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Adminspotter @adminspotter.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

#onmyturntable Marconi Union - Signals (2022). Super cool double crystal clear discs, with a bunch of great atmospheric post-rock tracks. My first Marconi album, and based on this, I'll definitely be looking for more. #vinylsky

Signals (2022) by Marconi Union on the Tech 12.

Crystal clear discs like these are always a little tricky to get the needle in the right place, since it's hard to see where the edge of the disc is. It's a bit easier to aim for the run-in if you look edge-on with the disc.

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Adminspotter @adminspotter.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

New transit card for my collection. I think I'm up to 7 now?

A Ventra card for riding CTA and Pace services in Chicagoland.

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Adminspotter @adminspotter.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

#onmyturntable The Dead Milkmen - Big Lizard In My Backyard (2014 reissue). Classic debut album, with the awesome "Bitchin' Camaro". Spent hours listening to this in my youth, super stoked to get hold of this cool reissue. Still even remember most of the lyrics. ❤️❤️ #vinylsky

Big Lizard In My Backyard by The Dead Milkmen (2014 reissue) on the Tech 12. Disc is a super cool transparent green.

First side is labeled "Front Yard", and second side is of course "Back Yard". Love it when bands are playful with their packaging.

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Adminspotter @adminspotter.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

#onmyturntable Daft Punk - Random Access Memories (2013). "Doin' It Right" got itself stuck in my head, so I figured why not throw it on the deck. Always a good listen. I always forget that the drums on "Contact" are 🔥 #vinylsky

Random Access Memories (2013) by Daft Punk on the Tech 12.

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Adminspotter @adminspotter.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

#onmyturntable Bruford - Gradually Going Tornado (1980). The third and final studio album of Bill Bruford's first solo project. Some pretty high-energy fusion. Not my usual groove, but happy to check out what one of my favorite drummers got up to. #vinylsky

Gradually Going Tornado by Bruford on the Tech 12.

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Adminspotter @adminspotter.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Nobody is interested when a manager brags about some project that they managed, so why are we supposed to be excited about some vibe-coded project somebody did?

Pam Beasley from The Office saying "They're the same picture."

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Adminspotter @adminspotter.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

#onmyturntable Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Brain Salad Surgery (1973). It's a gloomy day here in the PNW, seems ideal to get my prog on. It took me a long time to get the pun from "Karn Evil 9". #vinylsky

Brain Salad Surgery (1973) by Emerson, Lake & Palmer on the Tech 12. Some iconic artwork by H. R. Giger, with his signature biological-meets-mechanical skulls. The jacket slits down the middle and the sides fold open.

This is a release from New Zealand. It's a cutout too, so perhaps didn't sell so well there?

The inside of the foldout part with some less-disturbing H. R. Giger artwork, of a feminine-looking face with eyes closed. The poster with liner notes and the inner sleeve are peeking out to the right of the inner art panel.

The liner notes poster, folded out. Lyrics on the top three panels, around circular holes which mirror the circle on the front on the jacket. Portraits of the boys on the bottom three panels, Keith Emerson on the left, Greg Lake in the middle, and Carl Palmer on the right.

The liner notes, folded in half. The skull art from the jacket is on each panel, and the circular hole in each shows the eyes and nose of each of the band members from the unfolded poster.

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Adminspotter @adminspotter.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

#onmyturntable Klaus Schulze - Irrlicht (1976 reissue). Schulze's solo debut, originally released in 1972. The title translates as "will-o'-the-wisp", which was apparently the album's title in English-speaking countries. This is a French pressing, so keeps the original German name. #vinylsky

Irrlicht (1976 reissue) by Klaus Schulze on the Tech 12. The album has the subtitle "Quadrophonische Symphonie für Orchester und E-Maschinen", or "quadrophonic symphony for orchestra and electronic machines". It's a bit of a misnomer, because the instrumentation was all organ.

Schulze said the contents were closest to musique concréte. The music is largely layered organ drones. It's definitely in no hurry to get anywhere, and may never actually do so, but it's the start of Schulze's musical journey.

