iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Yuri Stanislavski @stanislavski.me · 13/09/2026

Three records came with me out of Romania — bought there after I left Ukraine because of the war, before Canada was even a plan. This is one of them: The Lemon Twigs, Everything Harmony. Some things you carry across borders because you need them, not because they're useful.

An album sleeve on a white wall above a black turntable. The sleeve is The Lemon Twigs' Everything Harmony: a brick apartment building with fire escapes, the title in red serif letters arched across the top of the facade, two long-haired musicians standing on a fire escape at the right, the band name in black at the bottom. Below, on a light wood surface, a record spins under the closed dust cover, a silver weight on the spindle and an orange cartridge on the tonearm.

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Yuri Stanislavski @stanislavski.me · 09/09/2026

I don’t know how you ended up with that. My Bell home internet is $82/month for the Fibe 3.0 package (3 Gbps up/down). I guess you have to know how to negotiate. Of course, I'd prefer to just pay, say, $40/month for 1 Gbps, but we have what we have.

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Yuri Stanislavski @stanislavski.me · 07/09/2026

A day off that lands on a Monday asks for something very beautiful. Destroyer's Kaputt, side one, no plans.

A hand holds the sleeve of Destroyer’s “Kaputt” in a protective outer bag: a grainy black-and-white photograph taken at a lookout, where four people dressed in white stand at a stone parapet above a city with mountains behind it, a fifth sits on the parapet, and three empty benches fill the foreground. Behind, in the room, a turntable with the blue record and a floorstanding speaker.

Round holographic hype sticker on the shrinkwrap: TURNTABLE LAB repeated around the rim; in the centre “2021”, “EDITION of 500”, large “EXCLUSIVO”, and below the numbers 673855036939 and MRG369-TTL.

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Yuri Stanislavski @stanislavski.me · 02/09/2026

CA$39.95 for a sealed copy. On Discogs the same Royal Grape 2xLP runs CA$200–300 shipped to Canada. Neal Francis, Francis Comes Alive: recorded live to tape at Thalia Hall, eleven people on stage. Opened it, put it straight on the turntable.

Sealed copy of Neal Francis's Francis Comes Alive in a clear wall-mounted display frame. The cover shows the singer in blue and magenta stage light, head tilted back, holding a mic on a boom stand. A dark red hype sticker in the top left corner announces the record in yellow lettering: recorded live to tape at Thalia Hall in Chicago with an eleven-piece band, Royal Grape Edition, 2xLP, ATO Records, ATO0657.

Low-angle close-up of a translucent grape-purple LP on a turntable platter, spinning past the spindle. The grey centre label is ringed with a rainbow gradient and reads "Neal Francis / Francis Comes Alive" with "STEREO" and the side's track list.

Extreme close-up of a yellow cartridge and silver headshell tracking the outer grooves of the same translucent purple record, its reflection visible in the vinyl. The rainbow-edged label and turntable mat are out of focus behind it.

Screenshot of Discogs marketplace listings for Neal Francis's Francis Comes Alive (2xLP, purple), showing three sealed Mint/Near Mint copies shipped from the UK, Netherlands and France. The converted Canadian prices — about CA$218.97, CA$258.60 and CA$277.85 plus tax — are circled in red.

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Yuri Stanislavski @stanislavski.me · 02/09/2026

Now spinning (also Spinstack export testing)

Yuri Stanislavski @stanislavski.me · 27/08/2026

Finally got my copy of Family Worship Center’s “Only Visiting”. Been waiting for this one!

A hand holds a brown cardboard record mailer, printed “Mighty Music Mailer — hassle free mailer for 1–2 LP records, Bags Unlimited, MLP1.” The flap is sealed with black packing tape branded CorpoRat Industries, CorpoRat Printshop and CorpoRat Records, with cartoon rat logos and the slogans “This unholy trinity is your creative salvation” and “Deviants, derelicts and degenerates rejoice!” The framed Stevie Nicks poster is on the wall behind.

A hand holds up the “Family Worship Center — Only Visiting” LP sleeve. The cover art shows a stone archway cut out as an arched window, revealing a blue sky with eyes and a green tree on a checkerboard floor; two planets ringed with piano keys float on either side, a smiling glass pitcher drifts at lower left, and the title runs along an orange band at the bottom. A framed black-and-white Stevie Nicks poster hangs on the wall behind.

