Vinyl Chapters: The Stories Behind the Music.
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Artist: Ian Dury and the Blockheads.
Record: Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick.
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"This was the first record I ever bought back in the day. 1980....something, I can't remember now! I found it available on 12inch green vinyl and I thought, yep, I'm definitely going to go for that. I've been collecting since I was 15. I bought loads of records, I was a big Queen fan, particularly. I moved to Ireland in 2001 and sold all my records. I started buying them all back again about 10 years ago!
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Artist: Ian Dury and the Blockheads.
Record: Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick.
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"This was the first record I ever bought back in the day. 1980....something, I can't remember now! I found it available on 12inch green vinyl and I thought, yep, I'm definitely going to go for that. I've been collecting since I was 15. I bought loads of records, I was a big Queen fan, particularly. I moved to Ireland in 2001 and sold all my records. I started buying them all back again about 10 years ago!
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#iandury #hitmewithyourryhthmstick #lovemusic #rsd21 #vinylchapters #soho #london #recordshops #vinylenthusiast
Artist: Oneohtrix Point Never.
Record: Drawn and Quartered.
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"It sounds pretty grim but it's a beautiful album. It's a kind of ambient sound except for the very last track which has vocals but he's processed it so much you can't really hear what he says. The official lyrics are a question mark!"
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#opn #drawnandquartered #RSD21 #nowspinning #lovevinyl #vinylgram #recordstores
Artist: Oneohtrix Point Never.
Record: Drawn and Quartered.
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"It sounds pretty grim but it's a beautiful album. It's a kind of ambient sound except for the very last track which has vocals but he's processed it so much you can't really hear what he says. The official lyrics are a question mark!"
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#opn #drawnandquartered #RSD21 #nowspinning #lovevinyl #vinylgram #recordstores
Artist: Isis.
Record: Panopticon.
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"Let's start by saying 'Panopticon' by Isis (the band) is probably my favorite album and the one that started my obsession with the post-rock/metal genre and therefore vinyl in general. Also, be noted that I love colored vinyl and limited presses (who doesn't, right?).
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The funny thing is that I used to think that Isis were playing hardcore, grindcore whatever core, with blasting beats. So in 2005 I was in a big music store and they had 2 Isis albums to hear on the headphones: 'Oceanic' and 'Panopticon'... I was shocked! This was something different, something amazing! A few days later Isis were playing in my country, so I went to see them, second shock! So I returned home and bought 'Panopticon' on eBay (the biggest amount of money I've ever spent on a vinyl) and of course the remastered repress in 2014."
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#panopticon #metal #postrock #vinylchapters #vinylenthusiast #vinlygram #nowspinning #rsd #coloredvinyl
Artist: Isis.
Record: Panopticon.
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"Let's start by saying 'Panopticon' by Isis (the band) is probably my favorite album and the one that started my obsession with the post-rock/metal genre and therefore vinyl in general. Also, be noted that I love colored vinyl and limited presses (who doesn't, right?).
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The funny thing is that I used to think that Isis were playing hardcore, grindcore whatever core, with blasting beats. So in 2005 I was in a big music store and they had 2 Isis albums to hear on the headphones: 'Oceanic' and 'Panopticon'... I was shocked! This was something different, something amazing! A few days later Isis were playing in my country, so I went to see them, second shock! So I returned home and bought 'Panopticon' on eBay (the biggest amount of money I've ever spent on a vinyl) and of course the remastered repress in 2014."
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#panopticon #metal #postrock #vinylchapters #vinylenthusiast #vinlygram #nowspinning #rsd #coloredvinyl
Artist: Tom Tom Club.
Record: Tom Tom Club.
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"I bought this record at Ska Dog Records in Hayward, California. My experience buying this reminded me exactly why I love going record shopping so much. The owner was there with his adorable pup, Louie (the ska dog), and the environment was just so welcoming and positive. We chatted about music and how rad this album is. We could’ve chatted forever! After petting Louie and heading out, my heart was full.
