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Bruce Levenstein

@brucelevenstein.bsky.social

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Music. Coffee. Design. Inventor of #CDfriday. 💿✨ Produced by Manfred Eicher

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Bruce Levenstein @brucelevenstein.bsky.social · Jan 9

when streaming services die
when the cloud collapses
when hard drives fail
you'll come begging to copy my CDs
I'll look down and whisper No

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Andrew Male @andrewmale.bsky.social · 7h

I mean, hats off NYT Connections person.

Create four groups of four!
THIRD
SISTER
LOVERS
MAGIC
BIG
STAR
SERIOUS
WONDER
NAKED
DEVIL
EVIL
MAJOR
MAGICIAN
CONTINENT
IMPORTANT
DEADLY SIN

Vinyl reissue of Big Star’s Third album aka Sister Lovers.

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Bruce Levenstein @brucelevenstein.bsky.social · 10h

yeah okay but when does my 3xCD ship?

Bruce Levenstein @brucelevenstein.bsky.social · 10h

I hope I’m still alive 20 years from now to mock the inevitable “It’s time to give David Bowie his due” article.

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Bruce Levenstein @brucelevenstein.bsky.social · 10h

It’s time to finally admit Lou Reed was cool.

Bruce Levenstein @brucelevenstein.bsky.social · 14h

"ships out within 98 days"

Bruce Levenstein @brucelevenstein.bsky.social · 15h

meanwhile...I never get rid of old t-shirts.

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Bruce Levenstein @brucelevenstein.bsky.social · 15h

me them at SDCC 2007 after Phonogram had been out, but before they got big.

Bruce Levenstein @brucelevenstein.bsky.social · 15h

yeah, that was when they went to colour.

my favourite issue is this one...

Bruce Levenstein @brucelevenstein.bsky.social · 16h

Do you stock a plain white card, linen stock, with only LXX tastefully printed on the front?

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Present & Correct @presentcorrect.bsky.social · 16h

A customer in the shop today was under extreme pressure. He had to choose a birthday card for Peter Saville.

😱

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Bruce Levenstein @brucelevenstein.bsky.social · 17h

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Bruce Levenstein @brucelevenstein.bsky.social · 17h

about another dozen modules still to be listed.

Bruce Levenstein @brucelevenstein.bsky.social · 17h

in the process of purging 85% of our eurorack gear, if anyone's interested. still love it, but have about zero time to engage with it and need to re-purpose the money.

reverb.com/shop/karins-...

🎛️💸

Karin's Gear

Shop Karin's Gear on Reverb

reverb.com

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Bruce Levenstein @brucelevenstein.bsky.social · 20h

Ure-vox reissues still in its 3rd go-round. I got the first 1-disc reissues with/b-sides, skipped the 2xCD reissues w/live, mixes, etc. Now there are mega-boxes for each. I like Ure-vox, actually, but never felt the need to collect every demo, live track, and single edit.

Bruce Levenstein @brucelevenstein.bsky.social · 22h

Morning Yokota and coffee. 💿☕️

#tinyeasel

Bruce Levenstein @brucelevenstein.bsky.social · 1d

I bet I’m not the only adult buying Jon Klassen books for myself.

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Bruce Levenstein @brucelevenstein.bsky.social · 1d

I used the have that Trouser Press book. pre-internet bible.

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Bruce Levenstein @brucelevenstein.bsky.social · 1d

Parklife!

Present & Correct @presentcorrect.bsky.social · 1d

Eating a potato waffle on a bench in the dark.

Aspirational shouldn’t mean expensive.

Bruce Levenstein @brucelevenstein.bsky.social · 1d

Bow down before the one you serve
You’re getting the seats that you deserve

Bruce Levenstein @brucelevenstein.bsky.social · 1d

Actually, this is inaccurate.

More accurate: The entire internet is a combination of SkyMall and People magazine.

Bruce Levenstein @brucelevenstein.bsky.social · 1d

the entire internet is SkyMall now.

Bruce Levenstein @brucelevenstein.bsky.social · 1d

the entire internet is SkyMall now.

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Bruce Levenstein @brucelevenstein.bsky.social · 1d

every piece of art and entertainment is a puzzle to solve to prove you’re smarter than the artist and other fans. it’s all grist for so-called engagement.

Bruce Levenstein @brucelevenstein.bsky.social · 2d

it’s clear you’ve engaged with the movie on its own terms, not based on what it “should” be.

people get so wound up when a director drops some pure cinema instead of worrying about plot and exposition.

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Eric Harvey @ericdharvey.com · 2d

why does Stanley Milgram look like he's about to release the best industrial noise 7" of 1981

Stanley Milgram leaning against the machine that shocks people

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Bruce Levenstein @brucelevenstein.bsky.social · 2d

I’m telling my kid this is Mika Vainio.