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Performance Test Engineer open to opportunities. Father, Husband, Dog wrangler. Burgeoning collector of vinyl records. https://www.discogs.com/seller/vinyllegacy/profile

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The Steve @steveprime.bsky.social · Mar 11

I'm currently going through the albums from my dad's collection, as well as revisiting my old records (and adding to them!)

This is the feed for my Selections from Dad's Collection:
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#vinyl #vinyladdiction #vinylcollection #vinylrecords #musicsky

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The Steve @steveprime.bsky.social · 2d

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Todd Rundgren - Dust In The Wind (Lyrics Below) (HQ)

YouTube video by Toddzilla

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The Steve @steveprime.bsky.social · 3d

Mr Rundgren is #77. I know his production(see Skylarking) more than his songs, cool to hear his Dust In The Wind here.

Live, minimally practiced, no overdubs? Respect. I appreciate that rawness. This has been a fun series for me

#nowplaying #nowspinning #vinylsky #vinyl #vinylcommunity #musicsky

Middle Of The Road compilation from Warner/Reprise loss leader series.

Cover is title rendered as a yellow road sign

77th Selection from Dad's Collection

Middle Of The Road compilation from Warner/Reprise loss leader series.

Cover is title rendered as a yellow road sign, folding it out renewals the photo of the sign under a dark sky that fills the back cover.

VPI Scoutmaster turntable, glowing white

Todd Rundgren from the inside sleeve

SPECIALLY PRICED 2-RECORD SET

Continuing the orgy of self-reflection is the most mispro-nounced, misspelled and mis-understood artist on the block, Bearsville Records' Todd Rund-gren. This song, besides being on Todd's double album, Something/Anything?, hails from "Baby Needs a Pair of Snakeskin Boots," a "pop operetta" which occupies Side 4. Whereas Herr Rundgren sings and plays all the parts on Sides 3, 2 and 1 (the latter of which contains his hit single "I Saw the Light"), Todd lets some of his friends come in and play with him on Side 4. "My original idea for this side," he says, "was a series of songs with sing-along choruses. All the songs were performed live and there were no over-dubs. The people that showed up were the people who sang and played, meaning that anyone who happened to be in the studio or in the neighborhood and didn't have anything better to do came in to play. Every-body, including me, learned the songs immediately prior to re-cording them, so most of it is spontaneous to a degree. Any-way, I decided it would scan better if I drafted it into a sort of operetta, that kind of thing being very popular nowadays."

Musicians on "Dust" include Mark Klingman, organ; John Simon, drums; Randy Brecker, trumpet; Mike Brecker, tenor sax; Barry Rogers, trombone; Rick Derringer, guitar, and John Siegler, bass.

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Ca1v1n @ca1v1n.bsky.social · 3d

Finally getting around to putting up the Halloween decorations and I can't think of many better albums to listen to while doing it. #vinyl #nowspinning

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The Steve @steveprime.bsky.social · 10d

Best thing about Hackers!

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Vinyl Underground 🇨🇦 @artbarca.bsky.social · 10d

PSYCHEDELIC FURS (1980) 🔥 A classic #5DebutAlbums8084 #nowplaying #musicsky #vinyl #nowspinning #musicchallenge

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The Steve @steveprime.bsky.social · 10d

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Alma-Ville

YouTube video by Vince Guaraldi - Topic

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The Steve @steveprime.bsky.social · 10d

VINCE! #76 comes from another wacky WB comp. Some good tracks on this. I can't imagine a time before Guaraldi was known for Peanuts, but here it is!

Great sound for a comp, recorded loud! (I can play this at min)

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Selection from Dad's Collection

Schlagers! from the Warner Bros/Reprise 'Loss Leader' series
Playing on VPI Scoutmaster turntable, 12-pound acrylic platter glowing yellow. Audio Technica AT-VM95ML cartridge.

