Day 7:  #mayvinylchallenge : A Record With A Cool Story Or "A-Ha" Moment Every record has a story.  But not all stories are created equal. In this vinyl world, you got your high quality, your low quality, your expert, your novice, hi-fi, lo-fi and every other mixup.  But the groove is nothing to toy with. In this we take the toy, the groove and the quality and you have: 🔺️ Self - Gizmodgery [2000; 2015 Reissue] Simply put, the cool story behind this Matt Mahaffey classic is that the music was created with what would be musical toys.  No professional instruments were used.  Toy drums, toy piano, cheap kid keyboards and other various electronic toys.  Toys! Toys! Toys! ...and it friggin' RULES!! From the bouncy funk of "5 Alive", to the Jackson/Gibb-esque groove of "Pattycake", the brilliant toy-cover of the Doobie Brothers' "What A Fool Believes" and the humorous funk-romp of "Trunk Fulla Amps, "Gizmodgery" is proof positive that no matter the gear you possess, if you got a great idea and it makes a sound...you've got the capacity to get down! Today's theme, brought to you by:  @davokvinyl Vinyl Challenge Conduit:  @jennn_erator 📷:  Pimpin' Tammy Bullwinkle #vinylcommunity #vinylchallenge #vinyllust #vinyllife #vinyl #vinylcollector #records #wreckastow #mayvinylchallenge #arecordwithacoolstoryorahamoment #self #mattmahaffey #gizmodgery #dopeness #chrislebrane https://www.instagram.com/p/CdUJp0KMQ4W/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#mayvinylchallenge by @jennn_erator Day 3: An Instrumental Album! So much great jazz I could share today—going with a favorite that I didn’t share during my week of jazz records last month. The finest of Miles’s work with orchestrator Gil Evans (and that’s quite a competition). #milesdavis #jazz #jazzvinyl #vinyl #vinyladay #lp #vinyloftheday #vinyligclub #vinyljunkie #vinylcommunity #vinylcollective #instavinyl #vinylgram #recordcollector #nowspinning https://www.instagram.com/p/CdGhorFuY4z/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Years later, I bought the CD and liked it. Then my dear girlfriend gave the LP to me for Christmas 2019. That's when I LOVED the record. It's Jimi...need I say more? And yeah, "Them Changes" is one of the best songs out there.

Day 26 - #mayvinylchallenge - "Character Act" . Had ta do Alice for this day's topic! This local boy done good even refers to Alice as another personality of his that takes over when he's onstage. I have more on cassette and CD, but this is my vinyl. Pic 2 is when I met him and his wife walking through a mall. I ran a record store there so I grabbed the closest record (Flush the Fashion) and luckily he was gracious enough to sign it. 👍😎🎶 . #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylcollector #vinyligclub #vinylcommunity #vinylcommunitypost #vinylrecords #vinyljunkie #vinyladdict #vinylporn #vinylgram #vinyllover #vinyllove #vinyloftheday #vinylcollectionpost #33rpm #33rpmclub #nowspinning #nowplaying #cratedigging #records #recordcollection #instahifi #70smusic #alicecooper #mayvinylchallenge https://www.instagram.com/p/CAqKgWXJgvo/?igshid=1rjf5vjtg19w9

May Vinyl Challenge Day 18 - Favorite Splatter | Swirl | Marble | Split or Haze: No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom (on multicolor marble) I'm glad I went back and gave this album another listen, I wasn't much of a fan at the time of its release, and in retrospect I kind of regret that. I also like how this particular pressing appears to use nearly every color available for colored vinyl. Plus it looks like rainbow sherbet on spots and that's one of my faves. #mayvinylchallenge #nodoubt #tragickingdom #marblevinyl #coloredvinyl #recordcollection #vinylcollection

