Mark Smotroff @marksmotroff.bsky.social · 2hmy9albums.orgmy9albums.orgMy 9 albums — make a 9-album posterPick, rank, and turn the nine albums that made you into a poster. 010
Mark Smotroff @marksmotroff.bsky.social · 2hThis "My9Albums which made me" thing going around is fun. But when a friend asked me to try it, I couldn't do just 9 so I doubled it for the 60s-80 and 80s-00s, limited to only rock. Afterwards I realized crucial albums were missing from XTC and Brian Eno. I need 20 at least! #musicsky #music 120
Mark Smotroff @marksmotroff.bsky.social · 4hEarly Dave Brubeck from the bargyn bin. Vinyl in remarkably good shape for its 73 year old age. Upper/lower cover seam splits now taped from inside. Probably have a reissue of this on 12-inch LP but I like these early 10-inchers. #musicsky #jazzsky #music #jazz #vinyl 040
Mark Smotroff @marksmotroff.bsky.social · 12hIn this pic Ren (of Ren & Stimpy) protects sensitive algorithmic eyes from imagery it might not like (and I do get the irony given this band is antithetical to self sen-sor-ship... but that is where we are right now). 120
Mark Smotroff @marksmotroff.bsky.social · 12hRecently found a decent copy of this DK's album / EP (for a tenner) which i didn't have. "We've Got A Bigger Problem Now" is eerily timely, underscoring that (sadly) as much as things change they also stay the same. Cont'd #musicsky #music #vinyl 140
Mark Smotroff @marksmotroff.bsky.social · 15hRockin' into hump day w/ the Acoustic Sounds remaster of Chuck Berry's 3rd LP, a collection of hit singles. Sounds/looks great! Clean originals are scarce (took me years to find an OK copy) so this is welcome. My review on eCoustics (dot com) #musicsky #music #vinyl www.ecoustics.com/music/chuck-... 020
Mark Smotroff @marksmotroff.bsky.social · 07/10/2026A bit of Sandy Denny for a warm Tuesday in October... #musicsky #music 090
Mark Smotroff @marksmotroff.bsky.social · 06/10/2026static.klipy.comWizard of Oz: Pay No Attention to the Man Behind the CurtainALT: Wizard of Oz: Pay No Attention to the Man Behind the Curtain 010
Mark Smotroff @marksmotroff.bsky.social · 06/10/2026static.klipy.comSurreal Electric TransformationALT: Surreal Electric Transformation 000
Mark Smotroff @marksmotroff.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Besides MoveOn, what is a good organization which supports all the important candidates? 000
Mark Smotroff @marksmotroff.bsky.social · 06/10/2026This pic was taken w/ my iPhone using widescreen setting so the perspectives on the images here are all a bit askew but I think you get the idea. I'm pleased having Gary there in my hallway of heroes and memories; between Fripp, John Waters, Les Paul and The Beatles, Gary is in good company. 010
Mark Smotroff @marksmotroff.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Finally found the spirit to frame the hand silkscreened poster of my late dear friend & band mate Gary Floyd which I bought at the Sister Double Happiness reunion show some months back. This is No. 1/40 which I chose for its offset imperfections, ink splotches, etc. 1of2 #musicsky #music 120
Reposted by Mark SmotroffMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 06/10/2026Gov. Josh Shapiro: "Measles was eliminated back in the year 2000. And now, 26 years later, we’re dealing with it coming roaring back. Pennsylvania has now eclipsed 1,000 cases across 39 counties, with five deaths." Shapiro says amid the outbreak, vaccinations have now doubled. 22062002184
Reposted by Mark SmotroffMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 06/10/2026Trump stood at a rally and said "Let them take out Los Angeles. Let them take out San Diego." Then politicos rushed to explain what he "really meant." We won't sanewash him. Today's midday updates are up, paywall free:meidasplus.comTuesday Updates: Media ‘Sanewashes’ Trump, Plague Claims Another Victim, More Tankers Struck – 10/6/26Important updates. Paywall free. 23340511433
Reposted by Mark SmotroffRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The richest man owns X. The second richest man owns The Washington Post. The third and fifth richest men control Google. The sixth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And the eighth richest man now owns both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?bbc.comParamount takes over Warner Bros in $110bn Hollywood mergerThe merger of two of Hollywood's biggest movie studios comes after months of legal disputes and concern over competition 674146035935
