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Fleet Foxes - The Electric Lady Session I kind of promised myself I wouldn’t do RSD Black Friday this year but last minute I gave in to temptation. That being said this was the only exclusive I bought (along with a handful of records from a $9 clearance bin). Crack Up is a favourite of mine so I figured I might as well pick up this companion which features some of my favourite tracks from the record. On Another Ocean being my favourite as of right now. It’s nice to hear these songs with a little added colour now that they are a little more road worn. . . . . . #FleetFoxes #Crackup #TheElectricLadySession #WFUV #RSD2017 #Recordstoreday #RSD #Recordstoreday2017 #Recordstoredayblackfriday #recordstoredayblackfriday2017 #vinyl #records #nowplaying #nowspinning #Thelinernotes #albumart #vinyligclub #recordcollector #vinylgeek #recordcollection #vinyladdiction #albumart #vinylcollectionpost #records_feature

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Van Morrison - Astral Weeks There's nothing particularly interesting about this pressing of Astral Weeks (standard EU reissue) but I figured while in Ireland I might as well get a (Northern) Irish album. I love this album because it's not quite folk, not quite jazz, not quite spoken-word, not quite anything but itself. The stream-of-consciousness style of this album is it's own thing and really feels like the channelling of a summers day on the road. The first day I was in Ireland my girlfriends uncle put this on in a bit of a tongue in cheek way but it turned out to perfectly soundtrack our drive into the mountains outside Dublin. I managed to bang up the sleeve the day after I bought it on the bus but now it's got a bit of character. Madame George is on of those "play this at my funeral" songs. . . . . . #VanMorrison #AstralWeeks #WarnerBrothersRecords #vinyl #records #nowplaying #nowspinning #Thelinernotes #albumart #vinyligclub #recordcollector #vinylgeek #recordcollection #vinyladdiction #albumart #vinylcollectionpost #records_feature

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Tim Hecker - Ravedeath 1972 Nothing like a warm bath of fuzzy noise after a long day of work. This is one of my favourite Hecker albums which is saying something. I love Heckers ability to harness white noise and warp it into a weird foggy blanket. I saw an interview with him once where he discussed fog. He seems to have quite the fixation with it and it comes across in his music. In that same interview he mentioned that he has a PhD. And his research was on megaphonics (really loud noises). There is, unsurprisingly a chapter on foghorns. Speaking of which, I did my MA at a nearby school and my professor once told me to get in touch with another professor who turned out to be Heckers supervisor. Unfortunately I didn't get to meet him when I was in Montreal but there's my six (three) degrees to Tim Hecker. Some other facts about this album. Ben Frost plays on and engineered this album. The photo on the front comes from the MIT "piano drop." A yearly tradition one of the residences has where they drop a piano from the roof (there's some great videos on YouTube of this) . . . . . #TimHecker #ravedeath1972 #Kranky #Krankyrecords #pianodrop #BenFrost #vinyl #records #nowplaying #nowspinning #Thelinernotes #albumart #vinyligclub #recordcollector #vinylgeek #recordcollection #vinyladdiction #albumart #vinylcollectionpost #records_feature

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Milo - Things That Happen at Day / Things That Happen At Night Here’s an interesting pair of EP’s from one of today’s best rappers. There’s something to be said about Milo’s influence on the world of internet and rap but I’m probably not the person to say it. I do feel as though his presence and success on Bandcamp is indicative of a shifting industry and he’s set apart aesthetically and in platform from “SoundCloud Rappers” Anyway in regard to the actual music, it’s brilliant. I’ll admit that my initial infatuation with the record may have been attempt to sound smarter on my campus radio station by playing a musician who clearly knew more about philosophy than I do. But in revisiting the album I think it’s a lot more than it’s well read lyrics. The beats and the flows are uniquely hazy and dense and don’t quite sound like anyone else. I’ve missed out on my fair share of Milo vinyl releases that are now flipping online so I had to jump on this (and another you’ll be seeing soon). What I really love about Milo is that he never settled into the bookish rap category and has, with each release expanded and explored unique territory. This would be a crowning achievement for most musicians but serves as a starting point for Milo/Ruby Yacht/Scallop Hotel releases. . . . . . #Milo #ThingsThatHappenAtDay #ThingsThatHappenAtNight #RubyYacht #ScallopHotel #ArtRap #vinyl #records #nowplaying #nowspinning #Thelinernotes #albumart #vinyligclub #recordcollector #vinylgeek #recordcollection #vinyladdiction #albumart #vinylcollectionpost #records_feature

