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Wilford B. Wolf

@wbwolf.kind.social.ap.brid.gy
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I'm a 20th century wolf in the PNW. (he/him) Interests are music/vinyl, history, animation, furry, MST3k et al., ephemeral media (16mm films etc.), and Japan […] 🌉 bridged from ⁂ kind.social/@wbwolf, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact

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Wilford B. Wolf @wbwolf.kind.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/10/2026
The Dramatics "Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get b/w Get Up And Get Down" US Stax 1977 Double sided reissue single put out after Fantasy Records purchased the Stax/Volt masters. Originally put out on Volt, Detroit-based The Dramatics first Top 10 hit on the R&B and pop […] [Original post on kind.social]
Red 45rpm single label. At the top "Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get". To the left of the spindle hole is the Stax "snapping fingers" logo.  At the bottom 'Dramatics"
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Wilford B. Wolf @wbwolf.kind.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026
Herbie Hancock "Stars In Your Eyes" unknown "Columbia" 1980, 2008 bootleg I picked up this copy in New York, with a bunch of other 12" singles (some legit, some boots). Hancock in his disco/soul phase; two songs from Monster got promo only extended disco […] [Original post on kind.social]
White label with black print. Poorly printed "Columbia" with the walking eye logo around the rim. At the top "Demonstration" "Not For Sale" and Herbie Hancock in larger print. To the left of the spindle hole "Special Disco Remix".   Below the hole "Stars In Your Eyes" and credits.
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Wilford B. Wolf @wbwolf.kind.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026
Hugo Winterhalter & His Orchestra "Land Of Dreams b/w Song Of The Barefoot Contessa" US 1954 promo Hugo Winterhalter started out arranging for the likes of Raymond Scott and Count Basie, before leading orchestras backing pop hits for the likes of Dinah Shore and […] [Original post on kind.social]
45prm single label. On a white background, in the top third is "RCA Victor Record Revue coming attractions". To the right of the spindle hole "NOT FOR SALE"
At the bottom "Land Of Dreams" "Hugo Winterhalter and His Orchestra" "Piano solo by Eddie Heywood"
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Wilford B. Wolf @wbwolf.kind.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/09/2026
Björk *Medúlla* US Elektra 2004 This album really marks the point that Björk became more experimental with her music, and less interested in mainstream. Beats paired with vocalizations largely replace traditional instruments. #PhysicalMedia #cd #CompactDisc
CD cover. Woman with an airbrushed upper torso wears a woven mask that appears to be made of hair, hands on her head. Around her neck, wears pendants that spell out "Medulla".
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Wilford B. Wolf @wbwolf.kind.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/09/2026
Audy Kimura *Looking For "The Good Life"* US Rainbow 1983 Audy Kimura worked as a recording engineer at Sounds Of Hawaii studio before finally making his album, his debut. The studio was one of the main ones in Honolulu that was part of the Hawaiian AOR scene […] [Original post on kind.social]
A record sleeve on a stand behind a record on a turntable. Sleeve is dark blue with "AUDY" is large white letters at the top and "Looking for "the Good Life"" in smaller letters underneath. In a box roughly center of the sleeve is a sepia tone photograph of a bearded man with glasses.  Text on the bottom reads "The Music & Lyrics of Audy Kimura".

The record on the turntable has a tan label. and blue text on either side of the spindle hole.
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Wilford B. Wolf @wbwolf.kind.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/09/2026
The Platters "Remember When" CA Mercury 1959 10" 78rpm I found this as deadstock in one of my favorite record stores in BC. I had recently got my first AT-LP120 which could do 78. This is a really late release, with most US labels dropping the format by about […] [Original post on kind.social]
Center label of 1950s 78rpm record. Black background with silver type, with an abstract mask logo and "Mercury" in script. Catalog number and time to the right of the spindle hole and "Remember When" "The Platters" underneath. "Made In Canada Quality Records Ltd." rim text.
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Wilford B. Wolf @wbwolf.kind.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/09/2026
Duran Duran *Master Mixes* US Capitol 1987 When I first spotted this release at a record fair, I was pretty excited; a test pressing from a major artist. Turns out, this is only supposed to look like one, complete with plain sleeve, Masterdisk labels, two single […] [Original post on kind.social]
A plain white gatefold sleeve on a stand above a records on the turntable, with a Masterdisk sticker in the top left corner, listing name, artist, and track listing. In the center is owner label "Property Of Weekend Spinnners" "Duran Duran" "Master Mixes" On the right cover is a larger hole punch and catalog numbers.