Mark Smotroff @marksmotroff.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Its no mystery that these archive releases from the Peanuts vault are revealing amazing lost Vince Guaraldi recordings. The latest: the 1st official soundtrack to "It's A Mystery, Charlie Brown." My review is on eCoustics (dot com). #musicsky #jazzsky #music #jazz www.ecoustics.com/music/vince-... 022
Mark Smotroff @marksmotroff.bsky.social · 06/10/2026www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comTrump’s suggestion that Iran could ‘take out’ LA or San Diego draws Republican rebukeCongressional candidate Jim Desmond says he ‘served to protect Americans, not write off American cities’ 000
Mark Smotroff @marksmotroff.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Tuesday morning soft entry back into the week with one of Quincy Jones grooviest solo efforts: 1969's Walking In Space. #musicsky #jazzsky #jazz #music #souljazz #vinyl 080
Mark Smotroff @marksmotroff.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Sax might be Plas Johnson. Pianist has a Basie vibe going on. Shorty Rogers on trumpet perhaps? Bargyn bin find. Might frame this cover. 020
Mark Smotroff @marksmotroff.bsky.social · 06/10/2026"Toe-tapping tunes for your dancing and listening pleasure." No guitars but the band rocks out on: "Beanhead," "Foot Pattin'," "Gae Gae," "Doo Gee" and "Headsville." Any clues who is in this George Rhodes Orchestra? Cover notes promise "many famous, instrumental soloists." 1of2 #musicsky #music * 150
Mark Smotroff @marksmotroff.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Things you don't leave behind in the bargain bin: a 1972 Sunnyland Slim on Jewel Records in very nice shape. Some light surface scuffs on one side, thus far inaudible. Would love to know who is on this. No liner notes. One source says Hubert Sumlin is in the band. Clues anyone? #musicsky #music 041
Mark Smotroff @marksmotroff.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Wilson soon created The Beach Boys’ 1966 pinnacle “Pet Sounds” in response. My review of the new Rubber Soul vinyl boxed set is on Analog Planet (dot com); Blu-ray on eCoustics (dot com) 010
Mark Smotroff @marksmotroff.bsky.social · 05/10/2026RS cemented the LP’s place as a serious platform for artistic expression (not just a collection of disparate tracks). In a league w/ Ellington’s 1951 1st 12" LP “Masterpieces By Ellington” & Miles Davis’ 1959 5X platinum “Kind Of Blue,” Brian Wilson wrote “God Only Knows” after hearing RS. Cont'd 110
Mark Smotroff @marksmotroff.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Now spinning of one of the most important turning point long playing records in popular music history: The Beatles’ 1965 Rubber Soul (RS) new stereo remix. Some assume that the 12” 33 & 1/3 RPM “long playing” album was always accepted as a bonafide art form in pop #music. It wasn’t. Cont'd #musicsky 180
Reposted by Mark SmotroffAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 05/10/2026FFS… Is it really an accident anymore at this point? 1351201417085
Reposted by Mark SmotroffAlfred E. Neuman ( MAD Magazine ) @alfreds-mad-world.bsky.social · 04/10/2026The Reboot Of "Pink Floyd The Wall" Looks Terrible 1010820
Mark Smotroff @marksmotroff.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Wondering about the new #Beatles Rubber Soul releases? My reviews offer some insights. #musicsky #music I spin the vinyl 5LP set on Analog Planet www.analogplanet.com/content/beat... And I immerse myself into the Bluray / Dolby Atmos edition on eCoustics. www.ecoustics.com/music/beatle... 130
Mark Smotroff @marksmotroff.bsky.social · 04/10/2026He scammed the devil and the devil wants out of the deal but can't for some reason... 😝 010
Mark Smotroff @marksmotroff.bsky.social · 03/10/2026One of those things I never could justify buying because I'd never be able to play anything in it as much as I wish I could (I'm not that level of guitarist) but for a buc at a thrift shop I had to rescue this copy of The Frank #Zappa Guitar Book. Solos transcribed by Steve Vai. #musicsky #music 070
Mark Smotroff @marksmotroff.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Looks like it hadn’t played before and sounds pretty good too — no sense of tape stretching and such that you hear on older played out tapes. Fun! 000
Mark Smotroff @marksmotroff.bsky.social · 02/10/2026While I’ve long known the single and have several later albums, finding early Manu Dibango albums on vinyl isn’t exactly easy. So its kind of oddly perfect that the first time I am hearing his 1972 hit Soul Makossa album is on a pristine 8-track found at the flea market. Cont'd #musicsky #music 130