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Car Seat Headrest - Teen Fantasy (Original 2011 Version) This is my final pick up from RSD, and it may look familiar to some of those who follow the page. I feel like most of you probably know what’s going on here but for the uninformed this is CSH’s album from 2011, recently it was entirely re-recorded and rereleased which I posted about a few weeks back. For RSD they released the original version which you may note has some differences in the artwork including a mirror-imaged front cover. As far as my collection goes this is one of the most overt “collectors” items I have. As much as I like this album and this version I have come to realize that i like the new version a lot more. When I first heard he was going to re-record this record I was skeptical. It sounded like a bit of a cash grab and there is already a cult following around this version (and clearly people willing to just buy a pressing of this) but now I feel like I understand it. That being said I’ll always have a place for this version cause it shouts out Dan Bejar. . . . . . #carseatheadrest #twinfantasy #matador #matadorrecords #vinyl #records #nowplaying #nowspinning #Thelinernotes #albumart #vinyligclub #recordcollector #vinylgeek #recordcollection #vinyladdiction #albumart #vinylcollectionpost #records_feature

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Wilco - Live at the Troubadour 1996 Here’s a “proper” RSD post and some more Tweedy content. Had I not been going through a bit of a Wilco/Tweedy phase after seeing Jeff twice I’m not sure I would have been particularly drawn to this release. Boy am I glad I’m going through that phase. While I’d maintain that the current Wilco lineup is the best, this show definitely is a rocker and a document of a band at their prime (there have been many time Wilco has been at their prime) I was kind of surprised to see them open with two slower tracks, “Sunken Treasure” and “Red Eyed and Blue” but that was another draw for me because those are two of my favourite tracks from Being There. It’s also great to hear the Uncle Tupelo track “New Madrid” and a sped up version of “Passenger Side” which is labeled (Punk Version). If you’re not the biggest Wilco fan or never heard them I find their live albums are a good introduction. This one for pre-200s Wilco and Kicking Television for post-2000s Wilco. . . . . . #Wilco #Liveatthetroubadour #Liveatthetroubadour1996 #Reprise #RepriseRecords #vinyl #records #nowplaying #nowspinning #Thelinernotes #albumart #vinyligclub #recordcollector #vinylgeek #recordcollection #vinyladdiction #albumart #vinylcollectionpost #records_feature

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Bill Callahan - Apocalypse This album fell into my lap when I found it used at a local shop. I’ve been slowly digging into the Callahan/Smog catalog and loving every minute. This is no exception. This album seems to have a chance at a resurgence considering the track America! (A favourite of mine) is used in the Netflix show Wild Wild Country (which I suspect got its name from Dover). I’m two episodes in and love their choice of music between this and Kevin Morby. Hoping to keep my Callahan collection growing. . . . . . #billcallahan #apocalypse #DragCity #DragCityRecords #Smog #vinyl #records #nowplaying #nowspinning #Thelinernotes #albumart #vinyligclub #recordcollector #vinylgeek #recordcollection #vinyladdiction #albumart #vinylcollectionpost #records_feature

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Guided By Voices - Bee Thousand I’ve been listening to this a lot lately. This is an album of both economy and excess in contest with each other. On the one hand you have these fairly short songs that sound like previews for fuller songs at first but are in fact all you really need them to be. Then there 20+ tracks on this thing, which would lead you to believe it’s a lot longer. I’m by no means a GBV pro, their catalog being so large, but this album definitely has gotten me interested in diving deep into Robert Pollards work. After you hear this album a few times you’re pretty much guaranteed to have a few of its melodies and esoteric lyrics rotating through your head in a given day. For me it’s usually Gold Heart Mountaintop Queen Directory especially with that recorder in the background. . . . . . #GuidedByVoices #GBV #BeeThousand #robertpollard #vinyl #records #nowplaying #nowspinning #Thelinernotes #albumart #vinyligclub #recordcollector #vinylgeek #recordcollection #vinyladdiction #albumart #vinylcollectionpost #records_feature