Cover is SCHLAGERS! with the letters illustrated as a monolithic rocky cliff face (Peaking on the A)

Dr. Demento (Barry Hansen) compiled the songs and wrote the liner notes

Album cover back, illustration of a ship steaming toward a rocky shore, all black on yellow. Artists names across the bottom

Miriam Makeba✩ Rod McKuen✩ Joni Mitchell The Neon Philharmonic ✩ Randy Newman ✩ Peter, Paul & Mary The Mike Post Coalition The San Sebastian Strings ✩ Frank Sinatra The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band Mason Williams ✩ Glenn Yarbrough The Vogues

Text from inner sleeve, test bios written by Doctor Demento!

"Vince Guaraldi is most familiar to you as the writer-performer of the now-jazz-standard "Cast Your Fate to the Wind," and has, at various stages in his career, played with Woody Herman, Cal Tjader, June Christy, and the Lighthouse All-Stars.
At present living off the fat of the land in beautiful Mill Valley, California, Vince likes to build model cars and listen to records and collaborate on albums with jazz biggie Shorty Rogers."

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The Steve @steveprime.bsky.social · 20d

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Selection from Dad's Collection #76

Coming into Los Angeles (Remastered)

YouTube video by Arlo Guthrie - Topic

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The Steve @steveprime.bsky.social · 20d

In 1970, WB was trying to appeal to the anti-establishment kids (what happened to them??)

Some crazy, trippy, tracks on here, a lot I've never heard of!

I'll pick Arlo's _Coming into Los Angeles_ for #76

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Warner Reprise Loss Leader Series: The Big Ball (1970), cover is a photo of a big ball (red)
Playing on VPI Scoutmaster turntable, 12-pound acrylic platter glowing red. Audio Technica AT-VM95ML cartridge.

Irreverent text, typical of this series
Coming in to Los Angeles (By Arlo Guthrie. Time 3:08) From Running Down the Road, Reprise album 6346, coproduced by Lenny Waronker and Van Dyke Parks

Arlo Guthrie, celebrated star of stage, screen, radio, and the cover of Newsweek, noted tall-tale scenarist, and the young musician who proved for once and all that white men can indeed talk the blues, certainly needs no fluffy introduction, especially considering that you no doubt saw the film, bought the album, and watched him on Johnny Carson and all.

Since the monumental Alice's Restaurant, there have been three Arlo albums: Arlo, Running Down the Road, and Washington County.

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The Steve @steveprime.bsky.social · 22d

Such a great album, this is one I only have on SACD

The Steve @steveprime.bsky.social · 22d

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Lorraine Ellison - Stay with me

YouTube video by Richard Hierweg

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The Steve @steveprime.bsky.social · 22d

#75 is a CRAZY weird mix of music, wow

Would've chosen Cinnamon Girl but... No disc 1, only a mis-shelved "After the Gold Rush", which I have no sleeve for 😥

Nice sound, loud-mastered vinyl. Lorraine is phenomenal(!), that's soul! Why haven't I heard her?

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THE 1969 WARNER-REPRISE RECORD SHOW Playing on VPI Scoutmaster turntable, 12-pound acrylic platter glowing magenta to coordinate with the album cover's nutsy Peter Max-esque psychedelic chorus line illustration. Audio Technica AT-VM95ML cartridge.

Selection from Dad's Collection #75! Cinnamon Girl is the only song I remember dad playing from this one, sadly missing now.

Typically ironic Loss Leaders bio of Lorraine Ellison

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John Ore @clarencerosario.bsky.social · 23d

#vinyl #nowspinning

25 years of we’ve always been back

Vinyl copy of the Deltron 3030 album spinning on an Audio Technica turntable.

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The Steve @steveprime.bsky.social · 23d

These were on steady rotation when I was a kid.

Over the next week I'll be playing a track from each of these to be the Selection From Dad's Collection numbers 75 to 80!