A black Sony turntable on a light wood table, dust cover raised, playing a translucent blue-green marbled LP with a yellow stylus tracking the outer grooves. Propped against the white wall behind it is the album sleeve: “Family Worship Center — Only Visiting,” showing a stone archway framing a blue sky with a pair of eyes, a green tree standing on a black-and-white checkerboard floor, ringed planets made of piano keys, and a smiling glass pitcher against a starfield.

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Yuri Stanislavski @stanislavski.me · 20/08/2026

I suddenly ended up with my wife in Paris. No, not in the one in France. But it didn’t spoil our mood. We sit here at the restaurant right by the river and enjoy this amazing evening.

Yuri Stanislavski @stanislavski.me · 17/08/2026

The original soundtrack to the film A Chorus Line sounds fantastic. While it’s silly to try to capture sound on an iPhone microphone, trust me, this is one of the best-recorded records in my vinyl collection.

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Yuri Stanislavski @stanislavski.me · 12/08/2026

Hey Canada! 🇨🇦 A great chance to buy at a good price. All products on the website vinylstoragesolutions.ca today with a 35% discount.

National Vinyl Record Store Day Sale 35% sitewide.
No code required.

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I'm interested. 👍 But this button takes me to myrecordroom.com/features instead of launching the demo.

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That’s pretty much how it works. The automatic cleanup runs every five minutes, so there may be a short window when spam or unwanted content is visible on your screens, but it will still disappear fairly quickly.

Screenshot of a Safari window displaying the “Vinyl Community” Bluesky feed administration page. At the top is a 24-hour bar chart showing hourly post activity, with blue bars for stored posts and orange segments for posts removed by a purge. Below, the “PURGES — ALL FEEDS” section lists recent purge events for Vinyl Community feeds, including timestamps, numbers of removed posts, feed names, and individual Bluesky posts that were removed.

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One of my all-time favourite records: Piotr Figiel — Music (Poland, 1976, Pronit – SX 1320). If I don't know what I'd like to put on the turntable, I choose this one. The best soundtrack for the solitude of a day off that falls on a Tuesday.

Yuri Stanislavski @stanislavski.me · 10/08/2026

1/4 @support.bsky.team There appears to be a serious lag issue with one of the public Jetstream instances: jetstream2.us-east.bsky.network. It is consistently falling hours behind the other three public instances.

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Housekeeping news about Vinyl Community feed. Today it got better at two things: finding your posts, and not throwing them away by mistake. Here is what changed, and why none of it was possible while this feed lived on SkyFeed. 🧵👇 #nocrosspost

Feedgen Admin status page for the Vinyl Community feed. The page shows 923 stored posts, a chart of posts stored and removed during the last 24 hours, and a log of recent purge events.

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Yuri Stanislavski @stanislavski.me · 08/08/2026

In 1989, Thomas Anders tried to step out of Modern Talking’s shadow and become a major solo artist. A move to the US, strong material, polished arrangements—it all seemed right. But it didn’t click. Such a shame; his enormous potential never got the recognition it deserved.

A vinyl record featuring Thomas Anders’ Different displayed above a Sony turntable. The record is spinning on the turntable, with the album cover visible on the wall behind it.

Having breakfast. The world needs to know what I eat. Now you know.

Overhead shot of a red speckled plate holding three poached eggs, sliced cooked chicken breast, cucumber wedges, a mound of guacamole, and a folded piece of flatbread, with a mug of milky coffee beside it.

Drove out to Stratford yesterday and of course ended up in Sound Fixation. Left with two Carly Simon LPs and a small stack of cassettes — Kiss, Faith No More, Def Leppard. Well-curated bins and no pressure to hurry. Exactly what a record store should be.

Two Carly Simon LPs — Boys in the Trees and Hotcakes — propped on a red textured knit blanket, with three cassettes lined up in front: Kiss Dynasty, Faith No More The Real Thing, and Def Leppard Pyromania.

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We recently adopted a cat from a shelter. After a bit of an adaptation, he’s turned out to be surprisingly smart and friendly. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Be-Bop! 🐈

Despite the rain, we had a wonderful day exploring these charming streets, some of which reminded us of Europe.

