John Logsdon
@johnlogsdon.bsky.social
I study sex, evolution & genes. Frequently all three. I also love music, food & dogs. Other interests include bikes (pedals & motors), books & travel. I’m paleo-adjacent.
See #johnsvinyl @discogs: john-logsdon
**ALL OPINIONS STATED ARE MINE ALONE**
See #johnsvinyl @discogs: john-logsdon
**ALL OPINIONS STATED ARE MINE ALONE**
I won’t be spinning these until after #5debutalbuns7074 is done. But here are the 21 records from 2025 in #johnsvinyl that I will consider. Posted for the benefit of Tammy @mcsparkleface.bsky.social who asked for some ideas. Last three were all from Steel City Vegan @indashadoz.bsky.social Thanks!
December 2, 2025 at 2:53 AM
I won’t be spinning these until after #5debutalbuns7074 is done. But here are the 21 records from 2025 in #johnsvinyl that I will consider. Posted for the benefit of Tammy @mcsparkleface.bsky.social who asked for some ideas. Last three were all from Steel City Vegan @indashadoz.bsky.social Thanks!
An especially good Beatles record. #johnsvinyl #nowplaying
December 2, 2025 at 2:16 AM
An especially good Beatles record. #johnsvinyl #nowplaying
Can’t wait to listen in a few hours!
Here it is! We count down from 98 to 101.
We did it! A wonderful message from the legendary Nena. We pay tribute to Jimmy Cliff, discuss two v different Xmas tunes by Jona Lewie & Weird Al Yankovic before finalising our list with 99 Luftballons/Red Balloons!
open.spotify.com/episode/1uk0...
We did it! A wonderful message from the legendary Nena. We pay tribute to Jimmy Cliff, discuss two v different Xmas tunes by Jona Lewie & Weird Al Yankovic before finalising our list with 99 Luftballons/Red Balloons!
open.spotify.com/episode/1uk0...
This is What We've Waited For
open.spotify.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Can’t wait to listen in a few hours!
Parking this here for future viewing! www.npr.org/2025/12/01/g...
David Byrne: Tiny Desk Concert
In matching, brilliant blue suits, David Byrne and his band squeeze behind the Desk to perform four songs, including Talking Heads' "Life During Wartime."
www.npr.org
December 1, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Parking this here for future viewing! www.npr.org/2025/12/01/g...
Julie and I are loving it so far!
I’ve not seen this since it was first broadcast in ‘95. It really is exceptional. Stunning in 4K.
December 1, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Julie and I are loving it so far!
Bookshelves painted. Initial loading has commenced. Need to adjust some shelves.
November 30, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Bookshelves painted. Initial loading has commenced. Need to adjust some shelves.
November 30, 2025 at 7:50 PM
New #Fela boxset arrived yesterday! Front snd rear of box, with Ludo insert #johnsvinyl
November 30, 2025 at 7:42 PM
New #Fela boxset arrived yesterday! Front snd rear of box, with Ludo insert #johnsvinyl
Another of yesterday’s #RSD haul. This was on my want list as soon as I saw the list of releases. RIP Tom Petty #johnsvinyl #nowplaying
November 29, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Another of yesterday’s #RSD haul. This was on my want list as soon as I saw the list of releases. RIP Tom Petty #johnsvinyl #nowplaying
Glad to spin this for #5debutalbums7074. RIP Betty Davis, sometimes considered to be the “Queen of Funk”. I’ve been adding her records to #johnsvinyl and this one is her best I think. #nowplaying
November 29, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Glad to spin this for #5debutalbums7074. RIP Betty Davis, sometimes considered to be the “Queen of Funk”. I’ve been adding her records to #johnsvinyl and this one is her best I think. #nowplaying
Continuing #5debutalbums7074 with the 1st #krautrock entry from #johnsvinyl. Cluster 71 comes from a box set, so it’s a different outer sleeve. It’s hard to believe this was made in 1971. #nowplaying
November 29, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Continuing #5debutalbums7074 with the 1st #krautrock entry from #johnsvinyl. Cluster 71 comes from a box set, so it’s a different outer sleeve. It’s hard to believe this was made in 1971. #nowplaying
Next up for #5debutalbums7074 is this classic from David Crosby RIP. I’ve only spin it a few times—enough to understand its cult status these days. #johnsvinyl #nowplaying
November 29, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Next up for #5debutalbums7074 is this classic from David Crosby RIP. I’ve only spin it a few times—enough to understand its cult status these days. #johnsvinyl #nowplaying
Next up for #5debutalbums7074. Another I have never spun from #johnsvinyl. Was really grungy when I picked it up a few years ago. I gave it a spin clean then but wasn’t keen to spin it. After a #humminguru deep clean it’s pretty good. Lots of crackles, but the music shines thru. #nowplaying
November 29, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Next up for #5debutalbums7074. Another I have never spun from #johnsvinyl. Was really grungy when I picked it up a few years ago. I gave it a spin clean then but wasn’t keen to spin it. After a #humminguru deep clean it’s pretty good. Lots of crackles, but the music shines thru. #nowplaying