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Adminspotter @adminspotter.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

#onmyturntable Thievery Corporation - Radio Retaliation (2025 Black Friday RSD reissue). Double LPs in a pretty green, with a huge foldout poster/liner note/collage thing. And of course it's Thievery Corp, so the grooves are bumpin'. #vinylsky

Radio Retaliation (2025 Black Friday RSD reissue) by Thievery Corporation on the Tech 12.

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Adminspotter @adminspotter.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

#onmyturntable Devo - Merry Something To You (2025 Black Friday RSD issue). De-evolved holiday greetings, that only Devo could create. Previously released in a Mutato Muzika collection in 2010, now on 12" vinyl in all its bizarre glory. #vinylsky

Merry Something To You (2025 Black Friday RSD issue) by Devo on the Tech 12. This is a picture disc, which is a bit hard to decipher with the disc spinning at 45 rpm. It comes in a clear vinyl sleeve with a hype sticker.

It's hard to see the picture with the disc spinning on the turntable, so here is a still shot. This is side 1, with a cyclopean Santa Claus in red, with some sort of ray coming out of his eye, perhaps blasting a blob creature.

This side has the regular "Merry Something To You" and the instrumental version.

A still shot of side 2, with the same image as side 1, but mirrored left-to-right, and in green.

This side has the E-Z listening version "with Nutra", whatever that may be, and the reversed version.

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Adminspotter @adminspotter.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

#onmyturntable Jeff Walton - Danger Boy (1983). Debut solo EP (and only solo release) by the bass player for Houston new wave band The Judy's. Title track, which contains the fattest synth patches in history, was used in the b-movie Blood Debts. #vinylsky

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Adminspotter @adminspotter.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

#onmyturntable Nine Inch Nails - Tron Ares Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2025). A properly menacing NIN album, with some nice quiet moments. "Who Wants To Live Forever" with guest vox by Judeline is a highlight. Word is the movie stinks, but it isn't because of the music. #vinylsky

Tron Ares Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2025) by Nine Inch Nails on the Tech 12. There were two different pressings in the US, the red jacket with black vinyl, and the white jacket with white vinyl. This is the black vinyl.

The discs are dead quiet, with absolutely no surface noise. Even the runouts are almost completely quiet. This is a really nicely produced album.

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Adminspotter @adminspotter.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

#onmyturntable Stereolab - Emperor Tomato Ketchup (2025 reissue). It was apparently a turning point in the band's sound, moving away from Krautrock drones, toward more loop-based compositions. This is new to me, so I need more listens to get a handle on it. #vinylsky

Emperor Tomato Ketchup (2025 reissue) by Stereolab on the Tech 12.

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Adminspotter @adminspotter.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

#onmyturntable Orbital - Orbital 2 (2025 reissue). Decided to try this again, after the first play sounded so bad. Still sounded like sandpaper, so ran the discs through the ultrasonic, now sounds fantastic! Side 2, man... "Lush" and "Impact" melt my brain every time. #vinylsky

Orbital 2 (2025 reissue) by Orbital on the Tech 12. Freshly out of the ultrasonic cleaner, now sounds crisp and clean with almost zero surface noise. The "galaxy" brown-and-black swirl, which was a Rough Trade exclusive for this reissue, is just too cool for school.

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Adminspotter @adminspotter.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

#onmyturntable Slowdive - Pygmalion (2012 reissue). Hanging on the couch this afternoon with the cat and a book, and this absolutely fits the mood. Haven't played this in quite some time. #vinylsky

Pygmalion (2012 reissue) by Slowdive on the Tech 12. It's a Music On Vinyl release, on a 180 gram platter, and sounds fantastic.

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Adminspotter @adminspotter.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown - The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown (1968 reissue). Side 1 track 3 is "Fire", which is probably what everybody knows them for. The rest is... hard to get into. Rolling Stone called it "English eccentricity at its most daft." Yup, 💯. #vinylsky

The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown (1968 reissue) by The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown on the Tech 12.

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Adminspotter @adminspotter.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

#onmyturntable The Ventures - Walk Don't Run (1960). Debut album from one of the early instrumental surf pioneers. Title track "Walk, Don't Run" is still a total jam even after 65 years. And "Sleep Walk" on side 2 is an absolute classic. #vinylsky

Walk Don't Run (1960) by The Ventures on the Tech 12.

