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Bill Ess @billess.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

Hey ya’ll! Come out to the Philly Record Freakout saturday 6/7/25! I’ll be vending some killer wax! I’ve met so many great people and always find cool stuff at this show! #recordfreakout #vinylsky #punksky @punknews.bsky.social

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Bill Ess @billess.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Lehigh Valley PA folks! Come on out to this event in Bethlehem on 4/5/25. I’ll be there vending some killer vinyl! #lehighvalley #cratedigging #vinylsky #recordsky #punksky #bethlehem

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Bill Ess @billess.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

#nowspinning MDC “Metal Devil Cokes” (1989/2016 Beer City Records). You don’t hear about this one too often but it’s a great MDC record. #punksky #vinylsky #musicsky #nowplaying

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Bill Ess @billess.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Donation sent! Cheers from PA!

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Bill Ess @billess.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

#nowspinning The Deadbeats “Kill The Hippies” Originally released as a 7” in 1978, this is the 10” reissue from 2011 on Artifix Records. I’ve been after this one for a while, got it in the mail yesterday! #punksky #vinylsky #vinylcommunity #musicsky #nowplaying

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Bill Ess @billess.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

#nowspinning Brother Jack McDuff “Moon Rappin’” (1970, Blue Note) I’m not big on jazz for the most part but I dig this one. #vinylsky #vinylcommunity #musicsky

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Bill Ess @billess.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

#nowspinning Alice Donut “Dry Humping The Cash Cow: Live At CBGBs” (1994, Alternative Tentacles). I heard somewhere that the canned audience noises were borrowed from one of the Kiss “Alive” albums. #nowplaying #musicsky #punksky #vinylsky #vinylcommunity

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Bill Ess @billess.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

#nowspinning Screamin’ Jay Hawkins “Frenzy” (1982, Edsel Records) Killer UK comp with “I Put A Spell On You” and so much more. #vinylsky #nowplaying #musicsky #vinylcommunity

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Bill Ess @billess.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

#nowspinning Joe Tex “Hold What You’ve Got” (1965, Atlantic.) Includes one of my favorite Joe Tex tracks “Fresh Out Of Tears”. #musicsky #nowplaying #vinylsky #vinylcommunity

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Bill Ess @billess.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

#nowspinning Roosevelt “Rosey” Grier “Soul City” (1964, Recording Industries Corp) Pretty good soul album by this football hero. He also wrote a book about doing needlepoint, and starred in “The Thing With Two Heads.” #musicsky #vinylsky #vinylcommunity

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Bill Ess @billess.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

#nowspinning The Candy Snatchers “Moronic Pleasures” (2019, Hound Gawd). These are earlier, more raw versions of (mostly) songs that would later appear on the “Human Zoo” album. Not sure if they’re demos or if this is an unreleased album. #punksky #vinylsky #vinylcommunity

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Bill Ess @billess.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Friendly reminder that the #philly #recordfreakout is coming up in a few weeks! Saturday February 22 at Philamoca! @punknews.bsky.social #cratedigger #vinylcommunity #vinylsky #philadelphia

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Bill Ess @billess.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

#nowspinning Nine Inch Nails “Broken” (1992/2017 Nothing-Interscope Records) Blast from the past. Between this and “Pretty Hate Machine” it’s high school nostalgia overload. #vinylsky #musicsky #vinylcommunity #nowplaying

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Bill Ess @billess.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

#nowspinning The Louvin Brothers “Satan Is Real” (1959/1962 re-press, Capitol Records). Really clean copy that I picked up a few years ago from my local record store. Brilliant vocals. #nowplaying #vinylsky #musicsky #vinylcommunity

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Bill Ess @billess.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

#nowspinning Weirdos “Who? What? When? Where? Why?” (1979, Bomp Records) #punksky #vinylsky #vinylcommunity #musicsky

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Bill Ess @billess.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

#nowspinning The Isley Brothers “It’s Our Thing” (1969, T-Neck Records). This one sounds great on vinyl. #musicsky #vinylsky #vinylcommunity #nowplaying

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Bill Ess @billess.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

I love his cover of Sam Cooke’s “Another Saturday Night”. It made me realize what a great song that is.

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Bill Ess @billess.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Not familiar with this one!