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My wife and I visited the charming “Shakespearean” town of Stratford, Ontario. We thoroughly enjoyed our time there—it’s a wonderfully cozy place.

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Here are a few real-life shots of the Toshiba.

I've owned all 3. The Audio-Technica is the cheapest and sold everywhere — Amazon or the company's website. Coturn doubled their price since 2023; their deck is the best-built of the three, but not by that much. Toshiba tempts you with the built-in Now Spinning shelf, but the plastic feels cheap.

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Thanks! The feed hasn't reached its usual top spot yet, but at least it's showing up in the top ten search results.

📌 Small ask, big help (I hope). Vinyl Community moved to my own server, and the feed lost its spot in Bluesky search. If you have a minute: open the feed, tap 🤍 Unlike, then ❤️ Like again. That's it. Thanks for keeping the crates full. 👉 bsky.app/profile/stan...

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Yuri Stanislavski @stanislavski.me · 30/07/2026

З днем народження, друже! 🎉 Таких, як ти, — один на мільйон. Будь здоровий і до ста двадцяти! Mazel tov!

@tkhir.bsky.social
@hiranotakashi.bsky.social

📍ODS 2018

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It warms my soul to see how quickly my personal server updates feeds. You can’t imagine how much joy that brings me.

Yuri Stanislavski @stanislavski.me · 30/07/2026

The Sony PS-LX310BT has been discontinued and replaced by two new models: the PS-LX3BT and the PS-LX5BT

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Yuri Stanislavski @stanislavski.me · 29/07/2026

1/8 Kavinsky was found dead at his Paris home on Tuesday, July 28, 2026. He was 50. Most people know exactly one of his tracks. This thread is about what that one track did to an entire genre — and who owes him their career. 🧵

The photo of French DJ and producer Kavinsky (1975 - 2026)

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Yuri Stanislavski @stanislavski.me · 29/07/2026

Some housekeeping news: Vinyl Community has a new home. The feed now runs on my own server instead of a public feed builder. Nothing changes on your side — same feed, same spot in your pins, likes and saves untouched. A short thread on what's new 🧵

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Yuri Stanislavski @stanislavski.me · 13/07/2026

Well, Michael, Andy, and Michael, that wasn't very nice of you. But that was the last time—you won't be allowed back into our Vinyl Community.

A screenshot of a bot invasion on the Vinyl Community custom feed, where bots are misusing the #vinyl hashtag

Yuri Stanislavski @stanislavski.me · 12/07/2026

❓A question for our Vinyl Community members: how do you feel about commercial vinyl-for-sale posts appearing in our feed? I can restrict accounts that use the feed primarily for selling, but should I? I’d really like to hear your thoughts.

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Yuri Stanislavski @stanislavski.me · 08/07/2026

Judging by the first version of the cover for his debut album, it seems Billy Idol wasn’t originally planning to be quite such a “bad boy.” #vinyl

Yuri Stanislavski @stanislavski.me · 30/06/2026

The result (and my heart is still broken)

A fresh black-and-grey realistic tattoo of Totoro, a ferret, on the inner forearm, sealed under a glossy aftercare wrap. He’s sitting upright and facing forward, with finely detailed fur shading, an alert expression, and a curled bushy tail. Sunlit sidewalk and a metal railing are visible in the background.

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Yuri Stanislavski @stanislavski.me · 30/06/2026

FiiO TT11 — fully automatic turntable, with counterweight, anti-skate and a swappable cartridge, for $175. Spec sheet looks almost too good (W&F ≤0.2%). But how does it hold up in practice — does it really keep true pitch? Worth recommending to beginners? #vinyl

A black wood-grain FiiO TT11 turntable on a dark surface, playing a record with an orange label. An amber glow from the platter’s ambient lighting rims the edge of the disc. The tonearm and counterweight are visible at right. Behind it, a black stereo receiver sits on a dark media console, with vinyl records shelved on the left, against a plain grey wall.

Yuri Stanislavski @stanislavski.me · 22/06/2026

My oldest vinyl record is 75 years old. Original press of «Porgy & Bess» by George Gershwin on 3 LP, Columbia Masterworks, 1951, OSL-162

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Yuri Stanislavski @stanislavski.me · 22/06/2026

Yesterday’s haul from several vinyl record stores in Hamilton, Ontario.