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Adminspotter @adminspotter.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

#onmyturntable Various artists - A Life In Yes: The Chris Squire Tribute (2018). A bunch of Yes covers, mostly written or co-written by the late Chris Squire, plus a couple covers of other bands featuring bass by Squire. Just through the first side, good stuff so far. #vinylsky

A Life In Yes: The Chris Squire Tribute (2018) by various artists on the Tech 12.

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Adminspotter @adminspotter.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Random record find: a lyric contest, found on the inner sleeve of a record released in 1959. #vinylsky

Write-a-long with America's top composers! Capitol's "Songs Without Words" contest! Contestants would buy the record (*of course* there's an additional purchase) which had 10 tracks without lyrics, and would submit their lyrics on the tiny entry forms on the other side of the sleeve.

"Ten winners will each be paid $500.00 advance against royalties for publication rights to their prize-winning lyrics, and will receive a contact calling for additional lyricist's royalties as earned." At least record companies are consistent, doing the same shady contract scammery they were doing sixty-odd years ago.

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Adminspotter @adminspotter.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

#onmyturntable Agent Orange - This Is The Voice (1986). This was the soundtrack to one of the Bones Brigade skate videos; highest quality California skater rock. Instantly takes me back to my misspent teenage years. #vinylsky

This Is The Voice (1986) by Agent Orange on the Tech 12.

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Adminspotter @adminspotter.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

#onmyturntable 65daysofstatic - No Man's Sky: Music From An Infinite Universe (2016 2×LP version). A bit of a post-rock masterpiece. Contrary to popular opinion, I very much loved this game when it first came out; this music was a big part of why. #vinylsky

No Man's Sky: Music From An Infinite Universe (2016) by 65daysofstatic on the Tech 12.

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Adminspotter @adminspotter.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

#onmyturntable Henry Mancini - The Music From Peter Gunn (1959). Mancini did so much fantastic soundtrack work over his career. This album won the Grammy for album of the year in 1959, the first year they ever awarded it, and was added to the US National Recording Registry in 2010. #vinylsky

The Music From Peter Gunn (1959) by Henry Mancini on the Tech 12.

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Adminspotter @adminspotter.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

#onmyturntable Various artists - Shut Down (1963). Another from my parents' catalog. A bunch of car- and racing-themed songs, some really fun stuff. I've always loved the title track "Shut Down" by the Beach Boys. #vinylsky

Shut Down (1963) by various artists on the Tech 12.

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Adminspotter @adminspotter.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

#onmyturntable Duane Eddy - Have 'Twangy' Guitar Will Travel (1958). Another from my parents' collection. Debut album from a surf rock pioneer, spent 82(!) weeks on the US album chart. Eddy had a bit of a comeback in 1986 with the Art Of Noise's reworking of the Peter Gunn theme. #vinylsky

Have 'Twangy' Guitar Will Travel (1958) by Duane Eddy on the Tech 12.

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Adminspotter @adminspotter.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, or Alice In Chains.

Lifeforms by Future Sound Of London. The album was originally released in 1994, and was a critical and popular success, entering the British dance chart at #1, and the albums chart at #6. It also spawned two hit singles, "Cascade" and the title track "Lifeforms".

This particular pressing was made in 2018, but I can't hold that against it.

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Adminspotter @adminspotter.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

#onmyturntable The Dave Brubeck Quartet - Time Out (1962 reissue). Going through my parents' collection, and this absolute classic needed to be played. #vinylsky

Time Out (1962 reissue) by The Dave Brubeck Quartet on the Tech 12. Still in amazing shape. Brubeck, Desmond, Wright, and Morello laying down one of the all-time great platters.

The chain post the other day about which album you save from a burning house... this is probably that one for me.

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Adminspotter @adminspotter.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

#onmyturntable The Donnas - Gold Medal (2025 reissue). Pressed in a really cool "gold smoke" clear yellow with a tiny bit of black swirl. Starts off with a bang with one of my favorite Donnas tracks "I Don't Want To Know". A totally solid rock album. #vinylsky

Gold Medal (2025 reissue) by The Donnas on the Tech 12. Unfortunately the cool "gold smoke" vinyl gets lost on the black turntable.

The disc itself, in all its glory. Clear yellow with a little bit of black swirled in.

