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Albert Koch

@thethealbert.bsky.social
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Vinyl collector | Freelance (music) journalist | Author | "DJ" | Instagram dropout | Bavaria

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Albert Koch @thethealbert.bsky.social · 4h
>>> Front Cover photograph "Homage to Puvis de Chavannes", credited to Artists Postcards 1978. N.Y.C. (Series II) by Duane Michals. <<<
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Albert Koch @thethealbert.bsky.social · 4h
Peter Murphy (vocals), Daniel Ash (guitar), David Jay (bass), Kevin Haskins (drums), Recorded December 1979 – July 1980 at BBC Maida Vale Strudios and Southern Studios, London, England. Produced by Bauhaus. >>>
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Albert Koch @thethealbert.bsky.social · 4h
Bauhaus "In The Flat Field", 4AD, 1980. #bauhaus #intheflatfield #4ad #petermurphy #vinyl #nowplaying #musicsky #vinylsky #vinylcommunity >>> See comments for detailed credits
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Albert Koch @thethealbert.bsky.social · 7h
>>> Photography by Ola Rindal. Artwork by Joakim Haugland, Petri Henriksson. <<<
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Albert Koch @thethealbert.bsky.social · 7h
Carmen Villain (clarinet, piano, synthesizer, field recording, percussion), Johanna Orellan (flute), Eivind Lønning (trumpet), Strings, Strings arrangements by Andre Bratten, Ole Henrik Moe. Produced by Carmen Villain. >>>
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Albert Koch @thethealbert.bsky.social · 7h
Carmen Villain "Memoria", Smalltown Supersound, 2026. #carmenvillain #memoria #smalltownsupersound #vinyl #nowplaying #musicsky #vinylsky #vinylcommunity @carmenvillain.bsky.social >>> See comments for detailed credits
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Albert Koch @thethealbert.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
>>> Elizabeth Arnold (voice), Pamela Fraley (voice), Rebecca Armstrong (voice), Jay Clayton (voice, piano). Produced by Rudolph Werner. Cover drawing "Weaver’s Notation", Beryl Korot (1976). <<<
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Albert Koch @thethealbert.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
>>> Russ Hartenberger (marimba, xylophone), David Van Tieghem (marimba, xylophone, piano), James Preiss (metallophone, piano), Nurit Tilles (piano), Steve Chambers (piano), Larry Karush (piano, maracas), Shem Guibbory (violin) >>>
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Albert Koch @thethealbert.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Performed by Steve Reich (piano, marimba) and 17 musicians: Ken Ishii (cello), Richard Cohen (clarinet, bass clarinet), Virgil Blackwell (clarinet, bass clarinet), Gary Schall (marimba, maracas), Bob Becker (marimba, xylophone), Glen Velez (marimba, xylophone) >>>
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Albert Koch @thethealbert.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Steve Reich "Music For 18 Musicians", ECM, 1978 (2026 reissue). #stevereich #musicfor18musicians #ecmrecords #vinyl #nowplaying #musicsky #vinylsky #vinylcommunity #classicalsky >>> See comments for detailed credits
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Albert Koch @thethealbert.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Peter Murphy (vocals), Daniel Ash (guitar), David Jay (bass), Kevin Haskins (drums). Recorded 26 January 1979 at Beck Studios, Wellingborough. Cover art taken from the 1926 film "The Sorrows of Satan", directed by D. W. Griffith. <<<
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Albert Koch @thethealbert.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Bauhaus "The Bela Sessions", Leaving, 2018. #bauhaus #thebelasessions #leavingrecords #petermurphy #vinyl #nowplaying #musicsky #vinylsky #vinylcommunity >>> See comments for detailed credits
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Albert Koch @thethealbert.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Mark E. Smith (vocals), Peter Greenway (guitar), Elena Poulou (keyboards), Dave Spurr (bass), Keiron Melling (drums). Recorded live at "The Grand", Clitheroe, 25th April 2013. <<<
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Albert Koch @thethealbert.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Another #fallfriday on Earth. The Fall "The Fall Live In Clitheroe", Ozit-Morpheus Records, 2017. Recorded at The Grand, Clitheroe, April 25, 2013. #thefall #liveinclitheroe #ozitmorpheusrecords #markesmith #vinyl #nowplaying #musicsky #vinylsky #vinylcommunity >>> See comments for detailed credits
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Albert Koch @thethealbert.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Derek Bailey (guitar). Recorded in London in Derek Bailey‘s Islington home January 1976 and in concert at the ICA Cinema, 22 May 1975. <<<
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Albert Koch @thethealbert.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Derek Bailey "Domestic & Public Pieces – Solo Guitar Improvisations 1975-6", Quark Records & Books, 1979. #derekbailey #domesticandpublicpieces #quarkredcordsandbooks #vinyl #nowplaying #musicsky #vinylsky #vinylcommunity #jazzsky >>> See comments for credits
