords #NowPlaying #ProgRock #VinylCollection

#NowSpinning the wonderful ‘Sunburst Finish’, released in ‘76 by Be-Bop Deluxe. I adore ‘Crystal Gazing’ - majestic and haunting. ♥️
#VinylRecords #Vinyl #VinylCollection #NowPlaying #ArtRock #ProgRock

BABY HUEY
The Baby Huey Story - The Living Legend
1971 Canada pressing

The most shocking thing I’ve ever found in a #thriftstore .
What kind of an asshole donates THIS to a Sally to have it be sold for a dollar?!?!
I could barely contain myself when I saw it today.
This album is all about the super trippy rendition of A Change Is Gonna Come, along with Hard Times, which has been covered & sampled by everybody & their mother.
An astonishing find.
#vinyl #vinylrecords #70s #70smusic #soul #funk

Milton Nascimento - "Miltons" (1989)

#NowPlaying #MiltonNascimento #BrazilianMusic #vinyl #vinylrecords @vinylrecords

ELTON JOHN
Greatest Hits
1974 Canada pressing

I love me some #70s Elton.
And this is the time of year I always dive into his classic stuff.

His hits are the ultimate comfort food for me.
My mom, aunts, and uncles all loved Elton John, and he’s just one of those artists that was always on everywhere I went as a kid. Therefore, his music will always be tattooed on my brain forever, and be of great comfort.
Especially in the Fall.
#vinyl #vinylrecords #70smusic #eltonjohn

Back from Assai Records in Edinburgh, with my copy of This New Noise by Public Service Broadcasting, and was part of the 2022 BBC Proms Season.

I opted for black vinyl, for that genuine retro look.

#PSB_HQ #PublicServiceBroadcasting #Vinyl #VinylRecords #TheProms
#AssaiRecords