The album label is a white background and "MasterDisk" logo at the top. What looks like typewritten information on the label; "Duran Duran" and "Master Mixes" above the spindle hole, and track listing below.
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Wilford B. Wolf @wbwolf.kind.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/08/2026
Yes *90125* US ATCO 1983, c. 1987 repress Trevor Horn produced classic that is more proto-Art Of Noise than Yes. This album really got me fascinated with record catalog numbers, as well as the synth-pop sounds. This particular copy was one of the first CDs I got […] [Original post on kind.social]
A CD jewel case. The cover features a grey background, with a "YES" in a lighter grey.  In the center is a computer generated (from an early Macintosh!) circle divided into three sections. At the top is a dark blue section with "90125", a magenta section to the left and yellow to the right. Surrounding the circle is a darker grey shape that looks like a rounded Y with the top part open and white lines pointing down, left, right and branching at the top.
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Wilford B. Wolf @wbwolf.kind.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/08/2026
Seiko Matsuda [松田聖子] 「瞳はダイモンド」[Hitomi wa Diamond] JP CBS/Sony 1983 Seiko Matsuda during her run in the early 1980s could get any songwriter to do songs for her. Case in point, the music for this single was written by Kureta Karuho [呉田軽穂], an alias used by Yumi […] [Original post on kind.social]
A single insert on a stand over a 7" 45rpm single. Woman in an off the shoulder sweater, poses with her arms crossed against a dark background.  Justify left is 「瞳はダイアモンド」(Eyes Like Diamonds) in magenta type, and in smaller type  underneath 「蒼いフォトグラフ」(Blue Photograph/Photograph of Youth) and 「松田製子」(Matsuda Seiko).

The single label has a red-orange background with CBS/Sony logos on either side of the spindle hole and "Hitomi wa Diamond" in both Japanese and romaji.
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Wilford B. Wolf @wbwolf.kind.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/08/2026
Shiro Sagisu *His And Her Circumstances Act 1.0* US Genon 1998, 2004 release AKA Kare Kano, this was one of the last series from the legendary GAINAX studio, and rather infamous that it ran only 13 episodes and ended in the middle of an arc. Still, the music is […] [Original post on kind.social]
CD jewel case with a cover. Anime illustration of a boy and girl in school uniform, their arms locked, against a background of sunflowers on blue.
At the top in blue text "His and Her Circumstances [heart]". At the bottom in yellow is "Act 1.0"
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Wilford B. Wolf @wbwolf.kind.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/08/2026
Toto *Toto* US Columbia 1978 The members of Toto met while working as session musicians in the music rich LA studios in the mid 1970s. Even after putting out this album (and having a Top 5 hit with "Hold The Line") they continued doing session work, showing up […] [Original post on kind.social]
Album sleeve above a record on a turntable. The sleeve has "TOTO" at the top. The illustration has a sword, blade down in front of a ring framed by curls, and against a starry background. [The sword and ring motif would continue over several album covers.] The label of the records has a red background with "COLUMBIA" in yellow around the rim. At the top is "TOTO" and song list below the spindle hole.
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Wilford B. Wolf @wbwolf.kind.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/08/2026
*Cowboy Bebop Remix: Complete Collection* US Bandai 2006 DVD *Cowboy Bebop The Movie* US Columbia/Tri-Star 2003 DVD Another digital music release, so again back to DVDs. I've been lately rewatching Cowboy Bebop after I started to watch the live action remake on […] [Original post on kind.social]
Two DVD cases. The one on the left has a silver foil cover. At the top banner is "Anime Legends". Four stylized portraits of characters in black and white. In the center is a red banner with "Cowboy Bebop Remix". At the bottom is another red banner with "Complete Collection"

