I Bleed Sound

A little egg nog, blazing fire, some classical Ellington Christmas by the tree.

Television. Live at Solid Sound. Life goal achieved.

I thought the Plain Records pressing from 2014 was pretty good, but the MOV is a noticeable improvement. Top Ten 90s record for me, though it wouldn’t have been at the time.

Used Find #5 I paid way too much for this NM original press, and I already had a pretty good copy, to boot! Was feeling wild, reckless and free yesterday, I guess. Yes, that's the original shrinkwrap. One of my favorite all-time albums and this pressing sounds killer - puts all reissues to shame.

Used Find #4 UK best of by Jimmy Cliff. It sounds awesome, but has the 'Reprise' version of "The Harder They Come" instead of the main version which is unfortunate.

Used Find #3 I never made it much past 'Telephone Free Landslide Victory' which is one of my all-time favorite records. Many seem to like this, so I took a chance.

When I saw this today, I knew it was the definitive edition, and, although it’s not a record I love, my inner nerd could not pass it up.

Used find #1 today. Passed up a copy earlier this week. When I saw a second copy I knew it was fate. 2nd press with barcode, original stampers, photo insert.

Singles Soundtrack 2017, US, 2LP edition Timely that this would show up today. I preordered it back in December. I love the bonus CD of Chris Cornell outtakes, etc. When this soundtrack came out, my three favorite bands were Pearl Jam, Nirvana, and Soundgarden, in that order. Still, my favorite song here has always been, and still is, "Drown" by Smashing Pumpkins. It's my favorite Pumpkins song by a long shot.

Friday tripping.

Oh, and, yeah, I drew that picture in a fit of idolatry.

<b>FUZZ II<b> just the face-melting, soul-elevating thing I need at this particular juncture.

I found a bunch of weird records today. I bought each of these for a different reasons, not least if which, this quote from the back of the Christmas record: “These krucial grooves were jammed with fury and precision at Fort Apache North, Cambridge, MA.” It is also suggested that the album be listened to while nude. I was glad to get that Allman Bros even though I’m not a huge fan, that’s an essential record. I bought the one record cuz of that dude’s sweet cape. Fingerprintz cuz there was a Vox amp prominently displayed on the cover. I would say overall I did pretty well. Only a couple of the records I got were shit and I didn’t even bother to post em. Most of these I will listen to again.

Radio City - Class of '77 CBGB's era NY power pop band that didn't release anything in their time and quietly disappeared. This LP collects their demos and some more produced tracks. A surprising bevy of catchy tunes cut into this wax - the production and sound quality is up to snuff, too. Recommended to fans of the genre, this can be had for cheap.