Bought any Vinyl Recently?

[Thenop]

I bought two new LPs from HMV that landed this weekend.

John Mellencamp - Strictly A One-Eyed Jack
Talk Talk - Spirit Of Eden.

Both are good pressings but I'm particularly impressed with Spirit Of Eden. This record is full of near silent passages and I had little hope that it would work on LP but it's wonderful! On the Parlophone label on heavy vinyl, they've done a sterling job with this. The lack of surface noise is mindblowing. It comes with a DVD Audio disc of the album too and was a very reasonable £21.99.
The Mellencamp LP was discounted from £29.99 to £17.99 so great value too

That Talk Talk is great, I have it as well. Same goes for the Laughing Stock pressing. We'll worth seeking out especially because the initial press was very low key and really needed the volume turned up.
The Mark Hollis solo is a bit hit and miss, depending on where it was pressed.

[Nickslikk2112]

Just arrived:

Spell - Tragic Magic

[Thenop]

Record Store Day!
Got up at 5:20 ( ), was in line around 6:30. Shop opened at8 AM.
Picked up some nice releases, Sonny Rollins live in Europe 4LP box, 2 x Cannonball Adderley double live LPs, Yusuf Lateef 2LP live, Jeff Buckley's Songs to No One, Golden Earring 2LP Cut Sessions, Acid King's Middle of Nowhere, Centre of Everywhere, and because I ws there the new Shabaka Hutchings Album. Received an EP Acoustic by Within Temptation as RSD 'gift'. That's me sorted.

The wait was even nice, the weather was not. I ran into the exact same guy I talked to last year while waiting in line, yes we are idiots like that we concluded. I overheard the first ones in line were there at 4:15!

Anyway, getting an early start is nice, now have some listening to do.

[Nickslikk2112]

Devin Townsend - Infinity (25th Anniversary)
Per Wiberg - The Serpent's Here
King Crimson - Cat Food 10" EP

[Thenop]

Trip to the record shop was fruitful:
New Kamasi Washington 2LP (Fearless Movement) seesm to be hard to come by on black vinyl (why..?) so I had to settle for a red/blue one.
Ry Cooder & Taj Mahal - Get Onboard
and 3 x Bill Evans, what a find! These were imports, RSD Japan releases. Consecration 1/2/Immortal (?), the latter one capturing his last ever recorded performance only 8 days before his death. Curious to have a listen, need to make time for that because I want an extended session to sit down and listen to all 3.

[pxr5]

I've just pre-ordered the new album by The Tangent - To Follow Polaris which it turns out is released tomorrow - yay.

[pxr5]

^Turned up today and now spinning it. This is The Tangent for One - All music and vocals by Andy Tillison.

[Thenop]

Long weekend ahead, been waiting for and looking foerward to the Ayreon live LP and Blu Ray and the Plan Nine LP (another Lucassen thing) to come on Friday. Just got an e-mail: Ayreon vinyl delayed, so they hold the entire package 
The Manic Eden LP a couple of weeks ago was also delayed by weeks, Mascot not doing so well with the pressing plants...

[Thenop]

Golden Earring - Back Home the complete Leiden 1984 concert.
A very good live album that was released back in the day partially. Now remixed etc. for a full show release. Excellent show, the band was is exceptional form after finishing their US tour. Very decent setlist with the emphasis on the then new album N. E. W. S.
Of course the big hits are there as well, but this really feels like being at the show. Great!

[Nickslikk2112]

Gentle Giant - The Missing Piece (Steven Wilson Remix, Green Vinyl)

Finally! Pre-ordered from Burning Shed, but Chrysalis didn't press enough copies so I've had to wait for a repress.

[Thenop]

On holiday, Googled for a nearby record store. Found one, weekdays only open Wednesday 
OK selection, brought back Golden Earring - Grab it for a Second, The Who's Quadrophenia, a nice 1973 Hermannpress incl the 44 page booklet, the Cult's Dreamtime, Canadian 1984 press NM, 2 Police albums Synchronicity and Ghost in the Machine, M-80 an album by Niki Buzz (I am playing a festival later this year and he is headlining) and a new Faith no More Sol Invictus.

Nice haul for a quick visit.

[pxr5]

Pre-ordered this for July. Hopefully the rest of their albums will be re-released on vinyl soon:

Beardfish - Destined Solitaire (LP, 2009)
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And got this from ebay. First time I've ever seen it for sale anywhere aside from a few very expensive copies on Discogs. A snip at £155

Porcupine Tree - Anesthetize

[Thenop]

Oh that's nice that PT one there. Wildly expensive if indeed... Good find!

[Thenop]

Ulcerate - Cutting the throat of God. Dissonant death metal. Not for the faint of heart.

[Ali]

UFO - No Heavy Petting (2023 remaster, triple clear vinyl)