On the right, there is a "Special Edition" banner. At the top "Cowboy Bebop" with "The Movie" smaller type underneath. Against a red background are three figures: a man in a blue suit pointing a gun in the center, to the left woman in a black tanktop and pant with a gun held in the air, and to the right a woman wearing yellow top bearing her midrift and yellow skirt.
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Wilford B. Wolf @wbwolf.kind.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/07/2026
Danny Wilson *Meet Danny Wilson* Virgin 1987 UK/US CD & US LP The Scottish band name taken from a Frank Sinatra movie. This is the only album that I bought the CD first then the LP. I won the CD as part of a radio contest. As was common at the time, the UK […] [Original post on kind.social]
A LP sleeve and CD jewel box above a record on a turntable. Both sleeves feature a green tinted picture of three men in different directions framed by a white border. Above the picture in green script "Meet Danny Wilson". The LP has a sticker "featuring 'Mary's Prayer' and 'Davy'"

The LP label has a black background with a blue triangle at the top. Above the spindle hole "Danny Wilson" "Meet Danny Wilson" Song list on either side of the hole.
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Wilford B. Wolf @wbwolf.kind.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/07/2026
Björk *Homogenic* US Elektra 1997 One of the striking consistencies of Björk's solo releases is the elaborate ways she goes to portray herself on the sleeve, and matching her increasingly experimental sound. This is still solidly in her house influenced era […] [Original post on kind.social]
CD cover in a jewel case. Woman (Björk) dressed in a padded robe with a high, open collar and loose sleeves against a silver background. She has rings on her neck, long nails, just the center of lips painted and her hair done in two large buns at an angle above her head.  The figure combines elements of Asian and African fashion.
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Wilford B. Wolf @wbwolf.kind.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/07/2026
Johnnie Ray "Cry b/w The Little White Cloud That Cried" US Columbia 1951, 1980s? reissue Johnnie Ray was born and raised in Dallas, OR (west of Salem). He was partially deaf due to an accident. Being one of the first White singers to have a Black gospel […] [Original post on kind.social]
45rpm single label. Label has a red background with two black bands at the top reading "Columbia" "Hall Of Fame". To the left of the spindle hole "Johnnie Ray" To the right, November 1953 (when it was first released on Columbia in the US; it was previously on the Black oriented OKeh Records imprint) and "3:03"
Underneath the spindle hole is "Cry".
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Wilford B. Wolf @wbwolf.kind.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/07/2026
The Monkees "Valleri" US Colgems/RCA 1968 The Monkees are an interesting group; yes, they were made for TV, but they did develop into fine singers and musicians. This was their final US Top 10 single, peaking at #3 in the Billboard charts. The flip side is […] [Original post on kind.social]
Record label of a 45prm single. It has a white background with a red band through the center. At the top is "COLGEMS" in red with "The Monkees" underneath. To the left of the spindle hole is the 1960s Columbia Pictures logo. To the right, the Screen Gems logo.  Underneath the spindle hole, "Valleri" and ball RCA logo.
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Wilford B. Wolf @wbwolf.kind.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/06/2026
Nirvana "Sliver b/w Dive" US Sub Pop 1990, 2nd pressing c. 1992, blue swirl There was a brief period of time in the early 90s I had a turntable; I got a Sears stereo system as a graduation present. During that time I mostly picked up used records, but I picked […] [Original post on kind.social]
45 rpm record sleeve above a blue swirl record on a turntable. Sleeve shows a pink "Visible Man" toy against a blue background. The label is yellow with a darker yellow at the top with the Sub Pop logo, and a lighter yellow below with "Sliver" "Nirvana"
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Wilford B. Wolf @wbwolf.kind.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/06/2026
The Go-Go's "Vacation" US IRS 1982 An appropriate single for the start of summer in Northern Hemisphere. While the not the first all female rock band to chart, they were the first to also write their own material to top the album chart with their debut album […] [Original post on kind.social]
A record sleeve above a 45rpm single on a turntable.  The cover illustration shows  colorful pennants spelling out "GOGO'S" with "Vacation" in a script in the lower left corner. The overall design is reminiscent of a mid-century postcard.

