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Metal Rock Jazz
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Metal, Rock and Jazz Collector for 40+ years.
Showcasing all kinds of Metal, Rock and Jazz albums from my record collection. Occasionally some Punk and Hardcore stuff will show up too. Trivia and details included. 🌱 🏃🏻 I #StandWithUkraine 🇪🇺🇺🇦
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☕️ 🎶 Starting my week with:
Shelly Manne – Shelly Manne & Co.
A compilation of Shelly Manne‘s work with Eddie Heywood And His Orchestra, The Eddie Heywood Trio, and The Barney Bigard Trio, rel. in 1965 on Contact.

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Shelly Manne – Shelly Manne & Co. compilation playing on the record player. Sleeve front of Shelly Manne – Shelly Manne & Co. compilation. Detail of sleeve back and Vinyl label side A of Shelly Manne – Shelly Manne & Co. compilation. The two men are Shelly Manne and Bob Thiele.
November 10, 2025 at 6:03 AM
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Good Evening, with a hat tip to Chris @singingconductor.bsky.social
for reminding me to play this again:
City Boy – The Day The Earth Caught Fire
The fifth album by the Bristish rock band from Birmingham, rel. in 1979 on Atlantic.

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City Boy – The Day The Earth Caught Fire album playing on the record player. Sleeve front of City Boy – The Day The Earth Caught Fire album Detail of sleeve back and vinyl label side A of City Boy – The Day The Earth Caught Fire album
November 9, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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Sunday Morning ☀️☕️🎶:
Gary Moore – Run For Cover
The 5th solo studio album by the Irish guitarist, rel. in 1985 on 10 Records.
Featuring, between others: Glenn Hughes, Paul Thompson, Don Airey, Bob Daisley, Neil Carter, Phil Lynott

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Gary Moore – Run For Cover album playing on the record player. Sleeve front of Gary Moore – Run For Cover album. Detail of sleeve back, inner sleeve and vinyl label side A of Gary Moore – Run For Cover album.
November 9, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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Time for some Death and Doom:
Tiamat – The Astral Sleep
The 2nd studio album by the Swedish band, released in 1991 on Century Media.
Produced by Waldemar Sorychta (Despair, Voodoocult w/ Philip Boa, Grip Inc. w/ Dave Lombardo).

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#MetalSky
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November 8, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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Good Morning / Guten Morgen, with:
Udo Lindenberg + Panikorchester – Götterhämmerung
The 15th studio album by the German musician, rel. in 1984 on Polydor. His anti nazi song 'Sie brauchen keinen Führer' never gets old…

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Udo Lindenberg + Panikorchester – Götterhämmerung album playing on the record player. Sleeve front of Udo Lindenberg + Panikorchester – Götterhämmerung album. Detail of sleeve back, inner sleeve, poster and vinyl label side A of Udo Lindenberg + Panikorchester – Götterhämmerung album.
November 8, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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Good Evening.
Now playing:
Pat Benatar – In The Heat Of The Night
Her debut studio album, rel. in 1979 on Chrysalis.
It features the hit single 'Heartbreaker' and a cover version of John Mellencamp’s 'I Need A Lover'.

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#RockMusic
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Pat Benatar – In The Heat Of The Night album playing on the record player. Sleeve front of Pat Benatar – In The Heat Of The Night album. Detail of sleeve back and vinyl label side A of Pat Benatar – In The Heat Of The Night album.
November 7, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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Friday Morning, with:
Rhett Forrester – Even The Score
The second solo album of the former the lead singer for the band Riot, released in 1988 on Hot Blood Records.
A great voice, gone much too soon.

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#Riot
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Rhett Forrester – Even The Score album playing on the record player. Sleeve front of Rhett Forrester – Even The Score album. Detail of sleeve back, inner sleeve and vinyl label side A of Rhett Forrester – Even The Score album.
November 7, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Now playing 🎶🎸:
Bruce Springsteen – Tunnel Of Love
His eighth studio album, released in 1987 on CBS.
Timeless.
Beautiful.