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Adminspotter @adminspotter.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

#onmyturntable The Buggles - The Age Of Plastic (1983 reissue). Originally released in 1980, "Video Killed The Radio Star" was of course the first video ever shown on the then-fledgling MTV. Been looking for this one for a long time, finally found this nice clean copy. #vinylsky

The Age Of Plastic (1983 reissue) by The Buggles on the Tech 12.

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Adminspotter @adminspotter.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Away from home for the week, and missing my family something fierce. The human one is the most important, but I'll leave them their privacy. The fuzzy one, on the other hand...

Buns the cat, barely awake, sitting in a sunbeam.

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Adminspotter @adminspotter.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

If you see this, post a video game that transports you back to your childhood!

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Adminspotter @adminspotter.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

#onmyturntable Yes - Close To The Edge (1972). Closing out our morning of prog epics with one of the all-time greats; the title track's lyrics were inspired by Hesse's novel Siddhartha. Wakeman's second appearance with the band, and Bruford's last before he left to join King Crimson. #vinylsky

Close To The Edge (1972) by Yes on the Tech 12.

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Adminspotter @adminspotter.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

#onmyturntable Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Brain Salad Surgery (1973). More prog epics for today - Karn Evil 9 is one of their classics, and spans about ¾ of the album. Their last "hard prog" studio album before their so-so Works records. #vinylsky

Brain Salad Surgery (1973) by Emerson, Lake & Palmer on the Tech 12.

I wanted to post a few more photos of the jacket and contents of the package, because it's truly unique and really cool, but my phone and the bsky app were conspiring to be very frustrating this morning.

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Adminspotter @adminspotter.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

#onmyturntable Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick (1972). One of my favorites from Ian and the boys. The writing and musicianship here is absolutely top tier. The faux newspaper jacket is a treasure trove of hilarity. #vinylsky

Thick As A Brick (1972) by Jethro Tull on the Tech 12.

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Adminspotter @adminspotter.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

#onmyturntable Yes - Drama (1980 promo). Yes plus The Buggles! Horn's vox are pretty darned good. Some rockin' prog-adjacent music here; considered a bit of a throwback upon release, and there was pushback at the lineup change, but it's actually a really good record. #vinylsky

Drama (1980 promo) by Yes on the Tech 12.

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Adminspotter @adminspotter.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

#onmyturntable Stereolab - Instant Holograms On Metal Film (2025). Double crystal clear, with those cool grooves we love. Sadier's vox are a bit deeper than some earlier work, but that happens to everyone with age. Halfway through, and so far "Immortal Hands" is standing out to me. #vinylsky

Instant Holograms On Metal Film (2025) by Stereolab on the Tech 12.

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Adminspotter @adminspotter.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

#onmyturntable Ride - Interplay (2024). Double opaque blue discs, possibly a limited edition? I had no idea they had another album out. Started the first disc and was like "this sounds awful, what's the deal?" - I was using the wrong speed, they're 45 rpm. 😄 #vinylsky

Interplay (2024) by Ride on the Tech 12.

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Adminspotter @adminspotter.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

#onmyturntable Orbital - Orbital 2 (2025 reissue). One of my all-time favorites. Showed up yesterday evening, finally have a chance to play it. The opaque brown/black "galaxy" swirl is a Rough Trade exclusive, and looks *so* cool. #vinylsky

Orbital 2 (2025 reissue) by Orbital on the Tech 12.

The two brown-and-black "galaxy" swirl platters, looking as cool as can be.

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Adminspotter @adminspotter.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

#onmyturntable Edgar Froese - Aqua (1974). Froese's debut album, nicely ambient so far. Side 2 was recorded with mics inside the ear canals of an artificial dummy head, thought to produce a surround effect. #vinylsky

Aqua (1974) by Edgar Froese on the Tech 12.

Listening instructions inside the gatefold, "to appreciate fully the revolutionary artificial head system developed by gunther brunschen listen to side 2 on stereo headphones". And then there's some copyright info, indicating that this is an Australian pressing. G'day! 😃

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Adminspotter @adminspotter.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

#onmyturntable Tangerine Dream - Rubycon (1975). Two side-length tracks, similar to some other early TD. Some tasty ebb and flow, with some nice flashes of intensity. This one actually charted in the UK, tenth on the albums chart for several weeks. #vinylsky

Rubycon (1975) by Tangerine Dream on the Tech 12.