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Albert Koch @thethealbert.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Pharoah Sanders (tenor saxophone), Stan Foster (trumpet), Jane Getz (piano), William Bennett (bass), Marvin Pattillo (drums). RecordedSeptember 10, 1964, at audio engineer Jerry Newman’s loft, New York, NY. Cover photography by Ray Ross. <<<
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Albert Koch @thethealbert.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Pharoah Sanders "Pharoah’s First", ESP-Disk, 1965 (1998 Get Back reissue of the 1973 ESP-Disk reissue with different cover). #pharoahsanders #pharoahsfirst #espdisk #vinyl #nowplaying #musicsky #vinylsky #vinylcommunity #jazzsky >>> See comments for credits
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Albert Koch @thethealbert.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
>>> Recorded March 21 and 22, 1956, at Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, California. Produced by Nesuhi Ertegun. Cover photography by Lee Friedlander. <<<
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Albert Koch @thethealbert.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Dave Pell (tenor saxophone, English horn), Marty Berman (baritone saxophone, bassoon), Jimmy Rowles (piano, celeste), Ralph Peña (bass), Stan Levey (drums), Shelly Manne (drums). >>>
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Albert Koch @thethealbert.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Jimmy Giuffre (clarinet), Bud Shank (alto flute), Buddy Collette (alto clarinet, flute), Harry Klee (bass clarinet, bass flute), Harry Edison (trumpet), Shorty Rogers (trumpet), Jack Sheldon (trumpet), Bob Cooper (tenor saxophone, oboe) >>>
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Albert Koch @thethealbert.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Jimmy Giuffre "The Jimmy Giuffre Clarinet", Atlantic 1956. #jimmygiuffre #thejimmygiuffreclarinet #atlanticrecords #jazz #vinyl #nowplaying #musicsky #vinylsky #vinylcommunity #jazzsky >>> See comments for detailed credits
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Albert Koch @thethealbert.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Bert Jansch (guitar, banjo), John Renbourn (guitar). Recorded summer 1966 at 5 North Villas, Camden, London. Produced by Bill Leader. Cover photography by Brian Shuel. <<<
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Albert Koch @thethealbert.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Bert Jansch "Jack Orion", Transatlantic, 1966 (2015 reissue). #bertjansch #jackorion #transatlanticrecords #johnrenbourn #vinyl #nowplaying #musicsky #vinylsky #vinylcommunity >>> See comments for credits
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Albert Koch @thethealbert.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
>>> with Brian Hopper (soprano and tenor saxophone). Cover design by Byron Goto and Henry Epstein. Recorded February–March 1969 at Olympic Studios, London. Produced by The Soft Machine. <<<
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Albert Koch @thethealbert.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Mike Ratledge (piano, Lowrey Holiday De Luxe organ; Hammond organ, harpsichord, flute), Hugh Hopper (bass guitar; acoustic guitar, alto saxophone), Robert Wyatt (drums, lead and backing vocals) >>>
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Albert Koch @thethealbert.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The Soft Machine "Volume Two", Probe, 1969 (2007 reissue). #thesoftmachine #softmachine #volumetwo #proberecords #vinyl #nowplaying #musicsky #vinylsky #vinylcommunity >>> See comments for detailed credits
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Albert Koch @thethealbert.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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Albert Koch @thethealbert.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
John Fahey "Volume 1: Blind Joe Death", Takoma, 1967 (re.) John Fahey (acoustic guitar). Cover design by Tom Weller. #johnfahey #blindjoedeath #takomarecords #vinyl #nowplaying #musicsky #vinylsky #vinylcommunity
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Albert Koch @thethealbert.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Absolute favorite of mine! ❤️
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Albert Koch @thethealbert.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
David Sylvian (vocals), Derek Bailey (guitar), Christian Fennesz (arranger, electronics). Recorded February–March 2003 at Samadhi Sound Studio, New Hampshire. Produced by David Sylvian. Cover art by Atsushi Fukui. <<<
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Albert Koch @thethealbert.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
David Sylvian "Blemish", Samadhi Sound, 2003 (2022 reissue) #davidsylvian #blemish #samadhisound #vinyl #nowplaying #musicsky #vinylsky #vinylcommunity >>> See comments for credits
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Albert Koch @thethealbert.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Smile was an abandoned project which wasn’t properly released until 2011. They used some songs from Smile on Smiley Smile and recorded some new ones.