A group of five vinyl releases arranged on a bright red textured blanket between patterned cushions. Four records are displayed upright along the back: Greatest Hits on Earth by The 5th Dimension, the 12-inch single Cry by Godley & Creme with its distinctive filmstrip-style cover, Men and Women by Simply Red, and Rescue Me by Tom Jones. In the foreground, a vintage Columbia pressing of George Gershwin’s Porgy & Bess is laid flat with its liner notes spread open beneath it.

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Yuri Stanislavski @stanislavski.me · 18/06/2026

Happy birthday, sir Paul 🎸🎤

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Yuri Stanislavski @stanislavski.me · 01/06/2026

This little guy is not with us anymore. Aug 23, 2021 - May 31, 2026, 7;55 PM. I will always remember you, Totoro.

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Yuri Stanislavski @stanislavski.me · 29/05/2026

Although I consider the ’90s not to have been the strongest musical decade, this album is a flawless timeless pop masterpiece. Thanks to my wife @arina.bsky.social for this wonderful gift! Now spinning 🔊

Front cover of the Seal box set lying on a red knit blanket. A white square sleeve with the artist name "SEAL" spelled in large reflective silver foil letters across the lower half. A full-length black-and-white photo of Seal stands within the lettering, legs apart in a sleeveless dark vest and leather trousers, one hand raised behind his head, his figure overlapping the "A." The glossy silver foil catches the light unevenly across the letters.

Open gatefold of a Seal vinyl box set lying on a red knit blanket. The left inner panel shows a black-and-white photograph of Seal from behind, shirtless with dreadlocks, arms outstretched holding two birds of prey, a bass guitar leaning in front of him. The center panel shows him facing the camera in a black leather outfit, one arm raised with a falcon perched on his gloved hand. To the right, a vinyl record in a white inner sleeve—label reading "SEAL, SIDE THREE: 7. Wild, 8. Show Me, 9. Violet"—slides out of a dark outer sleeve. Below sits an open booklet: a black-and-white contact sheet of studio portraits on the left page, and a text page headed "A Note From Trevor Horn" on the right (page 3).

Cream-colored back cover of the Seal deluxe box set on a red knit blanket, printed with the full track listing in bold black type. Disc 1: Seal (Remastered) — 9 tracks including The Beginning, Crazy, Killer, and Future Love Paradise. Disc 2: Rare — 11 tracks of acoustic, premix, and extended versions. Disc 3: Single Edits & Remixes — 13 tracks including William Orbit remixes of Killer and multiple Crazy mixes. Disc 4: Live at the Point, Dublin, Ireland, 12/16/91 — 12 previously unreleased tracks. Plus the remastered LP across three sides. Bottom edge shows Warner Records and Rhino logos, a 2022 reissue copyright line ("Made in Germany, R2 654317 / 603497843947"), and a barcode.

Yuri Stanislavski @stanislavski.me · 15/05/2026

This is one of the greatest French albums ever made. It’s an incredibly powerful and sensual debut from a truly talented singer. Guesch Patti “Labyrinthe” 1988 original French pressing #vinyl #vinylcommunity #vinylcollection

A black Sony turntable spins a vinyl record beneath a transparent dust cover on a light wood shelf, illuminated by deep blue ambient lighting. Behind it, a copy of the “Labyrinthe”album by French singer Guesch Patti is displayed upright with a “NOW SPINNING” sign below the cover. A glowing blue cylindrical lamp sits beside the turntable, creating a moody retro atmosphere focused on vinyl listening and 1980s aesthetics.

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Yuri Stanislavski @stanislavski.me · 13/05/2026

An absolute masterclass in pop music. Not a single filler track. Still the best album released in 1992: Annie Lennox — Diva. And huge thanks to my wife @arina.bsky.social for such a meaningful and truly precious gift.

A minimalist listening setup with a black Sony turntable playing a vinyl record on a light wood surface. Above it, a wall-mounted “Now Spinning” display holds Annie Lennox’s Diva album cover in a clear sleeve. A warm glowing lamp on the left adds soft ambient light, while the transparent dust cover of the turntable is raised, creating a clean, cozy hi-fi atmosphere.