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Adminspotter @adminspotter.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

#onmyturntable The Cure - Standing On A Beach - The Singles (1986). Tons of classics, "Boys Don't Cry", "Charlotte Sometimes", "The Lovecats", "In Between Days", "Close To Me". I recall in '86 this was difficult to find for some reason, but was the "right" Cure record to have. #vinylsky

Standing On A Beach - The Singles (1986) by The Cure on the Tech 12.

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Adminspotter @adminspotter.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

#onmyturntable Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Welcome Back My Friends To The Show That Never Ends - Ladies And Gentlemen (1974). Six sides of live jam-band craziness. I'm a little sad that I was way too young to ever see these guys on stage; their shows must have been wild. #vinylsky

Welcome Back My Friends To The Show That Never Ends - Ladies And Gentlemen (1974) by Emerson, Lake & Palmer on the Tech 12. Perhaps the album with the longest name in our collection.

The triple gatefold, folded out. Each panel has a die-cut letter, 'E' on the left, 'L' in the center, and 'P' on the right. Each of the three discs in the set slides in behind one of the letters. It's a pretty cool package. I guess after Brain Salad Surgery, which had a pretty funky package, they wanted to keep doing out-of-the-ordinary sleeve designs.

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Adminspotter @adminspotter.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

#onmyturntable Tangerine Dream - Cyclone (1984 reissue). Vocals?! It sounds like a weird cross between Pink Floyd and TD. Some nice flute work by Jolliffe. #vinylsky

Cyclone (1984 reissue) by Tangerine Dream on the Tech 12.

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Adminspotter @adminspotter.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

#onmyturntable Sade - Diamond Life (1984). Such a great debut record for one of the great vocalists of our time. Starts off with a bang with the big hit "Smooth Operator". #vinylsky

Diamond Life (1984) by Sade on the Tech 12.

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Adminspotter @adminspotter.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

#onmyturntable Renaissance - A Song For All Seasons (1981 reissue). Originally released in 1978, it was the final release of their progressive folk era; it has all the elements I love about the band. The follow-up was apparently synth-based, and alienated a lot of fans. #vinylsky

A Song For All Seasons (1981 reissue) by Renaissance on the Tech 12.

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Adminspotter @adminspotter.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

A major anti-war demonstration going on in London right now.

Anti-war protesters across Westminster Bridge and for blocks and blocks further down the road. There were many thousands of people out, completely shutting down the streets.

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Adminspotter @adminspotter.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

We're over the pond in London for the week, and found a record show in Old Spitalfields Market yesterday. All the vendors we spoke with were super nice people, and we found plenty of interesting stuff. #vinylsky

Clockwise from top left: A Song For All Seasons (1981 reissue) by Renaissance, Welcome Back My Friends To The Show That Never Ends - Ladies And Gentlemen (1974) by Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Fish Out Of Water (1975) by Chris Squire, Standing On A Beach - The Singles (1986) by The Cure, Autobahn (1974) by Kraftwerk, Diamond Life (1984) by Sade, Rubycon (1975) by Tangerine Dream, and Cyclone (1985 reissue) also by Tangerine Dream.

Clockwise from top left: Desolation Boulevard (1974) by The Sweet, New Traditionalists (1981) by Devo, The Rolling Stones (1973 repress) by The Rolling Stones, The Last Starfighter (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (1984) by Craig Safan, Aqua (1974) by Edgar Froese, Lou Reed Live - Take No Prisoners (1979) by Lou Reed, The Whole Story (1986) by Kate Bush, and Trust (1991) by Ned's Atomic Dustbin.

The singles, clockwise from top left: (I Cån't Gèt Mé Nö) Såtisfactiön (1978) by Devo, The Model/Computer Love (1981) by Kraftwerk, Rock Lobster/Planet Claire (1986) by The B-52's, Birdhouse In Your Soul (1990) by They Might Be Giants, Jocko Homo/Mongoloid (1978) by Devo, Cars (1979) by Gary Numan, So Lonely (1980 reissue) by The Police, Here Comes The Summer (1979) by The Undertones, and Dominion (1988) by The Sisters Of Mercy.

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