The label has a silver background. Above the spindle hole "Vacation" and writing credits. To the left of the spindle is the catalog number. On the right, a black and white version of the "GOGO'S" pennants from the sleeve.  At the bottom in maroon an illustration of a man in a suit, hat and sunglasses and "I.R.S." in block letters.
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Wilford B. Wolf @wbwolf.kind.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/06/2026
Steely Dan *Four Tracks From Steely Dan* UK ABC 1977 As part of Anchor Records deal with ABC, the label put out a series of EPs called "+Fours", giving a sample of various ABC artists. This release included the rare very first single from 1972 "Dallas b/w Sail […] [Original post on kind.social]
An album sleeve on stand behind a turntable with a record on it. Sleeve has a gray background with a yellow box in the lower half. A black and white rendering of two men, one in a Christmas sweater showing a peace sign and another in a suit jacket and jeans. In the left corner is a ribbon with "+ Fours". In the upper right is "Four Tracks from Steely Dan".

The record label shades from yellow on the outside to orange and dark red in the center. At the top is "ABC Records" logo. Below the spindle hole "Steely Dan"
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Wilford B. Wolf @wbwolf.kind.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/06/2026
Doug And The Slugs *Music For The Hard Of Thinking* CA Ritdong/RCA 1982 Doug and The Slugs were a staple of the Vancouver music scene in the 1980s, playing fun rock and power pop. This was their most successful album, reaching to 22 on the Canadian album charts […] [Original post on kind.social]
Album cover leaning against the wall above an LP record on a turntable. The cover features layers of triangles over a striped background. Inside the triangles are pop art style portraits of six men in bright flat colors. At the top in a box is "doug and the slugs" and in an isosceles triangle above the portraits "music for the hard of thinking".

The record lable has a peach background and some abstract shapes. At the top in a font reminiscent of electricity "Ritdong!" in light blue. Below the spindle hole "Music for The Hard Of Thinking" is visible.
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Wilford B. Wolf @wbwolf.kind.social.ap.brid.gy · 31/05/2026
Michel Fugain & le Big Bazar "Une Belle Histoire" FR 1972 A recurring theme since the 1990s for me is that I get interested in a particular style because I touch upon it in Japanese pop, be it bossa nova or Hawaiian AOR. Case in point: Michel Fugain has a long […] [Original post on kind.social]
A 7" record sleeve above a 45rpm record on a turntable. The cover features the torso of a man wearing rainbow suspenders and a tan shirt with stars. Overlayed text "Une Belle Histoire" and "Fugain" (in stylized text) and "& le Big Bazar" (written as if in chalk).

