Vinyl Fiend

Purveyor of the finest selection of tracks on wax. Here I am posting newly acquired, freshly pulled, and revisited albums from my personal collection.

[richardsville]

Howling Giant / Sgt. Thunderhoof - Muramasa and Masamune

Ripple Music - RIPLP-126

Aug 7 2020

Limited edition of 150 copies

Magma vinyl

Now this is an interesting project!

"For the second installment of their ‘Turned to Stone’ split 12″ series focusing on unique pairings from across the heavy underground, Ripple Music invited Nashville’s psych metal purveyors HOWLING GIANT and Somerset’s progressive stoner rock unit SERGEANT THUNDERHOOF to deliver two interconnected 20-minute tracks telling the story and face-off of legendary Japanese sword smiths Muramasa and Masamune.

Instead of the typical approach with two bands contributing stand-alone sides of a record, Howling Giant and Sergeant Thunderhoof wanted to write an album that was thematically and sonically cohesive. The result is a 40-minute piece of ambitious songcraft created by two riff-prog legends leaving another impressive mark on the heavy rock landscape, with a stunning album artwork by Jane Swettenham."

Quoted text from https://howlinggiant.bandcamp.com/album/turned-to-stone-chapter-2-masamune-muramasa

[richardsville]

Haunt - Flashback

Church Recordings - CHR-019

2020

Limited Pinwheel Edition

Trevor Church is one of the more prolific musicians out there and he writes and performs all the music and instruments for both Haunt and Beastmaker. This band is kind of an 80s thrash band...Maybe neo-thrash with just a hint of hair for balance is the best way to describe it. This is the 4th album to come out of this project since they started in 2018.

[richardsville]

Prong - Cleansing

Epic / Legacy - 190758602615

2018 Repress

Limited Edition Transparent red vinyl

It had literally been years since I last say down and listened to this album and I had forgotten how good it is. No duds or filler.

Their unique sound gas reminded me that I can't pass on seeing them live next time they roll through town.

[richardsville]

Exodus - Bonded by Blood

Combat / Century Media - 19075991291

2020 repress

Limited Edition

Transparent vinyl

[richardsville]

Entombed - Wolverine Blues

Earache Records / Century Media - MOSH082FDR / 5515-1

2014 reissue

Limited Edition of 500 copies

2 x 10" Maroon with black marbled vinyl

[richardsville]

Entombed - Wolverine Blues

Earache Records / Century Media - MOSH082FDR / 5515-1

2014 reissue

Limited Edition of 500 copies

2 x 10" Maroon with black marbled vinyl

[richardsville]

Kraftwerk

These guys started our as a Krautrock band back in the day...If you check out their first year albums you won't recognize it as being from the same catalog as Trans Europe Express. It's just strange that one day they said "Fuck it" and tossed their traditional instruments to use the new analog synths that started hitting the market in the early 70s. Nothing was programmed as the primitive equipment they were using had no memory, storage, or even presets. They were basically the first all electronic act. They inspired countless Techno, Electro, and Hip Hop producers in America and had their catalog sampled by just about everyone over the years. Florian was an integral part of Kraftwerk playing on all of their "hits" and while he hasn't been with the band on many years they never would have attained the level of success without his contributions.

RIP Florian 🙁

Radioactivity & Electric Cafe

[richardsville]

San Francisco Heavy Psych band debut release on Dan Auerbach's record label.

This is their first album and I also have the other two they have released.

I also heard that they are currently working in their fourth album and hoped to have it out this year.

Mondo Drag - New Rituals

Alive Natural Sound Records - ALIVE 0194-1

2012

Limited edition of 250 copies

Green Transparent vinyl

[richardsville]

This album contains all the classics but with the modern mixed that they were playing live in their 3D tour in 2016/17. I got to see the show in San Diego and it was amazing. Top 10 show for me.

Kraftwerk - 3D 12345678

KlingKlang Records - 0190295934942

2017

2 x 180g LPs

[richardsville]

Elephant Tree - S/T

Riding Easy Records - MER043

2017 repress

Limited edition of 125 copies

Doublemint with deep purple splatter vinyl

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Monolord - Fairies Wear Boots

Riding Easy Records - 043.4

2019

Band tour edition

Limited to 200 copies

Pink transparent vinyl

Etched B Side

Cool cover of Fairies Wear Boots.. they stretch it out for 12 minutes :laughing:

Very fuzzy, very heavy... Exactly what I was looking for!

[richardsville]

Robert Gordon and Link Wray - Cleveland '78

Rockabilly Records - CLP1951

2014

Limited editionb

Transparent orange vinyl

This is a Record Store Day release but there are a ton of copies flying around out there so it can be had relatively cheap.  Recording quality is OK but a bit quiet.  Link does fire versions of Rumble and Rawhide. Robert Gordon is on point. Well worth the price to grab yourself a copy.

[richardsville]

This power trio from Memphis just may have released their best album so far.  It feels a little different from past albums, maybe a little more adventurous?  Not sure, but I really like it.

The Heavy Eyes - Love Like Machines

Kozmik Artifactz - ARTIFACT86

April 2020

Limited edition of 250 copies

Orange / swamp grab merge with yellow and red splatter

[richardsville]

Haunt - Mind Freeze

Shadow Kingdom Records - SKR181LP

Jan 2020

Limited Edition first pressing 1200 copies

Frozen Pinwheel Blue with yellow

[richardsville]

Great Electric Quest - Live at Freak Valley Festival 2019

Ripple Music - RIPLP118

March 2020

Limited Edition of 100 copies

[richardsville]

Skyzoo + Pete Rock - Retropolitan

Mello Music Group - MMG-00065-1

2020 reissue of 2019 original pressing

Limited Edition

New York Knicks tri-color edition

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Power Trip - Nightmare Logic

Southern Lord Records - LORD236

2020 Reissue of 2017 mastering

Newbury Comics exclusive limited edition of 300 copies

Opaque maroon vinyl