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#NowSpinning
#RockMusic
Bruce Springsteen – Tunnel Of Love album playing on the record player Sleeve front of Bruce Springsteen – Tunnel Of Love album. Detail of sleeve back, inner sleeve and vinyl label side A of Bruce Springsteen – Tunnel Of Love album.
November 6, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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Good Morning, with some Deutsch Punk:
Die Heiligen Drei Könige – Pogo Lounge
The debut album by the German band, rel. in 1996 on Wea.
Stefan Kleinkrieg (Extrabreit) plays lead guitar on the song 'Jägermeister'.

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#NowPlaying
#Punk
#Berlin
Front of booklet of Die Heiligen Drei Könige – Pogo Lounge CD album. Image of CD in tray and back of booklet of Die Heiligen Drei Könige – Pogo Lounge CD album.
November 6, 2025 at 6:05 AM
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Good Evening.
Now playing, very loud:
The Cult – Love
The second studio album by the British band, released in 1985. It includes two of their biggest hits: 'Rain' and 'She Sells Sanctuary'.

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#TheCult
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#NowPlaying
#HardRock
#NowSpinning
The Cult – Love album playing on the record player. Sleeve front of The Cult – Love album. Detail of gatefold inside, inner sleeve and vinyl label side A of The Cult – Love album.
November 5, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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Good Morning.
☕️ with:
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – Déjà Vu
Rel. in 1970 on Atlantic.
This is the remastered version on CD from 1994.
It has a good punch and sounds much cleaner than the original vinyl. 'Almost Cut My Hair' is even more intense.

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#NowPlaying
#vinylcommunity
#MusicSky
#CSNY
Front of booklet of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – Déjà Vu CD album. The image shows the CD in tray and the inside of the booklet of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – Déjà Vu CD album.
November 5, 2025 at 6:12 AM
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Good Evening with some Free Jazz:
Quartett & Brass – More Than Four
Rel. in 1991 on Core Records (CD only).
With Hans Kämper on trombone who also played on the experimental Krautrock albums 'Osmose' and 'Beziehungen' by Annexus Quam

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#MusicSky
#NowPlaying
#Jazz
#JazzSky
Front of booklet of Quartett & Brass – More Than Four CD album. CD in tray and inside of booklet of Quartett & Brass – More Than Four CD album.
November 4, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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Good morning with:
Led Zeppelin – Remasters
Rel. in 1990 on Atlantic.
It contains digitally remastered songs from the band‘s 8 studio albums. George Marino did the re-mastering and it sounds phenomenal, at least to my ears.

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#HardRock
Front of booklet of Led Zeppelin – Remasters CD compilation. CD in tray and inside of booklet of Led Zeppelin – Remasters CD compilation.
November 4, 2025 at 5:53 AM
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Good Evening.
Time for some oldschool German Metal:
Tyrant – Fight For Your Life
Their second studio album, released in 1986 on Scratch Records.

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#Tyrant
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#NowPlaying
#NowSpinning
#MetalSky
#HeavyMetal
Tyrant – Fight For Your Life album playing on the record player. Sleeve front of Tyrant – Fight For Your Life album. Detail of sleeve back, inner sleeve and vinyl label side A of Tyrant – Fight For Your Life album.
November 3, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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Starting my week with:
Stan Getz – At Storyville - Vol 1 & 2
Rec. in 1951 and first rel. in 1973 in Japan only.
This is a European reissue from 1990 on Roulette Jazz.
With Teddy Kotick (b), Tiny Kahn (d), Jimmy Raney (g).

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#Jazz
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Front of booklet of Stan Getz – At Storyville - Vol 1 & 2 CD album. CD in tray and inside of booklet of Stan Getz – At Storyville - Vol 1 & 2 CD album.
November 3, 2025 at 5:56 AM
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Sunday Evening with:
Rod Stewart – Absolutely Live
Double live album, released in 1982 on Warner Bros.
I love it for its rawness and pure live energy.
Kim Carnes and Tina Turner are singing with Rod on 'Stay with Me'.