Next up for #5debutalbums7074. I jumped on the bandwagon when this reissue came out this summer. And I’m glad I did. This is a pretty great record. Why it didn’t hit at the time is a mystery. #johnsvinyl #nowplaying
November 29, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Next up for #5debutalbums7074. I jumped on the bandwagon when this reissue came out this summer. And I’m glad I did. This is a pretty great record. Why it didn’t hit at the time is a mystery. #johnsvinyl #nowplaying
If you’re paying close attention to my feed you may have noticed three different turntables over the past few days. My workhorse Denon auto, fitted with a new stylus/cartridge last February already needs a new one! I calculated ~1000 hours of play, the max for that (box shown w/ previous cart). 1/x
November 29, 2025 at 5:29 PM
If you’re paying close attention to my feed you may have noticed three different turntables over the past few days. My workhorse Denon auto, fitted with a new stylus/cartridge last February already needs a new one! I calculated ~1000 hours of play, the max for that (box shown w/ previous cart). 1/x
Continuing #5debutalbums7074 with another from #johnsvinyl that I have never spun until today. Pretty good. #nowplaying
November 29, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Continuing #5debutalbums7074 with another from #johnsvinyl that I have never spun until today. Pretty good. #nowplaying
Back to #5debutalbums7074 with this ‘73 release. It’s the Swedish version that I picked up while visiting Sweden and Denmark two years ago. I also have the fully English version (this one is mostly in English). #johnsvinyl #nowplaying
November 29, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Back to #5debutalbums7074 with this ‘73 release. It’s the Swedish version that I picked up while visiting Sweden and Denmark two years ago. I also have the fully English version (this one is mostly in English). #johnsvinyl #nowplaying
November 28, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Another small haul from one of my local Des Moines stores, Rogue Planet Music. They always have things not on my want list, but ones I “need” in #johnsvinyl
November 28, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Another small haul from one of my local Des Moines stores, Rogue Planet Music. They always have things not on my want list, but ones I “need” in #johnsvinyl
First up from my #RSD haul this morning. I love this record. Played the hell outta my CD ever since it came out (30 years ago!). Thrilled to finally have it in #johnsvinyl
November 28, 2025 at 4:43 PM
First up from my #RSD haul this morning. I love this record. Played the hell outta my CD ever since it came out (30 years ago!). Thrilled to finally have it in #johnsvinyl
Nice haul today for #RecordStoreDay. I got almost everything on my list (not Prince, as it was $120) plus four impulse purchases. #johnsvinyl
November 28, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Nice haul today for #RecordStoreDay. I got almost everything on my list (not Prince, as it was $120) plus four impulse purchases. #johnsvinyl
Reposted by John Logsdon
It’s Record Store Day, Black Friday! I arrived at Vinyl Cup in Des Moines at 5am. Waited outside (18*F) for an hour before the proprietor, Luke, arrived and let us inside to wait until 8 am. I’m #7 in line, so will likely get everything on my list to add to #johnsvinyl. #RSD #RSDBF
November 28, 2025 at 12:57 PM
It’s Record Store Day, Black Friday! I arrived at Vinyl Cup in Des Moines at 5am. Waited outside (18*F) for an hour before the proprietor, Luke, arrived and let us inside to wait until 8 am. I’m #7 in line, so will likely get everything on my list to add to #johnsvinyl. #RSD #RSDBF
Reposted by John Logsdon
Communities need used-book shops.
As the trends in our world are increasingly standardized and entrenched by "predictive" technologies that stifle innovation and reduce human actions into economic categories...
We need a full range of possibilities for readers and communities to explore and share.
As the trends in our world are increasingly standardized and entrenched by "predictive" technologies that stifle innovation and reduce human actions into economic categories...
We need a full range of possibilities for readers and communities to explore and share.
November 27, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Communities need used-book shops.
As the trends in our world are increasingly standardized and entrenched by "predictive" technologies that stifle innovation and reduce human actions into economic categories...
We need a full range of possibilities for readers and communities to explore and share.
As the trends in our world are increasingly standardized and entrenched by "predictive" technologies that stifle innovation and reduce human actions into economic categories...
We need a full range of possibilities for readers and communities to explore and share.
I’m in charge of the music, even when I’m visiting my folks. They have a decent CD collection. And we don’t do Xmas tunes until after Thanksgiving. Here are the first selections for the CD spinner. #nowplaying
November 27, 2025 at 9:40 PM
I’m in charge of the music, even when I’m visiting my folks. They have a decent CD collection. And we don’t do Xmas tunes until after Thanksgiving. Here are the first selections for the CD spinner. #nowplaying