Mark Smotroff @marksmotroff.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Great hard edged power pop energy from Staten Island's Dirty Looks circa 1980. One of those bands I'd heard about for a minute and then they disappeared. I wonder if Weezer listened to "Take A Life" from this? Bargyn bin find.... #musicsky #music #vinyl #powerpop 150
Mark Smotroff @marksmotroff.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Love the art, a trippy extrapolation of the original EP photo (which I have, 1985 2nd press, red vinyl). Musically, this is a pretty great punk-prog psych trip with echoes of early 80s Cure, pre DSOM Floyd and Butthole Surfers but more fun ultimately. 000
Mark Smotroff @marksmotroff.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Finally, one of these 2013 reissues of the first #FlamingLips EP showed up (at Amoeba) so having some trade credit in hand I had to get it. I think this was a very limited RSD release (signed by Wayne!) but whatever it was I missed it at the time. Cont'd #musicsky #music #vinyl 120
Mark Smotroff @marksmotroff.bsky.social · 02/10/2026This is yet another “Beatle Exploitation” record that I've never seen before which is amazing as I have probably close to 100 if not more). Thrift find. 100
Mark Smotroff @marksmotroff.bsky.social · 02/10/2026... I think this was created for 50-60 somethings in the Lawrence Welk set who wanted to keep pace with the kidz. Strange how I went through my entire life never having heard of producer Norrie Paramor until about 3 years ago, and now he pops up with frequency in the strangest of places. Cont'd 200
Mark Smotroff @marksmotroff.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Beatle Banjos From Hell - With the right scripting this could be the soundtrack for a twisted early 60s mod-gothic horror mystery film (think proto Scooby Doo) set in the deep south. Or it could be intercut music for a Fab4 take on The Monkees’ Head. However... cont'd #musicsky #music #beatles 120
Reposted by Mark SmotroffAlan Wessman @alanwessman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Regardless of the merits of data centers, this is not an appropriate use of public lands, because it monopolizes the land for a single private entity rather than keeping the land as multi-use, defeating the whole idea of public lands. Let Valar purchase its own land if it needs space. 19292125
Mark Smotroff @marksmotroff.bsky.social · 01/10/2026One of the rare moments where lush orchestral strings play nice with jazz, largely due to Ogerman's arrangements. Its marks the first appearance of Evans' "Time Remembered." I only wish this album could be remixed. 000
Mark Smotroff @marksmotroff.bsky.social · 01/10/2026On this foggy San Francisco morning, my favorite Bill Evans LP is the perfect soundtrack. This isn't the Evans album the cool kids listen to but I don't care. This album won't get sampled. But, it was my gateway to Evans' music. Quiet, beautiful & introspective. #musicsky #jazzsky #music #jazz 1of2 260
Mark Smotroff @marksmotroff.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Boss bargain bin garage surf sounds from The Rumblers. Not the super rare indie first press but still pretty obscure. Fun too! #musicsky #music 020
Mark Smotroff @marksmotroff.bsky.social · 01/10/2026This was apparently a nationwide effort. Go nurses! www.sfgate.com/tech/article... 020
Mark Smotroff @marksmotroff.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Someday I'll find a original 78 on the fun Music City label like this (the one I have is a boring red / beige design). This would make a great T-shirt! 010
Mark Smotroff @marksmotroff.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Woke with an earworm for The 4 Deuces' "W-P-L-J" but can't find my 78 RPM disc. Thus, I'm forced (twist my arm) to play Zappa's version on Burnt Weeny Sandwich (where most of us 1st heard the song). Got this promo in a trade with a friend some years back (w/ poster). 1of2 #musicsky #music #zappa 140
Reposted by Mark SmotroffBlue Turquoise @bluet-urquoise.bsky.social · 29/09/2026How do we really feel? This is the time we all need to speak out the elections are up ahead and anyone that reads our comments will benefit. 1446185114696
Mark Smotroff @marksmotroff.bsky.social · 29/09/2026One more spin of the jaw-dropping pre-master early mix of Frank #Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention's 1966 masterpiece, Freak Out! This is in the new 60th Anniversary boxed set which I review on Analog Planet (vinyl) and eCoustics (CD/Bluray). #musicsky #music 1122
