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What an excellent live album! Celebrating 60 years with so many great songs.

#MetalMonday

Artist: Scorpions
Album: Coming Home Live (2025)
Release: Original 2×LP pressing
Region: Worldwide
Label: Vertigo – 00602478266416

#nowspinning #vinyl #scorpions #live
December 8, 2025 at 2:50 PM
This is Poison's covers album. After the Kiss box sets and listening to Rock and Roll All Nite many times I wanted to hear Poison's version.

Artist: Poison
Album: Poison'd! (2007)
Release: Original pressing
Region: US
Label: Capitol Records – 09463 94200 2 5

#nowspinning #cd #poison #covers
December 4, 2025 at 9:50 PM
I'm going through a Motörhead phase. ;)

Lemmy left us with a large back catalog to enjoy and life is short.

Artist: Motörhead
Album: We Are Motörhead (2000)
Release: 2023 reissue
Region: Europe
Label: Murder One – BMGCAT763LPX

#nowspinning #motorhead #vinyl #RIPLemmy
December 3, 2025 at 6:56 PM
This is another RSD Black Friday pickup: a live performance by the great Bill Evans Trio.

Artist: Bill Evans
Album: Portraits At The Penthouse Live In Seattle (2025)
Release: Original pressing
Region: US
Label: Resonance Records – HLP-2979

#nowplaying #vinyl #billevans #RSD #BlackFriday
December 1, 2025 at 6:50 PM
This is the 2025 reissue of Theatre of Pain. Sounds very similar to the 2022 Kevin Gray CD remaster. I've always loved this album.

Artist: Mötley Crüe
Album: Theatre of Pain (1985)
Release: 2025 remaster
Country: US
Label: BMG – 964158711

#nowplaying #vinyl #motleycrue #boxset
December 1, 2025 at 1:36 AM
I’ve yet to hear a bad Motörhead album. Some didn’t love this one when it first dropped — call me a fanboy.
Favorite track: “Eat the Rich.”

Artist: Motörhead
Album: Rock 'N' Roll (1987)
Release: 2015 reissue
Region: US
Label: Sanctuary – BMG15019V

#nowspinning #motorhead #vinyl
November 30, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I’m happy to finally have this grail in my Motörhead collection.

Artist: Motörhead
Album: Live at Brixton ’87 (1994)
Release: 2025 reissue
Region: Worldwide
Label: Murder One – 964172821

#nowspinning #motorhead #vinyl #RSD #BlackFriday
November 29, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Weekend Theme: #ElementalElements

Artist: Seventh Key
Album: The Raging Fire (2004)
Release: Original pressing, Enhanced CD
Region: US
Label: Inside Out Music – IOMACD 2077

#nowspinning #SeventhKey #CD #DiscoveringNewMusic #AppreciatingWhatWeHave
November 29, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Weekend Theme: #ElementalElements

One of my favorite new age artists.

Artist: David Arkenstone
Album: Spirit Wind (2004)
Release: Original pressing
Region: US
Label: Windham Hill Records – 01934-11215-2

#nowspinning #DavidArkenstone #CD
November 29, 2025 at 1:45 PM
This is the first live album from jazz-Black Sabbath tribute band Jazz Sabbath.

Artist: Jazz Sabbath
Album: Jazz Sabbath Live (2025)
Release: Original 2025 RSD pressing
Region: US, Canada & UK
Label: Blacklake – BL411401

#nowspinning #jazzsabbath #vinyl #rsd
November 28, 2025 at 8:52 PM
This is the newly released live Van Halen. It features my favorite lineup of the band.

Artist: Van Halen
Album: Live at Wembley 1995 (2025)
Release: 2025 RSD Black Friday pressing
Region: Worldwide

Label: Rhino Records - 81227809195

#nowspinning #vanhalen #vanhagar #vinyl #RIPEddieVanHalen
November 28, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I have mixed feelings about this live album. While it’s a great show and the band sounds tight, David’s vocals aren’t very strong.

Artist: Van Halen
Album: Tokyo Dome Live in Concert (2015)
Release: Original 2×CD Digipak
Region: US
Label: Warner Bros. Records – R2 547643

#nowspinning #vanhalen #CD
November 27, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Sadly, this was Lemmy’s final Motörhead studio album, released just four months before his passing.

