Spyder’s Vinyl Showcase (With Added Toe)

[Tron1982]

AWESOME !

Bit of a Jamiroquai venture as there have been some good anniversary reissues recently.

The Travelling Without Moving 25th Anniversary

The Emergency on Planet Earth National Album Day 2022 version, this is essentially the 30th anniversary copy, and supposed to be fantastic, incredible album

A Funk Odyssey, just a standard reissue, but JK is such a vinyl enthusiast that they're all really high quality.

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Each time i saw the jamiroquai logo, i think of the character from the game Ico

 

[SpyderTracks]

AWESOME !



Each time i saw the jamiroquai logo, i think of the character from the game Ico

Look at the artwork on the inner spread of Emergency Planet Earth, isn't this stunning?

 

[Tron1982]

Colourful ! XD
It was an other era

 

[SpyderTracks]

So another parcel arrived today, rather special one, I've got a couple more pre orders coming through over the next few months, but other than that, I'm putting a kibosh on new records for a while, it's been a little insane for quite a few months now, and I really need to be putting some away towards a deposit on a house. There will be the odd one here and there, but I'm going to try to limit it to really special releases, likely mainly blues as have quite a few I want to pick up.

So this is continuing the blues train, all Analogue Productions titles.

Lightin' Hopkins - Soul Blues 2022 US Analogue Productions 33rpm

Lightnin' Hopkins - Goin' Away 2022 US Analogue Productions 33rpm

Lightnin' Hopkins - Lighnin' (The Blues Of Lighnin' Hopkins) 2022 US Analogue Productions 33rpm

Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble - Couldn't Stand The Weather 2023 US repress Analogue Productions 45rpm

 

[AgentCooper]

That’s another good haul there, pal. I’m not the hugest fan of SRV but man, that fella could make a guitar sing. Sadly taken from us far too young 🎸

 

[SpyderTracks]

That’s another good haul there, pal. I’m not the hugest fan of SRV but man, that fella could make a guitar sing. Sadly taken from us far too young 🎸

I've got a couple of his records, it's mainly his guitar work that I really love, seen some live videos of his and he was an absolute master.

This was the video that really made me sit up and listen (got the album on the way, that was one I'd ordered before the kibosh!) Skip to 7 minutes in for the real talent

You can tell they're a great guitarist if they look like they desperately need the toilet as they're playing.

 

[AgentCooper]

You can tell they're a great guitarist if they look like they desperately need the toilet as they're playing.

That’s why I never made it, I look like I’m doing a toilet when I’m playing guitar.

Doesn’t help that I have my pants round my ankles, either.

 

[HomerJ]

Each time i saw the jamiroquai logo, i think of the character from the game Ico

virtual insanity i tell ya





im here all week.

 

[HomerJ]

@SpyderTracks do you feel you have enough records?



sorry, silly me, buy another house to store them.

 

[SpyderTracks]

@SpyderTracks do you feel you have enough records?



sorry, silly me, buy another house to store them.

Jokes aside, the thing with music is I've got to that age now where I'm interested in what makes an artist create the songs they do, who were their influences, what was happening at that moment in their life that got them writing.

Unfortunately that kind of thinking leads straight down a rabbit hole of finding more and more original influences, plus the history behind them. My brain is completely overloaded with information about hundreds of other people aside from my own family and friends! But I wouldn't have it any other way.

But there is no end to it, as I discover a new (to me) artist or band, often I discover a new genre, and that's when you're really hitting the bricks, cos there's likely 100 years of history to trawl through for most influential artists and best pressings to hunt down.

 

[HomerJ]

Jokes aside, the thing with music is I've got to that age now where I'm interested in what makes an artist create the songs they do, who were their influences, what was happening at that moment in their life that got them writing.

Unfortunately that kind of thinking leads straight down a rabbit hole of finding more and more original influences, plus the history behind them. My brain is completely overloaded with information about hundreds of other people aside from my own family and friends! But I wouldn't have it any other way.