The record has an orange label with "Michel Fugain" visible left of the spindle hole.
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Wilford B. Wolf @wbwolf.kind.social.ap.brid.gy · 31/05/2026
I suppose this is my mid-life crisis car.
A light grey 2025 Prius LE on a car dealer parking lot.
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Wilford B. Wolf @wbwolf.kind.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/05/2026
Chilliwack "Lonesome Mary" CA 1971 Though most known in the US for their 1981 hit "My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone)", Chilliwack (based in Vancouver, BC, and named after a city in the lower mainland) can trace their origin back to the 1960s. This single was their […] [Original post on kind.social]
45prm single label. The background is a light brown. "Lonesome Mary" above the spindle hole, A&M Logo to the left and catalog number to the right.  Underneath "Chilliwack"
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Wilford B. Wolf @wbwolf.kind.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/05/2026
Roberta Flack "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow" b/w "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" US Atlantic unknown (maybe 1980s) pressing Roberta Flack's career got a real boost when Clint Eastwood used "The First Time" in his directorial debut *Play Misty For Me* […] [Original post on kind.social]
45rpm record label, upper half with a black background, lower half gold.  The top is stylized "Atlantic" logo with "Oldies Series" underneath. Right of the spindle hole is the catalog number and publishing credits. At the bottom "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow" "Roberta Flack"
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Wilford B. Wolf @wbwolf.kind.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/05/2026
Adam Ant "Goody Two Shoes" US Epic 1982 Adam Ant's first and highest charting hit in North America, 3rd No. 1 in the UK. I do have to wonder, given how this is a satire of Ant's portrayal in the UK tab's, I wonder what drove the popularity in the US? For me, it […] [Original post on kind.social]
45 rpm record label. The top is dark blue shading to the bottom to a lighter blue. At the top is "Epic" in a stylized script. Right of the spindle hole is the catalog number, copyright info and time. Below in silver "Goody Two Shoes" and "Adam Ant" with the "D" reversed.
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Wilford B. Wolf @wbwolf.kind.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/05/2026
Mariya Takeuchi *Miss M* JP RCA 1980 I feel like if you want an album show to the connections between city pop and yacht rock, this is it. For her 4th album, she went to LA with a nexus of names from both worlds: David Foster, Jay Graydon, Steve Luthiker […] [Original post on kind.social]
Album sleeve on a stand behind a record a turntable. Sleeve is a knitted sweater with a large stylized M with "Miss" in script in the top right corner.  A white obi reads "4th Album/Mariya/Miss M"

Record has a orange label with RCA running down the left side and "Miss M/竹内まりや" above the spindle hole.
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Wilford B. Wolf @wbwolf.kind.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/04/2026
Rajie *Heart To Heart* JP CBS/Sony 1977 One of the many YMO adjacent releases from the 1970s and 1980s, growing out of Haruomi Hosono's Tin Pan Alley production group. This one is mostly Yukihiro Takahashi, with Chris Mosdell, keyboards by Ryuichi Sakamoto and […] [Original post on kind.social]
A record sleeve against a wall with a record on a turntable under a cover.  Album cover features a woman with long hair, sweater, dress and leather boots kicking stars on a black background. To the left in large script "Rajie", with "Heart To Heart" underneath.

A black LP on the turntable with a white label and a orange section in the top right corner. "Heart To Heart" "Rajie" between the orange section and the spindle hole. Below the spindle hole is a song list.
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Wilford B. Wolf @wbwolf.kind.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/03/2026
Arling & Cameron *All-In* US Emperor Norton 1999 Originally released in Japan in 1997 on Konishi Yasuharu's Readymade label, this is the Dutch duo of Gerry Arling and Richard Cameron first release under this name. Previously, they had used a lot of aliases in […] [Original post on kind.social]
CD album cover. A picture of a European highway, with a jet airplane on an overpass. There are two bllue directional signs: one with a down arrow that reads "Amsterdam" and one that indicates an exit labeled "Tokyo".  In the upper left corner in a box "Arling & Cameron" and "All•In" in a rounded font.
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Wilford B. Wolf @wbwolf.kind.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/03/2026
Gino Vannelli "I Just Wanna Stop" US A&M 1978 Some CanCon from Montreal. After Vannelli released *Pauper In Paradise* which featuring a 15 minute title track suite, A&M warned him to make something more commercial. Next album featured this, his biggest hit; #1 […] [Original post on kind.social]
45rpm single label. Label has a light gray background with a rounded A & M in tan fading towards the bottom. At the top "I Just Wanna Stop". To the left of the spindle hole, publishing information. To the right, catalog number. At the bottom "Gino Vannelli" "Produced & Arranged By Gino Vannelli, Joe Vannelli, and Ross Vannell" and the A&M logo.
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Wilford B. Wolf @wbwolf.kind.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/03/2026
Original Love *Eyes* JP East World 1993 One of my all-time favorite albums. Original Love's third major label album feels like a drive to the beach on a summer day, sunny yet soulful. Original Love never gets mentioned in the same breath as other Shibuya-kei […] [Original post on kind.social]
Cover a CD in a jewel case. Woman in 60s style shirt, vest and pink nylons stands on a beach in front of five men in suits.  In the bottom center is the text:
STEREO TOCT-8037
MFD. BY
TOSHIBA-EMI LTD.
IN JAPAN
℗ 1993
EAST WORLD