Artist: Motörhead
Album: Bad Magic (2015)
Release: 2023 “Bad Magic: Seriously Bad Magic” reissue
Region: Europe
Label: Silver Lining Music – SLM777P44

#nowspinning #motorhead #vinyl #RIPLemmy
November 27, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I just cracked open the new Kiss Alive! box set. It sounds excellent!

Artist: Kiss
Album: Alive! (1975)
Release: 2025 Super Deluxe Box Set
Region: Worldwide
Label: UMe Direct – 00602478042294

#nowspinning #kiss #vinyl #boxset
November 26, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Metallica continues to set the standard for what a Super Deluxe Box Set should be.

Artist: Metallica
Album: Poor Norwegian Me '96 (2025)
Release: Load Super Deluxe Box Set (2025)
Region: US
Label: Blackened – BLCKND0011RD-1

#nowspinning #metallica #cd #boxset
November 26, 2025 at 6:04 PM
This is the live disc from the newly released Theatre of Pain super deluxe box set.

Artist: Mötley Crüe
Album: Live Long Beach, CA 11/27/1985 (2025)
Release: 2025 Theatre of Pain Super Deluxe boxset
Country: US
Label: BMG – 964158711

#nowplaying #vinyl #motleycrue #boxset
November 25, 2025 at 8:50 PM
While it may not be very popular amongst some, I really like this album.

Artist: Black Sabbath
Album: Never Say Die! (1978)
Release: 2016 CD remaster
Region: US
Label: Rhino Records – RR2 3186

#nowspinning #blacksabbath #ripozzy #CD #ozzy
November 25, 2025 at 8:09 PM
The song Mistake has really grown on me. These box set extras are very enjoyable.

Artist: Kiss
Album: Demos, Alternate Mixes & Instrumental Outtakes (2025)
Release: 2025 Dressed to Kill Super Deluxe Box Set
Region: Worldwide
Label: UMe Direct – 602478042171

#nowspinning #kiss #vinyl #boxset
November 25, 2025 at 1:10 AM
I’m spinning From the First Sting, the new Scorpions greatest-hits compilation.

Artist: Scorpions
Album: From The First Sting (2025)
Release: Original 2xLP pressing
Region: Worldwide
Label: BMG – 964161040

#nowspinning #vinyl #scorpions
November 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM
This is the new Def Leppard live album and third to feature songs from their most recent studio album.

Artist: Def Leppard
Album: Diamond Star Heroes (Live From Sheffield) (2025)
Release: Original pressing
Region: Europe
Label: UMe Direct – 00602478260438

#nowspinning #defleppard #vinyl
November 23, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I'm glad to finally have this one on vinyl! My Guns N' Roses vinyl collection is complete. This album hadn't been reissued since 1999.

Artist: Guns N' Roses
Album: Live Era '87–'93 (1999)
Release: 2025 Remaster on 4xLP
Region: US
Label: Geffen Records – 602475188629

#nowspinning #gunsnroses #vinyl
November 22, 2025 at 12:41 AM
This is the second live show recording from the Dressed to Kill box set.

Artist: Kiss
Album: Live At RKO Orpheum Theatre, Davenport, IA, 1975 (First Show) (2025)
Release: 2025 Dressed to Kill Super Deluxe Box Set
Region: Worldwide
Label: UMe Direct – 602478042171

#nowspinning #kiss #vinyl #boxset
November 21, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Bluesy guitar, meet raspy voice — a kid by the name of Rod Stewart.

Artist: Jeff Beck
Album: Truth (1968)
Release: CD reissue, date unspecified
Region: US
Label: Epic – EK 47412

#nowspinning #rodstewart #cd #jeffbeck
November 20, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Seguing from Lemmy’s raspy metal voice into the softer — yet still raspy — vocals of Rod Stewart. This album sounds like pure joy.

Artist: Rod Stewart
Album: Out of Order (1988)
Release: Original CD Pressing
Region: US
Label: Warner Bros. Records – 9 25684-2

#nowspinning #rodstewart #cd
November 19, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Lemmy and his amigos. ;) I've been listening to this one a lot this week.

Artist: Motörhead
Album: Overnight Sensation (1996)
Release: 2019 reissue
Region: Europe
Label: Murder One – BMGCAT364LP

#nowspinning #motorhead #vinyl
November 19, 2025 at 4:25 PM