But there is no end to it, as I discover a new (to me) artist or band, often I discover a new genre, and that's when you're really hitting the bricks, cos there's likely 100 years of history to trawl through for most influential artists and best pressings to hunt down.

you may need to go to alcovinyl anonymous.

 

[SpyderTracks]

you may need to go to alcovinyl anonymous.

I have considered it, it's definitely "black crack" to me

 

[HomerJ]

I have considered it, it's definitely "black crack" to me

do you have a favourite record of the ones you own?

 

[AgentCooper]

Jokes aside, the thing with music is I've got to that age now where I'm interested in what makes an artist create the songs they do, who were their influences, what was happening at that moment in their life that got them writing.

Absolutely. I think that’s why the blues speaks to me in a way that no other music does.

often I discover a new genre, and that's when you're really hitting the bricks, cos there's likely 100 years of history to trawl through for most influential artists and best pressings to hunt down.

Again, another deep well that you might never get to the bottom of. I was almost grateful when I discovered Zamrock, a cracking genre and it’s nearly all crammed into a twenty year time period. It’s a completionist’s dream.

it's definitely "black crack"

Public service announcement: turn safe search on if you put this term into Google.

 

[SpyderTracks]

do you have a favourite record of the ones you own?

It's really tough, I have a few, but probably my most valued to me is my Lemonjelly.ky, which ticks every box as a special release.

They only released 1000 of them worldwide because they'd previously released all the tracks on 3 EPs and genuinely didn't think anyone would be interested, this was in 2000 when vinyl was all but dead and very few artists were producing it. But this album made Lemonjelly world famous, they had quite a cult following.

The artwork is iconic, and has become quite famous as a piece of art in it's own right. It's also a double disk trifold and has die cut sections on the inner where if you remove the inner sleeves, it displays funky lettering naming the album as you can see

This was one of the first records I picked up when I got my turntable 6 years ago. I had bought one on discogs listed as VG+ (3 grades down from Mint) which was going for £160 at the time, that order ended up getting cancelled as they seller found it was missing the inner sleeves which are quite important artworks in themselves. But VG+ was lucky to find, and not something I would normally settle for, you just never came across NM condition because most DJ's had ripped these to shreds.
And then out of nowhere, literally as I was hunting for another copy, this mental US seller came on listing as Mint that had been found in a warehouse cleanout and actually still sealed in the original shrink with all hype stickers (a lot of sellers will list as Mint when it's been taken out of the seal which isn't right). That happens once in a blue moon, and nowadays, just never happens. So I shelled out $245 immediately as I knew I'd found something special.

As soon as I received it, I unpacked it to make sure it was legitimate, which it unquestionably was, and the very first thing I did was rip off the seal and stick it on the deck, reducing its value by half in that one act.

This record now goes for £250 for a really poor copy that you'd never want to hear, more like £600 for something NM, you just never see Mint anymore but that would be well over £1k

It's not about the money, although it's quite comforting to know that what I consider an investment of joy and entertainment has monetary value, and may be worth quite a considerable sum when I die and leave them to my nephews.

But this one overall is about the music, this was so influential to me, just after I'd landed in rehab, was a very naive little boy who knew nothing about the world, and was living in a dry house on £25 a week dole money, yet it was one of the best few years of my life finding new music and clubs. This album was really the first album I was introduced to down there.

But these are a couple of the tracks, it's such uplifting music, makes me smile everytime

This ones a bit darker, but the beat is so clever and the build is incredible

 

[SpyderTracks]

Again, another deep well that you might never get to the bottom of. I was almost grateful when I discovered Zamrock, a cracking genre and it’s nearly all crammed into a twenty year time period. It’s a completionist’s dream.

I've been loving Zamrock since I picked up the Vinyl Me Please box set, I'd never heard anything of it before, just never come across it, it's funky as hell while being rock goodness, but good luck to anyone out there finding originals, almost all destroyed by the regime changes burning down the vaults, such a travesty. Just lucky that people like VMP are taking the time to do decent needle drops of them to keep them in circulation.

