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Stella KXLU @stellakxlu.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Early Monday 2-6am PDT on KXLU Los Angeles 88.9 FM & KXLU.com: Stray Pop July 11, 2014 encore with Domenic Priore and Christopher Dylan Merritt, authors of "PACIFIC OCEAN PARK: The Rise and Fall of Los Angeles' Space Age Nautical Pleasure Pier!" @domenicpriore.bsky.social @cdylanm.bsky.social

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Christopher Merritt @cdylanm.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

I'm finally up to Song 177 - Never Learn Not To Love by the Beach Boys, and this may be the best work @andrewhickey.500songs.com has done to date. I've always wanted to learn more about the Lomaxes and well... everything else in this one. Absolutely fascinating work!

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Tom K Morris @tomkmorris.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Great summation of the extraordinary life of Eddie Sotto! He was lightning in a bottle!

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Christopher Merritt @cdylanm.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

I have to thank @andrewhickey.500songs.com yet again - I'd never heard of James Carr, but wow and I mean wow - almost up there with Otis. What a soul singer! Ordered a repress of 'You Got My Mind Messed Up' - can't wait! www.youtube.com/watch?v=HC3A...

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James Carr - The Dark End of the Street (Official Audio)

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Christopher Merritt @cdylanm.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

They live inside my head. They come to me in my bed. They’re coming to arrest me… #CheapTrick #RickNielsen #DreamPolice #1979

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Christopher Merritt @cdylanm.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Happy #AudiophileDay! I may or may not have 7 surround sound blu-rays on order from @super-deluxe.bsky.social - can't wait to set up my music room in my new place next year!

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Christopher Merritt @cdylanm.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

Working through this behemoth tonight. A bit repetitive, but damn are some of the “off the soundboard” performances incredible. #SmashingPumpkins #LiveInEurope1992 #BillyCorgan #JamesIha #JimmyChamberlin #D’ArcyWretzsky #K1IsDefinitiveTristessaLive

Billy Corgan out of his mind somewhere in Europe 1992.

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Christopher Merritt @cdylanm.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

The more I explore Björk’s post-2010 stuff, the more I realize it is just as inventive and ear-wormy as hers 90s output #Björk #Bastards #BiophiliaRemixes #CrystalineSeries

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Christopher Merritt @cdylanm.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Kicking off this evening with the “R”s and this incredible debut… #REM #R.E.M. #ChronicTown #1982 #BerryBuckMillsStipe

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Christopher Merritt @cdylanm.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

167/20 Buckner & Garcia - Pac-Man Fever - 1982 Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you. One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews. #MusicChallenge #Musicsky #vinylsky #Pac-ManFever #FroggysLament #DoTheDonkeyKong #TheDefender #ThatsEnough

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Christopher Merritt @cdylanm.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

166/20 Wall Of Voodoo - Dark Continent - 1981 Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you. One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews. #MusicChallenge #Musicsky #vinylsky #RedLight #AnimalDay #FullOfTension #MeAndMyDad #CallBox #GoodTimes

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Christopher Merritt @cdylanm.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

165/20 Nirvana – Bleach - 1989 Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you. One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews. #MusicChallenge #Musicsky #vinylsky #Blew #FloydTheBarber #AboutAGirl #School #NegativeCreep #Scoff #SwapMeet #Mr.Moustache

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Christopher Merritt @cdylanm.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

164/20 The Police – Ghost In The Machine - 1981 Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you. One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews. #MusicChallenge #Musicsky #vinylsky #SpiritsInTheMaterialWorld #EveryLittleThingSheDoesIsMagic #OneWorld

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Christopher Merritt @cdylanm.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

163/20 Pearl Jam – Vitalogy - 1994 Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you. One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews. #MusicChallenge #Musicsky #vinylsky #LastExit #SpinTheBlackCircle #NotForYou #Nothingman #Whipping #BetterMan

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Christopher Merritt @cdylanm.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

162/20 Mötley Crüe – Too Fast For Love - 1981 Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you. One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews. #MusicChallenge #Musicsky #vinylsky #LiveWire #TakeMeToTheTop #PieceOfYourAction #StarryEyes #TooFastForLove

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Christopher Merritt @cdylanm.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

161/20 Kate Bush – Hounds Of Love - 1985 Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you. One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews. #MusicChallenge #Musicsky #vinylsky #RunningUpThatHill #HoundsOfLove #TheBigSky #Cloudbusting #WakingTheWitch

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Christopher Merritt @cdylanm.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

160/20 Steve Taylor – Squint - 1993 Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you. One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews. #MusicChallenge #Musicsky #vinylsky #TheLamentOfDesmondRGUnderwoodFrederickIV #Smug #TheMoshingFloor #CashCow

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Christopher Merritt @cdylanm.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

159/20 Tom Petty – Wildflowers - 1994 Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you. One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews. #MusicChallenge #Musicsky #vinylsky #Wildflowers #YouDon'tKnowHowItFeels #YouWreckMe #AHigherPlace #WakeUpTime

