Vinyl Chapters: The Stories Behind the Music.
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Artist: Dissection.
Record: Storm of the Light's Bane.
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"This is one of the ten records that had the biggest influence on me and still means a lot to me, today. I think I have 24 versions. Still at least four versions missing..."
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#dissection #stormofthelightsbane #vinylchapters #metalmusic #vinylenthusiast #nowspinning #recordcollection #reissues #lovevinyl #vinylrecords
Artist: Dissection.
Record: Storm of the Light's Bane.
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"This is one of the ten records that had the biggest influence on me and still means a lot to me, today. I think I have 24 versions. Still at least four versions missing..."
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#dissection #stormofthelightsbane #vinylchapters #metalmusic #vinylenthusiast #nowspinning #recordcollection #reissues #lovevinyl #vinylrecords
Artist: Rob Zombie.
Record: The Luna Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy.
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"The 90s was a fun time, at least to me! My soundtrack of these days was definitely Rob Zombie, I was already totally into White Zombie and when he went solo it got even better!
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Nuclear Blast Records just released his seventh album, and what to say, first hearing I got this 90s sunny fun vibe. The best I can get at the moment if you ask me.
With titles like 'Shake Your Ass-Smoke Your Grass' or 'What You Gonna Do with That Gun Mama?', only fun can be expected, right?!"
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#robzombie #whitezombie #nuclearblastrecords #vinylchapters #nowspinning #metalmusic #vinylenthusiast #rsd2021 #instavinyl #vinyl #recordcollection
Artist: Rob Zombie.
Record: The Luna Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy.
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"The 90s was a fun time, at least to me! My soundtrack of these days was definitely Rob Zombie, I was already totally into White Zombie and when he went solo it got even better!
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Nuclear Blast Records just released his seventh album, and what to say, first hearing I got this 90s sunny fun vibe. The best I can get at the moment if you ask me.
With titles like 'Shake Your Ass-Smoke Your Grass' or 'What You Gonna Do with That Gun Mama?', only fun can be expected, right?!"
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#robzombie #whitezombie #nuclearblastrecords #vinylchapters #nowspinning #metalmusic #vinylenthusiast #rsd2021 #instavinyl #vinyl #recordcollection
Artist: MFSB.
Record Love Is The Message.
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"'Love is the Message' is one album that keeps me grounded. The self-titled track 'Love is the message' is one of my all-time favorite songs. The track takes you on a journey, it has a smooth intro and takes you up-tempo to move your body.
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I grew up listening and watching my Mom and Aunties two-stepping to this at cookouts. This record always brings me back to myself. It has uplifted me through many highs and lows. There is a message on the back of the cover that simply says, “Music is a source of communication. With communication, we can achieve peace, just by understanding”.
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This album does just that, it reminds me that love is in the grooves of the record. This record brings folks to the dance floor communicating that Love is always the message that unites us all."
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#mfsb #loveisthemessage #vinylchapters #nowspinning #blackwomenaredope #rsd2021 #vinylenthusiast #vinylgram #vinyllove #lovevinyl #longlivevinyl
Artist: MFSB.
Record Love Is The Message.
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"'Love is the Message' is one album that keeps me grounded. The self-titled track 'Love is the message' is one of my all-time favorite songs. The track takes you on a journey, it has a smooth intro and takes you up-tempo to move your body.
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I grew up listening and watching my Mom and Aunties two-stepping to this at cookouts. This record always brings me back to myself. It has uplifted me through many highs and lows. There is a message on the back of the cover that simply says, “Music is a source of communication. With communication, we can achieve peace, just by understanding”.
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This album does just that, it reminds me that love is in the grooves of the record. This record brings folks to the dance floor communicating that Love is always the message that unites us all."
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#mfsb #loveisthemessage #vinylchapters #nowspinning #blackwomenaredope #rsd2021 #vinylenthusiast #vinylgram #vinyllove #lovevinyl #longlivevinyl
Artist: Merle Haggard.
Record: Live (Merle Haggard in Muskogee and Philadelphia).
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"That cover, that cover. I remember mum having that album for as long as I can remember. The cover…the ‘Live’ and him standing there and on the right-hand corner at the bottom there’s this spotlight on him. I always looked at that spotlight. It was scary but it was real. Just that spotlight, it haunted me. In an alluring way.
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And the sound…it’s one of the best live recordings I’ve ever heard. He has one of the best bands in country music history - The Strangers. The Strangers are probably my favourite country band of all time. Gene Price on bass. Norm Hamlet on steel guitar. Definitely the best country band of that era, I actually preferred them to George Jones’s band.
