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Jeff Plays Records @jeffplaysrecords.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

R.I.P. to The Tank (1/20/2019-9/20/2026), which fought and ultimately lost a valiant battle against countless power surges, courtesy of my local electric company. Thousands upon thousands of spins, and innumerable hours of enjoyment. You will be missed. #vinyl #turntable #pioneer #RIP

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Jeff Plays Records @jeffplaysrecords.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Over the past four months, I have listened to 383 albums, with a total of 626 discs. Audiophile ✔️ Soundtracks✔️ Compilations✔️ Country✔️ Hip Hop✔️ Interscope Vinyl Collective ✔️ Greatest Hit✔️ Live/Concerts✔️ Time to dig in to my main collection - rock & pop. First up: +44 When Your Heart Stops Beating

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Jeff Plays Records @jeffplaysrecords.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Okay I ordered nine records (and I'm bitter that I forgot about a tenth). This is ridiculous, but I am a little stitious and don't want to jinx anything or risk a universe-hates-me cancellation. I'll post pics when they arrive. It's all old man rock - "youngest" band's first album came out in 2003.

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Jeff Plays Records @jeffplaysrecords.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

No lines and (most importantly) no scalper prices: these three stores had everything I was looking for. My RSD took 5 minutes on a Sunday morning, and they have my thanks (and money). Darkside Records (Poughkeepsie) Plaid Room Records (Loveland) Welcome Back Records (Fort Wayne) #rsd26 #vinyl

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Jeff Plays Records @jeffplaysrecords.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Annual reminder that FOMO is your enemy. There are plenty of records to go around. Do NOT pay scalper prices. Check out the RSD website on Sunday morning. If you still can't find what you're looking for, wait a week. Discogs will be flooded by disappointed flippers. #rsd #rsd26 #recordstoreday

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Jeff Plays Records @jeffplaysrecords.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Just revisited "Goodbye Earl" by The Chicks. I gotta tell ya - Mary Anne was a real one.

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Jeff Plays Records @jeffplaysrecords.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

No. MANIA is their worst record by far, but they rebounded. Their latest album - So Much (for) Stardust - is really good...top three in their catalog (up there with FUCT and Folie A Deux). Plus, they are still packing amphitheatres and arenas.

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Jeff Plays Records @jeffplaysrecords.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Hello Todd - sir... On behalf of your autistic followers, I would like to request in the most polite and least online way possible that you please consider left justifying those top three song titles. Thank you very much. I enjoy all your work.

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Jeff Plays Records @jeffplaysrecords.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Records released by Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab. mofi.com/our-story/

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Jeff Plays Records @jeffplaysrecords.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Audiophile collection ✔️ Up next: Soundtracks. www.instagram.com/jeffplaysvin... #vinyl #nowplaying #vinylsky

Mofi records from Alanis, Billy Joel, Bruce, The Cars, Foreigner, Men At Work, Michael Jackson, and Weezer

DSS records from Dr. Dre, A Perfect Circle, Beck, Nat King Cole and R.E.M.
Because Sound Matters One-Step records from Linkin Park, Green Day, Prince, and Tom Petty

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Jeff Plays Records @jeffplaysrecords.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

If only John had been paying attention when he signed that.

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Jeff Plays Records @jeffplaysrecords.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Here is my current catalog, which also includes a small collection of CDs. www.discogs.com/user/Jeff-Li...

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Jeff Plays Records @jeffplaysrecords.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Play order: So far it's been feel. Moving forward, I might do all the Greatest Hits collections, then go into my different genre categories, then artist discographies, then box sets...but that's all subject to however I feel on a particular day.

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Jeff Plays Records @jeffplaysrecords.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

As of this moment, Discogs tells me that I have: 7" singles (6) Audiophile/Mofi/DSS (28) Box sets (29 - this will take some time) Compilations (29) Country (37) Hip Hop (32) IVC (27, and a new one each month) Rock & Pop (451) Soundtracks (35) So...currently about 675 units

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Jeff Plays Records @jeffplaysrecords.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Thinking about instituting a "play it, then sell it" policy

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Jeff Plays Records @jeffplaysrecords.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Bruce, Cars, FOB, Marshall Crenshaw, Paramore, Petty, Violent Femmes, and Weezer!

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Jeff Plays Records @jeffplaysrecords.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Thank you. You're probably right, but I figure I will have more fun failing at this than doing most anything else.

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Jeff Plays Records @jeffplaysrecords.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

It would be a whole lot of posts - spam, basically. I feel like Instagram is a better outlet for what I want to do.

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Jeff Plays Records @jeffplaysrecords.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

2026 is the year that I stop collecting and start listening. My goal is to get through all of my records at least once. If that sounds like a journey you might like to follow: www.instagram.com/jeffplaysvin... #vinyl #nowplaying #vinylsky

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Jeff Plays Records @jeffplaysrecords.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Now playing: Billy Squier Don't Say No (1981) 2018 180g reissue #vinyl #nowplaying #billysquier

Billy Squier's Don't Say No (1981) 2018 180g reissue record

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Jeff Plays Records @jeffplaysrecords.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

I would love to see you do some sort of video series where you take the viewer through your process of evaluating and pricing your offers. You would be giving up a lot of your proprietary knowledge and experience, but it would be fascinating. Maybe a Patreon. I'd subscribe.