Then in stylized text enclosed in a lozenge "Original Love: Eyes"
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Wilford B. Wolf @wbwolf.kind.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/03/2026
Neil Sedaka "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do" US Rocket/MCA 1975 We recently lost Neil Sedaka, one of the great singer/songwriters. This is his redo of his 1962 smash, this time done as a slow ballad (starting with a snippet of the original). While didn't get back to […] [Original post on kind.social]
45rpm single label. At the top is a yellow locomotive, done in the style of Thomas The Tank Engine, in yellow with "Rocket" on the side. Next to the train is "The Rocket Record Company" logo.  Between the logo and the spindle hole "Neil Sedaka". To the right of the spindle hole is copyright notice, MCA Records logo and publishing info.  To the left, is the catalog number and producer info.  Before ""Breaking Up Is Hard To Do" (Sedaka - Greenfield) "From the Rocket LP 'The Hungry Years'".
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Wilford B. Wolf @wbwolf.kind.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/03/2026
Simply Red "A New Flame" UK Elektra/WEA 1989 For their 3rd album, Simply Red released a series of limited edition 10" singles.. This is the third single and title track for the album. It came after the band's worldwide hit cover of the Philly Soul classic "If […] [Original post on kind.social]
A 10" record sleeve on a stand above a turntable. The sleeve mimics a 78prm sleeve from the 1920s, with "New Flame Records" "SImply Red". At the bottom is an advertisement for Simply Red in concert at Royal Albert Hall.

The recod has a dark green label with faded gold text.
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Wilford B. Wolf @wbwolf.kind.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/02/2026
George Duke *Dream On* US Epic 1982 George Duke is one of those producers and musicians that you've probably heard but didn't realize it. He worked with both Frank Zappa and Cannonball Adderley, pretty much simultaneously, as well as producing and being a […] [Original post on kind.social]
Album sleeve on a stand above a record on a turntable.  Sleeve with a keytar floating over a moonscape.  At the top "George Duke" with "Dream On" in smaller text.  The label has the Epic logo at the top on a dark blue background.
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Wilford B. Wolf @wbwolf.kind.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/02/2026
The Royal Guardsmen "Snoopy Vs. The Red Baron" US Laurie 1966 Peanuts comic strip really started to become a cultural phenomenon in the 1960s, with Snoopy being a major focus. The Royal Guardsmen, like most bands that had a novelty tune (based on Snoopy's […] [Original post on kind.social]
Label of a 45rpm single. Blocks of red-orange in the four corners and a bar of gray at top and bottom. "Laurie" logo in black, red-orange and gray at the top.  Catalog number to the left of the spindle hole, and time to the right.  At the bottom "Snoopy Vs. THE RED BARON" "The Royal Guardsmen"
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Wilford B. Wolf @wbwolf.kind.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/02/2026
The Art Of Noise "Close-Up" UK ZTT 1984, 4th version Art Of Noise, especially during the Trevor Horn/Paul Morley years, really liked to do multiple remixes and version of tracks. The sleeve and label are filled with Paul Morley non-sequiturs like "elephants are […] [Original post on kind.social]
An 12" single sleeve above a record on a turntable. The sleeve has pink bands at the top and bottom. The top has "The Art Of Noise as Close-Up". In the center, is a picture of a man holding a mask over his face. He stand behind the remains of a wrecked car. Tower Bridge can be seen in the distance. A box with text and the ZTT logo can been seen in the bottom band.

The label of the record has a green background, and same design as the mask from the sleeve, with the mouth and lines forming an A.
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Wilford B. Wolf @wbwolf.kind.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/02/2026
The Postal Service *Give Up* US Sub Pop 2003, unknown 2nd pressing A one off collaboration between Ben Gibbard (Death Cab For Cutie) and Jimmy Tamborello (Dntel), they called themselves The Postal Service because they were passing info between LA and Seattle by […] [Original post on kind.social]
A CD jewel case above a CD in a tray. Album cover has a sepia tone photograph on an out of focus empty bedroom with gauze curtains.   "The Postal Service" is large letters in the center with "Give Up" smaller underneath. 