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Rod Stewart – Absolutely Live album playing on the record player. Sleeve front of Rod Stewart – Absolutely Live album. Detail of gatefold inside, inner sleeve and vinyl label side B of Rod Stewart – Absolutely Live album.
November 2, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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☕️ 🎶 A good Sunday Morning with:
Joe Walsh – The Smoker You Drink, The Player You Get
His second solo album, released in 1973 on Probe Records. It features the hit single 'Rocky Mountain Way'.

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Joe Walsh – The Smoker You Drink, The Player You Get album playing on the record player. Sleeve front of Joe Walsh – The Smoker You Drink, The Player You Get album. Detail of gatefold inside and vinyl label side A of Joe Walsh – The Smoker You Drink, The Player You Get album.
November 2, 2025 at 7:26 AM
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Now playing:
Blind Guardian – Somewhere Far Beyond
The 4th studio album by the German speed/power metal band, produced by Kalle Trapp and rel. in 1992 on Virgin.
Kai Hansen plays the lead guitar on 'The Quest for Tanelorn'

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#MetalSky
Front of booklet of Blind Guardian – Somewhere Far Beyond CD album. CD in tray and back of booklet of Blind Guardian – Somewhere Far Beyond CD album.
November 1, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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☀️☕️ Saturday morning with:
Shankar – Raga Aberi
Rel. by the Indian musician in 1995.
With members of the group Shakti (founded by John McLaughlin). Shankar also played with Steve Vai and Bill Laswell in the band The Epidemics.

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Front of booklet of Shankar – Raga Aberi CD album. Cd and back of Shankar – Raga Aberi CD album.
November 1, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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🎃🎶🎸Good Evening with some bluesy Prog Psych Rock:
Brainbox – Brainbox
The debut album by the Dutch band which was founded by guitarist Jan Akkerman. First rel. in 1969, this is an early 80ies repress on EMI/Fame

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Brainbox – Brainbox album playing on the record player. Sleeve front of Brainbox – Brainbox album. Detail of sleeve back and vinyl label side A of Brainbox – Brainbox album.
October 31, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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Guten Morgen/Good Morning ☕️☀️🎸🎶 with some Deutsch-Punk:
Schutt & Asche – Aufschwung-Ost
The only full length album by the German Punk Band,
released in 1994 on Lost And Found Records.

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#RockMusic
#Punk
#DeutschPunk
#GermanPunk
Front of booklet of Schutt & Asche – Aufschwung-Ost CD album. CD in tray and inside of booklet of Schutt & Asche – Aufschwung-Ost CD album.
October 31, 2025 at 6:55 AM
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Good Evening, with some feelgood soft rock music:
Pablo Cruise – Part Of The Game
The fifth album by the band from California.
Released in 1979 on A&M Records.
With one of the strangest artworks ever.

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Pablo Cruise – Part Of The Game album playing on the record player. Sleeve front of Pablo Cruise – Part Of The Game album. Detail of sleeve back, inner sleeve and vinyl label side A of Pablo Cruise – Part Of The Game album.
October 30, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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Good Morning.
It's cold and rainy outside.
This gets me prepped to leave the house:
Plan B – Intensified!
The 4th studio album by the Berlin based band. Released in 1991 on Ariola.

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Front of booklet of Plan B – Intensified! CD album. CD in tray and inside of booklet of Plan B – Intensified! CD album.
October 30, 2025 at 6:06 AM
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Now playing, a bit of (Pop) Rock:
Tone Norum – Stranded
The first single from her debut album, released in 1987 on CBS.
Tone is the younger sister of John Norum (Europe).
And the song was written and produced by Europe's singer Joey Tempest.

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Tone Norum – Stranded maxi single playing on the record player. Sleeve front of Tone Norum – Stranded maxi single. Detail of sleeve back and vinyl label side A of Tone Norum – Stranded maxi single.
October 29, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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Good Morning, with some Spanish Hardrock:
Héroes Del Silencio – El Espíritu Del Vino
The third studio album by the Spanish band, released in 1993 on EMI.
The album was produced by Phil Manzanera (Roxy Music).

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#HardRock
Front of booklet of Héroes Del Silencio – El Espíritu Del Vino CD album.
October 29, 2025 at 6:48 AM