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Spinning a record with a sweet memory attached to it radiates through the speakers differently. I feel that with this Tom Tom Club album."
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#tomtomclub #skadogrecords #vinylchapters #supportyoutlocalrecordstore #rsd #vinylenthusiast #nowspinning #recordcollection #vinylgram #loverecordstores
Artist: Tom Tom Club.
Record: Tom Tom Club.
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"I bought this record at Ska Dog Records in Hayward, California. My experience buying this reminded me exactly why I love going record shopping so much. The owner was there with his adorable pup, Louie (the ska dog), and the environment was just so welcoming and positive. We chatted about music and how rad this album is. We could’ve chatted forever! After petting Louie and heading out, my heart was full.
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Spinning a record with a sweet memory attached to it radiates through the speakers differently. I feel that with this Tom Tom Club album."
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#tomtomclub #skadogrecords #vinylchapters #supportyoutlocalrecordstore #rsd #vinylenthusiast #nowspinning #recordcollection #vinylgram #loverecordstores
Artist: Stevie Wonder.
Record: Songs in the Key of Life.
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“I chose ‘Songs in the Key of Life’ by Stevie Wonder, who is a true living legend and this album is simply perfection! It’s a classic and a masterpiece, with so many songs that we all know and love. This is one of the records that I knew I had to have. I grew up on this music. When I started collecting vinyl records, step one was to try and recreate my mother’s record collection which I flipped through as a child more times than I can count. It’s part of my life soundtrack as I’m sure it is for many.”
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#steviewonder #songsinthekeyoflife #vinylchapters #vinyl #nowspinning #recordcollection #vinylenthusiast #rsd #vinylgram
Artist: Stevie Wonder.
Record: Songs in the Key of Life.
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“I chose ‘Songs in the Key of Life’ by Stevie Wonder, who is a true living legend and this album is simply perfection! It’s a classic and a masterpiece, with so many songs that we all know and love. This is one of the records that I knew I had to have. I grew up on this music. When I started collecting vinyl records, step one was to try and recreate my mother’s record collection which I flipped through as a child more times than I can count. It’s part of my life soundtrack as I’m sure it is for many.”
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#steviewonder #songsinthekeyoflife #vinylchapters #vinyl #nowspinning #recordcollection #vinylenthusiast #rsd #vinylgram
Artist: Opeth.
Record: Morningrise.
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“This is ‘Morningrise’ by Opeth, I bought it because I’m Swedish and they are Swedish! It is one of their first releases and I really dig it. I’ve been a vinyl fan for too long! I have built up a big collection by this point. I started buying vinyl records when I started going to gigs here in London. I moved here maybe six years ago and saw people selling their vinyl and thought it would be cool to start collecting.”
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#opeth #morningrise #vinylchapters #streetsoflondon #soho #discogs #recordstoreday #nowspinning #heavymetal #vinylcollector #vinylenthusiast #records
Artist: Opeth.
Record: Morningrise.
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“This is ‘Morningrise’ by Opeth, I bought it because I’m Swedish and they are Swedish! It is one of their first releases and I really dig it. I’ve been a vinyl fan for too long! I have built up a big collection by this point. I started buying vinyl records when I started going to gigs here in London. I moved here maybe six years ago and saw people selling their vinyl and thought it would be cool to start collecting.”
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#opeth #morningrise #vinylchapters #streetsoflondon #soho #discogs #recordstoreday #nowspinning #heavymetal #vinylcollector #vinylenthusiast #records
Artist: Twenty One Pilots.
Record: Location Sessions.
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“We bought Twenty One Pilots, ‘Location Sessions’ because it’s got ‘Level of Concern’ on it which was released last year during lockdown. We listened to it a lot. We’ve been growing our vinyl collection and they haven’t released it on the format before, this is the first time it’s been on vinyl.
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I got my record player and first records maybe three or four years ago and we met about two years ago. I introduced her to vinyl and we’ve been playing vinyl like crazy ever since!”