The CD face is off white with repeat of the band name and title underneath the spindle hole.
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Wilford B. Wolf @wbwolf.kind.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/01/2026
@the_gneech I guess I should have a soda.
Juxtaposition of Foxes In Love and Gneech posts
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Wilford B. Wolf @wbwolf.kind.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/01/2026
ABC *Absolutely* US Mercury 1990, c. 2000 reissue As I have mentioned previously, I have a lot of greatest hits compilations. This one covers the band's heyday, from Trevor Horn produced *Lexicon Of Love* to the openly gay *Up*. I do have *How To Be A […] [Original post on kind.social]
CD jewel case above a CD in a player tray. Album has a star pattern background. with "Absolutely" in a fancy script, with "ABC" in a sunburst underneath. The bottom half has paired photograph of a two men in suits, one sitting forward, the sitting backwards, then the flipped perspective.

The CD has a royal blue face and "Absolutely" written at the top, and track listing under the spindle hole.
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Wilford B. Wolf @wbwolf.kind.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/01/2026
Speed, Glue & Shinki *Eve* US Run Out Groove/Atlantic 1971, 2022 reissue Filipino musicians have a long history of having a career in Japan, ever since the 1960s. Joey Smith was the lead singer for the short lived but influential Speed, Glue & Shinki, recruited […] [Original post on kind.social]
A record sleeve on a stand above a mottled orange record on a turntable.  Sleeve is sepia toned, featuring an early 20th century photograph of three girls in school uniforms. To the right is a green obi with artist and title in Japanese. To the right is a sticker proclaiming "First Time On Vinyl In The US!"

The label of the record on the turntable has a green top, a white line through the center and red lower half, with the Atlantic logo at the top.
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Wilford B. Wolf @wbwolf.kind.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/01/2026
Beck *Sea Change* US DGC 2002 Variant C I picked this up a could years ago, having skipped from 1996's *Odelay* to 2005's *Guerro*. This is a very different album than either of those, very muted and lacking the humor. But I do appreciate all the plaudits it has […] [Original post on kind.social]
CD jewel case above a CD in a player tray. Cover features a man's face veiled by streaks of pastel colors: blue, orange, yellow and green.  The CD has an orange face, with a bit that looks like a paint drip etched out of the color.
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Wilford B. Wolf @wbwolf.kind.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/01/2026
Chic *Risqué* US Atlantic 1979 While this album has the break that spawned a thousand songs in "Good Times", this is just a good album overall. Chic really were at their creative peak, and show that disco was more than a fad. Also set the stage for Bernie […] [Original post on kind.social]
Record sleeve on a stand above a record on a turntable. Sleeve has a black and white photo like a murder mystery. Two women sit on a grand piano. A man is slumped over the keyboard while another man stands behind him in a trenchcoat. In the rear, a butler wearing sunglasses enters.

