What are you listening to right now?

[version sound]

If you are off today or working from home, what are you spinning?

Once my family leaves the house, I’m slapping on some recently received records I haven’t gotten to yet. Stay tuned for updates.

[gregpolard]

Pulled out the Walkman today while working

A friend sent me an actual mix tape with lots of cool stuff on it so I played that first
then Nirvana "From the Muddy Banks of the WIshkah"
now Sloan "Smeared"

[lewdd]

Walkman - cassette, CD, or digital?

[xxxHunterxxx]

Sitting in Dulles Airport, listening to live recordings of the La’s.

[JGJR]

Working from home and listening to Radio Birdman's "Burn My Eye" EP (disc 2 of the Citadel reissue of Radios Appear). "I-94" is on now and I'm singing along.

[version sound]

Pulled out the Walkman today while working

A friend sent me an actual mix tape with lots of cool stuff on it so I played that first
then Nirvana "From the Muddy Banks of the WIshkah"
now Sloan "Smeared"

I miss mixtapes. I also wish I had a nice cassette Walkman, especially since I don’t have a cassette deck in my stereo set-up right now.

[version sound]

Just put a new stylus on my TT and am spinning X’s See How We Are. I know it’s not particularly well regarded, but it was worth the $7.00 I paid to round out my X collection. I’m not sure I’ve actually listened to it before. It might not be the best X record, but so far, it’s pretty enjoyable.

EDIT: After listening to the whole record, I’d say it’s better than Ain’t Love Grand.

[matt]

Listening to the Dry Cleaning album "New Long Leg" on Spotify right now, and waiting for my last meeting to be over so I can go get tacos.

[version sound]

Now listening to And Nothing Hurt by Spiritualized. I found a UK copy from a US seller, and it sounds great. Reviews of the US pressing were mixed, at best. I might have to pop for the UK pressing of the next one. Even though my Fat Possum copies of the recent reissues are all pretty decent, I kinda wish Bella Union had done their own versions…

[xxxMidgexxx]

Marillion Live in Montreal 1984. Fugazi tour. Comes with the 'Fugazi' re-mix and remaster.
Fish sounded fantastic on this performance.

[version sound]

Just now finished the Misfits’ Walk Among Us Alternate Takes on nice yellow vinyl. Still available sealed with seam split for $12 at https://pukenvomitrecords.com/products/misfits-walk-among-us-alternate-takes-used-lp?_pos=37&_sid=d33017ce4&_ss=r. This is the “Plan 9 version” of WAU mastered from a promo cassette. Sounds just fine. A fun alternative to the official version. I gotta ask, where the fuck are these bootleggers getting their vinyl pressed? This is a better pressing than a lot of new official vinyl I’ve bought recently. How is it that they can get it right and some legit labels can’t? Mind boggling.

[version sound]

Dif Juz - Who Says So? We really need a “Complete Recordings of Dif Juz” release that includes the Lee Perry sessions and the Time Clock Turn Back cassette, and we need it NOW.

[gregpolard]

Walkman - cassette, CD, or digital?

Cassette

Earlier this year when R.E.M. put out the original "Radio Free Europe" 7" reissue for their 40th anniversary, they did a bundle that included an R.E.M. walkman. I've definitely gotten my moneys worth.

[jaybird]

[FormerLurker]

Here we go again....

[version sound]

I can’t see the entire pic on my phone screen, but I see the corner of In Through The Out Door. Very underrated record. It might be the worst LZ album, but even LZ’s worst is better than some bands’ best.

[FormerLurker]

You got snow there?

[version sound]

Last record of the day was Extractions by Dif Juz. This one sounded like smooth jazz to me in the ‘80s, but I absolutely love it these days.

[Fillavoid]

Not off work today, but I’ve got a few CDs sitting in my car: U2’s War, Hum’s Inlet, and For Against’s Coalesced.

[jaybird]

I can’t see the entire pic on my phone screen, but I see the corner of In Through The Out Door. Very underrated record. It might be the worst LZ album, but even LZ’s worst is better than some bands’ best.

Yes. it's my favorite Zeppelin record.

[jaybird]

You got snow there?

No... pic from earlier this year.

[FormerLurker]

You keep that shit on file for future posts?

[jaybird]

You keep that shit on file for future posts?

If "going back to my facebook photo uploads folder to find it" equals "keep[ing] that shit on file for future posts", then yes, I suppose I do.

[FormerLurker]

It does count, yes. Thank you for the prompt reply.

[drew]

Miles Davis- Kind Of Blue on all thru the house while preparing dinner.....
John Coltrane up next.

[JGJR]

Just put a new stylus on my TT and am spinning X’s See How We Are. I know it’s not particularly well regarded, but it was worth the $7.00 I paid to round out my X collection. I’m not sure I’ve actually listened to it before. It might not be the best X record, but so far, it’s pretty enjoyable.

EDIT: After listening to the whole record, I’d say it’s better than Ain’t Love Grand.