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Bill Ess @billess.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

#nowplaying Slade “The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome” (1983, RCA) “Run Runaway” and “Cocky Rock Boys Rule O.K.” are two of my favorite tracks. Slade was hugely popular but never broke big in the US for some reason. #musicsky #vinylsky

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Bill Ess @billess.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

#nowplaying Ed Gein’s Car “Making Dick Dance” (1985, self-released). A personal favorite. New York punk rock. You’ll probably dig it if you like bands like Candy Snatchers and Dead Boys. #punksky #musicsky #vinylsky

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Bill Ess @billess.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Also check out Compressorhead. Another John Wright project, it sounds like a lost Hanson Brothers album.

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Bill Ess @billess.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Have you checked out Dead Bob yet? Saw them in Philly this past November

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Bill Ess @billess.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Also Dead Boys “Young, Loud and Snotty” 😆

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Bill Ess @billess.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

I think I have the reissue on Alive Records

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Bill Ess @billess.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

#nowplaying Eddie Cochran (1960, Liberty Records). Featuring “C’mon Everybody” and “Summertime Blues”. Rare white-label promo version. #vinylcommunity #musicsky #vinylsky #nowspinning

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Bill Ess @billess.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

#nowplaying Iron Prostate “Loud, Fast, And Aging Rapidly” (1991, Skreamin’ Skull) features Scott Weis from Ed Gein’s Car and George Tabb. Anyone remember these guys? Killer punk rock album with a sense of humor. #punksky #musicsky #vinylsky #vinylcommunity

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Bill Ess @billess.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

#nowplaying Aaron Neville “Tell It Like It Is” (1967/1980’s reissue on Collectables) #musicsky #vinylsky #vinylcommunity

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Bill Ess @billess.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

I ordered one from an indy book shop! Looking forward to it

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Bill Ess @billess.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Side 1 of this Megadeth album is drawing to a close and the look on Nala’s face is priceless 😆 #nowspinning #nowplaying #musicsky #dogsky

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Bill Ess @billess.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

#nowspinning Smoke “Risin’” (1976/2021 reissue on P-vine) pretty good soul/funk record. An impulse purchase a few years back. #nowplaying #musicsky

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Bill Ess @billess.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

#nowspinning The Dictators “F*** ‘Em If They Can’t Take A Joke” (1981/1992 Danceteria). Killer live set from 1981 by these New Yorkers. Originally released as a cassette on Roir. #musicsky #vinylsky #vinylcommunity #punksky

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Bill Ess @billess.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

I think I have a few others they put out. Wicked Lady comes to mind

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Bill Ess @billess.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

#nowspinning Dragonfly (1968/2012 reissue on Guerssen Records). Heavy psych record, original copies are scarce and pricey. Great album. #musicsky #vinylcommunity #nowplaying

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Bill Ess @billess.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

#nowspinning Lee Dorsey “Working In A Coal Mine - Holy Cow” (1966, Amy Records.) Haven’t played this one in a while. #musicsky #nowplaying #vinylcommunity

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Bill Ess @billess.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

#nowspinning Diamond Head “Lightning To The Nations” (1980/2017 reissue on High Roller Records). #nwobhm album that was a huge influence on #metallica #musicsky #nowplaying #vinylcommunity

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Bill Ess @billess.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

Starting the day with some soulful black gospel. #nowspinning The Sensational Cymbals “God Bless America” (1969, Soulville Records) They were from Philadelphia and released some singles but this was their only album. #musicsky #nowplaying #vinylcommunity

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Bill Ess @billess.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

“Motha’! Tell your children not to walk mah wayyy”

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Bill Ess @billess.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

#nowspinning CH3 “To Whom It May Concern: The 1981 Demos” (2009, TKO). I love these early versions, the tempo is just a bit slower than the Posh Boy stuff and it really works. #punksky #musicsky #vinylcommunity

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Bill Ess @billess.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

#nowspinning an underrated later effort by Youth Brigade “To Sell The Truth” (1996, BYO Records). #punksky #musicsky #vinylcommunity

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Bill Ess @billess.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

#nowspinning Ministry “Jesus Built My Hot Rod” 12” maxi-single (1991, Sire Records) The 8 minute version is a monster! #ministry #vinylcommunity #nowplaying #musicsky

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Bill Ess @billess.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

Great record! “It’s Me O Lord” is an outstanding gospel number.

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Bill Ess @billess.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

#nowspinning Danzig (1988, Def American). One of my go-to’s. The first two Rick Rubin-produced Danzig albums never get old for me. #danzig #misfits #musicsky #nowplaying #vinylcommunity

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Bill Ess @billess.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Dust off the VCR and let’s party!

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