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Older Brother Sam @olderbrothersam.bsky.social · 11h

I guess these only cover box sets 1 & 2, my bad. 😂

Older Brother Sam @olderbrothersam.bsky.social · 11h

Yeah, for real. 😄

Older Brother Sam @olderbrothersam.bsky.social · 11h

Best concert I ever saw was the Black Celebration tour at Red Rocks on July 1, 1986. ☺️

Older Brother Sam @olderbrothersam.bsky.social · 11h

Disc Two, Side Two:

Master and Servant (Slavery Whip Mix): tidal.com/track/830074...

(Set Me Free) Remotivate Me: tidal.com/track/830074...

Blasphemous Rumours: tidal.com/track/830074...

Older Brother Sam @olderbrothersam.bsky.social · 11h

Disc Two, Side One:

Get The Balance Right (Combination Mix): tidal.com/track/830074...

Everything Counts (In Larger Amounts): tidal.com/track/830074...

People Are People (Different Mix): tidal.com/track/830074...

Older Brother Sam @olderbrothersam.bsky.social · 11h

Disc One, Side Two:

Now This Is Fun (Extended Version): tidal.com/track/830074...

The Meaning of Love (Fairly Odd Mix): tidal.com/track/830074...

Leave In Silence (Longer): tidal.com/track/830074...

Older Brother Sam @olderbrothersam.bsky.social · 11h

Disc One, Side One:

Shout (Rio Mix): tidal.com/track/830074...

Just Can't Get Enough (Schizo Mix): tidal.com/track/830074...

Any Second Now (Altered): tidal.com/track/830074...

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Older Brother Sam @olderbrothersam.bsky.social · 11h

055 & 056. Depeche Mode - Selected songs from the Singles box sets, 1, 2, & 3, released in 1991.

I didn't have much money when these CD box sets came out, but I made room in the budget for them. 😂 These are marked on the #vinyl runout grooves & labels as promo copies. I'll link the songs below.

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Older Brother Sam @olderbrothersam.bsky.social · 11h

😄

ALT: a man in a suit says i couldn 't agree more

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Older Brother Sam @olderbrothersam.bsky.social · 11h

Me as well. Was thinking about it earlier, these sounds were *so* new to me at the time. Sure there were synths being used and making it to the mainstream, but DM were very much not that, at least not with this record, and not in the mountain town I grew up in. 😄

The Cure - Songs Of A Lost World

Older Brother Sam @olderbrothersam.bsky.social · 15h

The music: tidal.com/album/395993...

Listen to Songs Of A Lost World on TIDAL

The Dead Milkmen - Bucky Fellini

Older Brother Sam @olderbrothersam.bsky.social · 15h

The music: tidal.com/album/252308...

Listen to Bucky Fellini on TIDAL

John Denver - Back Home Again

Older Brother Sam @olderbrothersam.bsky.social · 15h

The music: tidal.com/album/107051...

Listen to Back Home Again on TIDAL

Older Brother Sam @olderbrothersam.bsky.social · 16h

Whole album is so sensual. 😄 Great track.

Depeche Mode (US vinyl order)

Older Brother Sam @olderbrothersam.bsky.social · 16h

The music, but the album I have contains long versions of New Life & Just Can't Get Enough, and doesn't contain "I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead". Actually, I just created a playlist of the U.S. track listing. 😂 Here that is: tidal.com/playlist/4d2...

Playlist - Depeche Mode (US vinyl order) - 11 items

Older Brother Sam @olderbrothersam.bsky.social · 16h

054. Depeche Mode - Speak & Spell

Maybe the first album I ever got that had a plastic inner sleeve instead of paper. Bought this in probably 82 when it was out, forgot about it after a bit, & then "rediscovered" it a few years later when I was in 9th grade. 😂 I was cool & didn't even know it! 😄

Alt text by me & Claude large language model: "A black Audio-Technica turntable with a clear dust cover sits beneath a black vinyl record with a yellow Sire Records label. Behind the turntable is Depeche Mode's 'Speak & Spell' album cover featuring a dramatic illustration of a large swan inside clear plastic against a vivid orange-red background, perched on a nest of white twigs. The album title and band name appear in small text at the top of the cover beneath pips shaped like a crown. There is a clear sticker on the album cover that reads "Contains Long Versions of 'JUST CAN'T GET ENOUGH' and 'NEW LIFE' SRK 3642." The turntable sits on a white surface against a light blue wall."

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Older Brother Sam @olderbrothersam.bsky.social · 1d

AWESOME!! Thank you! ☺️

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Plate Stealer @platestealer.bsky.social · 1d

Qobuz works well. So does Deezer, Tidal, YT Music, and Apple. They all suck to various degrees but there is life beyond Spotify. Most of these have free trials!

moonchildjs.bsky.social @moonchildjs.bsky.social · 2d

Spotify is now running ICE recruitment advertisements.

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Older Brother Sam @olderbrothersam.bsky.social · 1d

I didn't! I assume on Insta or…?

Older Brother Sam @olderbrothersam.bsky.social · 1d

053. John Denver - Back Home Again

This is really good. I know the hits here, but the rest of it is really good. A pleasant listen.

Alt text by me & Claude large language model: "A black Audio-Technica turntable with a clear dust cover playing a black vinyl record with an orange label. Behind the turntable is John Denver's 'Back Home Again' album cover featuring a warm beige background with the artist's name and album title in decorative brown lettering at the top. Below is a photograph of Annie & John sitting outdoors in a natural setting. The turntable sits on a white surface against a light purple wall."

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Older Brother Sam @olderbrothersam.bsky.social · 1d

😅Holy shit, I feel WAY better about my chances now. 😄 Thanks for letting me know!

Older Brother Sam @olderbrothersam.bsky.social · 1d

The Big Lizard repress looks awesome! I'm not feeling great about my chances of getting one, but I'll try! 😂 I was like "Cool!" and then I saw only 500 and then recalibrated my expectations. 😄

a black and white cartoon of a man holding a sign that says ' sickos ' .

Older Brother Sam @olderbrothersam.bsky.social · 1d

052. The Dead Milkmen - Bucky Fellini

Cool canary yellow #vinyl for this reissue. Great collection of songs, from their reinterpretation of the old '70s song "Watching Scotty Grow" to the sweet rolling guitars on "Surfin' Cow" and the goth rebuke "You'll Dance to Anything." 😄

Alt text generated by Claude Large Language Model from the photograph: "A black Audio-Technica turntable with a clear dust cover playing a bright yellow vinyl record. Behind the turntable is The Dead Milkmen's 'Bucky Fellini' album cover featuring a collage-style design on a cream background with the band name in orange bubble letters at the top. The artwork includes various hand-drawn elements like a sun, castle, waves, film strip motifs, and geometric shapes in yellow, orange, red, and blue. The turntable sits on a white surface against a light-colored wall."

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Older Brother Sam @olderbrothersam.bsky.social · 3d

The Sickos meme but for depression. 😄

ALT: a black and white cartoon of a man holding a sign that says ' sickos ' .

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