(be)rate my LP 'collection'
This is a short list ha ha. Finally got my own turntable for Christmas - spent years occasionally buying vinyl at gigs/for collection purposes, but have mainly been a CD boi until now. CD is still useful, but since listening to physical media is more of an occasion now and my CD collection is so swamped out with multiple generations of my own taste as is (not to mention about 70% in storage), figure it's time to turn over a new leaf and purchase occasionally but meaningfully? Will also have to invest in a decent soundsystem at some point etcetc yes, but lfg! |
1 | | KILLING JOKE KILLING JOKE
I currently own and have on hand a whopping total of 5 LPs. They are, uh, here in order of acquisition: |
2 | | Ichiko Aoba Adan no Kaze
Signed, picked up from merch table along with a gorgeous limited-edition photo book |
3 | | Dream Dolphin Gaia: Selected Ambient & Downtempo Works (1996-2023)
Music from Memory compilation issued earlier this year |
4 | | Boris Heavy Rocks
Only pressing ever made of this badboi, somehow nabbed it mint for £16 in-store |
5 | | The Field The Follower
Used 2xLP, with tracklisting
A1 The Follower
A2 Pink Sun
B1 Monte Verità
B2 Soft Streams
C Raise The Dead
D Reflecting Lights
cannot wait to spin those last two sides to oblivion |
6 | | John Coltrane Giant Steps
Blue vinyl, new; 2017 DOL pressing |
7 | | KILLING JOKE KILLING JOKE
Following LPs are all either in storage since my family home went up for sale or got swiped by my kid brother. Will track em down eventually but probably won't have them to hand for a year or so. |
8 | | mewithoutYou [Untitled]
Coming home after a month of travels to find this in the mailbox fresh on release was a delight and an earthshaker. Think I sat down with a bottle of something and no notepaper/laptop/mobile/whatever and just let it happen for an hour - feels like an entirely different time now. Wonderful first impression at any rate, just about lived up to the mammoth hypewave even if it's fallen down a rung or two since (great record still, but never their masterpiece) |
9 | | Haru Nemuri Haru to Shura
Cheapo European pressing uh it works! |
10 | | Hop Along Get Disowned
FUN gig! Frances Quinlan was running the merch table for a while and they are tiny! |
11 | | Melt-Banana Teeny Shiny
Not sure why I bought this one specifically - grabbed this after a baller gig that I stupidly attended without earplugs, and my headspace was every increment of fucked. Caught up with them afterwards (lovely people!) but not sure if I got it signed. |
12 | | My Bloody Valentine m b v |
13 | | The Dillinger Escape Plan Option Paralysis
Bought from Pots, lovely ltd edition clear (iirc!) vinyl that sticks them needles in your ears like no-one's business |
14 | | KILLING JOKE KILLING JOKE
Records I am going to go out of my way to snag at some point vaguely soonish |
15 | | Boris Boris At Last -Feedbacker- |
16 | | Charles Mingus Pithecanthropus Erectus |
17 | | The Field Yesterday and Today |
18 | | Stereolab Transient Random-Noise Bursts with Announcements |
19 | | Vladislav Delay Anima
/Multila/Whistleblower/Entain |
20 | | Kyuss Welcome to Sky Valley |
21 | | Tujiko Noriko Crépuscule I & II
Moment there's so much as a whiff of a vinyl release for this, I'm pouncing |
22 | | Saya Gray 19 Masters
Hadn't realised there was a pressing earlier this year - going to snap this up while it lasts |
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