I love both of those records deeply, but I know I'm in the minority. I paid about the same for each of them in the '90s, FWIW. I think they're underrated because of the weird production on each and plus Billy not being on SHWE, but if you can get past those things, they are full of absolutely incredible songs. Aside from the obvious ones like "Burning House of Love" or "4th of July" (both of which I LOVE), stuff like "Around My Heart," "My Goodness" and "Anyone Can Fill Your Shoes" and "Left and Right" are just tremendous IMO.

Back to the topic of this thread, though, I'm listening to the Australian version of Radio Birdman's Radios Appear (it's a 1984 repress on Big Time), which I picked up from a very nice seller in Brooklyn yesterday along with a copy of The Replacements' Tim on CD, which he threw in for free. I listened to that one before this.

[version sound]

Just finished Africa/Brass by The John Coltrane Quartet and Bad Brains’ I Against I before that. Pondering what to put on next…

[version sound]

UPDATE: Went with Generation X’s debut and Empire’s Expensive Sound.

[xxxMidgexxx]

Nekkid Raygun 'Over the Overlords'

[xxxHunterxxx]

The Ko Melina show on Underground Garage.

[Knutsen]

The Black Pumas

[JGJR]

The Ko Melina show on Underground Garage.

Is that Ko of Ko and the Knockouts, the Detroit garage rock group?

Currently playing Graham Parker - The Mona Lisa's Sister

[jaybird]

The Ko Melina show on Underground Garage.

Is that Ko of Ko and the Knockouts, the Detroit garage rock group?

Yes... She was also in the Dirtbombs and Detroit Cobras as well

[version sound]

The Flesh Eaters - A Hard Road To Follow

This record and band fucking rule. It’s perplexing that they aren’t held in the kind of esteem that other early L.A. punk greats are. These dudes are right up there with The Germs, Bags, and X in my book.

[scannest]

I don't listen to many podcasts, but the new season of YOU MUST REMEMBER THIS is all about Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr. and it's pretty excellent. Turns out Dean's drunken gambler act was mainly an act. Dude didn't want to do much other than play golf and watch westerns on TV. Sammy's story is much more complicated.

[gregpolard]

Nirvana "Incesticide"

[xxxMidgexxx]

Nirvana "Incesticide"

Total brutal, brosefs. Kegger at the old bridge after some tasty waves and cool buds.

[version sound]

I don't listen to many podcasts, but the new season of YOU MUST REMEMBER THIS is all about Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr. and it's pretty excellent.

Man, she pronounces things weird, like “Dean Marden.” She sure does hit those double Ts hard, though.

[xxxMidgexxx]

The Ko Melina show on Underground Garage.

I like her plenty.

[JGJR]

WFMU DJ and former Tommy Boy exec and producer Monica Lynch's mix cd for the Yo La Tengo Hanukkah show I went to the other night.

Current track: The Aislers Set "Emotional Levy"

[scannest]

Man, she pronounces things weird, like “Dean Marden.” She sure does hit those double Ts hard, though.

Yup, some of her pronunciation is pretty quirky. I guess I'm used to it by now.

[the mean]

I work from my music room these days. Currently listening to "The Unforgettable Fire." Going to throw on the new Descendents LP next. (My pre-order arrived yesterday.)

[Dinko]

A 3 year old Sith girl playing a fart machine (4 different sounds: short, long, dry, wet). Gonna listen to the Imperial March next.

[JGJR]

I work from my music room these days. Currently listening to "The Unforgettable Fire." Going to throw on the new Descendents LP next. (My pre-order arrived yesterday.)

Isn't it the best? If I have to come into an office again, I want to get a turntable setup for it (if possible).

Current listening: The Up Escalator by Graham Parker and the Rumour

[jaybird]

I work from my music room these days. Currently listening to "The Unforgettable Fire." Going to throw on the new Descendents LP next. (My pre-order arrived yesterday.)

Isn't it the best? If I have to come into an office again, I want to get a turntable setup for it (if possible).

Current listening: The Up Escalator by Graham Parker and the Rumour

Yep...everything within an arm's reach:




Currently listening to Dave Brubeck Quartet - Countdown: Time in Outer Space, not JAMC - Darklands

[the mean]

Here’s to never going back to the office.

[kel]

There's a new song by Social Distortion (yet unreleased) they're playing at their live shows. I assume there will be a new album soon... "Tonight" is on the Daytona Beach concerts you can find on YouTube, which I'm listening to on an iPhone 12 ProMax through Apple Airpod Pros, but because they were a gift, not because I'm an Apple fanboi. Honest.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewIuTUclW9Q

[jaybird]

Here’s to never going back to the office.

Rad set up.

[JGJR]

There's a new song by Social Distortion (yet unreleased) they're playing at their live shows. I assume there will be a new album soon... "Tonight" is on the Daytona Beach concerts you can find on YouTube, which I'm listening to on an iPhone 12 ProMax through Apple Airpod Pros, but because they were a gift, not because I'm an Apple fanboi. Honest.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewIuTUclW9Q

I just saw that they're part of this next year, so I would guess that you're correct.

https://www.outlawcountrywest.com/

[scannest]

I find your asymmetrical rack placement quite disturbing. Couldn't you have placed your set-up equidistant between the 2 speakers? It would drive me crazy to look at this all day. But maybe that's just me.