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Christopher Merritt @cdylanm.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

158/20 Dead Or Alive – Youthquake - 1985 Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you. One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews. #MusicChallenge #Musicsky #vinylsky #YouSpinMeRound(LikeARecord) #DJHitThatButton #InTooDeep #BigDaddyOfTheRhythm

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Christopher Merritt @cdylanm.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

157/20 Various – The Blues Brothers (OST) - 1980 Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you. One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews. #MusicChallenge #Musicsky #vinylsky #GimmeSomeLovin' #EverybodyNeedsSomebodyToLove #TheOldLandmark #Think

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Christopher Merritt @cdylanm.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

156/20 Jack White – Lazaretto - 2014 Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you. One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews. #MusicChallenge #Musicsky #vinylsky #ThreeWomen #Lazaretto #HighBallStepper #ThatBlackBatLicorice #Entitlement

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Christopher Merritt @cdylanm.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

155/20 Journey – Infinity - 1978 Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you. One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews. #MusicChallenge #Musicsky #vinylsky #Lights #FeelingThatWay #Anytime #LaDoDa #Patiently #WheelInTheSky #SomethinToHide

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Christopher Merritt @cdylanm.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

Join me and Don Hahn on Sunday at Walt's Barn in Griffith Park for a signing of our new book 'The Happiest Place on Earth' - all about the first 15 years of Disneyland - just in time for the 70th anniversary! #disneyland #disneyland70th #disneyland70thcelebration #waltdisney #happiestplaceonearth🏰

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Christopher Merritt @cdylanm.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

154/20 The Glove – Blue Sunshine - 1989 Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you. One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews. #MusicChallenge #Musicsky #vinylsky #LikeAnAnimal #Looking-Glass-Girl #Mr.AlphabetSays #PunishMeWithKisses #Relax

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Christopher Merritt @cdylanm.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

153/20 Jonathan Elias – Requiem For The Americas - 1989 Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you. One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews. #MusicChallenge #Musicsky #vinylsky #WithinTheLostWorld #FollowInMyFootsteps #FarFarCry

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Christopher Merritt @cdylanm.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

152/20 Jesus Jones – Doubt - 1991 Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you. One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews. #MusicChallenge #vinylsky #Who?Where?Why? #InternationalBrightYoungThing #RightHereRightNow #RealRealReal #Stripped

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Christopher Merritt @cdylanm.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

151/20 Dead Boys – Young Loud And Snotty - 1977 Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you. One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews. #MusicChallenge #MusicSky #vinylsky #SonicReducer #WhatLoveIs #CaughtWithTheMeatInYourMouth #DownInFlames

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Christopher Merritt @cdylanm.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

150/20 Chagall Guevara – Chagall Guevara - 1992 Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you. One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews. #MusicChallenge #MusicSky #vinylsky #MurderInTheBigHouse #TakeMeBackToLoveCanal #IfItAllComesTrue

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Christopher Merritt @cdylanm.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

Took most of the day, but Kallax installed and vinyl taken out of the old wonky cubes and into the new sturdy shelves. Up off the ground too. So, so much better! #Vinylsky #Vinyl #Records #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity #nowspinning #nowplaying #Kallax #recordstorage

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Christopher Merritt @cdylanm.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

149/20 Soft Cell – Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret - 1981 Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you. One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews. #MusicChallenge #MusicSky #vinylsky #Frustration #TaintedLove #SeedyFilms #Youth #SexDwarf #Bedsitter

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Christopher Merritt @cdylanm.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

148/20 The Doors – Waiting For The Sun - 1968 Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you. One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews. #MusicChallenge #MusicSky #vinylsky #HelloILoveYou #LoveStreet #NotToTouchTheEarth #FiveToOne

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Christopher Merritt @cdylanm.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

147/20 Stan Ridgway – Mosquitos - 1989 Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you. One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews. #MusicChallenge #MusicSky #vinylsky #LonelyTown #GoinSouthbound #Dogs #Newspapers #TheLastHonestMan #AMissionInLife

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Christopher Merritt @cdylanm.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

146/20 Simple Minds – New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) - 1982 Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you. One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews. #MusicChallenge #MusicSky #vinylsky #SomeoneSomewhereInSummertime #PromisedYouAMiracle

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Christopher Merritt @cdylanm.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

145/20 AC/DC – T.N.T. - 1975 Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you. One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews. #MusicChallenge #MusicSky #vinylsky #It'sALongWayToTheTop(IfYouWannaRock'N'Roll) #TheJack #LiveWire #T.N.T. #HighVoltage

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Christopher Merritt @cdylanm.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

144/20 Communards – Communards - 1986 Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you. One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews. #MusicChallenge #MusicSky #vinylsky #Don'tLeaveMeThisWay #Disenchanted #SoColdTheNight #YouAreMyWorld #HeavensAbove

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