Great genre!

Did you hear The Witch have just released a new album - Zango!!!

Zambian rock band WITCH is reborn with new album Zango

After mysteriously disappearing from the public eye, WITCH is back with Zango – their first record in four decades.

beat.com.au

WITCH - Zango

Buy ZANGO by WITCH. LP £20.99, LP £19.49, CD £10.49. Order online today and get FREE UK delivery on orders over £75.

www.normanrecords.com

 

[HomerJ]

It's really tough, I have a few, but probably my most valued to me is my Lemonjelly.ky, which ticks every box as a special release.

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They only released 1000 of them worldwide because they'd previously released all the tracks on 3 EPs and genuinely didn't think anyone would be interested, this was in 2000 when vinyl was all but dead and very few artists were producing it. But this album made Lemonjelly world famous, they had quite a cult following.

The artwork is iconic, and has become quite famous as a piece of art in it's own right. It's also a double disk trifold and has die cut sections on the inner where if you remove the inner sleeves, it displays funky lettering naming the album as you can see

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This was one of the first records I picked up when I got my turntable 6 years ago. I had bought one on discogs listed as VG+ (3 grades down from Mint) which was going for £160 at the time, that order ended up getting cancelled as they seller found it was missing the inner sleeves which are quite important artworks in themselves. But VG+ was lucky to find, and not something I would normally settle for, you just never came across NM condition because most DJ's had ripped these to shreds.
And then out of nowhere, literally as I was hunting for another copy, this mental US seller came on listing as Mint that had been found in a warehouse cleanout and actually still sealed in the original shrink with all hype stickers (a lot of sellers will list as Mint when it's been taken out of the seal which isn't right). That happens once in a blue moon, and nowadays, just never happens. So I shelled out $245 immediately as I knew I'd found something special.

As soon as I received it, I unpacked it to make sure it was legitimate, which it unquestionably was, and the very first thing I did was rip off the seal and stick it on the deck, reducing its value by half in that one act.

This record now goes for £250 for a really poor copy that you'd never want to hear, more like £600 for something NM, you just never see Mint anymore but that would be well over £1k

It's not about the money, although it's quite comforting to know that what I consider an investment of joy and entertainment has monetary value, and may be worth quite a considerable sum when I die and leave them to my nephews.

But this one overall is about the music, this was so influential to me, just after I'd landed in rehab, was a very naive little boy who knew nothing about the world, and was living in a dry house on £25 a week dole money, yet it was one of the best few years of my life finding new music and clubs. This album was really the first album I was introduced to down there.

But these are a couple of the tracks, it's such uplifting music, makes me smile everytime

This ones a bit darker, but the beat is so clever and the build is incredible

i shall be checking their stuff out, never heard of them before but as the lord of vinyl has recommended them I shall take a look.

 

[HomerJ]

I've been loving Zamrock

never heard of that either,


Im going to start calling you spyder of vinyl wikipedia soon, jesus

 

[SpyderTracks]

never heard of that either,


Im going to start calling you spyder of vinyl wikipedia soon, jesus

I'm quite good with modern stuff, late 80's onwards, but mainly dance music.

The absolute classic Lemonjelly title though is from their second album, Lost Horizons, listen to this and tell me you're not dancing around the room smiling like a goon

@AgentCooper has a far far better knowledge of the older stuff

 

[AgentCooper]

good luck to anyone out there finding originals, almost all destroyed by the regime changes burning down the vaults, such a travesty. Just lucky that people like VMP are taking the time to do decent needle drops of them to keep them in circulation.

It’s horrible that art gets lost to stuff like that, isn’t it? One of my ex girlfriends was from the Sudan. Her dad told me about some of the frightening stuff that has happened there and he has potentially the only remaining copies of protest music that was released before full on civil war happened.

Great genre!

Did you hear The Witch have just released a new album - Zango!!!

That’s welcome news but somewhat out of left field, I thought they were all dead!