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'This is one of my mum’s favourite songs and if I don’t get it right she’s going to kill me’ says Merle before 'Devil Woman you know?' And the lyrics on the Gene Price song ‘In The Arms of Love’: "Save me from loneliness, rescue me in your arms, I’ll be safe just as long as you keep me, wrapped tightly in the arms of love"
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I like where he does the impersonations of Marty Robbins and people like that. Stealin Corn is track number one on side two and it’s my least favourite. It’s like I had to listen to that to get to the rest of it - I always remember that.
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His expression, how humble he is, the smoothness of his voice, the precision of his voice, he never hits a wrong note, I’ve never heard him vocally fail. Merle and George Jones are recognised as the greatest vocalists of that era for a reason. That’s not just my opinion, that’s the general."
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#merlehaggard #wanita #vinylchapters #countrymusic #country #vinyllove #nowspinning #vinylenthusiast #lovemusic
Artist: Merle Haggard.
Record: Live (Merle Haggard in Muskogee and Philadelphia).
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"That cover, that cover. I remember mum having that album for as long as I can remember. The cover…the ‘Live’ and him standing there and on the right-hand corner at the bottom there’s this spotlight on him. I always looked at that spotlight. It was scary but it was real. Just that spotlight, it haunted me. In an alluring way.
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And the sound…it’s one of the best live recordings I’ve ever heard. He has one of the best bands in country music history - The Strangers. The Strangers are probably my favourite country band of all time. Gene Price on bass. Norm Hamlet on steel guitar. Definitely the best country band of that era, I actually preferred them to George Jones’s band.
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'This is one of my mum’s favourite songs and if I don’t get it right she’s going to kill me’ says Merle before 'Devil Woman you know?' And the lyrics on the Gene Price song ‘In The Arms of Love’: "Save me from loneliness, rescue me in your arms, I’ll be safe just as long as you keep me, wrapped tightly in the arms of love"
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I like where he does the impersonations of Marty Robbins and people like that. Stealin Corn is track number one on side two and it’s my least favourite. It’s like I had to listen to that to get to the rest of it - I always remember that.
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His expression, how humble he is, the smoothness of his voice, the precision of his voice, he never hits a wrong note, I’ve never heard him vocally fail. Merle and George Jones are recognised as the greatest vocalists of that era for a reason. That’s not just my opinion, that’s the general."
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#merlehaggard #wanita #vinylchapters #countrymusic #country #vinyllove #nowspinning #vinylenthusiast #lovemusic
Artist: Grace Lightman.
Record: Silver Eater.
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"I met Grace in about 2012. She was supporting a psychedelic rock band. I became friends with her and her drummer. They've all gone on to do great things. The drummer formed a band called Formation and Grace worked on her solo project. She hooked up with a couple of people and she made this album. It's just insane alien-synth pop, the production is great. I'm just really proud of her for doing it. It's nice to see her put something really decent out."
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#gracelightman #silvereater #vinylchapters #lovemusic #recordstore #pieandvinyl #portsmouth #vinylenthusiast #rsd2021 #nowspinning #instavinyl
Artist: Grace Lightman.
Record: Silver Eater.
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"I met Grace in about 2012. She was supporting a psychedelic rock band. I became friends with her and her drummer. They've all gone on to do great things. The drummer formed a band called Formation and Grace worked on her solo project. She hooked up with a couple of people and she made this album. It's just insane alien-synth pop, the production is great. I'm just really proud of her for doing it. It's nice to see her put something really decent out."
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#gracelightman #silvereater #vinylchapters #lovemusic #recordstore #pieandvinyl #portsmouth #vinylenthusiast #rsd2021 #nowspinning #instavinyl
Artist: Mary J Blige.
Record: What's the 411?
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"This record is special because it was the first record I bought for myself when I was gifted my record player. Mary J is an artist I grew up on. The first song I remember singing on the radio ever when I was little was 'Real Love'."
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#maryjblige #vinylchapters #whatsthe411 #musiclove #vinyl #nowspinning #instavinyl #vinylenthusiast #femaleartists
Artist: Mary J Blige.
Record: What's the 411?
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"This record is special because it was the first record I bought for myself when I was gifted my record player. Mary J is an artist I grew up on. The first song I remember singing on the radio ever when I was little was 'Real Love'."
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#maryjblige #vinylchapters #whatsthe411 #musiclove #vinyl #nowspinning #instavinyl #vinylenthusiast #femaleartists
Artist: Nirvana.
Record: In Utero.