#vinylsky #vinyl #vinylcommunity #musicsky

Warner Bros "Loss Leaders" compilations
Front row: The 1969 Warner/Reprise Record Show, The Big Ball, Schlagers!
Back row: Middle of the Road, Burbank, Limo

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The Steve @steveprime.bsky.social · 24d

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Giorgio Moroder - Cat People (Putting Out Fire)

Listen to Cat People (Putting Out Fire) on your streaming service

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The Steve @steveprime.bsky.social · 25d

7-inch for October 7

I love Bowie's vocals on the soundtrack more than on the Let's Dance version. And the film was so hot for a teenager in the 80s, not sure it still stands up today 😆

Nice sounding 45rpm, dynamic and loud!

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7-inch for the David Bowie (lyrics and vocals) theme song Cat People(Putting out Fire) playing on Playing on VPI Scoutmaster turntable, 12-pound acrylic platter glowing red. Audio Technica AT-VM95ML cartridge.
Cover is suspended over the turntable, all black with a vignetted closeup of Natassja Kinski's eyes from a scene in the film. Text in white with 'cat people' in a script font underlined in blood red.

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The Steve @steveprime.bsky.social · 27d

LOTS of bass on Blue Wing, good recording. Thanks @zos93.bsky.social for inspiring me to dig out Bill Nelson vinyl.

Vistamix is more dated, VERY early 80s electronic, but I prefer it. A bit of Japan (Mick Karn on a track!), a bit of Devo?

#nowplaying #nowspinning #vinyl #vinylcommunity #musicsky

Bill Nelson - On A Blue Wing
Playing on VPI Scoutmaster turntable, 12-pound acrylic platter glowing yellow. Audio Technica AT-VM95ML cartridge.
Camera is a colorful illustration of.. not exactly sure, abstract.

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Alan Moulsdale @alanmoulsdale.bsky.social · 27d

This morning's listening #nowspinning #thethe #infected Infect me with your love...

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The Steve @steveprime.bsky.social · 28d

Sounds like time to pull out my Bill Nelson

The Steve @steveprime.bsky.social · Oct 2

I have Nobody Does It Like Me for exactly the same reason. She is such a fantastic singer but wasn't always given the best advice on musical direction, in my mind.

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The Steve @steveprime.bsky.social · Oct 2

#74 from Dad's Collection, back from his music festival days. Santana is legendary and unmistakable.

He also had this on SACD and now I see why, too many clicks & pops. Back on the shelf it goes and I'll keep enjoying it in HiRes!

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Santana - Abraxas. Amazing line up and a very live sounding recording.
Playing on VPI Scoutmaster turntable, 12-pound acrylic platter glowing violet. Audio Technica AT-VM95ML cartridge.
Album cover (right) from Annunciation by Mati Klarwein depicting a winged, tattooed angel Gabriel astride a conga. Lots of psychedelic colors and details here.

The 74th Selection from Dad's Collection I've shared here on Bluesky!

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scoots @androidlevay.bsky.social · Sep 30

cracked the shrink on this '88 original tonight, don't get to experience that very often these days

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#waylt

cover art for vinyl lp of the throwing muses' 1988 album, house tornado, released by sire records

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The Steve @steveprime.bsky.social · Oct 1

On my wish list

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The Steve @steveprime.bsky.social · Sep 29

FIRST exposure to Simple Minds was a friend's gold marbled New Gold Dream (loved). 2 releases later, their sound is less New Wave, still great.

Great 1985 US pressing. No noise, great mastering, good bass. This is on repeat.

#nowplaying #nowspinning #vinylsky #vinyl #vinylcommunity #musicsky #80s

Simple Minds - Once Upon A Time, playing on VPI Scoutmaster turntable. A steel perimeter clamp holds the vinyl flat. Lights under the acrylic platter glow through the translucent black vinyl. Audio Technica AT-VM95ML cartridge playing track 2 (All The Things She Said)

Album cover is a collage made up of slices of the band member's faces

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The Steve @steveprime.bsky.social · Sep 24

The soundtrack is such a core piece of the film. _The City_ is really good, too.