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#twentyonepilots #locationsessions #levelofconcern #vinylchapters #RSD2021 #recordstoreday #vinylenthusiast #nowspinning #instavinyl #lovevinyl #recordcollection
Artist: Twenty One Pilots.
Record: Location Sessions.
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“We bought Twenty One Pilots, ‘Location Sessions’ because it’s got ‘Level of Concern’ on it which was released last year during lockdown. We listened to it a lot. We’ve been growing our vinyl collection and they haven’t released it on the format before, this is the first time it’s been on vinyl.
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I got my record player and first records maybe three or four years ago and we met about two years ago. I introduced her to vinyl and we’ve been playing vinyl like crazy ever since!”
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#twentyonepilots #locationsessions #levelofconcern #vinylchapters #RSD2021 #recordstoreday #vinylenthusiast #nowspinning #instavinyl #lovevinyl #recordcollection
Artist: Styx.
Record: Paradise Theatre.
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"For as long as I remember, I’ve always known this incredible band. My mom and dad are both big music fans and they introduced me to Styx at a very young age. At first, I only knew their hits but when I grew up I started having a bigger interest in their entire discography.
I remember listening to their live act - 'Return to Paradise' - recorded in 1997 for the first time and I fell in love with the songs on the album 'Paradise Theatre'.
When I started collecting, in 2015, I was searching for their albums and now I have the majority of them. This album has a very special place in my heart. Styx is the reason why I have loved so much rock music since I was a kid. Thanks to my mom and dad for that!"
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#styx# #paradisetheatre #vinylchapters #rockmusic #nowspinning #vinylenthusiast #lovevinyl #33rpm #vinylgram #rsd
Artist: Styx.
Record: Paradise Theatre.
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"For as long as I remember, I’ve always known this incredible band. My mom and dad are both big music fans and they introduced me to Styx at a very young age. At first, I only knew their hits but when I grew up I started having a bigger interest in their entire discography.
I remember listening to their live act - 'Return to Paradise' - recorded in 1997 for the first time and I fell in love with the songs on the album 'Paradise Theatre'.
When I started collecting, in 2015, I was searching for their albums and now I have the majority of them. This album has a very special place in my heart. Styx is the reason why I have loved so much rock music since I was a kid. Thanks to my mom and dad for that!"
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#styx# #paradisetheatre #vinylchapters #rockmusic #nowspinning #vinylenthusiast #lovevinyl #33rpm #vinylgram #rsd
Artist: Elton John.
Record: Regimental Sgt. Zippo.
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“This is ‘Regimental Sgt. Zippo’ by Elton John. It was recorded in 1967-68 and the record company decided it was too bad and couldn’t release it! But weirdly, they kept it covered up. I’m a huge Elton John fan, I’ve got everything he’s ever done and I’d never heard of it! None of the books mention it. Maybe they thought his career could have ended before it began. I think it’s very much influenced by Sgt. Pepper and they figured we don’t need another one.
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I’ve got a decent vinyl collection. I have over 1000 LPs, all from the 70s pretty much. Elton, Steely Dan, Wings, that kind of stuff. It was 1968 when I got my first record player.”
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#eltonjohn #recordstoreday #vinylchapters #lovemusic #vinylcollection #lostmusic #vinylenthusiast #nowspinning #vinylgram
Artist: Elton John.
Record: Regimental Sgt. Zippo.
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“This is ‘Regimental Sgt. Zippo’ by Elton John. It was recorded in 1967-68 and the record company decided it was too bad and couldn’t release it! But weirdly, they kept it covered up. I’m a huge Elton John fan, I’ve got everything he’s ever done and I’d never heard of it! None of the books mention it. Maybe they thought his career could have ended before it began. I think it’s very much influenced by Sgt. Pepper and they figured we don’t need another one.
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I’ve got a decent vinyl collection. I have over 1000 LPs, all from the 70s pretty much. Elton, Steely Dan, Wings, that kind of stuff. It was 1968 when I got my first record player.”
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#eltonjohn #recordstoreday #vinylchapters #lovemusic #vinylcollection #lostmusic #vinylenthusiast #nowspinning #vinylgram