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"I chose this album because never in my life have I heard anything better. After the depressive-sounding 'Bleach' and not so heavy 'Nevermind', in this album you can no longer hear the spirit of a teenager but real grunge music.
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In my hands I’m holding a non-official release from the Soviet vinyl factory 'Melodija'. What is particularly interesting is that the sound of this non-official version is way better than the original. It is pure and clear, just the way I like it. Could that be the magic of Soviet technology? I could speak about this album a lot but everything’s been already said before me."
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#nirvana #kurtcobain #davegrohl #grunge #inutero #classicalbum #vinyl #vinylchapters #vinylenthusiast #lovevinyl #nowspinning
Artist: Nirvana.
Record: In Utero.
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"I chose this album because never in my life have I heard anything better. After the depressive-sounding 'Bleach' and not so heavy 'Nevermind', in this album you can no longer hear the spirit of a teenager but real grunge music.
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In my hands I’m holding a non-official release from the Soviet vinyl factory 'Melodija'. What is particularly interesting is that the sound of this non-official version is way better than the original. It is pure and clear, just the way I like it. Could that be the magic of Soviet technology? I could speak about this album a lot but everything’s been already said before me."
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#nirvana #kurtcobain #davegrohl #grunge #inutero #classicalbum #vinyl #vinylchapters #vinylenthusiast #lovevinyl #nowspinning
Artist: FRAYLE.
Record: The White Witch.
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"It was the hefty riffing combined with the hauntingly hooky vocals from Gwyn that put a spell on me. Somehow it reminded me of the sheer beauty and fragility from the Cocteau Twins and Dead Can Dance when I was totally into goth and new wave music back in the eighties. On this EP is also a brilliant cover of Wandering Star from Portishead which blew me away!
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FRAYLE have been turning a lot of heads with their unique approach of Witch Doom. Undoubtedly one of underground Doom music's breakthrough bands from the last two years and with this story I wanted to tell why this EP from FRAYLE is so special to me! I am also proud to be involved in releasing their music on vinyl together with Aqualamb Records and Seeing Red Records, two amazing labels US-bound.
Frayle makes the darkest music for the Night Sky!"
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Pic: Karin Correia Castilho
#frayle #frayleband #laybarerecordings #aqualambrecords #seeingredrecords #thewhitewitch #occult #doom #gothic #shoegaze #darkwave #heavy #doomband #vinylobsessed #vinylcollector #vinylcommunity #vinylmania #records #lp #vinylgram #vinyl #vinyladdict #vinylcollection #vinyljunkie
Artist: FRAYLE.
Record: The White Witch.
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"It was the hefty riffing combined with the hauntingly hooky vocals from Gwyn that put a spell on me. Somehow it reminded me of the sheer beauty and fragility from the Cocteau Twins and Dead Can Dance when I was totally into goth and new wave music back in the eighties. On this EP is also a brilliant cover of Wandering Star from Portishead which blew me away!
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FRAYLE have been turning a lot of heads with their unique approach of Witch Doom. Undoubtedly one of underground Doom music's breakthrough bands from the last two years and with this story I wanted to tell why this EP from FRAYLE is so special to me! I am also proud to be involved in releasing their music on vinyl together with Aqualamb Records and Seeing Red Records, two amazing labels US-bound.
Frayle makes the darkest music for the Night Sky!"
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Pic: Karin Correia Castilho
#frayle #frayleband #laybarerecordings #aqualambrecords #seeingredrecords #thewhitewitch #occult #doom #gothic #shoegaze #darkwave #heavy #doomband #vinylobsessed #vinylcollector #vinylcommunity #vinylmania #records #lp #vinylgram #vinyl #vinyladdict #vinylcollection #vinyljunkie
Artist: Drudkh.
Record: Blood in Our Wells..
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"This album is something more than music. It's a spirit. Slavic Spirits. This album takes me to the woods in the middle of the night where I can hear an owl hooting. Besides, this album contains everything I expect from black metal. Rawness, atmosphere and spirit of nature. Slavic nature."
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#drudkh #autumnaurora #vinylchapters #vinyl #nowspinning #vinylstories #blackmetal #slavic #instavinyl #recordcollection
Artist: Drudkh.
Record: Blood in Our Wells..
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"This album is something more than music. It's a spirit. Slavic Spirits. This album takes me to the woods in the middle of the night where I can hear an owl hooting. Besides, this album contains everything I expect from black metal. Rawness, atmosphere and spirit of nature. Slavic nature."
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#drudkh #autumnaurora #vinylchapters #vinyl #nowspinning #vinylstories #blackmetal #slavic #instavinyl #recordcollection