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Albert Koch @thethealbert.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
>>> with Van Dyke Parks (piano with taped strings, upright piano, tack piano, marimba). Recorded February 17, 1966 – May 18, 1967. Produced by Brian Wilson. Cover illustration by Frank Holmes. <<<
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Albert Koch @thethealbert.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
>>> Dennis Wilson (lead, harmony and backing vocals, drums, percussion, Hammond organ, xylophone, vegetable chomping) >>>
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Albert Koch @thethealbert.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
>>> Bruce Johnston (harmony and backing vocals), Mike Love (lead, harmony and backing vocals, vegetable chomping), Carl Wilson (lead, harmony and backing vocals; electric guitar, Fender bass, acoustic guitar, castanet, shaker, vegetable chomping) >>>
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Albert Koch @thethealbert.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Brian Wilson (lead, harmony and backing vocals; grand piano, harpsichord, Baldwin organ, electric harpsichord, Fender bass, temple blocks, tambourine, vegetable chomping), Al Jardine (lead, harmony and backing vocals, vegetable chomping) >>>
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Albert Koch @thethealbert.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The Beach Boys "Smile", Capitol, 1967/2011. #thebeachboys #smile #capitolrecords #brianwilson #vinyl #nowplaying #musicsky #vinylsky #vinylcommunity >>> See comments for detailed credits
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Albert Koch @thethealbert.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I’m always skeptical about these new Beatles mixes. I have an old German pressing of Rubber Soul from the 70s, and it sounds excellent, too.
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Albert Koch @thethealbert.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
>>> with George Martin (piano, harmonium), Mal Evans (Hammond organ). Recorded 12 October – 11 November 1965 and 17 June 1965 at EMI Studios, London, England. Produced by George Martin. Cover photography by Robert Freeman. <<<
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Albert Koch @thethealbert.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
>>> George Harrison (lead, harmony and backing vocals; lead, rhythm and acoustic guitars; sitar; maracas; tambourine), Ringo Starr (drums, tambourine, maracas, cowbell, bells, cymbals; Hammond organ; lead vocals) >>>
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Albert Koch @thethealbert.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
John Lennon (lead, harmony and backing vocals; rhythm, acoustic and lead guitars; organ; tambourine), Paul McCartney (lead, harmony and backing vocals; bass, acoustic and lead guitars; piano; maracas) >>>
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Albert Koch @thethealbert.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The Beatles "Rubber Soul", Parlophone, 1965 (Mono version, 2014 reissue). #thebeatles #rubbersoul #odeon #beatles #vinyl #nowplaying #musicsky #vinylsky #vinylcommunity >>> See comments for detailed credits
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Albert Koch @thethealbert.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
>>> Recorded September–October 1977 at Advision Studios, London. Produced by Mike Thorne. Front cover photography by Annette Green. <<<
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Albert Koch @thethealbert.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Colin Newman (vocals, guitar, backing vocals), Bruce Gilbert (guitar), Graham Lewis (bass guitar, backing vocals), Robert Gotobed (drums) with Kate Lukas (flute), Dave Oberlé (backing vocals), Mike Thorne (piano, electric piano, backing vocals, flute arrangement). >>>
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Albert Koch @thethealbert.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Wire "Pink Flag", Harvest, 1977 (re.) #wire #pinkflag #harvestrecords #vinyl #nowplaying #musicsky #vinylsky #vinylcommunity >>> See comments for detailed credits
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Albert Koch @thethealbert.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
>>> Steve Hanley (bass), Tony Friel (bass), Karl Burns (drums), Mike Leigh (drums). Artwork by Vermilion Sands. <<<
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Albert Koch @thethealbert.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Mark E. Smith (vocals, keyboards), Craig Scanlan (guitar), Martin Bramah (guitar), Marc Riley (guitar, bass, keyboards), Una Baines (keyboards), Yvonne Pawlett (keyboards) >>>
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Albert Koch @thethealbert.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Watch out #fallfriday The Fall "77 – Early Years – 79", Step Forward, 1981. #thefall #77earlyyears79 #stepforwardrecords #markesmith #vinyl #nowplaying #musicsky #vinylsky #vinylcommunity >>> See comments for detailed credits
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Albert Koch @thethealbert.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
>>> Chris Tomlin (1st violin), Sally Herbert (2nd violin), Sue Dench (viola), Tracey Thorn (backing vocals), Richard Preston (loops, treatments). Recorded March 1986 at Berry Street Studio, London. Produced by Richard Preston, The Go-Betweens. Cover photo by Richard Mann. <<<
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