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Jeff Plays Records @jeffplaysrecords.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Now playing: Crowded House Crowded House (1986) 2025 reissue on smoky blue vinyl #vinyl #crowdedhouse

Now playing: Crowded House self-titled release 2025 reissue on smoky blue vinyl

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Jeff Plays Records @jeffplaysrecords.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Great. Now I'm going to be up all night reading all of your reviews. 😄🤘

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Jeff Plays Records @jeffplaysrecords.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

So far it sounds very good. It's been a long week, and I needed some comfort music. Asia may not get much love, but this album is so strong.

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Jeff Plays Records @jeffplaysrecords.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Now playing: Asia Asia (1982) 2022 reissue

Asia's self-titled debut record. 2022 reissue on black vinyl.

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Jeff Plays Records @jeffplaysrecords.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

A melancholy day for this old pop-punker - the final quarterly @smartpunk.bsky.social record club box arrived. Hopefully it's not the last one ever. So far they aren't offering a 2026 subscription - but it's not too late to change your minds!

Some of the records in the new Smartpunk Record Club box, including albums from Patrick Stump, Gully Boys, Jack's Mannequin, and Cobra Starship.

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Jeff Plays Records @jeffplaysrecords.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Now playing: Prince And The Revolution Around The World In A Day (1985) 2025 reissue on white & blue marble vinyl

Prince And The Revolution's Around The World In A Day (1985) 2025 reissue on white & blue marble vinyl

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Jeff Plays Records @jeffplaysrecords.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Now playing: Styx Paradise Theatre (1981) 2020 reissue on blue translucent vinyl

Styx's Paradise Theatre (1981) 2020 reissue on blue translucent vinyl

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Jeff Plays Records @jeffplaysrecords.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Now playing: Tinted Windows Tinted Windows (2009) 2024 RSD reissue on red & black vinyl

Tinted Windows self-titled release (2009) - the 2024 RSD reissue on red & black split vinyl

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Jeff Plays Records @jeffplaysrecords.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Now playing: Violent Femmes Why Do Birds Sing? (1991) 2021 Craft Recordings reissue on smoke vinyl

Violent Femmes Why Do Birds Sing? (1991) - the 2021 Craft Recordings reissue on smoke vinyl

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Jeff Plays Records @jeffplaysrecords.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Now playing: Depeche Mode Violator (1990) 2016 reissue on 180g vinyl

Depeche Mode's Violator (1990) 2016 reissue on 180g vinyl

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Jeff Plays Records @jeffplaysrecords.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Now playing: Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Americana Deluxe (1998) 2023 Real Gone reissue on clear with red & yellow swirl vinyl

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy's Americana Deluxe (1998) album. This is the 2023 Real Gone reissue on clear with red & yellow swirl vinyl.

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Jeff Plays Records @jeffplaysrecords.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

Now playing: Wang Chung Clear Light/Dark Matter (Greatest Hits) 2025 2LP on Clear & Black Translucent vinyl

Wang Chung's Clear Light/Dark Matter (Greatest Hits) 2025 2LP on Clear & Black Translucent vinyl

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Jeff Plays Records @jeffplaysrecords.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

Now playing: Marshall Crenshaw Marshall Crenshaw (1982) 2023 MOV reissue on 180g turquoise vinyl

Marshall Crenshaw's self-titled debut album from 1982; this is the 2023 MOV reissue on 180g turquoise vinyl

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Jeff Plays Records @jeffplaysrecords.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

Now playing: The Killers Sam's Town (2006) 2020 reissue on white vinyl

The Killers' Sam's Town 2020 reissue on white vinyl

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Jeff Plays Records @jeffplaysrecords.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

Come on over! There are definitely less expensive options. I like this one because it does the drying for me.

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Jeff Plays Records @jeffplaysrecords.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

Generally about $650-$699, I think - but if I know my wife, she tracked it all year, waited for a sale, and got it for sub-$500.

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Jeff Plays Records @jeffplaysrecords.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

It does! The waterline is below the label, and very little water stays on the record as it rotates.

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Jeff Plays Records @jeffplaysrecords.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

Found this under the tree and finally had time today to set it up. I am very fortunate to have a wife who doesn't just tolerate my nonsense - she encourages it.

A Humminguru HG01 ultrasonic cleaner cleaning a Bruce Springsteen record.

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Jeff Plays Records @jeffplaysrecords.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

This is a GREAT store. These audiophile deals are awesome!

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Jeff Plays Records @jeffplaysrecords.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

Now playing: Nat King Cole The Christmas Song (1962) 2025 DSS 180g One-Step

Nat King Cole's The Christmas Song album (1962), reissued as a 2025 DSS 180g One-Step record.

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Jeff Plays Records @jeffplaysrecords.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

My wife planned a surprise holiday #vinyl road trip to #Richmond, VA. Crossroads Records is one of the nicest stores I've ever visited. Found a beautiful copy of Springsteen's Live 75-85 box set at Wax Moon. Great day!

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Jeff Plays Records @jeffplaysrecords.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Now playing: Warren Zevon Excitable Boy (1978) 2021 180g red vinyl

Warren Zevon's Excitable Boy album (in red vinyl) playing on a turntable.

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