#mayvinylchallenge by @jennn_erator Day 17 is a Guilty Pleasure. I don’t really believe in guilty pleasures, I like what I like and who cares what I’m supposed to like. But I do regard later Rod Stewart as something that I love in spite of the way that it is… I apologize for nothing, he’s fantastic. #rodstewart #vinyl #vinyladay #lp #vinyloftheday #vinyligclub #vinyljunkie #vinylcommunity #vinylcollective #instavinyl #vinylgram #recordcollector #nowspinning https://www.instagram.com/p/Cdq7-VuOqng/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Day 4:  #mayvinylchallenge : Multiple Records With The Same Cover Theme  May the 4th Be With You...And Also With You! (Not Catholic, but I love a good kneeler.)  I had a few ideas:   • The Propped-Elbow (Thriller, Luther Vandross, Lionel Richie, etc.  But since I didn't have that ALFONZO album, why?)  •  Cars (Previously done in a May Vinyl Challenge)  •  The Lucas-Spielberg Connection (Since it's May 4th, an esoteric tie between the partnership of Lucas and Spielberg via soundtracks.  It became convoluted)  So I kept it funky:  THE ZAPP "Keychain" LOGO  🔺️ Zapp [1980] 🔺️ Zapp II [1982] 🔺️ Zapp III [1983] 🔺️ The New Zapp IV U [1985]  Some bands are branded by their logo.  KISS, Van Halen, Cameo, etc.  Equally as strong was the logo of the Dayton-based band, ZAPP.  Much can be said about the talkbox-laden funk that Roger Troutman and Co. created...but we're talking about the visual art here!  On the debut artwork of Ronald "Stozo" Edwards and Overton Lloyd, the logo appears as its name in block-style.  A key on the front cover next to a diorama of what my kid brain thought were keychains, I dubbed the following releases as the "Keychain Logo."  For "ZAPP II", the logo is a large font with stars, a globe mosaic splash, encased in a "keychain" border (with the border changing from black to gold to chrome).  This logo was the style for the next three albums, created by various artists such as Laura LiPuma, J. Daniel Chapman, etc.  ZAPP's amazing music change my life, but the logo was always an exciting thing to see.  It shows the fun, spirit, flash and quality that the late Troutman and his band gifted the universe.  And for May 4th's sake, a pic from last year's May Vinyl Challenge!  Today's theme, brought to you by:  @harma808 @nico_suaves_wax @steinove74 @jldrueke @the_jon_minette @snagrecords @thateddiehex @sweetanderson @petersdiscs @its_a_music_affair @j_roorda_photos @pedaltothevinyl  Vinyl Challenge Conduit:  @jennn_erator  📷:  C.W. LeBrane Photoindustries  #vinylcommunity #vinylchallenge #vinyllust #vinyllife #vinyl #vinylcollector #records #wreckastow #mayvinylchallenge #zapp #rogertroutman #dopeness #chrislebrane https://www.instagram.com/p/CdJl5Ybv9H4/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Day 28:  #mayvinylchallenge :  Strange Play!  Shaped | Hidden Tracks, Etc. There is always one where you can't fulfill it correctly. I have very little uniquely shaped records, and I have already shown off the AIR "Sexy Boy" Monkey Vinyl TOO many times.  And if I have a record with hidden tracks...I don't know it yet (oftentimes, I've bought more than I've had time to listen to...) However...strange is strange...and it is in the the eye of the beholder.  So to me, the record is only strange in the sense of it's premise and purpose overall.  So not strange...beautifully unique. 🔺️ Suzanne Ciani - Xenon [2021] Released in 1980, Xenon is a now-classic pinball machine game.  Revolutionary for its time, the Greg Kmiec-created machine featured the musical talents of pianist/synthesist/composer Suzanne Ciani.  With microchip expansion being realized by this time, the ability to add more complex waveforms and samples were available.   Ciani used this to her and the game's advantage, utilizing the Synclavier sampling synthesizer and her voice box device to create a split-apart soundtrack and voice direction narration, based on the bumpers and various areas of the pinball game itself. Heard for the first time outside of the pinball machine, the record shows off all of the work that Ciani did for the machine, rightfully gaining her an induction in the Pinball Expo Hall of Fame. Today's theme, brought to you by:  @deadwaxdscrolls @smashedplastic @elefantomas @the_jon_minnette @cherry_fuzz Vinyl Challenge Conduit:  @jennn_erator 📷:  Black Coco Bandit Concept by:  @rosemcgiggles #vinylcommunity #vinylchallenge #vinyllust #vinyllife #vinyl #vinylcollector #records #wreckastow #mayvinylchallenge #strangeplay #suzanneciani #xenon #pinball #synclavier #newenglanddigital #gregkmiec #pinballexpohalloffame #dopeness #chrislebrane https://www.instagram.com/p/CeH4cXeMhKR/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=