The label of the record is silver, with a black border on the top and left sides, with a stylized "Atlantic" in silver.
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Wilford B. Wolf @wbwolf.kind.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/12/2025
Album Of The Day: Stevie Wonder *Innervisions* US Tamla 1973 www.discogs.com/release/9168672-Ste… Stevie Wonder is one artist that weaved through many of things I picked up this year, from Melissa Manchester to Young Gun Silver Fox […] [Original post on kind.social]
Record sleeve on stand. Illustration in brown tones of a man in a tower with his eyes closed. Beams come his eyes. Overlooking a rocky landscape.  In the center "Stevie Wonder" "Innervisions"
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Wilford B. Wolf @wbwolf.kind.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/12/2025
Album Of The Day: Transport *Transport* US Albinia Music Trust 2022 www.discogs.com/release/23915762-Tr… transportpdx.bandcamp.com/album/tra… In 1979, Portland, OR band Transport transitioned from a disco band to jazz […] [Original post on kind.social]
Record sleeve on a stand. On a black background, a series of nested grey, green, white and black diamonds, with "Transport" in the center.
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Wilford B. Wolf @wbwolf.kind.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/12/2025
Album Of The Day: Sugar Babe *Songs* JP Niagara 1975, 2025 reissue www.discogs.com/release/33779298-Su… #1 collected release in East/Southeast Asia per Discogs. #AotD #vinyl #citypop @vinylrecords
Record sleeve on a stand. Sleeve has an off-white background. "Songs" in red at the top with "Sugar Babe" below.  In the center, is a sepia toned sketch of two older women with glasses. The obi is yellow and blue with "Sugar Babe" in Japanese.
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Wilford B. Wolf @wbwolf.kind.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/12/2025
Album Of The Day: Pizzicato Five *This Year's Girl* JP Seven Gods 1991 www.discogs.com/release/149751-Pizz… Been wanting to get this album for a long time. AOTY contender. #AotD #cd
CD jewel case on a stand. Sleeve shows a woman, eyes shaded by a tophat and the color of her lips emphasized. Along the side it says "COCA-7575 THIS YEAR'S GIRL; PIZZICATO FIVE"
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Wilford B. Wolf @wbwolf.kind.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/12/2025
Album Of The Day: The Persuaders *The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me* US ATCO 1974 www.discogs.com/release/9863698-The… I managed to get four sealed new old stock records this year, this being the oldest. #AotD #vinyl #soul @vinylrecords
Record sleeve on a stand. At the top "The Persuaders • Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me". Right half of the sleeve is a picture of a woman. Left half of the sleeve is four men looking to the stage left.
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Wilford B. Wolf @wbwolf.kind.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/12/2025
Anberlin "We Owe This To Ourselves b/w I'd Like To Die" US Universal Republic 2010 VinylDisc Can't decide between releasing something on vinyl or CD? Why not both? In 2009, Optimal Media came with the VinylDisc, one side is a playable record, the other is a CD […] [Original post on kind.social]
A 5" CD sleeve with a VinylDisc record on the turntable. Sleeve is white with "anberlin" listed at the top and handwritten track listing:
Digital Side "'I'd Like To Die' and 'Impossible' video"
Analog Side: "We Owe This To Ourselves"

The record has a grey center with an indistinct pattern. There is a black foam adapter to go over the spindle.
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Wilford B. Wolf @wbwolf.kind.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/12/2025
Album Of The Day: Odyssey *Odyssey* US Real Gone Music/MoWest 1972, 2025 reissue www.discogs.com/release/34742730-Od… One of the many fine reissues that came out in 2025, a cult classic finally gets a US reissue after years of Japan only […] [Original post on kind.social]
A record sleeve on a carpet. A black background with large green letters "Odyssey" at the top. A green tinted photograph in the middle of people walking on a beach.
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Wilford B. Wolf @wbwolf.kind.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/12/2025
Album Of The Day: Marc Jordan *Mannequin* CA Warner Bros. 1978 www.discogs.com/release/2525737-Mar… Contender for personal Album Of The Year. #AotD #Vinyl #Yacht_Rock @vinylrecords
Album sleeve on a stand. A white back ground with "Marc Jordan" and "Mannequin" in small type. Bottom two-thirds is a tilted photo a man in a white jacket with a hand on the shoulder of a mannequin with its head in its hand.
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Wilford B. Wolf @wbwolf.kind.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/12/2025
Album Of The Day: *Blue Note Gems Of Jazz* US Blue Note 1964, 1967 reissue, mono www.discogs.com/release/5112755-Var… Originally released for the label's 25th anniversary. An affordable pre-1970 Blue Note release, with a […] [Original post on kind.social]
A record sleeve on a stand. White background, with "Blue Notes Gems Of Jazz" and the Blue Note logo in the upper left. Underneath, small tinted portraits of various jazz musicians and "Limited Edition".

To the right in a black box with silver text a list of performers on the album:
Art Blakey
Clifford Borwn
Tadd Dameron
Miles Davis
Milt Jackson
Jay Jay Johnson
Thelonious Monk
Fats Navarro
Bud Powell
Horace Silver
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